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“In the 1980s, we probably had a very good public transportation system,” Swamy said. “Like BEST in Mumbai, Pallavan in Chennai. BMTC in Bangalore. MTS in Ahmedabad.”
“If you look at the time till the early 90s, many Indian cities, which currently do not have public transport, used to have good public transport,” Gadepalli said.
But economic prosperity after 1991 liberalization enabled millions of Indian families to purchase personal motor vehicles.
Widespread access to the private vehicle means that public transport must match the comfort, reliability, flexibility and economy of the private vehicle.
“There is a 5-5-5 rule. Public transportation should be within five minutes of access, it should arrive within five minutes of delay, and it should reach the destination without more than five minutes of delay. That’s what everyone wants. Has – timely and comfortable uninterrupted commute i.e. without herding like cows and without putting much burden on the pocket,” said Gadepalli. “Just because there is a metro rail in my city, which is 10 km away from my house. , it’s for me Doesn’t do anything.”
“You have to know that public transport is actually competing with autos and two-wheelers,” Swamy said.
“In the Indian context, public transport fares should be half the cost of going on a two-wheeler,” Gadepalli said. “If it costs the same as a two-wheeler, most people will ride a two-wheeler.”
“And two-wheeler ownership is very high in India. About 60% of households in urban areas own a two-wheeler. The two-wheeler is very reliable because it is at your doorstep. It really doesn’t get stuck in congestion. You can, therefore, two-wheeler Use of vehicles can always be linked to traffic, therefore, we find a lot and if we want to move people away from two-wheelers, it has to meet the reliability, comfort, convenience and economy of two-wheelers. Tiwari said Said.
