Public Transport and energy savings

Source: Transportation Crisis in Chennai - K P subramanian The Hindu 28th June '09 page 16 (Op-Ed)
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Car and two-wheeler consume 5 & 2.6 times more energy than a bus

The carbon monoxide load in Chennai ranged between 1908 to 4198 mg/m3 (permissable level 200mgm3

The emission load of the pollutant SPM (Suspended Particulate Matter) ranged between 264 to 451 mg/m3 (permissible level 200)

Average noise pollution levels in residential areas across the city is 70 db (permissible 55db)

Average of 620 persons die on City Roads annually in accidents
Fatality rate 35/10,000 vehicles
40% accidents involve pedestrians
10% cyclists

Transports and projects focus on supply side management not on Demand management
Demand management through higher taxation on road usage and parking
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1. Show documentary evidence of parking space
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5. Bus priority techniques likek 'priority at signals'
6. Inter modal connectivity MRTS, Railways and MTC

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Transportation Crisis in Chennai - K P subramanian

The Hindu 28th June '09 page 16 (Op-Ed)
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The volume capacity ratio is many roads during peak hours is more than one.
Increase in road space accounts only to 3-4% of the total area
while about 425 vehicles are added every day

The vehicle population now is 32 lakhs it was 8 lakhs 12 years ago
Car and two wheeler ownership in Chennai per 1000 kpop is 454 & 181 respectively. In Mumbai its 24 & 30.

Two wheelers and cars occupy more than 90 and 60 times the road space than buses for the same travel demand

The per capita trip rate per day in Chennai is 1.30 while that in Delhi and Mumai are 1.05 & 1.15 .

The average trip length in chennai was 11.25 km while Delhi and Mumbai has been 10.2 & 11.4. (pop of chennai is around half of Delhi and Mumbai)

Share of trips in public transport is 25% (52% in 1972) in Delhi 48% and Mumbai 54%.
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