Urban Mobility Research in India: UMI Research Symposium 2022 (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 361)

This book presents selected papers from 13th Research Symposium of 15th Urban Mobility India Conference & Expo 2022. It focuses on sustainable Atmanirbhar urban mobility with an interdisciplinary approach spanning the fields of economics, planning, management, and engineering. It covers a wide variety of topics like smart city and smart mobility, sustainable transportation planning and policy, public transport and non-motorized transport (NMT), road safety for vulnerable road users (VRUs), and urban transport infrastructure design for all, sustainable mobility and land use (LU), sustainable urban freight, electric urban mobility, and urban transport governance. This book is of interest to the graduates, postgraduates, and Ph.D. students to advance their research in the field of transportation systems engineering. This book is also helpful to urban and transport planners and managers, traffic analysts, consultants, transportation advisors, and experts in planning, developing, operating, managing, and executing the transportation projects. Preface Contents About the Editors Choice Modelling-Based Policy Evaluation for Gender-Inclusive Mobility 1 Introduction 2 Data, Variables and Study Area 3 Research Methodology 3.1 Mathematical Formulation and Estimated Parameters of the Model 4 Policy Description 4.1 Policy Instruments 4.2 Policy Bundles 5 Results and Policy Evaluation 5.1 Gender-Based Evaluation of Group 1 Policy Bundles 5.2 Gender-Based Evaluation of Group 2 Policy Bundles 5.3 Modal Split Evaluation Across Income-Gender Groups 6 Conclusion and Policy Implications References Smart Data for Performance Monitoring of City-Bus Services—A Case Study of Ahmedabad 1 Introduction 2 Bus Operations Data Sources 3 Performance Assessment of Bus Services 3.1 Performance Assessment from Users’ Perspective 4 Direction of the Research 5 Aim of the Research 6 Approach 7 Profile of the City—Ahmedabad 8 Detailed Methodology 9 Results and Discussion 10 Conclusion of the Study 11 Recommendations 12 Way Forward References A Critical Review of India’s Urban Governance Reforms and Its Impact on Transport Sector: Case Studies of Bangalore and Jaipur 1 Introduction 2 Review of Major National Urban Policy Reforms in India 3 Methodology 4 Case City of Bangalore 4.1 Urban Governance Reforms in Bangalore 4.2 Urban Transport Stakeholder Mapping 5 Case City of Jaipur 5.1 Urban Governance Reforms in Jaipur 5.2 Urban Transport Stakeholder Mapping 6 Conclusion and Policy Implication References Assessing the Disparity in Connectivity of Multiple Unit Trains in the National Capital Region 1 Introduction 2 Literature Review 3 Description of Study Area 4 Methodology 5 Results and Discussion 6 Conclusions and Recommendations References Review of Transportation Relevant UN SDG Targets and their Association with Sustainable Transport Indicators 1 Introduction 2 Overview of Relevance of UN SDG Targets with Transportation 3 Literature Review of Sustainable Transport Indicators 4 Identifying Suitable Sustainable Transport Indicators (STIs) 5 Review of Indian Transport Policy 6 Conclusion Appendix 1: Potential List of 201 Sustainable Transport Indicators (STIs) Appendix 2: Potential List of Suitable STIs for UN SDG Targets Directly Relevant to Transportation References Impact of Parking Pricing and Regulations on User Behavior 1 Introduction 2 Study Methodology 3 Literature Review 3.1 Theory of Planned Behavior 3.2 Impact of Parking Regulations on User Behavior 3.3 Analytical Method 3.4 Summary 4 Data Collection 4.1 Observation 5 Survey Area 5.1 Basic Observations from the Site 5.2 Sample Size Determination 6 Sample Description 7 Data Analysis 7.1 Testing the Correlation Between the Variables for On-Street Parking 7.2 Testing the Correlation Between the Variables for Off-Street Parking 7.3 Findings 8 Conclusion References Comprehensive Framework for Adoption of Electric Vehicles: A Case Study of Jaipur City 1 Introduction 2 Literature Review 3 Research Methodology 4 Case Study Profile and Data Analysis 4.1 Stakeholder Analysis 4.2 Prioritising Issues in EV Adoption Using AHP 4.3 Analysing EV Adoption Intention Using SEM 5 Proposed Planning and Policy Framework for Efficient EV Adoption in Jaipur References Assessing Electric Vehicle (EV) Readiness of an Indian City: A Case Study of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 1 Introduction 1.1 Indian EV Ecosystem 2 Research Objectives 3 Background 3.1 Existing Policy Ecosystem for Electric Vehicles in India 3.2 Assessment of EV Policies Around the World 3.3 Uttar Pradesh EV Manufacturing and Mobility Policy 4 Methodology 5 Results 5.1 To Project the EV Growth in Lucknow by 2030 and Estimate Infrastructure Requirements 5.2 To Assess the Current EV Readiness of Lucknow and Understand the Challenges in EV Adoption 6 Conclusion 7 Limitations of the Study References An Empirical Investigation into Electric Vehicle Adoption in Urban Freight—A Case Study of Delhi 1 Introduction 2 Potential of Electric Vehicles in Urban Freight 3 Methodology and Data Collection 4 Results and Discussion 4.1 Weights of Categories of Barrier 4.2 Weightage Within Barrier Categories 4.3 Global Weights of Barriers 4.4 Ranking of Potential Solutions and Strategies 4.5 Total Cost of Ownership 5 Conclusion and Policy Implication References Travel Behaviour of Women in Delhi-Pre and During-Covid Scenario 1 Introduction 2 Overvıew of Mobility Patterns of Women—Global Experıences 3 Method and Materials 4 Comparative Trends of Mobility Levels of Working Women During Pre-COVID-19 and During COVID-19 5 Discussion and Conclusions References Investigating the Effects of Individual and City Tier Characteristics on Motorized Two-Wheeler Usage Behaviour: A Multilevel Modelling Approach 1 Introduction 2 Research Background 3 Methodological Framework 3.1 Data Description 3.2 Demarcating City Tiers Using K-Means Clustering 3.3 Multilevel Modelling Framework 4 Results and Discussion 5 Research Implication and Application 6 Conclusions References Planning for Equitable Accessibility to Public Facilities: Case Study of Faridabad, India 1 Introduction 2 Need Analysis 3 Economically Weaker Section Group 3.1 Working Women 3.2 Old Age People 4 Methodology 5 Data Analysis 6 Street Matrix Analysis 6.1 Sub-Arterial Roads 6.2 Collector Roads 6.3 Local Streets 6.4 Cumulative Assessment of all Streets 6.5 Calculating Shortest Route 6.6 Metro Station 6.7 Railway Station 7 Linear Regression Method 7.1 Issues with the Shortest Route to the Railway Station 7.2 Accessibility Issues for Working Women 7.3 Accessibility Issues for Old Age People 8 Results 8.1 Prototype Model for ArcGIS (Using Model Builder) 9 Conclusion References Women Safety in Public Transport—A Case of Ahmedabad 1 Introduction 2 Literature Study 3 Methodology 4 Data Analysis 4.1 Behavioral Analysis 4.2 Women's Perception of Safety 4.3 Factors Influencing Women's Safety 5 Gap Analysis 6 Conclusion References Assessment of Utilization of the Foot Over Bridges in Delhi 1 Introduction 1.1 Background 1.2 Pedestrian Crossing Infrastructure—FOBs 1.3 Study Area: Delhi 1.4 Aim of the Study 2 Literature Review 2.1 Pedestrian Public Spaces 2.2 Measuring Walkability 2.3 Gender Perspective 2.4 Foot Over Bridges 3 Data and Methodology 3.1 Azadpur Chowk FOB 3.2 IIT Gate FOB 3.3 ITO FOB 4 Observations 4.1 Comparison and Scoring of the Three Selected FOBs by the Authors 4.2 Utilization of FOBs 4.3 Characteristics of Users and Non-users of FOBs 4.4 Perspective of Pedestrians Based on Gender 5 Alternate Pedestrian Crossing 5.1 Pedestrian Crossings 6 Conclusions Annexure References Comprehensive Analysis of Post-COVID-19 Changes in Behavior and Perception of Public Transit Users in the Urban Region of a Medium-Sized City of India- Noida/Greater Noida Region (Delhi NCR) 1 Introduction 2 Study Area 3 Methodology 3.1 Data Collection 3.2 Hypothesis Testing 4 Data Analysis 4.1 McNemar Test Interpretation 4.2 Chi-Square Test Interpretation 4.3 Study Implications/Inferences 5 Promotive Measures for Public Transport 6 Summary and Conclusions References Analysing Factors Influencing Usage of Metro Services in Bengaluru, India 1 Introduction 2 Literature Review 2.1 Service Availability (SA) 2.2 Passenger Ease (PE) 2.3 Passenger Information (PI) 2.4 Amenities (AMT) 2.5 Safety and Security 2.6 Environmental Impact 3 Methodological Approach 3.1 Factor Analysis (FA) 3.2 Regression Analysis 4 Study Context and Survey Database 4.1 Study Context 4.2 Survey Design and Data Collection 4.3 Descriptive Analysis 5 Factor Analysis and Model Development 5.1 Test of Suitability of Factor Analysis (FA) 5.2 Determination of Factors 5.3 Regression Model Development 6 Discussion and Conclusion 7 Limitations and Scope of Future Research References Investigating the Attributes Influencing Pedestrian Behaviour of Commuters for Enhancing Accessibility of Metro Stations: A Case Study of Delhi, India 1 Introduction 1.1 Need of the Study 1.2 Objectives 1.3 Scope of the Study 2 Literature Review 3 Methodology 4 Study Area 4.1 Station Area Profile 4.2 Issues Related to Accessibility of Delhi Metro Stations 5 Data Collection 6 Data Analysis 6.1 Demographic Data of the Respondents 6.2 Travel Behaviour Data of the Respondents 6.3 Accessibility Data of the Respondents 6.4 Analysis of Importance Attributes 6.5 Analysis of Satisfaction Attributes 6.6 Means for Importance and Satisfaction 6.7 Importance-Satisfaction Analysis 6.8 Locating Each Attribute of Walking in the IPA Matrix 6.9 Locating Main Attributes of Walking in IPA Matrix 7 Conclusion References Delay Analysis of Motorized Three-Wheelers at Roundabouts in Urban Indian Context 1 Introduction 2 Literature Review 3 Methodology 3.1 Spearman Correlation Analysis 3.2 Development of Statistical Models 4 Conclusion and Scope of Future Work References Shapley Additive Explanation Method for Assessing Motorized Two-Wheeler Level of Service at Signalized Intersections 1 Introduction 2 Literature Review 2.1 Factors Affecting Level of Service 2.2 Modelling Techniques 2.3 Research Gap and Motivation 3 Methodology 3.1 Data Collection 3.2 Data Extraction 4 Result and Discussion 4.1 Statistical Analysis 4.2 Random Forest Model 4.3 SHAP Analysis 5 Summary And Conclusion References Performance Analysis of Signalized Intersections from Truck Drivers’ Perspective 1 Introduction 2 Literature Review 3 Methodology 4 Study Area 4.1 Data Extractions 5 Result and Analysis 6 Conclusion References Detecting Social Groups Using Low Mounted Camera in Mass Religious Gatherings 1 Introduction 2 Related Works 3 Data 3.1 Study Area 3.2 Trajectories and Groups 3.3 Data Description 3.4 Pair-Wise Data 4 Models 4.1 Threshold Model 4.2 Linear Model 5 Methodology 5.1 Threshold Model 5.2 Linear Model 6 Results 6.1 Pedestrian Pair Classification 6.2 Detection Results 6.3 Impact of Time Window 7 Conclusion References Spatial Distribution Pattern of Pedestrian Road Accidents in a South Asian City: A Case Study of Chennai 1 Introduction 2 Methods 2.1 Research Area and Procedure of Data Collecting and Processing 2.2 The Techniques of Spatial Analysis 3 Analysis 3.1 City-Level Analysis 3.2 Fatal and Pedestrian Fatal Accidents 3.3 Victim and Accusing Vehicle Analysis 3.4 Pedestrian Accidents and Fatal 3.5 Comparison with Mode Share 3.6 Spatial Distribution of Pedestrian Road Accidents 3.7 Hourly Distribution of Pedestrian Road Accidents 3.8 Spatial Distribution of Pedestrian Road Accidents Related to the Specific Period During a Day 3.9 Pedestrian Road Accidents Related to Specific Cause 4 Results 4.1 Site-Specific Measures for Pedestrian Hotspots 4.2 Delineation of Neighbourhood and Prototype Intersection 4.3 Prototype Intersection Redesign 5 Conclusion and Discussion References Investigation of Transport Pollutant Emissions and Their Associated Health Impacts in North Indian Region 1 Introduction 2 Methodology 2.1 Study Area 2.2 Data Sources 2.3 Method 2.4 CO2 Emission Forecasting 2.5 Health Impacts 3 Result and Discussion 3.1 Fuel Consumption by Different Modes of Indian Transportation System 3.2 CO2 Emission from Different Modes of Indian Transportation System 3.3 Pollutants Emissions by Different Indian Transport Modes 3.4 CO2 Emissions Future Prediction 3.5 Age-Season-Specific Human Health Impacts and PM2.5 Emissions 4 Conclusion References