MOTION PROPOSED ON THE 24TH OF DECEMBER, 2014 FOR -

FASTER AND SAFER PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN PUNE

By theYUVA PARTY

Our party wishes to propose the following motion in order to enhance the

functioning and efficiency of the metro project.

The city of Pune is facing a tremendous problem with its road infrastructure which is not able to cater to the traffic needs of the city , in order to improve the situation the government has

APPROVED THE CONSTRUCTION OF A METRO IN THE CITY.

Incorporation of Universal Design at Metro Stations and within the carriages

There is an urgent need to provide safe access to public transport facilities for the differently abled and elderly community. We propose to incorporate ramps , braille signposts , handrails ,

wheelchair access points etc in order to enable access for everyone to the metro.

Effective merging of the existing transport systems

In order to interlink the public transport networks in the city effectively , our party proposes to have Bus Stops at OR near the proposed metro stations so that travel throughout the city

becomes easy for the commuter.

Use of Alternative Energy Solutions for the Metro Stations

Pune is a city which gets optimum sunlight almost 365 days of the year , our party proposes to make use of this natural resource in the form of roof top solar power plants at metro stations for

providing energy to the metro in order to curb the pressure on the rapidly depleting existing energy sources.

Removing Encroachment Along the Metro Lines

Encroachments on the existing roads hamper their functioning and add to the problems of the city , we propose to re-establish these people and clear the lines by providing job opportunities

for them as a part of the Metro Project.

Provide opportunities for these people to set up organised kiosks at the metrostations which would be good for business as well as reduce the pressure on current road encraochments

Rethinking the existing BRTS infrastructure

The traffic lanes provided for the BRTS on some of the major roads in Pune are defunct , the buses prefer to use the regular lanes and this is eating up the road width and increasing traffic

problems. We propose to redisitribute these lanes along the Metro lines.

In Pune, the BRTS corridor is a free-for-all as buses snake through the busy Swargate traffic junction.

The use of Smart Cards for the Metro

Our party proposed to introduce an option of payment by refillable smart card for the metro , which reduces the hassle of ticketing and makes travel by metro easier for regular users.

Positives of the Bangalore Metro Negatives of the Bangalore Metro

Wifi enabled Suffered several accidents n comparison to Delhi Metro

Provision for emergency voice communication with staff when needed

Execution was delayed more than a decade due to poor planning

Equipped with cctv cameras Imp commercial areas have been skipped in the first phase

Smart Cards to buy online Basic amenities like toilets med facilities and seating arrangements ignored

Trains can be interchanged

DELHI METRO BANGALORE METRO

Planning began in 1995 Planning began in 1995

Joint venture between the centre and the state government

Private- Public Partnership(PPP model)

1st track built in 2003 1st track built in 2007(time spent exploring options)

Widely successful Facing many problems