Assessing the Needs of Pedestrian Facilities at Tiruchirappalli, India (Menilai Keperluan Kemudahan Pejalan Kaki di Tiruchirappalli, India)
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ABSTRACT: Walking is an inherent part of journeys of majority of people living in Indian cities. Walking has many advantages ranging from individual’s health to environmental issues. Although significant number of trips is made on foot the current practices of municipal administrations underestimate the importance of walking. The urban streets and roads have been designed taking into consideration the requirements of vehicular growth and neglecting the requirements of pedestrians. In most of Indian cities the pedestrian facilities are either inadequate or non-existent. This study investigated the present state of pedestrian facilities and assessed the needs of pedestrians on the main streets of various land use zones in Tiruchirappalli City, Tamil Nadu state, India. Field studies were carried out using survey tool kits that include Global Walkability Index (GWI) developed by Holly Virginia Krambeck, Pedestrian infrastructure observation sheet and Pedestrian preference questionnaire. The walkability indices of streets in mixed residential zones were maximum and walkability indices of streets in residential zones were minimum. In the surveyed streets the sidewalks are either inadequate or not present. The existing pedestrian paths are mainly encroached by street vendors and parking of vehicles. The pedestrian facilities along the pedestrian paths are almost non-existent. The most important concerns of pedestrians include issues such as personal security, inadequate street lighting, encroachment on pedestrian platforms, lack of well connected and well maintained pavements. Based on the observations of existing pedestrian facilities and assessment of pedestrian needs this paper proposes pedestrian-focused solutions to improve walkability.
Keywords: Walking; pedestrian; walkability index; pedestrian infrastructure; pedestrian needs
ABSTRAK: Berjalan adalah satu kemestian yang wujud dalam perjalanan kehidupan penduduk yang tinggal di bandar-bandar di India. Berjalan kaki mempunyai banyak kelebihan dari kesihatan individu dengan isu-isu alam sekitar. Walaupun sebilangan besar perjalanan dibuat dengan berjalan kaki amalan semasa pentadbiran perbandaran meremehkan pentingnya berjalan. Jalanjalan bandar dan jalan raya telah direka dengan mengambil kira keperluan pertumbuhan kenderaan dan mengabaikan keperluan pejalan kaki. Dalam kebanyakan bandar-bandar di India kemudahan pejalan kaki adalah sama ada tidak mencukupi atau tidak wujud. Kajian ini menyiasat keadaan semasa berkenaan dengan kemudahan pejalan kaki dan menilai keperluan pejalan kaki di jalan-jalan utama pelbagai zon guna tanah di Tiruchirappalli Bandar, Tamil Nadu, India. Kajian lapangan telah dijalankan dengan menggunakan kit alat kaji selidik yang merangkumi Indeks Walkability Global (GWI) yang dibangunkan oleh Holly Virginia Krambeck, pejalan kaki infrastruktur pemerhatian dan soal selidik lembaran keutamaan pejalan kaki. Indeks walkability jalan-jalan di zon kediaman bercampur adalah maksimum dan indeks walkability jalan-jalan di zon kediaman adalah minimum. Di jalan-jalan yang dikaji, kaki lima adalah sama ada tidak mencukupi atau tidak hadir. Laluan pejalan kaki yang sedia ada kebanyakannya dicerobohi oleh penjual jalanan dan kenderaan yang diletakkan di situ. Kemudahan pejalan kaki di sepanjang laluan pejalan kaki yang hampir tidak wujud. Kebimbangan paling penting pejalan kaki termasuk isu-isu seperti keselamatan peribadi, lampu jalan yang tidak mencukupi, pencerobohan ke atas platform pejalan kaki, kekurangan kaki lima juga hubungan dan di selenggara dengan baik. Berdasarkan pemerhatian kemudahan pejalan kaki dan penilaian keperluan pejalan kaki yang sedia ada, kertas kerja ini mencadangkan penyelesaian pejalan kaki yang memberi tumpuan untuk meningkatkan daya tahan pejalan kaki.
Kata kunci: Berjalan kaki; pejalan kaki; indeks walkability; infrastruktur pejalan kaki; keperluan pejalan kak
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