Intelligent Systems to Enhance Last Mile Connectivity for Upcoming Smart Cities in India (original) (raw)

2017

Abstract

Due to exorbitant migration in urban areas in the last few decades, increasing vehicle ownerships, traffic congestion and rising extreme air pollution have resulted more and more cities in India to opt for various mass rapid transit systems such as metro rail, mono rail and BRT systems etc. But cities still faces the problem of last mile connectivity. Most of the cities don’t have proper last mile connectivity facilities. First mile/last mile connections are made in a number of ways, these include: walking, bicycling, private automobile, metro feeder, bus service local bus, E-rickshaw, cycle rickshaw and auto rickshaw. This article is an attempt to understand the existing last mile connectivity issues in various cities of India especially in Delhi and how with the help of various Information and Communication based solutions, last mile connectivity can be enhanced in upcoming smart cities in India. This article basically focuses on seamless integration with other modes physically, t...

Moushila De hasn't uploaded this paper.

Let Moushila know you want this paper to be uploaded.

Ask for this paper to be uploaded.