The city public transport system is all set for a makeover on its Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) project. A special BRT cell will be soon formed by the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mandal Limited (PMPML) to focus on the BRT project. The Centre for Environmental Planning Technology (CEPT) University, Ahmedabad that designed the Janmarg Bus Rapid Transit System will be the sole advisor guiding its operations. They will co-ordinate with PMPML, Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) on the project in Pune.
Abhijeet Lokare, associate professor at CEPT, said, “For the next year, we will offer advice on the BRT project to PMC and PCMC. During our first meeting, we discussed many issues and have now decided to form a special BRT Cell within PMPML. We are structuring the cell and deciding who will work in it, what their selection criteria and qualifications will be. We need engineers, architects, designers, experts in urban transport and well-educated individuals aware of the BRT. We will send the structure to both the corporations in the next week and ask them to hire such people.”
“We had a long meeting with CEPT, during which we discussed our problems and areas that we need to improve upon, as we will benefit from their experience on the Ahmedabad BRT. They gave us suggestions on the operation, infrastructure, scheduled frequency and punctuality of buses,” said Ramchandra Joshi, CMD, PMPML.
A team of three professors headed by Shivanand Swamy came to Pune on June 19 and visited sites where BRT work was ongoing. They met with PMC and PCMC commissioners and Joshi.
ISSUES DISCUSSED WITH CEPT
• BRT cell formation in Pune and its structure
• Implementation of route rationalisation
• Organisation structure for BRT operations and maintenance
• Intelligent Transport Management System (ITMS) for Pune BRT
• Implementation of connecting feeder and express services on BRT routes
• Developing public awareness about BRT in the city
• Off-board bus ticketing management on BRT bus stations
Abhijeet Lokare, associate professor at CEPT, said, “For the next year, we will offer advice on the BRT project to PMC and PCMC. During our first meeting, we discussed many issues and have now decided to form a special BRT Cell within PMPML. We are structuring the cell and deciding who will work in it, what their selection criteria and qualifications will be. We need engineers, architects, designers, experts in urban transport and well-educated individuals aware of the BRT. We will send the structure to both the corporations in the next week and ask them to hire such people.”
“We had a long meeting with CEPT, during which we discussed our problems and areas that we need to improve upon, as we will benefit from their experience on the Ahmedabad BRT. They gave us suggestions on the operation, infrastructure, scheduled frequency and punctuality of buses,” said Ramchandra Joshi, CMD, PMPML.
A team of three professors headed by Shivanand Swamy came to Pune on June 19 and visited sites where BRT work was ongoing. They met with PMC and PCMC commissioners and Joshi.
ISSUES DISCUSSED WITH CEPT
• BRT cell formation in Pune and its structure
• Implementation of route rationalisation
• Organisation structure for BRT operations and maintenance
• Intelligent Transport Management System (ITMS) for Pune BRT
• Implementation of connecting feeder and express services on BRT routes
• Developing public awareness about BRT in the city
• Off-board bus ticketing management on BRT bus stations
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