Feasibility study to improve routes of existing urban mass transit network of vadodara city

Due to rapid urbanization and vehicular growth most of the cities are congested with traffic flow. To mitigate the traffic congestion effective mass transportation system is necessary in the cities. Urban mass transit system can work efficiently if proper routing and scheduling are implemented. The routing plays a very significant role in public transport system. When the development takes place on the periphery of an urban area then additional trips are generated between this area and CBD. To accommodate this additional trips, routing and scheduling of existing urban mass transit system should be enhanced. Vadodara city is an appropriate example of developing city in which residential and other land uses are taking place on boundaries of the city. The existing city bus service is inadequate to handle this increased demand. Therefore, this study is aimed to determine the additional routes and fleet size of city bus service optimally. This study may be helpful to improve existing city bus service by optimal extended routes as per demand considering effective accessibility and mobility.