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villages are: 1. Nidamanuru, 2. Kanuru
• Road transport is the most significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector in India, with about 90 % of emissions. • Greenhouse gas emissions from this sector mainly involved burning fossil fuels by on-road vehicles. • 72 % of air pollution in Delhi is caused by vehicular emission (CPCB). Source: Review of Urban Transportation in India 2015
GHG EMISSION
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Road Transportation Civil Aviation Railway Other
6%3% 1%
90%
DESIRED TRANSPORT MODES FOR DIFFERENT CITY SIZES & TRIP LENGTHS:
City size (Mill pop) Desired Modes of travel
0.1 - 0.25 Non-motorized vehicles, motorized IPT, 0.25 - 0.5 Non-motorized vehicles, motorized IPT, public bus systems 0.5 – 1.0 Non-motorized vehicles, motorized IPT, public transport (buses) 1.0 – 5.0 Non-motorized vehicles, motorized IPT, high-capacity bus system, rail-based public transport >5.0 Non-motorized vehicles, motorized IPT, and taxi systems, highcapacity bus system, rail-based system serving intercity trips.
Source: INRM Policy Brief No. 1 Public and Non-motorized transport modal share account for between 25-75% of all trips.
• Vijayawada has a population of around 1 million. So it require high-capacity bus system, rail-based public transport. • Vijayawada has average trip length between 3 – 5 km.
Trip length (km)
0 – 2
Desired travel modes
Walk, bicycle, two-wheeler, cycle rickshaw 2 – 5 Bicycle, two-wheeler, car, cycle rickshaw 5 – 10 Bicycle, two-wheeler, car, three-wheeler, bus, taxi 10 – 15 Car, bus, taxi, metro/rail based >15 Car, express bus, metro/rail based system, taxi