Make city roads smarter today!

Outline
Why is traffic congestion so bad

Why is road network poorly managed

How to make our roads smarter

Working population
Both % working age population and income are growing

Vehicle growth faster than income

Vehicle ownership grows twice as rapidly as income in $3,000-$10,000 per capita range Number of vehicles will triple by 2030
Fig Source: Joyce Dargay, Dermot Gately and Martin Sommer, 2007, Vehicle Ownership and Income Growth, Worldwide: 1960-2030 4

Auto market in developing countries

14.47% annual vehicle growth in India

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Strains on road network

Population spread Rapid spatial growth and urban sprawl Under-resourced road network Between 1970-2000 road network increased 3x, vehicles increased 16x Peak-time average speed10-15 kph on main roads; 21-39 kph on

arterial roads

Why traffic congestion

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Increasing working population Increasing income per capita

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Decreasing car prices

Fastest growing car market in world

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Increasing car ownership Increasing population spread

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Under-resourced road network

Urban traffic congestion

Cost of poorly managed roads

Effects of Congestion - Fuel loss at signalized intersections- Rs 995 crores per year, Rs 80 lakhs daily @ Moti Bagh crossing - Congestion delay costs Rs. 240 lakhs annually - Vehicles in congestion emit nearly four times more pollution - Autos greatest source of pollution (Delhi 66%, Mumbai 52%) Accidents and fatalities More than 25 accidents and 5 fatalities per day in Delhi India has 1% of the world's cars, but 10% of traffic fatalities 5x fatalities of USA with 1/40x cars

Economic cost of accidents in Delhi is estimated to be Rs.35 lakhs per day

These costs can be reduced by better management
Source: Delhi Traffic Police Dept , Economic Survey of Delhi 2002
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Why poor management

Transportation planners and engineers have many methods (theories and tools) to make road network efficient These methods need comprehensive traffic data

Indias cities need urban traffic data system to support good road network management

Urban traffic data system

Sensing, data backhaul, data base, applications: Road performance Signal control Transit priority Emissions reduction Parking policy Traveler information Incident management Diversion

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Conclusion
Urban auto traffic demand will grow rapidly

In absence of intelligent management the cost in fuel, emissions, delay are excessive
Without measurement, management is blind New (and existing) road networks should develop urban traffic data system

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