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Available parking at stations can divert drivers from the city and
region’s road system to transit and provides an opportunity for
customers who may not be to use other modes to access a
station. However, Park & Ride provides a low share of transit
riders per vehicle and can detract from other more efficient
modes of access. Therefore, Park & Ride ranks below all
other modes of access in the station access hierarchy.
1.3 Physical Integration Guideline s
In addition to facilitating inter-modality through limiting the
distance and grade separation, it is imperious to plan for high
quality pedestrian infrastructure since all modes whether
public transport, pick & drop or park & ride can only be made
possible by a safe, convenient and comfortable pedestrian
network.
1.3.1
• Footpath should have convenient height such that it is
easily accessible by aged people and children.
• Footpath should be accessible to people on wheel chair
by provision of ramps with suitable gradients.
• At the ingress and egress to a footpath, special surfaces
such as tactile pavement should be provided for guidance
of visually impaired.
Elements of pedestrian access to public transport (Source- TCRP)
In addition to the fact that all modes will also pedestrians
within the site, the walking access mode, can increase transit
ridership without the need to provide additional parking
facilities or increase bus service.Some of the pertinent issues
essential to consider when designing pedestrian access to a
public transport station are shown in figure below.
1.2.2
Non-motorised vehicles
To encourage the use of this space efficient and environmental
friendly mode of access, non-motorised vehicles (bicycles and
cycle rickshaws) are given priority over all motorised vehicular
access. In the transit area, NMVs have the right-of-way over
buses and automobiles, but do not have the right-of way over
pedestrians.While bicycle planning would act as a park and
ride mode, bicycle share systems and cycle rickshaws would
also be an access and feeder system to the terminal.
1.2.3
Public Transit
All forms of public transit, whether rail based or road based,
generates a higher share of concentrated pedestrian activity
on station sites. To facilitate the efficient and rapid access and
egress of passengers, transit modes should be given priority
over all other vehicular modes of access. In the most efficient
scenarios, bus based transit would have stoppages designed
at the public access edge of the terminal site and rail based
transit would either be integrated vertically through grade
separated concourses opening directly at the public access
edge.In developed systems, with numerous modes of transit,
integration of fares and ticketing may be useful in incentivising
users to stay within the public transit system.
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1.2.4
Intermediate Public Transit
Intermediate Public Transit (IPT) (also known as Para Transit)
is an extremely space efficient mode as compared to private
vehicles. This is due to the fact that there is a quick turnaround
time for such modes and unnecessary space is not wasted
on parking. This allows a significantly higher number of
passenger access and egress for the same space allocation.
In an Indian context, these often tend to have a higher
occupancy and acting as an informal feeder system thus
multiplying its benefits. A street-side lane for an autorickshaw
stand, taxi stand and private shuttle buses dropping off or
picking up passengers should be located closer to the station
entrance than the Pick and Drop for private vehicles to
incentivise these modes and afford these benefits to a larger
proportion of users.
1.2.5
1.2.6
1.3.2
Pedestrian crossings should be at the same level as the
footpath for easy access for all.
• Ramps should be provided at the transition between
footpath and pedestrian crossing when the pedestrian
crossing cannot be at the same level as the footpath.
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•
Handrails should have opening leading to the crosswalk
and should have a width at least the width of the
crosswalk.
At signalized pedestrian crossing with pedestrian push
buttons, the push buttons should be aligned in such a
way that it is comfortably accessible to people on wheel
chairs.
1.3.3
•
Park & Ride
Park & Ride facilities are generally used as all-day commuter
parking. Park & Ride is considered an important transit
mode share to Bus Terminals and should be accommodated.
Accessibility of Pedestrian Crossing
•
Pick & Drop
A Pick and Drop facility requires proximity to a station
entrance for optimum function, it is afforded a higher access
priority than Park & Ride access. Park & Ride areas include
facilities for passenger drop-offs and pick-ups by automobile,
as well as spaces for short-term parking. A curbside lane for
automobiles dropping off or picking up passengers should be
located closer to the station entrance than short-term parking.
Accessibility of Footpaths
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cannot safely accommodate pedestrians on wheel chair.
• Elevators should have enough space to accommodate at
least one-wheel chair and a pedestrian to stand.
• Opening to subways and FOBs should have sufficient
width at least to allow two people to comfortably cross
each other.
1.4
International Case Studies
1.4.1 Georgia Multi-modal
Georgia, United States:
Passenger
Terminal,
Activity-Service Integration
The Multi Modal Passenger Terminal of approximately 47.7
hectares is one of the Atlanta region’s major passenger
terminal with facilities envisioned for new commuter rail and
intercity passenger rail services, as well as intercity, regional
express, and local buses (Greyhound, South-eastern Stages,
GRTA Xpress, Cobb Community Transit, Gwinnet County
Transit, and MARTA). The facility has been designed to
accommodate future transportation, including high speed rail,
light rail, and streetcar services.
The new terminal’s planned location in Downtown Atlanta has
evolved over several decades and multiple planning efforts.
The project will reside within much of the “gulch,” an area
between Forsyth Street and Centennial Olympic Park Drive.
This location lies immediately west of the MARTA Five Points
Station, the hub of the Atlanta region’s rapid rail system and
the crossroads of various railroads serving the Atlanta region
and the Southeast.
DEVELOPMENT
PARK
BUS NETWORK
PUBLIC SPACE
STREET ACTMTY
Accessibility of Subways and Foot-Over-Bridges
All subways and FOBs should have elevators in addition
to stairs. Elevators are essential at all grade-separated
pedestrian crossings for mobility of differen tly abled on
wheel chair.
Escalators may be provided along with stairs to increase
comfort, but it cannot be a replacement to elevators, as it
RAIL NETWORK
Master Plan of Georgia Multi-modal Passenger
Termina
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