?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Planning+for+sustainability+of+non+motorised+public+transport+in+a+developing+city&rft.creator=Rahman%2C+Mamun+Muntasir&rft.subject=non+motorised+transport+(NMT)%2C+non-motorised+public+transport+(NMPT)%2C+motorised+transport+(MT)%2C+motorised+public+transport+(MPT)%2C+sustainable+transport%2C+sustainable+planning%2C+non+motorised+public+transport+integration%2C+developing+city%2C+developing+country&rft.subject=developed+city%2C+developed+country%2C+Dhaka%2C+integrated+multimodal+planning+framework%2C+planning+framework%2C+decision+tool%2C+functional+hierarchy%2C+road+hierarchy&rft.description=Most+large+cities+around+the+world+are+undergoing+rapid+transport+sector+development+to+cater+for+increased+urbanization.+Subsequently+the+issues+of+mobility%2C+access+equity%2C+congestion%2C+operational+safety+and+above+all+environmental+sustainability+are+becoming+increasingly+crucial+in+transport+planning+and+policy+making.+The+popular+response+in+addressing+these+issues+has+been+demand+management%2C+through+improvement+of+motorised+public+transport+(MPT)+modes+(bus%2C+train%2C+tram)+and+non-motorized+transport+(NMT)+modes+(walk%2C+bicycle)%3B+improved+fuel+technology.%0D%0A%0D%0ARelatively+little+attention+has+however+been+given+to+another+readily+available+and+highly+sustainable+component+of+the+urban+transport+system%2C+non-motorized+public+transport+(NMPT)+such+as+the+pedicab+that+operates+on+a+commercial+basis+and+serves+as+an+NMT+taxi%3B+and+has+long+standing+history+in+many+Asian+cities%3B+relatively+stable+in+existence+in+Latin+America%3B+and+reemerging+and+expanding+in+Europe%2C+North+America+and+Australia.+Consensus+at+policy+level+on+the+apparent+benefits%2C+costs+and+management+approach+for+NMPT+integration+has+often+been+a+major+transport+planning+problem.+Within+this+context%2C+this+research+attempts+to+provide+a+more+complete+analysis+of+the+current+existence+rationale+and+possible+future%2C+or+otherwise%2C+of+NMPT+as+a+regular+public+transport+system.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe+analytical+process+is+divided+into+three+major+stages.+Stage+1+reviews+the+status+and+role+condition+of+NMPT+as+regular+public+transport+on+a+global+scale-+in+developing+cities+and+developed+cities.+The+review+establishes+the+strong+ongoing+and+future+potential+role+of+NMPT+in+major+developing+cities.+Stage+2+narrows+down+the+status+review+to+a+case+study+city+of+a+developing+country+in+order+to+facilitate+deeper+role+review+and+status+analysis+of+the+mode.%0D%0A%0D%0ADhaka%2C+capital+city+of+Bangladesh%2C+has+been+chosen+due+to+its+magnitude+of+NMPT+presence.+The+review+and+analysis+reveals+the+multisectoral+and+dominant+role+of+NMPT+in+catering+for+the+travel+need+of+Dhaka+transport+users.+The+review+also+indicates+ad-hoc%2C+disintegrated+policy+planning+in+management+of+NMPT+and+the+need+for+a+planning+framework+to+facilitate+balanced+integration+between+NMPT+and+MT+in+future.%0D%0A%0D%0AStage+3+develops+an+integrated%2C+multimodal+planning+framework+(IMPF)%2C+based+on+a+four-step+planning+process.+This+includes+defining+the+purpose+and+scope+of+the+planning+exercise%2C+determining+current+deficiencies+and+preferred+characteristics+for+the+proposed+IMPF%2C+selection+of+suitable+techniques+to+address+the+deficiencies+and+needs+of+the+transport+network+while+laying+out+the+IMPF+and+finally%2C+development+of+a+delivery+plan+for+the+IMPF+based+on+a+selected+layout+technique+and+integration+approach.+The+output+of+the+exercise+is+a+planning+instrument+(decision+tool)+that+can+be+used+to+assign+a+road+hierarchy+in+order+to+allocate+appropriate+traffic+to+appropriate+network+type%2C+particularly+to+facilitate+the+operational+balance+between+MT+and+NMT.+The+instrument+is+based+on+a+partial+restriction+approach+of+motorised+transport+(MT)+and+NMT%2C+structured+on+the+notion+of+functional+hierarchy+approach%2C+and+distributes%2Fprioritises+MT+and+NMT+such+that+functional+needs+of+the+network+category+is+best+complemented.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe+planning+instrument+based+on+these+processes+and+principles+offers+a+six-level+road+hierarchy+with+a+different+composition+of+network-governing+attributes+and+modal+priority%2C+for+the+current+Dhaka+transport+network%2C+in+order+to+facilitate+efficient+integration+of+NMT+with+MT.%0D%0A%0D%0AA+case+study+application+of+the+instrument+on+a+small+transport+network+of+Dhaka+also+demonstrates+the+utility%2C+flexibility+and+adoptability+of+the+instrument+in+logically+allocating+corridors+with+particular+positions+in+the+road+hierarchy+paradigm.+Although+the+tool+is+useful+in+enabling+balanced+distribution+of+NMPT+with+MT+at+different+network+levels%2C+further+investigation+is+required+with+reference+to+detailed+modal+variations%2C+scales+and+locations+of+a+network+to+further+generalise+the+framework+application.&rft.publisher=Queensland+University+of+Technology&rft.date=2013&rft.type=Thesis&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.relation=https%3A%2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