Year: 2018
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The travel demand in Visakhapatnam city is continuously growing due to its employment in Industrial sector, software sector, higher education and commercial activities.Visakhapatnam city changing dynamically in last two decades.The residential land use is 8.33% (2001) changed to 20.09% (2011 ) and Vehicles on the road has changed dynamically from 0.25 Million (2008) to 1 Million (2016). It is destined for greater avenues and grand possibilities in terms of Industrial development, tourism, life-style and culture. Hence, the present study is carried out to understand travel behavior at zonal level by considering various existing components of Visakhapatnam city.The travel behavior of Visakhapatnam city has been studied in 72 wards, then inventory and home based interview (HBI) was conducted for 359 samples. The travel trip demand model is analyzed through Multiple Linear Regression Equation (MLRE) technique considering various household attributes, The Travel Trip Generation Model is known as -TTGM is developed and the trip distribution model is further calibrated using TransCAD software. The Gravity based model incorporating trip interchange amongst 28 wards which is prepared from 72 wards based on homogeneous characteristics. Based on developed model and desire line diagram the major critical points were identified And then Integrated planning Proposals like BRTS, MRTS and NMV Route Network has been proposed for better development of a city network. Therefore the tendency of utilization of Public Transportation will enhance in Visakhapatnam City.
Author: L. Raghu Sravan
Language: English
Subfield: Transportation
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2809066004