1. TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIAN MANAGEMENT FOR
YESHWANTHPUR
Project Interns : Pramod and Yashaswini
Guided by: N. Ramesh BabuTraffic and Pedestrian management
CiSTUP(Centre for Infrastructure, Sustainable Transport and Urban Planning),IISc,
Bangalore.

2. OUTLINEOUTLINETRAFFICANDPEDESTRIANMANAGEMENT
Traffic and Pedestrian assessment study
Objective and Scope of the Study
Introduction to the study area
Study area and its issues
Analysis and Proposals
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Pedestrian Amenities
Public Transport Amenities
Pedestrian safety
Traffic Management at Congestion
points
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Traffic and Pedestrian management

3. OUTLINEOUTLINETRAFFICANDPEDESTRIANMANAGEMENT
Traffic and Pedestrian assessment study
OBJECTIVE & METHODOLOGYOBJECTIVE & METHODOLOGY
The objective of the study is
Traffic management and solving the pedestrian problems by suitable strategies
and measures for systematic functioning of the area
Traffic and Pedestrian management
PRESENTATION AND REPORT
FINAL PROPOSAL OF DESIGN
ANALYSING THE PROBLEMS AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS
IDENTIFYING THE ISSUES AND POTENTIALS
PRIMARY DATA COLLECTION
LITERATURE REVIEW AND SECONDARY DATA COLLECTION
PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION

4. SITE STUDYSITE STUDY
•Yeshwanthpur is a sub locality
in the north western part of
Bangalore City.
• It is located to the north of
Malleshwaram and west of
Hebbal.
•The biggest wholesale market
of agricultural produce, the
Yeshwanthpur APMC Yard, is
situated in Yeshwanthpur.
•Yeshwanthpur is 6km from
Bangalore City Railway
Station.
Yeshwanthpur
railway station
Govardhan Theatre
Maruthi Suzuki
Yeshwanthpur
santhe
Total gas
station
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5. ACCIDENT STATSACCIDENT STATSTRAFFICANDPEDESTRIANMANAGEMENT
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INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH
Volume : 3 | Issue : 9 | Sept 2013 | ISSN - 2249-555X
• A review on the road crash
analysis world over implies
that the human factor
attributes to the majority of
accidents.
• A similar instance has been
observed in India as well as
in Bangalore.
•A CRRI study says, In
Bangalore about 47% of
road users killed are
pedestrians & 40% are two-
wheeler users

6. MODES OF TRANSPORTMODES OF TRANSPORTTRAFFICANDPEDESTRIANMANAGEMENT
TRANSPORT
Bus - Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation(BMTC) connects Yeshwanthpur
with various parts of the city. It has a Traffic Transit Management Center.
Rail- Yeshwanthpur railway station is a major railway terminal of South Western
Railway connecting to major rail heads in the country.
Bangalore Metro – Yeshwanthpur metro operates through Green line.
IPT there are autos, cabs.
CONNECTIVITY
Yeshwanthpur is well connected from all parts of Bangalore.
Traffic and Pedestrian management

7. EXISTING SCENARIOEXISTING SCENARIOTRAFFICANDPEDESTRIANMANAGEMENT
•Pedestrian crossing the road in
through traffic .
•No zebra crossing or table tops for
crossing the road.
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8. EXISTING SCENARIOEXISTING SCENARIOTRAFFICANDPEDESTRIANMANAGEMENT
•Irregular parking of auto rickshaws
lead to traffic congestion and
increased travel time.
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9. EXISTING SCENARIOEXISTING SCENARIOTRAFFICANDPEDESTRIANMANAGEMENT
•Footpaths are discontinuous and due
to the construction activity along the
side of the roads, these are not being
used.
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10. EXISTING SCENARIOEXISTING SCENARIOTRAFFICANDPEDESTRIANMANAGEMENT
•Encroachment of bus stop and
footpath by street vendors .
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•The subway is towards only one side of the
road.
•Due to the lack of visibility the commuters
take the entrance which is facing the road
to reach the railway station.
•The existing subway being encroached by
street hawkers.
•Subway is being used as a parking space
for vehicles
•The choking of drainage pipes has
resulted in the burst and spillover, stinking
•No proper drainage , lighting and security

12. EXISTING SCENARIOEXISTING SCENARIOTRAFFICANDPEDESTRIANMANAGEMENT
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•No waiting spaces for passengers

13. EXISTING SCENARIOEXISTING SCENARIOTRAFFICANDPEDESTRIANMANAGEMENT
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•The absence of railings for the
median and the footpath and
improper landscaping.

14. EXISTING CROSS SECTIONEXISTING CROSS SECTION
Waiting area has no covered shelter, or
seating, nor adequate lighting.
No zebra crossing or table tops for
crossing the road.
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15. EXISTING CROSS SECTIONEXISTING CROSS SECTION
• Improper site design has lead to slower speeds, longer trip times and increased
vehicular queuing which results in traffic congestion.
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16. PROVISIONSPROVISIONS
Designated bus shelters for private and government buses.
Connecting the subway from the either sides of the road.
Making continuous pedestrian pathways.
Environmental Sensitive landscaping.
Designated Auto stands.
Road Markings and Signage.
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17. PROPOSALSPROPOSALSTRAFFICANDPEDESTRIANMANAGEMENT
1. Designated bus shelters for private and
government buses and Bus Bays.

18. PROPOSALSPROPOSALSTRAFFICANDPEDESTRIANMANAGEMENT
2. Connecting the subway from the either
sides of the road.

19. PROPOSALSPROPOSALSTRAFFICANDPEDESTRIANMANAGEMENT
3. Making continuous pedestrian pathways .

20. PROPOSALSPROPOSALSTRAFFICANDPEDESTRIANMANAGEMENT
4. Environmental sensitive landscaping.

21. PROPOSALS
By addressing issues such as:
•Natural storm water
management
•Ground water infiltration
•Excessive heat reflection
With the help for provision of:
•Increased plantation
•Use of heat absorbent material for paving
Green belt
Filtration bed
Anti reflective
paving material
use of trees to minimize
solar gain
PROPOSALS
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Filtration bed

22. PROPOSALSPROPOSALSTRAFFICANDPEDESTRIANMANAGEMENT
5. Designated Auto stands.

23. PROPOSALSPROPOSALSTRAFFICANDPEDESTRIANMANAGEMENT
6. Closing the Railway station entrance
facing the road.

24. PROPOSALSPROPOSALSTRAFFICANDPEDESTRIANMANAGEMENT
7. Signage. Street markings, travel
information, BMTC bus routes and numbers.

25. LIGHTING AND DRAINAGELIGHTING AND DRAINAGE
• Lighting
– Lighting levels
– Light colour
– Mounting Height and spacing
• Drainage
– Location of collection chambers
– Drain Design
– Slopes
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26. PROPOSED CROSS SECTIONPROPOSED CROSS SECTIONTRAFFICANDPEDESTRIANMANAGEMENT
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27. THINGS HAVE BEEN AVOIDTHINGS HAVE BEEN AVOIDED
Provision of zebra crossing/table tops
Pelican signals
Foot over bridge
Multiple entry points to railway station
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28. REFERENCESREFERENCESTRAFFICANDPEDESTRIANMANAGEMENT
Traffic and Pedestrian management
•Enhancing the Performance of Public Transportation
•System by Effective Re-design, by Anuja Shukla
•Pedestrian and Bicycle Infrastructure in Indian cities, by Geetam Tiwari
•UTTIPEC, Delhi Development Authority, New Delhi, November 2009
•Sacramento Transportation and Air Quality Collaborative.
•IRC
•http://cistup.iisc.ernet.in
•Guidelines and low cost traffic management techniques for Urban areas(IRC)

29. “Some roads are born to be admired and born to be travelled!”
― Mehmet Murati ldan
THANK YOUCiSTUP, IISc, Bangalore.