Abhijeet Pangavhane
Akash Kumawat
Himanshu Swami
Content
What is CMP
Objectives
Study Area Map
Land Use
Trends and Development
Travel Characteristics
System Performance
Future Mobility Plan
Conclusion
What is CMP
A comprehensive mobility plan (CMP) is a strategic document
which provides the direction for the development of urban
transportation in the city
CMP of any city presents a strategy for short, medium and long
term investments to improve accessibility and mobility for its
residents.
The Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India
formulated the National Urban Transport Policy in April,2006
OBJECTIVES OF STUDY
• Suggest policies, long-term strategies and programmes for the improvement of
urban transport in Chennai for the horizon year 2026.
• Develop an Urban Transport Planning Model using the state-of-the-art modeling
technique appropriate to the conditions and planning needs of the study area.
• Identify a medium-term investment programme by prioritizing the identified
investment proposals.
• Suggest policies for Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (UMTA) for Chennai
to facilitate proper institutional mechanism.
• Help strengthen the transport planning skills and transfer data/tools/knowledge
obtained through the study to CMDA and other agencies.
CMA 8 1013 sq.km
Municipalities
11 Town
179 Villages
CMC Zones-15 176
Wards-200 Sq.km
Total 1198
Sq.km
Figure- Chennai Metropolitan Area
LAND USE
TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENT
140
125.82
120
Persons in Lakhs
100
82.6
80 70.41
58.18
60
46.01
40 35.04
20
0
1971 1981 1991 2001 2008 2026
Figure: Population
Growth in CMA
Figure:Growth Of Chennai City
TRAVEL CHARACTERISTICS
NSK Salai near Kodambakkam Rly Stn
Nelson Manickam Road near Nungambakkam…
Anna Nagar 3rd Avenue near K3 P.Stn
Periyar EVR Salai near Aminjikarai Mrkt
Anna Salai near Chindadripet Rly Stn
Kamaraj Salai at Napier Bridge
Anna Salai near Saidapet
Durgabhai Deshmukh Road near Sathya Studio
0 5000 10000 15000
Year 2008 Year 1993
Growth in peakhour Traffic (pcus)
Figure: Growth trend in Figure: Growth in traffic volume on major roads
Vehicle Population over the coarse of year
D e c l i ne i n B i c yc l e S h a r e
25
20%
20
1 4 .2 %
15
Share(
11%
%)
10
6%
5
0
1970 1984 1 9 9 2 -9 5 2008
Y e ar
Figure: Decline In Bicycle Share Figure: Vehicle Ownership
1.8
1.6 1992 2008
1.4
1.2
1 Per Capita Trip Rate 1.28 1.6
PCT
R
0.8
0.6
0.4
Motorized Trip Rate - 1.06
0.2
0
1971 1984 1992-95 2008
Trip Length
Avg. Trip Length 7.8 km 9.6 km
Figure: Per Capita Trip Rate
CMA
Travel Mode City (%) Excludin CMA (%) Purpose of Auto Shared
Taxi Maxi cab
g City trips Rickshaw Auto
(%)
Bus 27 25 26 Work 6.79 11.98 13.54 15.68
Train 4 7 5
Car/Taxi 7 5 6 Business 6.70 13.00 8.89 0.00
Fast two wheelers 26 24 25
Social 7.18 12.12 10.75 0.00
Auto rickshaw 6 2 4
Bicycle 5 7 6 Education 6.33 0.00 0.00 0.00
Walk 26 30 28
others 7.83 13.25 8.96 7.00
Total 100 100 100
Table: Trip Distribution by Travel mode Table: Purpose wise average trip length (in Kms)
Percentage of trips by mode
Sl. No. Mode Average Trip Length Km Average
Travel Mode (2008)
1970 1984 1992-95 Trip
CMA Length
1 Bus 42 46 38.6 City CMA
Exclud Km
ing (1992-95)
2 Train 12 9 4.1
City
3 Car/Taxi 3 2 1.5 Walk 1.43 1.66 1.55 1.1
Bicycle 4.83 4.53 4.68 2.8
4 Fast two wheelers 2 3 7
IPT (Taxi/Auto
5 Auto rickshaw 0 0 2.2 rickshaw/shared 8.51 7.08 7.80 12.2
Auto
6 Bicycle 20 11 14.2 / Maxi cab)
7 Cycle rickshaw & others 0 2 2.9 Two Wheeler 10.27 10.48 10.38 6.3
Car/Van /Jeep 13.8 14.4 14.10 8.0
8 Walk 21 27 29.5 Private Bus 14.5 9.5 12.00 18.5
Total 100 100 100 Public Bus 9.28 10.7 9.99 14.4
Train 13.83 10.98 12.41 11.1
Table- Comparison Of Trip Distribution By Table- Avg Trip Length By Mode
travel Mode(1970,1984,1992-95)
SYSTEM PERFORMANCE
Figure: Trend in road accidents
Pollutant Load Permissible
3
μg/m level μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide (Co) 908 to 4198 2000
Suspended particulate 264 to 451 200
Matter (SPM)
Figure- Average Journey Speed On Selected Corridors
Chennai’s Outer Ring Road (ORR) is a
62.3km project being built in two
phases around the Chennai
Metropolitan Area (CMA) in Tamil
Nadu
The project will connect the GST Road
from Vandalur to the Tiruvottiyur
Ponneri Pancheti (TPP) Road in Minju
The project aims to boost real estate
prices and commercial activities in the
surrounding areas.
Category Index 2008 Goal (2026)
Modal Public Transport 27% 46%
Shares
IPT 7% 5%
(all trips)
Private Transport 32% 15 %
NMT 34% 34%
Benchmarks Goal
Public Transit Share 46%
Walkability (Footpath Length /Road
70
Length
Cyclability (Cycle path Length /Road
10
Length
Fatality Index (Fatalities/Lakh
Reduce by 50%
Population)
On Street Parking Index 0-5%
Non-Motorized Travel Index 35
Emissions(Tonnes/Day) Reduce by 50%
Average Journey Speed 30
• The Vision 2026 developed in the Second Master Plan by the Chennai
Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) is – “to make Chennai a
prime metropolis which will be more livable, economically vibrant and
environmentally sustainable and with better assets for the future
generations”
• Considering the current trends and future challenges that Chennai is
facing, a set of key priorities or principles are devised that under in the
development of the transport strategy. These key guiding
principles/priorities are:
1. Provide transport choices for all
2. Reduce Congestion
3. Integrated Transport Planning
4. Efficient transport investment
• In accordance with these principles, appropriate strategies are developed which are
consistent with the National Urban Transport policy (NUTP), National Environmental
Policy and the city’s Second Master Plan (SMP). The strategies seek to address the
concerns of all segments of commuting population. By emphasizing the pre-eminence of
public transport and non-motorized modes of travel; adopting various elements of
Travel Demand Management and integrating with the landuse, development scenarios,
the urban transport strategies seek to achieve the vision set out for CMA.
• The present situation in Chennai will only continue to worsen if nothing is done. Do
minimum (considering the committed schemes like Metro Rail, MRTS, commuter rail,
Outer Ring Road, elevated freight corridor, bypass) forecasts also show low network
speeds in 2026 (inside core area) - a really serious and unsustainable situation
CONCLUSION
• The city has indeed been, slowly strangling itself because of the unrestrained use
of personalized modes of transport, over-crowding of public transport and its
inability to respond to the challenges of ever-increasing traffic. In the light of
persistent and vexatious transport problems, CMDA has commissioned this
Comprehensive Traffic and Transportation Study during the year 2008.
• The Comprehensive Transport Study has focused on making Chennai a vibrant
global metropolis city by proposing a series of new transport initiatives. The goal
of the study is to come up with a transport system that places people at the centre
and realizes the 2026 vision, that is to make Chennai a prime metropolis which will
be more livable, economically vibrant and environmentally sustainable and with
better assets for the future generations
• Improvement in the quality of urban life can be achieved by providing safe and
convenient means of facilities for the pedestrians and cyclists alike. This is also
being stressed in the National Urban Transport Policy. Accordingly, pedestrian and
cyclist improvement measures have been addressed.
