I.P. Gautam (Author)
Title
Urban Transport India Series: Innovations in Design - Ahmedabad Bus Rapid Transit System
Contributor(s)Shivanand Swamy,Abhijit Lokre,Vijay Arya,Shefali Borikar Shurpali,Sandeep Paul
Document Type
Authored Book
Publisher Mapin Publishing, Ahmedabad
Date of Publication 2014
First Edition 2014
Pages
200 | ills. 295
Binding
HB
Language
English
ISBN
978-8189995935
Research Categories
7_Travel
5_ArcHeritage
9_SocialDuty
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgement
Legends
Acronyms
1. Background: What is BRTS?
2. Background: System Types
3. Background: About Janmarg
4. Background: Planning for Janmarg
5. BRTS Design: Basic Layout
6. BRTS Design: Basic Layout: BRT Lanes: Side or Median?
7. BRTS Design: Basic Layout: Bus Station: Kerb or Median?
8. BRTS Design: Basic Layout: Bus Station: Location
9. BRTS Design: Cross Sections
10. BRTS Design: Cross Sections: Phase I: Right of way
11. BRTS Design: Cross Sections: Phase I: Right of way: 60 m
12. BRTS Design: Cross Sections: Phase I: Right of way: 45 m
13. BRTS Design: Cross Sections: Phase I: Right of way: 40 m
14. BRTS Design: Cross Sections: Phase I: Right of way: 36 m
15. BRTS Design: Cross Sections: Phase I: Right of way: 30 m
16. BRTS Design: Cross Sections: Phase I: Right of way: 24 m
17. BRTS Design: Cross Sections: Phase I: Innovations
18. BRTS Design: Cross Sections: Phase I: Innovations: Overtaking Lanes
19. BRTS Design: Cross Sections: Phase I: Innovations: Adapting Design for Special Situations
20. BRTS Design: Cross Sections: Phase I: Innovations: Grade Separating for Pedestrians
21. BRTS Design: Cross Sections: Phase I: Innovations: Splitting the Flyovers
22. BRTS Design: Cross Sections: Phase I: Innovations: Accommodating HT Lines
23. BRTS Design: Cross Sections: Phase II: Right of way
24. BRTS Design: Cross Sections: Phase II: Right of way: 60 m
25. BRTS Design: Cross Sections: Phase II: Right of way: 40 m
26. BRTS Design: Cross Sections: Phase II: Right of way: 36 m
27. BRTS Design: Cross Sections: Phase II: Right of way: 30 m
28. BRTS Design: Cross Sections: Phase II: Innovations
29. BRTS Design: Cross Sections: Phase II: Innovations: Elevating BRTS
30. BRTS Design: Cross Sections: Phase II: Innovations: At-Grade Turnaround
31. BRTS Design: Junction Design
32. BRTS Design: Junction Design: Four-arm junction with Two-way BRTS
33. BRTS Design: Junction Design : Four-arm junction with Flyover
34. BRTS Design: Junction Design : Four-arm junction with Square about and
35. BRTS Design: Junction Design: Two-way BRTS
36. BRTS Design: Junction Design: Four-arm junction with Square about and Bus Priority
37. BRTS Design: Placemaking
38. BRTS Design: Placemaking: Street Design
39. BRTS Design: Placemaking: Public Space Design
40. BRTS Design: Placemaking: Access to Bus Station
41. BRTS Design: Street Design Elements
42. BRTS Design: Street Design Elements: Benches
43. BRTS Design: Street Design Elements: Bollards
44. BRTS Design: Street Design Elements: Railings
45. BRTS Design: Street Design Elements: Kerb Cuts
46. BRTS Design: Street Design Elements: Raised Pedestrian Crossing at Bus Stations
47. BRTS Design: Street Design Elements: Parking Module and Tree-pit Cover
48. BRTS Design: Street Design Elements: Tree-pit Cover Details
49. BRTS Design: Transit Infrastructure System
50. BRTS Design: Transit Infrastructure System: Bus Stations
51. BRTS Design: Transit Infrastructure System: Interchanges
52. BRTS Design: Transit Infrastructure System: Workshops
53. BRTS Design: Ideas for Future
54. BRTS Design: Ideas for Future: Drivers’ Facility
55. BRTS Design: Ideas for Future: Interchange with Terminal
56. BRTS Design: Ideas for Future: Elevated Turnaround
Conclusion
Bibliography
About the Authors
About Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport
BRTS Team
BRTS route map, Ahmedabad
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