TRANSPORTATION NEEDS OF THE URBAN POOR

About 23.71% of India's population lived in urban areas in 1981. The figure is expected to increase to 29.4% by the turn of the century. Around 40% of urban population is either below or on the fringes of the poverty line, and their number is increasing because of migration from villages and smaller urban areas. Various problems in mass transportation needs of urban poor and present policies are discussed and the deficiencies in the present system approach highlighted. Land development policies to minimize costs and to maximize locational advantage for the urban poor are suggested, so that a level of equity can be established for the people who have been socially and economically neglected. Within cities, mass transport, cycle and pedestrian traffic must be considered in all stages of the planning and implementation process. Together with this, various measures for the improvement of the transport system are suggested. In effect a sustained effort in demand reduction and supply increase has to be made. Moreover planning has to be integrated in an overall policy of urban decentralization, which would help achieve a balanced regional development and overall economic uplift of the poor. (Author/TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Institution of Engineering (India)

  8 Gakhale Road
  Calcutta 20,   India 
• Authors:
  • SRINIVASAN, N S
  • Mitra, A
• Publication Date: 1983-7

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 46-53
• Serial:
  • Institution of Eng (India) Journal, Civ Eng Div
  • Volume: 64
  • Publisher: Institution of Engineering (India)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycles; Costs; Demand; Development; Economics; Improvements; Land use; Low income groups; Planning; Policy; Population; Public transit; Regional planning; Transportation; Urban areas; Walking
• Geographic Terms: India
• ITRD Terms: 1211: Bicycle; 224: Cost; 285: Demand (econ); 9013: Development; 255: Economics; 9108: Improvement; 8045: India; 356: Land use; 2281: Low income; 143: Planning; 173: Policy; 335: Population; 744: Public transport; 359: Regional planning; 1155: Transport; 313: Urban area; 758: Walking
• Subject Areas: Economics; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00451329
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1986 12:00AM