Public Transport Planning and Management in Developing Countries

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Current Scenario of Public Transport (PT) in Developing Countries

4.5.3 Transport demand and supply

4.5.3.1 Mode choice behavior

Indian cities differ significantly from their counterparts in developed countries in terms of

traffic composition. India has mixed traffic comprised of vehicles of various sizes and speeds

sharing the same right of way. Public transit and NMT together constitute the majority of

trips in Indian cities. Also, unlike most of the developed countries, two wheelers are a very

popular mode of travel in Indian cities. Figure 4.11 shows the modal split in the five study

cities. Bigger