BPS Concept Paper
This project wiki details the concept of Bus Priority System (BPS) with G1 route as concrete example. Contents of this wiki will be used to publish a concept paper on BPS. the concept paper will be mailed to key stakeholders for the BPS proposals, like BMTC, BBMP, and Bangalore Traffic Police.
Priority for Bus - why?
Goal of Bus Priority System (BPS) is to provide priority to Buses over private transportation. BPS would provide priority to buses by speeding them up at top choke points on identified trunk routes or corridors. Choke points could be signals, or narrow or crowded sections of the target roads.
BPS and BRTS - an FAQ
Common answers to questions regarding BPS with respect to BRTS. Move to a child page here.
Choke Point based approach for G1
Method to Identify choke points: top-5 signals and top-2 crowded sections (spanning multiple short distance signals).
Scenario 1: Best case - G1 stays as it is
This scenario would throw up
- Candidates for top-5 signals: Windtunnel Road, Suranjan Das road, Kundahalli Road, Marathahalli/ORR signal, start of Victoria Road, Agram/Victoria Road
- Candidates for top-2 sections: LifeStyle - Richmond Road, Marathahalli Market Area, Domlur flyover to windtunnel road
Scenario 2: Worst case - with new underpasses under Signal Free DPR
Road underpasses are planned at Suranjan Das road signal, Windtunnel and Manipal Signals, and Kundalahalli Gate signal. If these do come up, the top-5 and top-2 would change.
- top-5 signals - candidates: Marathahalli/ORR Signal, Agram/Victoria Road, Start of Victoria Road, Domlur Cross,
- top-2 sections - candidates: LifeStyle - Richmond Road, Marathahalli Market Area
Design Principles - Signals
Definitions
- T-Signal - May have more than three directions merging, but major traffic flows are in three directions, in a T pattern.
- 4-way signal - Major traffic flows are in four directions (+ pattern), though these signals may have more than four flows overall.
T signals - corridor straight
Windtunnel, Start of Victoria Road, Suranjan Das Road
T Signals - corridor bends
Kundalahalli Gate
4-way signals - corridor straight
Lower Agram/Victoria Road - towards lifestyle
4-way signals - coridor bends
Lower Agram/Victoria Road - towards Domlur
Design Principles - Crowded Sections
Wide One way - contral flow bus lane
A 3+ lane wide one way road that could provide opportunity for a dedicated bus lane in the opposite direction.
Crowded sections
Solution for crowded mixed traffic sections. Ex: Brookfields Main Road, after Kundalahalli signal, towards ITPL/Hoody.
Other Design Principles
Waiting and Onboarding Amenities
Bus Stop improvements for quick onboarding and offboarding
Routing considerations
Only special services (say G1, and 335E), possibly with a small BPS premium, allowed to make use of BPS. How many schedules can be taken up depends on practical calculation of bus throughput of BPS amenities.
Further, BPS could be operational only during morning and evening commute hours.
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Bangalore Public Transport
- BRTS, Bus Priority or similar concepts for Bangalore
- Bangalore Transportation: Research and Reports
- Bangalore CTTP 2007
- CTTP Bangalore Executive Summary
- Chapter–1 Introduction
- Chapter–2 Study Objectives And Methodology
- Chapter–3 Existing Traffic And Travel Characteristics
- Chapter–4 Development Of Operational Travel Demand Model
- Chapter–5 Strategy For Transport Development
- Chapter–6 Future Demand Analysis And System Selection
- Chapter–7 The Traffic And Transportation Plan
- 7.1 Components Of The Traffic And Transportation Plan
- 7.2 Mass Transport System
- 7.3 The Metro Network System
- 7.4 Mono Rail / Light Rapid Transit System (LRT)
- 7.5 Commuter Rail System
- 7.6 BRT System
- 7.7 Augmentation And Improvement In City Bus System
- 7.8 Integrated Multi Modal Transit Centres –Cum- Intercity Bus Terminals
- 7.9 Road Infrastructure
- 7.10 Inter-Modal Interchanges
- 7.11 Non- Motorized Modes
- 7.12 Parking
- 7.13 Freight Movement
- 7.14 Demand Control
- 7.15 Transport System Management - B-TRAC 2010
- Chapter–8 Transport Integration
- Chapter–9 Cost Estimates, Phasing And Financing Plan
- Chapter–10 Institutional Development
- Bangalore Mass Transit - Summary of Past Study Reports
- CCTF Report
- Traffic/Transport Issues & CTTP-2007
- CTTP Review – Further Comments & Inputs
- CTTP review comments
- Part I: BRTS
- Part I: Monorail
- Part I: Airport Rail Link - The Monorail Option
- Part I: Commuter Rail System
- Part II: Non-Motorised User Facilities
- Part II: Traffic Restraining Measures
- Part III: South East CBD areas not connected
- Part III: ITPL and surrounding areas not covered
- Bangalore CTTP 2007
- Bangalore bus system
- BMTC Routing
- Ask Me service - Query on BMTC routes
- BMTC - Interactive Maps Project
- BMTC route allottment - sheet attached
- Case Study: Taking the Bus
- Routes introduced after February 2010
- The Big10 routing concept
- BIG10, KSOL, KSBL - Route Details
- BMTC - S1 Route (Vijayanagar to Vijayanagar)
- BMTC Big 10 and HOHO service: work in progess?
- Bellary Road Big 10
- Big10 - 5 things to build upon BMTC's direction-based rework
- Big10 concept - Circle Routes are here?
- Extend or overlap BIG 10 services
- HOHO off to a slow start
- My experiment with the Sarjapura road Big10
- Tried office commute using Big10 - a report
- BMTC and Corruption
- BMTC and monopoly - opening up Local Bus Transport in Bangalore
- BPS Concept Paper
- First and Last Mile connects for BMTC
- Feeder Routes as 'Branded' Service
- BMTC's encouraging mini bus talk - good going Mr Parwez
- Feeder Bus Service - Malleswaram Example
- Minibuses for better area coverage
- No bus connecvitity from Kaggadasapura, Vignana Nagar to HAL airport Road!!
- Shuttle suggestions based on our experiences
- Feeder Bus Routes for Areas East of Suranjandas Rd
- Information Available on BMTC
- Vajra/Volvos doing well
- BMTC Routing
- Commuter Rail Service
- CRS Bangalore: A project that never gets the green
- CRS for Bangalore
- Commuter / suburban rail - part II
- Commuter Rail - Will it ever materialize ?
- Commuter Rail - Will it really help ?
- Commuter Rail System - for us?
- Commuter Rail can make our city better
- Commuter rail for Bengaluru - state not interested?
- Commuter rail to E-City may happen soon!
- DRM's presentation (regarding Commuter Rail etc)
- Edge stations, ring rail, and leasing or acquiring SWR assets
- Imagine Sarjapur suburb area, with Commuter Rail
- Nayandahalli Station Should Be Improved
- Report - Bangalore local train ride & meet
- South Western Railway - please wake up and listen to us!
- Tale of Hebbal station
- Updates from the Railway Minister
- Using the present Indian railways as Commuter rail in Bangalore
- Transportation Solutions for Bangalore
- Economical Transportation Solutions for Sustainable Bangalore
- External Links (related work)
- Metro Rail too much to handle - Can we leapfrog...
- PIL - To Sort out the Transport Mess
- Tax Sops to encourage use of Public transport (BMTC) ?
- Urban Transportation reforms around the BMLTA concept
- Bengaluru Light Rail