4.4 Review and Comments
1. The study follows a standard method and procedure of the traditional travel demand forecast models. The methodology and procedure of travel demand forecast would be
generally satisfactory.
2. Various parameters used for the traffic model were mainly derived from the traffic surveys conducted in 1994 Feasibility Study. These traffic data are slightly old as considering the rapid growth of economic activities and the changes of traffic situations in Bangalore City. The small scale supplementary traffic survey will be needed to update those traffic data, especially for clarifying the traffic behaviors of new residents in the suburban area.
However, the basic pattern of traffic flow are not much changed because of few changes of the land use pattern in the city.
3. For the modal split model, parameters would be need to be changed because the road congestion has been more severe in Bangalore recently.
4. The study has been resulted that around 85% of ELRTS users were shifted from former bus users. Few ELRTS users were switched from car and two wheel users.
For the sensitivity of the traffic to fares charged on the ELRTS is to be examined again. The willingness of potential passengers to patronize the ELRTS depend on the value they attach not only to saving time and capacity of money but also frequency, safety, and reliability of its services and comfort of travel. Even for commuters in lower income group with a low time value for money, longer waiting time and travel time in a overcrowded buses running on the congested road may be preferred to paying higher fare for a more comfortable travel. On the other hand, commuters in the higher income group, especially in two wheeler users, may readily pay more for a safer, more comfortable and reliable mode of travel.
More penalty in time value to the road transport will be needed for calculating the modal split model.
