PublicTransport Strategy for UrbanGrowth:Linking Transit

Sayee Bhushan Joshi

UT4000

Strategic Transport Plan for Surat- address current mobility challenges and meet future travel demands. It analyzes spatial growth, land use, demographics, and the existing public transport network, identifying gaps through surveys and data-driven assessments. It also identifies high-demand rapid transit corridors such as Kamrej–Palsana, Pal–Hazira, and Udhana–Sachin, aligning them with emerging employment zones and urban growth centers. Using trip demand modeling, model calibration, and scenario planning, the plan proposes a rapid transit system followed by identification of interchanges. It incorporates literature study of Motor Vehicle Act, addresses governance gaps, and evaluates user perceptions on fare, reliability, and connectivity.

Report Content

A data-driven, literature and policy-aligned approach.

Surat's regional context and rapid urban growth and connectivity

The existing PT network of Surat.

Affordability and fare integration, low reliability and poor connectivity remain key barriers to public transport usage in Surat.

PRAGATI- Surat Vision 2047

Comparison of demand on private vehicles, scenarios highlights the benefits of increased public transport use in reducing congestion

Rapid transit corridor planning highlights growing demand toward Kamrej and Kadodara, emphasizing a shift to rapid transit for future urban mobility in Surat.

Proposal of Rapid Transit Corridor with the help of desire lines based on demand analysis.

Identification of major interchanges and bifurcating according to level 1, level 2, level 3, and the facilities that can be provided.

key learning