Public Transport Planning and Management in Developing Countries

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Preface

In the early stages of growth of any city, the vehicular trips are all road-based and are

confined to modes like cycles, personalized cars, two-wheelers, and intermediate public

transport (IPT) modes like cycle rickshaws, tongas, taxis, three-wheelers, tempos, etc. As

the city’s population and size grow further, commuter trips tend to get concentrated on

particular sections and routes and call for a larger transport unit like a mini-bus or a stan-

dard bus, which forms part of the public transport system. In larger cities, public transport

systems play an increasingly important role. In cities ...