Design research on Traffic Congestion in Bangalore

M. S. Ramaiah School of Advanced Studies 1

Bhagvanji.M.Sonagra

BTB09090927

M.Sc[Engineering] in Product Design FT ‘09

Research on Traffic Congestion

in Bangalore

Module Leader :

Prof. Prakash V. Unakal

MSRSAS, Bangalore

Design Methodology & Research

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Aim and Objective of Research

•To carry out research on traffic condition and problem

•To use techniques and design research methodology for

need analysis

•To develop the idea & strategy in area of focus

Objective

Aim

To improve traffic condition in the city and explore new

opportunities for business

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• Traffic congestion occurs when a volume of

vehicles and people generates demand for

space greater than the available road

capacity. It is call ‘saturation’.

• Roads are overloaded with busses, cars,

trucks, bikes, pedestrian which creates

traffic jam.

What is traffic congestion?

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Design Methodology & Process

QFD

ANALYSIS

Design brief

Email survey

Ideas &strategy

CongestionProblem

SYNTHESIS

Questionnaire method

Ethnography research

Market survey

Literature

Research

DATA COLLECTION

Research Methods

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Research Method

CongestionProblem



QFD Design briefIdeas &strategy

Published Reports

Journals

Newspaper data's

Case study

Literature Research

Required

Data’s for Traffic

Congestion

Design Methods

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6.8 Billion

1.18 Billion

(17.25 %)

74 Lakhs

BangaloreCity

Literature Research

Research on root cause factors for traffic congestion:

Urban Population

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ZONE 04

ZONE 01

ZONE 02ZONE 05

ZONE 06

ZONE 07

ZONE 08

ZONE 03

Population & EmploymentDensity (per sq. km) (2008)

Zone

Population

density

Employment

density

1 26,479 10468

2 15,974 4503

3 26,580 7209

4 3,738 1239

5 4,221 2227

6 6,404 2727

7 709 377

8 5,816 1347


Bangalore Population density per zone

Literature Research

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Years Two Three Cars Jeeps Taxies Buses Trucks Tractors Trailers Maxi Others Total

Wheelers Wheelers Cab

1998 892674 54689 160869 6676 5144 15832 34708 5357 4822 3195 12474 1196440

2008* 2263552 95859 515109 7272 30940 50096 109051 19151 11779 18653 52668 3174130

Number of Motor Vehicles Registered for use in Bangalore city

Year P T Auto Car TW Cycle Walk

2008 45% 13% 12% 25% 1% 4%

Motorized passenger trips all types of mode

Literature Research


Vehicles

The annual rate of growth of motor vehicle population in Bangalore has been about 10% per

year during the decade (1998-2008)

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Existing Land Use

Pattern in BDA area

Mode wise Distribution of

Registered Vehicles


Distributions of Lands & Transportations

Literature Research

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Zone wise Average Journey Speed Congestion index


Travel Speed & Congestion Index

Literature Research

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Research Method

CongestionProblem

Literature

Research

Questionnaire

method



Peo

ple

Design Methods

Written questions

in hard copy

Email surveyWritten questions in

soft copy via e-mail

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• Level of “Traffic” in Bangalore City Questionnaire method

Collected Information through survey

• Preferred Mode of transportation you used in the city

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Collected Information through survey


• Rating for Current facilities in Bangalore city

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Research

Method

Congestion

Problem

Literature

Research

Questionnaire

method


QFD Design briefIdeas &

strategy

Design Methods

Email survey

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Ethnography Survey

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People Voices from Ethnography Survey

• The condition of traffic is bad in Bangalore.

• Extreme congestion

• No proper planning for parking

• No provision for car parking and people park their

vehicles anywhere on the road.

• Traffic system is not proper

• Traffic timing of signals are not works properly

• The roads are in bad condition.

• The roads are very narrow


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• Need wider roads

• Need some arrangement for 4 wheeler on the road

• Eliminates the 4 wheeler vehicle

• Digging roads at day time create traffic jam

problem.

• Preferred personal vehicles because public

transportation takes more time in the city.

• Need new technology for traffic signal

• Lots of junctions which consume more travel

time and fuel.


People Voices from Ethnography Survey

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Research

Method

Congestion

Problem

Literature

Research

Questionnaire

method



Email survey

Customer

Voices

Technical

Voices

Quality Function Deployment

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QFD

Quality Function Deployment

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Customer requirements

• Improve vehicles on the road

• Wide Roads size

• Easy Internal transportation

• Traffic single work's all time

• Easy driving

• No waiting for bus

• Need Bus information

• Need Traffic discipline

• Parking for 2 and 4 wheeler

• Reduce waiting period at each junctions

• Pedestrian improved

QFD

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Technical descriptors

• Vehicles shape

• Road width

• GPRS systems

• Time to service

• Improve road

• Traffic single control

• Improve Parking Place

• Road user information

• On time Bus information

• Improve Internal transportation

• Electrical Sources

• Incident information

• Over drive provision

QFD

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PRODUCT/SERVICES DESIGN PROCESS:

PRODUCT/SERVICE

ER

GO

NO

MIC

S

AE

ST

HE

TIC

S

PR

AC

TIC

AL

ITY

(10)Vehicles shape

(11) Road width(1)Improve Internal

transportation

(2) Incident information

(3)Traffic single control

(4)Improve Parking Place

(5)Electrical Sources

(7)Road use Priority

(8)GPRS systems

(9)Road user information

(12)money for road use

(13)On time Bus information

(6)Percent on time

QFD

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Research

Method

Congestion

Problem

Literature

Research

Questionnaire

method



Email survey

Design Brief

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Design Brief

• Design a system in such a way that fulfill the Internal transportation of the city with help of Incident information.

• It have latest traffic control system with parking arrangement.

• The vehicles could be used electrical sources and have a facilities of Percent on time for services.

Design brief

Objective for business

• To develop a new technology to reduce the traffic congestion and explore the new area of business.

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Research

Method

Congestion

Problem

Literature

Research

Questionnaire

method


QFD Design brief Ideas &

strategy

Email survey

Design Methods

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Idea generation and strategy

Ideas &strategy

Information management for traffic

Install camera/Recorder

Detect and

count vehicles

Sent back data to

Main Traffic control

Analyzed the data’s

Transferred to

each indicate boards

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Idea generation and strategy

Ideas &strategy

A B

Electrical vehicle use for traveling on rent basis

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References

1. Bangalore Metropolitan Land Transport

Authority, http://www.bmlta.org/Indicators2008

2. Azeem Uddin,Traffic congestion in Indian cities: Challenges of a

rising power, March 23,2009

3. The Times of India,

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore

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Design research on Traffic Congestion in Bangalore