Bus Karo 2.0 Case Studies from India

In the last few years, Indian cities dramatically transformed their mobility through the implementation of many bus transit solutions. Urban India experienced several major accomplishments on multiple fronts: (1) Innovative policy-based initiatives in public transport; (2) Various pilot reforms to enhance operational efficiency; (3) The growing potential of technology applications; (4) Wide-reaching and successful strategies in branding and marketing approaches; and (5) A significant increase in Bus Rapid Transit Systems and the optimisation of city bus services. Pilot initiatives and trends indicate that the city bus will continue to be the backbone of urban mobility in India. In the Bus Karo Guidebook v2.0, the objective is to analyse and document the implementation of these practices in the urban Indian context. Multiple case studies are investigated in great detail and the learnings are highlighted. These learnings are assessed as per the needs of bus operators, and contextualized in a way to inform planning, design and operational decisions. The purpose of this guide is to parallel the many initiatives of the Indian Government, and to strengthen bus-based public transport towards establishing larger mode shares.

• Record URL:
  http://www.embarq.org/sites/default/files/BusKaro-Dec11.pdf
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• Summary URL:
  http://www.embarq.org/research/publication/bus-karo-2-case-studies-india
• Supplemental Notes:
  • © 2014 Priyanka Vasudevan et al.
• Corporate Authors:

  EMBARQ India

  Godrej and Boyce Premises Gaswork Lane, Lalbaug Parel
  Mumbai,   India  400012

  WRI India

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• Authors:
  • Vasudevan, Priyanka
  • Mulukutla, Pawan
  • Bhatt, Amit
  • Roy, Arnab
  • Prabhu, Ashwin
  • Mascarenhas, Binoy
  • Pandey, Manish
  • Chaudhary, Nikhil
  • Bachu, Prashanth Kumar
  • Shastry, Srikanth
  • Jain, Umang
  • Anadkat, Vijay
• Publication Date: 2014

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 164p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus transit; Case studies; Implementation; Marketing; Modal split; Policy; Transportation planning; Urban transportation
• Geographic Terms: India
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01549003
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 29 2014 11:06AM