Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP)

Organization Description
The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) was founded in 1985 to promote environmentally sustainable and socially equitable transportation worldwide. ITDP works with city governments and local advocacy groups to implement projects that reduce poverty, pollution, and oil dependence.

ITDP primarily focuses on work in the following program areas: Developing high-quality, low-cost mass transit; Planning and advocacy for cycling and walking; and Strengthening the bicycle and rickshaw industries. ITDP is also playing an increasingly critical role in several emerging areas: Revitalizing city centers; Bridging distances: transport for healthcare; and Managing traffic demand. In Asia, the primary objective of ITDP projects is to shift travel from private motorized vehicles to buses and non-motorized vehicles, thereby reducing pollution.

Project proposal [.doc, 154.1Kb]

Government of India, Ministry of Urban Development, approves Phase-II Janmarg of Ahmedabad BRTS

The trans-vision of Ahmedabad captioned as ‘Accessible Ahmedabad’ is becoming a reality with the sanction of Ahmedabad Phase-II BRT system (30.5 Km at a cost Rs. 488 crores)today, by the Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India. Today, Mr. I.P Gautam Municipal Commissioner Ahmedabad and his team presented the details of the project before the Central Sanctioning Committee of JnNURM Govt of India

This Rs. 488 Crores project of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation was recommended by the State level Committee of JnNURM under the chairmanship of Shri. Nitin Patel, Hon. Minister Urban Development, Govt of Gujarat on 28th May 2008. The project comprises of 30.5 kms of roadway added to 58.3 kms of phase-I network. The Detailed Project Report was prepared in consultation with CEPT, ITDP and LASA.

Now the BRT connects the industrial areas of Naroda, New Naroda, Odhav, New Odhav, commercial areas of SG Road, CG Road, Law Garden and Ellisbridge, recently added areas of AMC like ChndKheda and emerging developments in Bopal with the central city traversing through Astodia to Kalupur and Delhi Darwaja to Kalupur.

A special feature of the project includes an elevated BRT road from Prem Darwaja to New Cloth Market running in front of the Kalupur railway station. It is for the first time in the Country that an elevated BRT Road is sanctioned by the Govt. of India. The elevated road will move across the railway line to connect the Soni-ni-Chali on eastern side. The road will have special bus stations on the elevated corridor. There will be adequate number of elevators to go up to access the bus stops. Bus stop access to railway station will be through extensions of the existing Foot Over Bridges.

The system will have automatic ticketing and will be integrated with AMTS, BRTS-Feeder and the proposed regional rail system. The sanctioned project will have 52 bus stops. Overall, after phase 1 and 2, the system will have 5 terminals and depots and 10 interchange facilities.

Another feature of the system will be an onboard and off board ‘passenger information system’, which will give real time information on bus locations, frequency and routes.

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Knowledge products and services

• Web site: Maintains web site on own activities and others’ selected activities within own focus countries (www.itdp.org)
• Newsletter: Online news bulletin released quarterly; print Sustainable Transport Magazine released annually.
• Studies: BRT Planning Guide (complete guide) 25 Sep 2007, and NMT Planning Guide, in cooperation with GTZ; Technical and institutional studies on BRT and NMT as commissioned through projects (i.e., Recommendations for Governor Fauzi Bowo on TransJakarta 15 Nov 2007
• Photo collection: Contributes to GTZ’s CD photo collection
• Training courses and workshops: Delivers trainings, based on their joint module with GTZ on BRT, as components of their own projects and by invitation

Contact
Walter Hook, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP)
127 West 26th Street, Suite 1003 New York, NY 10001 USA
Phone: +1(212)629-8001; Fax: +1(212)629-8033
Email: whook (at) itdp (dot) org
Web site: http://www.itdp.org/

Shreya Gadepalli
Technical Director
Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP)
Mobile: +91(98)1016-2603 (India)
Email: shreya (at) itdp (dot) org; Email2: d_ziner2k (at) yahoo (dot) co.in
Web site: http://www.itdp.org/

Involvement in SUMA
As a SUMA partner, ITDP will focus on on-the-ground activities such as a motorized 2-3 wheeler program in Asia and bus rapid transit in Ahmedabad. For their motorized 2-3 wheeler program, ITDP will assess the role of 2-3 wheelers in urban transport, and later develop guidelines and regulations for their integration in urban transportation. For the Ahmedabad BRT, ITDP will help the city produce an Operational Plan, Physical Design, Business Plan, and pilot the 2-3 wheeler road design guidelines on the BRT system. Together with GTZ-SUTP, they will develop the training course on travel demand management and fiscal measures as part of SUMA’s Train the Trainers program.

SUMA Activity Updates

• Ahmedabad BRT Update by Shreya Gadepalli, ITDP, 01 Jul 2007
  

See all SUMA outputs and activities