The document outlines a plan for creating India's first bicycle-friendly city in Hyderabad, focusing on a pilot project in the Hitec City area. It aims to promote cycling as a preferred mode of transport, enhance infrastructure, and reduce carbon emissions while addressing issues like safety and community engagement. The initiative draws on successful international cycling programs to inspire local policies and improvements in urban mobility.

1. Beacons of
Pioneering
Hyderabad

2. India’s First
Digital
Computer

3. India’s First
Public-Private
Green-field
Airport

4. India’s First
state-of-the-art
Biotech
Zone

5. And, it’s time for smart commutation,
time for a solution…
and a revolution.

6. India’s First
Bicycling
District!
A Presentation by asandwhen

7. The
Bicycling
District

8. Concept
• Create bicycle friendly districts
• Make bicycle a preferred form of transport
• Contribute to the quality of commute

9. Vision
• Facilitate a safe on-road and off-road
bicycle friendly transport infrastructure
• Increase bicycle transport up to 10% in
HITEC City area
• Reduce Carbon Monoxide pollutants and
Energy costs by up to 10%

10. Objective
To show Hyderabad can be the first bicycle friendly city of India
(With pilot project at HITEC City / Cyberabad area)

11. Scope of work
Bicycle network
Bicycle program review
Bicycle infrastructure
Bicycle plan implementation
Identification and
feasibility check
that connects neighborhoods and HITEC City
area development centers
based on International experience
to supplement the master plan
people’s response & strategies

12. Bicycle
Transport &
The Global Trends

13. Need and Focus
Ride more often, to more places
Bike sharing
Ride safety
Explore Opportunities
Enable Solutions

14. Importance of Bicycle Transport
Green mobility
Public safety
Alternative
and Active
Transportation
Health
Sustainability
P
L
U
S
Economic
Development

15. No-buy Cycling
Community Bike Program
Smart Bike Program
Community Groups
or NGOs
Municipalities
or through PPP
One bike
• 10-15 rides a day with different users
• Average of 2 to 3 km ride by each user
• Up to 10,000 km a year
• Saves fossil fuel of 250 liters - or Rs 10,000 to Rs 13,000
(This figure from the city of Lyon, France; it’ll be more in Hyderabad, India)

16. Bikeway Types
*Divided
Bicycle Path
*Separated
Bicycle Lane
Integrated
Multiple types of
road users without
drawing boundaries
Dedicated
Bicycle Way (Off-road)
*Considered as Segregated Class bicycle facility

17. Bikeway Master Plan
Bikeway facilities
that are appropriate
to the street
classifications, and to traffic
volumes must be provided
The quality, signage,
operation and
integrity of bikeway
network facilities
For travel to employment
centers, commercial districts,
transit stations,
institutions,
and recreational
destinations
Various classes of
segregated bicycle -
facilities to be joined 1
Connect
2
Network
Facilitate
3
Improve
4

18. Transit Link
Reaching a mass transit
station is easy and
affordable

19. Major Difficulties
Making a Bikeway
Implementation
• Narrowing existing travel lanes
• Removing a travel lane
• Removing parking, except
where it is essential
• Shoulder widening.
• Sometimes, at the cost of
natural environment
• Severe topographical
constraints
• Traffic congestion due to
elimination of travel lanes
or lane width reduction

20. International Bicycling Program: At a glance
Paris, France
• Vélib'(velo libre means 'free bike'): The largest of its kind
in the world
• About 370 km cycle path
• Started in 2007
• With 1% bicycle commuting
• Increased to 10% by the end of 2007
• Now it is 25%; pollution and
accidents reduced remarkably
• 20,000 bikes and 1450 stations
• Several rider-friendly packages

21. International Bicycling Program: At a glance
Lyon, France
• Vélo'v
• Since 19th of May 2005
• 3000 bicycles
• 350 rental stations– automatic,
computerized, bicycle spots,
and info centers
• Minimising 3,000 tons of
carbon dioxide approximately
• Vehicle traffic in the city
is down by 4 percent
• Bicycle use tripled

22. Other Bike Sharing Programs
Vélopop', Avignon
A few more “Vélo” bikes, France
Vélomagg' , Montpellier

23. International Bicycling Program: At a glance
Barcelona, Spain
• Bicing
• A community bicycle program
• Inaugurated in March 2007
• Maintained by The city council
and Clear Channel
• Started with 200 stations and
about 3000 bikes
• 15 and 30 parking slots to fix
and lock the bicycle at stations
• Current estimates-6000 bicycles
at 400 rental stations
• Covering approximately 70%
of the city area

24. Other Bike Sharing Programs

25. Other Bike Sharing Programs
SmartBike DC,
Washington, D.C.
Stockholm City Bikes, Sweden

26. Other Bike Sharing Programs
BIXI in Montreal, Canada
Bicisanvi, San Vicente del Raspeig,
Spain

27. Other Bike Sharing Programs
B-Cycle in Denver, CO, USA

28. International Bicycling Program: At a glance
Delhi, India
• Urban local bodies started
promoting this program as part of
the inter-modal transportation
system
• Five bicycle stations in Dec 2009
• Constructed by Delhi Integrated
Multi-Modal Transit System
(DIMTS)
• Along the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
corridor
• Commuters can park their bicycles
and board the buses
• Can also rent bicycles at a nominal
fee

29. Infosys Pedaling Community
Model Bicycle Program -
Infosys, Bangalore
• Implemented a Bicycle Program in their 80-
acre Bangalore campus
• Blocks have cycles to be used by all
employees
• Free-to-use bicycle program having 690
basic-model bicycles.
• No personal vehicles or motorbikes allowed
• VIPs are transported by electric golf carts
• Designated Parking spots for pick up & drop
offs
• Parking lots close to building entrances
• Extensive bicycle and pedestrian pavement

30. Other Bicycling (not bike-sharing) Communities
and Promoters
Goa Cycle Club
Hyderabad Bicycling
Club
IT Professional Groups, Pune
Groups, volunteers,
enthusiasts, and NGOs

31. Indian Perspective
Non-motorized transport has been
steadily declining in urban India:
• Income levels are increasing
• Increasing trip lengths
• Widening of roads
• Exposure to motorized vehicles
• Bicycle mode exposed to greater risk of
accidents
• Poorly designed infrastructure focusing only on
the motorized mode
• Leading to drastic reduction in the share of
pedestrians and NMT trips
• Share of bicycle trips has been declining
• Less than 10% in Hyderabad
• Bicycle Share was 40% in 1995; 10% in 2007
• Dire need for pedestrian and bicycle facilities

32. How about
Hyderabad?
The Change Factors

33. Is Hyderabad Ready for Bicycle Transport?
Quick Facts & Analysis
Area (Sq. Km.): 900
Population in Millions (2007): 6.2
Population Density: 7092
PCI (2001 – 2002): 10,590
Shape of the Town: Circular
• Capital city of Andhra Pradesh
• One of the fastest growing cities in India
• Decadal growth rate of 32% (Sixth Largest in
India).
• Established itself as a centre for information
technology
• Accounts for 10% of IT exports of the country.
• Home to several national and international
software companies
• Hub of BPO firms:
o Call centers
o Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) firms
dealing with IT and ITES set up in the
1990s

34. Is Hyderabad Ready for Bicycle Transport?
Geography and weather
• Located on the Deccan Plateau in the
southern part of India
• At an altitude of 500 meters above sea level
(1640 ft)
• Most of the area has a rocky terrain and
some areas are hilly.
• Climate remains fairly warm through most
parts of the year and does not receive much
rainfall in the monsoon
• With the onset of winters in North
and central parts of India,
temperatures marginally come
down in the months of December
and January
• Summer months (March – May)
highs are 40° C while in winters the
minimum temperature may come
down to as low as 13° C.
• June to November are the months
of monsoons accompanied by
rains.
• Monsoons bring down
temperature at times. Thus for
most parts of the year the weather
and climate of Hyderabad remains
fairly moderate.

35. Is Hyderabad Ready for Bicycle Transport?
Transport
• Hyderabad region
has efficient inter
city links through
air, road, and rail
• Usage of cars and
personal transport
means has grown up

36. Is Hyderabad Ready for Bicycle Transport?
Transport
• Within the city, apart from
an excellent bus transport
network, the MMTS rail
connects various parts of
the city with Hyderabad,
Secunderabad, Lingampally
and Falaknuma
• Scheduled to get a Metro
system to help ease urban
congestion

37. Is Hyderabad Ready for Bicycle Transport?
Vehicles
• 68 lakh registered vehicles
in Andhra Pradesh
• 22 lakh plus vehicles in
Hyderabad
• 16.8 lakh two wheelers
• 1.67 lakh cars
• 1.5 auto-rikshaws
• Many middle-class families
own both a bike and a car
• Upper middle-class and rich
sections, owning more than
two cars
• Putting great pressure on
public space, environment,
oil import bills and safety
2337 vehicles per kilometer - The largest vehicle density
in India, only 6% space for roads, which is among the
least in the country; as on 2007
(814 in Kolkata, 766 in Mumbai, 616 in Chennai and 170 in Delhi)

38. The Good Old Days
Right to fresh air ?
What is our answer to the next generation??

39. Downside of Growth
The most important issues of
concern include
• air pollution
• noise pollution
• increasing
temperatures
Citizens of Hyderabad breathe
in 691 tons of air pollutants
every day
(the Andhra Pradesh Pollution
Control Board estimated in a
recent survey)
Vehicular Population - Pollution

40. Downside of Growth
Vehicle density, pollution, and solution
Problem: Vehicles Density and pollution
The rising levels of air pollution can be
attributed mainly due to
1. motor vehicles are ground
level sources and thus have
the maximum impact on the
general population
2. 2337 vehicles per km, with 6%
road space!
Solution: To prevent vehicular pollution
1. Decrease
Number of motorized vehicles
2. Encourage
Non-motorized Vehicles
3. Improve
Public Transport means
4. Increase road space
Road space is woefully
inadequate: ideally, road space
should be closer to 30 percent of
city area
5. Promote
Vehicles with alternate fuel
Solution No.2 is easily adoptable, effective, and affordable

41. First Step Towards a Healthy Hyderabad
Great cities don’t make progress
• Reduce dependency on automobiles, especially for short trips
• Enable public bicycle to complete first or last leg of the trip
(ie. From the train station to the workplace and vice versa)
by accident.
• Health and wellness benefits to bicycle users living or working in HITEC City area
• Make streets to become environments where bicyclists feel safe and comfortable

42. Policies Other Catalysts
Facilities (for different weather
conditions)
• shade giving landscaping
• provision of drinking water
• resting stations along bicycle
corridors
Central government would support
• safety measures
• specific area plans
• pilot projects
• road provisions for better
planning measures
State Governments must make
provision for both cycle tracks and
pedestrian movement at
• IT/BPO Towns
• Satellite Towns
• SEZs, etc.
State Governments also need to adhere to
UDPFI Guidelines, 1996 (MOUD) - norms and
standards for urban roads design.
Complete network of bicycle tracks
• to promote safe cycling
practice between homes and
schools, and work centers in
particular

43. Other Catalysts & Anticatalysts
Overarching user needs:
Recognize utility
Fastest way
No parking-hassles
Pride in beating
cars at traffic
lights
Convenience
Cost
No shower/place to
clean up
Distance
Fear of bike theft
Enablers
Motivators
Deterrents
Barriers

44. Other Catalysts & Anticatalysts
Overarching user needs:
Feel safe on the road
Bikeways/Lane
Fear of getting
doored
Personal safety
Need vehicle for
work/school
Feels ‘in the way’
of traffic
Not confident
riding in traffic
Enablers
Motivators
Deterrents
Barriers

45. Other Catalysts & Anticatalysts
Overarching user needs:
Feel socially comfortable
Near and
dear/superior
using it
Identifies with
bike community
Game of
maneuvering
through traffic
Competition with
other cyclists
Companion does
not have bike
Driver aggression
Dress code does not
permit
Employer does not
support / encourage
Companion
preferred
Intimidated by other
cyclists
Enablers
Motivators
Deterrents
Barriers

46. Other Catalysts & Anticatalysts
Overarching user needs:
Feel physically comfortable
Smooth pedaling
Enjoy riding
Privacy
Hassle of changing /
cleaning up
Too much to carry
Bike needs repair /
maintenance
Weather
Enablers
Motivators
Deterrents
Barriers

47. Other Catalysts & Anticatalysts
Overarching user needs:
Connect to personal values
Well-being
Personal fitness
Reduces smog
Experience
outdoors,
Community
Don’t like driving /
Traffic
Health
Sustainability,
global warming
Enablers
Motivators
Deterrents
Barriers

48. Bicycle
Action Plan
HITEC City

49. HITEC City & Vicinity
Overview
Hyderabad Information Technology
Engineering Consultancy City:
• A technology township in
Hyderabad
• 20km from the center of
Hyderabad
• Spanning Madhapur, Gachibowli,
and other areas
• Home to some of the top IT
companies Microsoft IDC (largest
development center outside US),
Sierra Atlantic , Wipro, CMC,
Computer Associates, Polaris,
NVIDIA, VIRTUSA, etc.
• Growing at a very fast pace with many new
structures including Special Economy
Zones
• International banking institutions: Franklin
Templeton Investments, Union Bank of
Switzerland (UBS) and Bank of America

50. Land Use & Urban Development
CDA
HITEC City
• Part of special development area called CDA
– Cyberabad Development Area
• CDA to accommodate 1 million population
with necessary Infrastructure and amenities
• The study area includes existing and
proposed zones:
o Residential
o Commercial
o Industrial
o Public and semi public
o Conservation
o Recreation
ISB
HITEC IIIT
City

51. Land Use & Urban Development
CDA

52. Demography
Age group distribution of the commuters
destined to IT Companies
34%
14%
47%
5%
Commuters
18-20 yrs
20-25 yrs
25-30 yrs
30-35 yrs
> 35 yrs
• Majority are very young
and in their prime age
• Can potentially take
bicycle to work under
favorable circumstances
and conditions.

53. Population & Density
Official census, and projected
population (future densities)

54. IT Parks in HITEC City
Cyber Gateway - Phase II
• 860,000 Sq. ft. of built up space
• 80,500 m² of office space spread
across 8 acres
• Designed for ITES (Information
Technology Enabled Services) and
BPO (Business Process Outsourcing)
services
• Companies include:
o Dell
o General Electric
o Capitol
Cyber Towers - Phase I
• 550,000 Sq. ft. of built up space
• four-quadrant, 10-store building
• Companies include:
o 7Hills Business Solutions
o AppLabs
o Keane
o Microsoft
o Oracle Corporation
o GE Capital
o Prithvi
• Information Solutions operate offshore
development facilities or call centers

55. IT Parks in HITEC City
Mindspace IT Park
• 3 Million Sq. ft. of built up space
• Residential, recreational,
entertainment, and retail spaces
• It comprises of several buildings
like
o Accenture
o IBM
o CSC
o Zensar Technologies Ltd
o Oracle
o Nipuna
Cyber Pearl - Phase III
• 500,000 Sq. ft. built up space
• Companies:
o Sitel India Ltd
o GE
o UMC
o Keane
o Mahindra Satyam
o MarketTools Research Pvt Ltd
o RSA /Valyd Software
o SD Softech

56. IT Parks in HITEC City
Location Map

57. Incomes
Monthly income details -
obtained from opinion survey
Income is another important parameter which determines the willingness to shift to bicycle mode.
• It is very difficult to extract exact income
related information from surveys
• Opinion poll stats clearly tell us that 56% of
the commuters earn an income of
Rs. 20000/- or less

58. Roadway Features
Survey conducted by WSA
Network Inventory Survey :
To assess the existing road
network characteristics in
and around HITEC City
Reconnaissance Survey -
various roadway features
• Road width
• Land-use
• Number of lanes
• Availability of
median
• Shoulder
• Shoulder width
• Parking
• Existing speed limit

59. Roadway Features
HITEC City Road
• Midway between NH9 & Mumbai Road
• A 6-Lane road with central median and shoulders on each side
• About 2 kilometers from MMTS local train station (HITEC City station)
• Connects major IT zones like Cyber Towers, TCS, Cyber Gateway, Cyber Pearl
• High traffic during peak hours of the day
• Connects residential colonies
• Parking is allowed on either sides of the road for most part
• Existing carriage way can include Bicycle Lanes.

60. Roadway Features
HITEC City Road

61. Roadway Features
KPHB Road
• Connects Hi-Tech City road with NH 9
• A 4-Lane road with central median and shoulders on each side
• MMTS local train station is on this road
• KPHB is a major residential suburb in Hyderabad
• Service Roads on north side of the Railway line
• A new flyover near MMTS station is under construction
• Connects to HITEC City road
• High traffic during pear hours of the day
• Existing Carriage way can include Bike Lanes

62. Roadway Features
KPHB Road

63. Roadway Features
Gachibowli-Miyapur Road
• Connects Mumbai road with NH 9
• A 4-Lane road with central median and shoulders on each side.
• Existing carriage way can include Bike Lane.

64. Roadway Features
Gachibowli-Miyapur Road

65. Roadway Features
Mumbai Road
• A 6-Lane road with central median and shoulders on each side
• Provides access to Wipro, IIIM & other IT companies on the South of Mumbai Road
• Carriage way can include Bike Lane

66. Roadway Features
Mumbai Road

67. Traffic Volume
Results
Highest
Second
Third

68. Junction Survey
Results
Highest
Second

69. Trip Length of Commuters
Results
2%
22%
18%
Travel Distance
24%
34%
< 3 km
3-7 km
7-10 km
10-15km
>15 km
• One-fourth of
commuters’ trip length
is about 7 km to reach
their destinations
• Easy distance for young
bicycle users.

70. Modal Split
Results
41%
Mode of Travel
4%
3%
6%
39%
7%
Car/Cab
Two Wheeler
City Bus
Auto Rikshaw
Company Bus
MMTS • Car pool is catching up
• Inadequate public transport
• Present infrastructure is not
ready for walkers or bicyclists

71. Trip Generation
IT Companies & Other Prime Zones
• Entry and exist surveys
conducted
• The trip generation
characteristics determined:
o peak hour period
o peak hour trip rate
o peak hour modal split
• Count and classification:
Vehicles entering and leaving
the premises of the selected
buildings
• Zero or negligible: slow
moving vehicles such as
bicycle entering the premises

72. Bicycle Action Plan
(Micro Analysis)
HITEC City

73. BICYCLE ACTION PLAN FOR HITEC CITY
Master plan Network
Bicycle Solutions
Off-road Bicycle Facilities
Bicycle Program Activities
Financial Plan
Suggested Reforms
3 to 5 km from
Cyber Towers

74. BICYCLE ACTION PLAN FOR HITEC CITY
Safety & Comfort
Accessibility
Participation
Facilitate community participation
Facilitate agency participation
Improve accessibility
Improve affordability
Facilitate last mile connectivity
Improve safety
Improve comfort
Facilitate bi-cycle friendly reforms

75. BICYCLE SOLUTIONS
Bicycle Sharing
• Large scale availability of bicycles in HITEC City
• Cash / credit / debit card acceptance
• Bikes can be lent from and returned to any hub
• Bicycle hubs at strategic locations near major roads,
stations and areas like
o HITEC City road
o Mumbai road
o Gachibowli-Miyapur road
o Jubilee Hills Check Post
o KPHB road
o NH-9
o MMTS Stations
o Densely populated residential areas
Facilities
Provision of
• appropriate secured parking
racks
• changing facilities for
cyclists at destination
(provision of change rooms and
showers will also benefit people
other than cyclists)

76. IMPLEMENTATION
4Es • to road users, especially bicyclists and motorists
• on Education legal, predictable and safe behavior
Enforcement
• of specific traffic laws on bicyclists and motorists
• based on the documented, most frequent bicyclist-motorist crashes
Engineering
• plan, design, construct and maintain bicycle facilities
• meet or exceed accepted standards and guidelines
Encouragement
• increased use of bicycles for transportation and recreation
• events, which often have substantive beneficial economic impacts

77. MONITORING
• Reviewed periodically
• Revised within 5 years of implementation of the plan
The implementing agency shall have to :
• Monitor length and type of bicycle lanes along the roadways
• Conduct traffic counts including bicycle counts, with intersections along designated
bicycle roadways
• Undertake intersection studies to estimate delays faced by bicycle riders
• Undertake annual bicycle parking counts at public and private bicycle parking facilities
(Public racks, meter-mounted, bicycle commuter centers)
• Publish bicycle accident reports along with a map indicating accident report locations as
a means of pinpointing safety enhancement needs
• Publish annual review reports

78. STRATEGY
• Provide cycle transport facilities to most HITEC City area destined commuters
• Encourage greater use of non-motorized modes with necessary safety measures
Approach methods:
• Bicycle parking facilities to be provided at:
o Parking lots of HITEC City companies
o Preferably within the view of the security staff / close to the building access
o HITEC City, Chandangar, Hafeezpet, Borabanda, MMTS Transit stations
o Near commercial retails outlets along HITEC City road

79. INSTITUTIONS AND REFORM
• Enforcement program: reviewing and modifying laws and policies affecting bicyclists
• Amendment program/Bicycle laws: To address the deficiencies of MVA in respect to
bicycles and bicycle users state or other local governing agencies
• Most of the available laws and regulations overlook important bicyclist or pedestrian
issues
• Immediate need of an update or correction
• Present MVA does not consider bicycle as part of the vehicle
• Develop HITEC City enforcement program:
o Educates roadway users about the traffic laws that govern them
o Serves as periodic reminders to obey traffic rules
o Encourages safer behaviors

80. INSTITUTIONS AND REFORM
• Enforcement program: reviewing and modifying laws and policies affecting bicyclists
• Amendment program/Bicycle laws: To address the deficiencies of MVA in respect to
bicycles and bicycle users state or other local governing agencies
• Most of the available laws and regulations overlook important bicyclist or pedestrian
issues
• Immediate need of an update or correction
• Present MVA does not consider bicycle as part of the vehicle
• Develop HITEC City enforcement program:
o Educates roadway users about the traffic laws that govern them
o Serves as periodic reminders to obey traffic rules
o Encourages safer behaviors

81. FINANCING PLAN
• A strong financial operation plan is required for making the HITEC City bicycle plan exercise
into a sustained and coordinated campaign.
• The required financing can be worked out by way of JNNURM funds, dedicated State and
Local Government funds , and private funding.
The JNNURM Program Private Sector
The JNNURM program, an important
impetus:
• providing dedicated funding for
bicycle facilities
• requiring consideration of bicycling
in transportation master plans
Large potential for private players in
generating funds for the program
This is likely to spur the development of
bicycle network and other related facilities in
several urban areas.

82. COST ESTIMATES
• Block costs and approximate bill of quantities is developed
• Approximately Rs. 66 Crore (660 Million Rupees)
• The approximate costs for each phase (Interim & Final Phase) are estimated, after
estimating costs for individual recommendations:
o Interim Phase: (INR 59,87,00,000) Rupees Fifty Nine Crore Eighty Seven Lakhs only
o Final Phase: (INR 5,74,00,000) Rupees Five Crore Seventy Four Lakhs only
o The total cost for executing improvements in all the phases: (INR 65,61,00,000)
Rupees Sixty Five Crore and Sixty One Lakhs only
• These estimates are only an indication for scale of investments needed.
• However, for implementation of each component of the project, a detailed cost estimate
has to be prepared.

83. Economic Cost:
The value of project cost
(financial) and benefits
have been converted to
economic price by using
a standard conversion
factor of 0.85, as per the
guidelines of funding
institutions for highway
projects in India.
COST ESTIMATES
• Project Cost comprises capital cost, operation and maintenance cost
Estimated
capital cost
for the
project :

84. ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
• Economically feasible, with IRR of 23.4%
• Cost and benefit streams for 30-year period in the economic prices have been worked out
• Estimated net benefit of the project = The total benefits - The total cost
• Subjecting the above to work out the IRR on the project (to examine the
viability of the project in economic terms) :
o Economic Internal Rate of Returns (EIRR) for the project is estimated as
23.4%
o Much higher than that of road projects - required minimum acceptable
value of 12% for economic feasibility

85. PRELIMINARY ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
Assumptions in economic evaluation
Results of Economic Analysis

86. RIDERSHIP ESTIMATES
• From the 1400-sample opinion survey
• Conducted at various locations
• On the existing commuters using motorized modes
(car, two-wheeler, bus, public transport, company transport, etc)
• The projected share of commuters that are likely to shift:
(to bicycle transport either for part-trip or full trip)

87. BENEFITS OF IMPLEMENTING THE PLAN
When the proposed cycle plan is implemented:
• Participation: About 4% of motorized vehicle users in the study area will switch to cycle
• Expected annual reduction in vehicle- kms : 15 lakhs in 2010 (approximately)
• Reduction in car spaces: 250
• Reduction in fuel consumption: 50,000 liters in 2010
• Health Benefits for individuals: Rs.30,000 – Rs.90,000
• Additional benefits : Environment / Air Quality

88. QUANTIFICATION OF BENEFITS
Benefits in Vehicle Operating Cost (VOC) – Annual Savings
Environmental Benefits Health Benefits

89. PROPOSED ROUTE NETWORK

90. DESIGN PROPOSALS
Typical Segregated Bicycle Path for HITEC City

91. DESIGN PROPOSALS
Typical Perceptive View of Bicycle Path

92. DESIGN PROPOSALS
Typical Grade Separated Bicycle Path for HITEC City

93. DESIGN PROPOSALS
6-Lane with bicycle lane

94. DESIGN PROPOSALS
4-Lane with bicycle lane

95. CONCLUSIONS
A bicycle plan specially focusing on HITEC City area approximately 3 to 5 km
from Cyber Towers is developed.
Bicycle program consisting of the following is developed:
• Master plan network
• Bicycle solutions
• Off road bicycle facilities
• Bicycle program activities
• Financial Plan
• Suggested reforms

96. CONCLUSIONS
1. A bicycle network containing segregated and shared right of way on the major
thoroughfares within the HITEC City area is developed.
2. As part of the solutions to improve safe and economic access to bicycling a HITEC City
bicycle sharing program along the lines off the Velib-like international program is
developed.
3. This would include developing bicycle hubs at various strategic locations and other
facilities such as parking racks.
4. As part of the off-road facilities various parking racks are suggested to be installed at the
trip destinations such as employment centers, shopping malls, etc.
5. To encourage and educate the bicycling in HITEC City various activities are suggested as
part of the bicycle program implementation.
6. As part of the Master Plan it is anticipated that with full and integrated implementation
of the master plan approximately 4% of motorized vehicle users in the study area are
likely to shift to bicycling from their current mode.

97. FINAL WORD
• A preliminary economic evaluation of the suggested master plan resulted in the
EIRR for the project to be approximately 23%.
• The bicycle project can be expected to be economically feasible

98. Thanks for your interest in
HITEC City Bicycling District…
let’s make every ride much
simpler and safer!
asandwhen

99. ANNEXURE
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