Urban Mass Transportation Facility for Smart City: A Case Study of Dahod City

Abstract

Transportation system accessing jobs, education, recreation and similar activities is becoming increasingly
time-consuming. Billions of man hours are lost with people “stuck in traffic”. The primary reason for this has been the
explosive growth in the number of motor vehicles, coupled with limitations on the amount of road space that can be
provided. Transport crisis adversely affects human lives. Statistics indicate that traffic accidents are a primary cause of
accidental deaths in the Indian cities. Further, the changes in urban form and structure in terms of land use, density of
population and concentration of activities have changed the travel pattern. In other words, the traffic problems are
increasing in the cities in general and the situation is becoming complex especially in core areas of the city. Bus
transport is the most desirable and sustainable system from societal perspective. A well planned bus system can provide
a high level of mobility to a large section of the population with least cost. However, a poorly planned system causes
inconvenience to the users, loses ridership, encourages use of private vehicles and imposes financial burden on the
operator.