Detailed transportation proposal for braj teerth sthal with focus on mathura vrindavan as a urban planning class work

1. URBAN
PLANNING
STUDIO
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• Plan FOR URBAN RENEWAL of the twin heritage cities of Mathura
& Vrindavan and surrounding region
• Leverage the conservation of URBAN HERITAGE and resultant
RELIGIOUS TOURISM to reshape and revive these cities
FINALISE THE AREA OF WORK/ SITE
SITE SURVEY
VISUAL SURVEY THROUGH
SECONDARY MEANS
DATA COLLECTION AND
ASSIMILATION
PRIMARY
DATA
SECONDARY
DATA
GAP
ANALYSIS
PROBLEMS
&
PROSPECTS
RECOMMENDATIONS
• To reinforce the image of the Mathura region through
conservation of existing heritage structures and promoting
tourism facilities
• To strengthen the economic base and generate adequate
employment opportunities through proper utilization of potential
tourism and available resources
• To provide state-of-the-art infrastructure and social facilities so
as to cater to the needs of tourist visitors and to enhance the
quality of life of the local people of the region.
• To develop the Mathura -Vrindavan region as a ‘Tourism Hub’
with identification of certain pockets for local area development
• The deep rooted relationship of tourism and culture to be
realised, and promotion of cultural tourism should be encouraged
focusing culture related (craft, art, performing art, living style as)
saleable products for tourist.
• Greater emphasis on Eco‐tourism, focusing on natural landscapes
and other environmental features and also virgin traditional rural
environment etc.
• To create effective implementation strategies that promotes
equitable & inclusive development
The Braj region of Uttar Pradesh has been
divided into five sacred clusters. The clusters
follow the administrative boundaries of the
block and tehsil.
Out of the 10 development blocks, 5 clusters
have been identified namely –
• The Barsana – Nandgaon Cluster (NW of
Braj Region)
• The Mathura – Vrindavan Cluster (Central
Braj Region)
• The Goverdhan Cluster (SW of Braj
Region)
• The Mat Cluster (NE of Braj Region)
• The Gokul Cluster (SE of Braj region)
The Barsana - Nandgaon cluster comprises of
Nandgaon and Chhata Block; The Mathura –
Vrindavan Cluster comprises of Chaumuha,
Mathura and Farah Block; The Goverdhan
Cluster contains Goverdhan block; Mant
Cluster contains Mant and Naujheel Block
and Gokul Cluster contains Baldev and Raya
Block.
S. NO. PROPOSED LAND USE
AREA (IN
HECTARE)
% OF PROPOSED
AREA
I-1 Present builtup Area 1,463 14.46
2 Rural Population 416 4.11
II Proposed Landuse
1 Residential 2,775 27.44
2 Commercial & business 200 1.98
3 Industrial 1,440 14.24
4 Offices 115 1.14
5 Public & semi public area 348 3.44
6 Religious 432 4.27
7
Parks, open areas, green
belt & riverfront
development 263 2.6
8 Traffic & transportation 565 5.59
9 Reserved forest & garden 286 2.83
10
Flood prone area, river and
water body 1,804 17.83
11 Restricted area 7 0.07
SUM TOTAL 10,114
Hectare
100%
I-1 Present builtup Area
1,463
2 Rural Population 416
II Proposed Landuse
1 Residential 2,775
2 Commercial & business
200
3 Industrial 1,440
4 Offices 115
• Parikrama marg lacks an integrated urban design
character to unify the entire stretch. It needs an
augmentation of pilgrim facilities – proper signage, more
trees, shelter, water facilities at some stretches.
• Within the core area, the configuration and geometry of
roads suggest that they have grown organically, thus
being narrow and congested in the core area of the
town.
• Gradual densification of the area now exerts severe
pressure on the carrying capacity of these roads.
• Very little on-street parking space.
• Shops have come up in the areas close to the entrances of
important temples, creating major conflicts between the
predominantly pedestrian traffic, other slow-moving
modes and automobile traffic.
• Shopping encroachments
• The absence of footpath or sidewalks
• Multimodal transport
• Lack of parking facilities
• No space for trucks near Mathura Oil Refinery

2. High Value zone: The core zone of heritage, religious or of
tourism value is the high value zone.
• Ethnic value of the zone is of the highest level and is
meant for preservation.
• The carrying capacity of this value zone is the key to the
tourism potential of the city.
• Strengthening the regional level mobility networks
• Establishment of Intermediate Public Transport (IPT) facility for Last
Mile Connectivity within the destinations
 E-rickshaw boarding points and lanes
 Strategic identification of boarding points as per their close
proximity to the various major pilgrimage landmarks that
are sprinkled across the different destinations
 Solar Charging stations for E-rickshaws
• Redevelopment of potential corridors for optimum utilization and
enhancing mobility experience
 Redesigning of their road sections which will include
appropriate segregation of lanes for vehicles and
pedestrians
 Induction of suitable streetscape elements such as lighting,
plantation, street furniture, bollards, etc. wherever
necessary
 Development of the corridors in accordance to their
proposed road sections
• Development of mobility-allied infrastructure to facilitate smoother
tourist mobility / adequate parking spaces
Source: URDPFI Guidelines Vol 1
Native’s Zone: This can be called as the residential zone of
the locals or the settlement.
• This zone usually overlaps with the high value zone,
due to social interactions and economic relationships.
• The economic benefits of tourism are measurable in the
native zone and improvement in the quality of life of
the local population can be achieved through planned
development.
New infrastructure zone: The city periphery or outer
zone is the new development zone.
• This outer zone is for the new development to come‐up
to meet the tourism requirements for the promotion of
tourism and for city growth.
Networks: The integration of the zones is to be strong
with networks.
• Networks to connect zones for accessibility between the
two outer zones i.e. new infrastructure zone and
native’s zone shall have strong linkages, while from
eco‐sensitive approach; the High Value zone shall have
limited access.
• For improving external connectivity up to the city/
nodes in the tourist circuit, alternative modes of
transportation should be promoted.
• Width of the state and
national highway passing
through Mathura
Vrindavan needs to
increase to make carrying
capacity higher to cater to
more traffic.
• It is needed because the
traffic volume is very high
specially during festival
time
URBAN
PLANNING
STUDIO
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GAP IN LANDUSE-
As per URDPFI guidelines,
transportation &
communications should
be 12-14% of total
landuse, while it is 5.59%
here.
TOWARDS RAYA
TOWARDS CHHATA
TOWARDS
GOVARDHAN
TOWARDS GOKUL

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ESTABLISHMENT OF MOBILITY CORRIDOR –
Core areas of both the cities, Mathura & Vrindavan needs to be connected
seamlessly for uninterrupted and quick movement as they have the most
important temples situated there revered by Hindus, which are Shri Krishna Janm
Bhoomi in Mathura and temples around Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan.
1. Presently, a meter gauge railway track is there connecting the two cities.
• It can be developed into a MRTS corridor using the existing route. (12 kms)
• Metro can also be connected with Delhi/ Noida metro for smoother regional
connectivity.
• A heritage train can also be proposed on the track on the lines of ‘Palace on
Wheels’
• Boarding points to be made at regular intervals to ensure last mile connectivity.
• E rickshaw parking facility with charging points
2. Mathura Road connects both cities and carries maximum traffic.
• It varies from 30 m in outer areas to 12 m in the old areas near Deeng gate.
• It needs to be broadened and integrated with the proposed MRTS/train route.
VRINDAVAN
MATHURA
MOBILITY
CORRIDOR
LEGEND
1. PROPOSED
BOARDING POINTS
2. PROPOSED PARKING
LEGEND
1. PROPOSED NON
MOTORISED ZONES
2. PROPOSED
MOTORABLE ZONES

4. Source: URDPFI Guidelines Vol 1
URBAN
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VRINDAVAN STREET PATTERN
MATHURA CORE AREA STREET PATTERN
PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY STREETS
• To improve the streetscape along with maintaining its
original character
• The core area is to be made completely free of motorised
traffic.
• To be made fully pedestrian and for cyclists
SEGREGATED CYCLE PATHS
• Cycle path needs to be segregated
from pedestrian path
• Segregation can be done by the
change in material or grade
• Soft barriers can also be provided
STREETSCAPING
• Comfort to pedestrians is provided by dedicated
facilities and amenities
• Good quality Signage is provided where needed
• Benches/ seats are provided at regular intervals
• Proper street lighting is done
• Shade is provided by trees, planned landscaping
• Zebra crossing and cycle lanes are marked
prominently
Source: Adapted from Town Centre Master Plan, Bhubaneswar prepared for BDA by
IBI Group
EXISTING
The core area of twin cities is dotted with numerous places of rich heritage in various forms- temples, monuments,
kunds, vans, ghats, etc. which need to be showcased to the visitors for elevating their appreciation and knowledge and
appreciation of the region.
For this purpose, focus needs to be on core area traffic management and interventions on road

5. GHAT REDEVELOPMENT –
• Rani Ghat and Swami Ghat to be connected by a
new walkway
• Re-Strengthening of Old Bridge for pedestrians,
two-wheelers and E-rickshaws.
• Parking near ghats
• Tourist amenities to be added
• Roads leading to ghats to be redesigned with
focus on non motorised vehicles
CROSS-SECTION
GHAT REDEVELOPMENT
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VRINDAVAN GHATS MATHURA CORE AREA STREET PATTERN
• Heritage walk is an effective tool to explore the
unexplored and neglected richness of a locale.
• Heritage walks to be conducted on demarcated
trails that link and highlight the various forms
of heritage.
• These guided tours will be carried out in the
depths of inner lanes of the cities, offering the
visitors an opportunity to explore the
unexplored and obscure richness of the Braj
region.
PARIKRAMA MARG REVAMP
• New Bicycle Paths and walking trails with
TRELLIS /PANELS
• Rejuvenation of Traffic Nodes
• Tourist Amenities at regular intervals
• Street façade development in tune with
existing architectural heritage
• Proper lighting on road
• Correct and theme based signages
CROSS-SECTION
LEGEND
PROPOSED HERITAGE WALK
GHATS
PARIKRAMA MARG
PILGRIMAGE ROUTE
PILGRIMAGE ROUTE
PROPOSED DESIGN INTERVENTIONS
HERITAGE WALKS

6. PROPOSED BRT ON MATHURA ROAD WITH NMT ZONE
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NON MOTORISED TRANSPORT (NMT)
• Non-Motorised Transport (NMT), also known as active transport, refers to
modes of transport which are powered by human power rather than other
forms of energy like fossil fuels.
• NMT includes walking, cycling, cycle rickshaws (both passenger and goods), 4
wheel vendor carts, handcarts (for transporting goods), and even the tricycles
used by persons with disabilities.
• Most of the roads in Mathura and Vrindavan can be made into NMT roads by
simple interventions, explained in sketches
Specific vendor zone demarcated to reduce encroachment
on road
UNIVERSAL ACCESSIBILITY
• Barrier free built environment to facilitate the
specially abled and elderly
• Space allowance for wheel chair
• Continuous sidewalks with guiding blocks
• Subways and overhead bridges to be made
accessible to all
PROPOSED HERITAGE TRAIN - ELEVATED
Complete street design

7. PROPOSED WATER WAY LINK BETWEEN MATHURA AND VRINDAVAN
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PARKING FOR VEHICLES
• Reserve short-term parking for the cars and tourist buses near the
entry point
• Provide long-term parking for cars and tourist buses at the inside
location
• Provide short term parking for cars, rickshaws, tangas near ghats,
colleges, schools
• Provide long-term parking for the rickshaws and tangas near
Ranganathji temple and Banke Bihari temple,and Kans Kila
• Very nominal, one time daily, Parking fees charged to the rickshaw,
Tanga and tourist car / bus operators for short-term / long-term
parking
• One additional transport nagar is being proposed near the Mathura Oil
Refinery as the movement of trucks is very huge there.
VRINDAVAN BUS & RICKSHAW STANDS
MATHURABUS & RICKSHAW STANDS
LEGEND
BUS STANDS (6 NOS, 10 ACRE EACH)
E RICKSHAW STANDS (11 NOS. 2000 SQ. MT. EACH)
CAR PARKING (6 NOS, 5000 SQ MT EACH)
TRANSPORT NAGAR (1 NEW , 40 ACRE)

8. • To ease the congestion, many peri urban areas are planned around
Mathura Vrindavan.
• To ensure smooth connectivity between those areas, a six – lane ring
road is proposed connecting all the newly proposed areas.
• It will have interchanges at the intersections between national
highways and bridge at Yamuna also.
• Noida International Airport will get the country’s first personalised
rapid transport system. The new pod taxi transit system will connect
the airport to the Film City. As per The Uttar Pradesh Index, Yamuna
Authority has shown a green signal to the project that Uttar Pradesh
will cater to the country’s first-ever Pod Taxi service.
• The autonomous pod taxi will run between the Jewar Airport and Film
City (Sector 21). The track will be around 14 kilometres long, and it
will cover places like the Handicraft Park, Apparel Park, Sector 33, Toy
Park, Sector 32, MSME Park, and Sector 29.
• We propose to extend the Pod taxis to Vrindavan as part of heritage
city development.
• They will be used exclusively on pilgrimage circuit as part of no carbon
footprint transportation plan
ROPEWAY PLANNED ACROSS THE YAMUNA RIVER
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• Braj has always been a religious pilgrimage where people come in search of
peace and spirituality.
• Being the birthplace of Shri Krishna and many other religious beliefs, Braj
attracts millions of tourist throughout the year.
• The tourist fall includes domestic as well as international tourist.
• Also falling within the Golden Triangle of NewDelhi- Jaipur-Agra, the tourist
visit in the region has increased.
• Yamuna Expressway has also played a vital role in increasing the tourist inflow
as it reduces the travel time between Delhi and Agra via Mathura.
• The entire BRAJ area has good connectivity within the region as well as with
other parts of the country. However, the absence of an airport in Mathura
regresses the connectivity up to some extent.
• To cater to such increase in footfall, many interventions are required which
have been discussed here.
• These interventions hope to ease the traffic congestion inside and also improve
the overall experience of the tourist coming there.