01 Pune - Comprehensive Bicycle Plan - PDA, iTrans, CEE, PMC, Parisar : Chetan Sodaye

In Pune, many cycle tracks are not comfortable because of a bad uneven road surface (block pavement), obstacles such as trees, lamp posts and bollards.

Most important to ensure comfortable cycling are: - A smooth road surface (see Figure 44). - Limited hindrance from traffic by creating a wide enough verge (separation) between cycle track and carriageway. - Limited hindrance from the weather (sun, heat, rain) by providing trees along the cycle track. - No hindrance from obstacles on the cycle tracks.

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Figure 44: A smooth road surface, also at intersections, leads to better comfort.

Criteria: Hindrance from traffic; smoothness of road surface; chance of stopping; hindrance from weather.

Comfort: Cycling infrastructure enables quick and comfortable cycling.

4. Comfort

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01 Pune - Comprehensive Bicycle Plan - PDA, iTrans, CEE, PMC, Parisar : Chetan Sodaye

Published on Dec 25, 2017

Chetan Sodaye

The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), as part of its transport vision, as outlined in the Comprehensive Mobility Plan 2008 and detailed in the Pune Bicycle Plan 2017, as well as the requirement stipulated by the Government of India and the Government of Maharashtra with regards to the Metro Rail Project. PMC is committed to improving the modal share of cycling in the city by making cycling safe, comfortable, convenient and connected. Worldwide Public Bicycle Sharing (PBS) systems play an important role in enhancing cyclability in a city by making cycles available when and where needed. They can help to cater to short, one-way and last mile connectivity trips. The Pune Municipal Corporation, through this policy states its support for PBS systems.

01 Pune - Comprehensive Bicycle Plan - PDA, iTrans, CEE, PMC, Parisar : Chetan Sodaye

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4.3.6. Repair Shops, Resting Places and other Facilities

4.3.5. Cycle Parking

Table 6: Activities for public awareness and outreach

4.3.4. Integration with Public Transit

4.4. Traffic Management, Regulation and Enforcement

4.7. Implementation Schedule

Figure 49: Treatment of Access Roads

4.3.3. Public Bicycle Sharing system

Figure 48: Treatment of Collector Roads

Figure 47: Treatment of arterial and sub-arterial roads

Figure 43: A smooth road surface, also at intersections, leads to better comfort

Figure 42: Interlocking paver blocks for cycle track surface may be appropriate provided these are affixed at level

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Figure 39: Road safety problems resulting from traffic going through the city centre (left) are resolved by leading all through-traffic around the city-centre (right

4.2.2. Controlled Parking for Motorized Vehicles

Figure 19: Preferred route by cyclists

Figure 25: Percentage of households with cycle ownership across wards in Pune

Figure 21: Perceived unsafe corridors

Table 4: Highlights of School-based Learning about Sustainable Transportation

Figure 27: Willingness to shift to cycling if infrastructure improves

4.2. Cycling inclusive mobility planning proposals

3. Vision and Goals

Figure 15 Assessment of Existing Cycle Tracks

Figure 13: Encroachment of the NMT lane by hawkers due to absence of dedicated space for them42 Figure 14: Cyclists being forced to use the carriage way because of unplanned services in the NMT lanes (like public toilets

Figure 5: Inter and intra ward travel patterns of cycling commuters in Pune

Figure 1: Potential of shift from other modes to cycling

Figure 1 Responses to an online survey on all proposals in the preliminary draft of Pune Cycle Plan

1.2. Methodology

Figure 2: Framework to solve Pune's Transport and Mobility problem

Table 1: Summary of Sustainable Transportation Goals, Objectives and Performance Indicators

Preface by Municipal Commissioner

Executive Summary

Preface by Mayor