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Intent
This report aims to represent the following points.
A critical investigation of the Lahore Metro Bus Transit System.
The project mission, design and construction and cost.
The short term and long term environmental costs occurred by the
construction, maintenance and operation of the project.
Introduction
Green Line: 27 KM (16.8mi)
Number of Stations: 29
Direction: North to south
(Shahdra to Gajumata)
Dual Grade System.
Project Mission
Why BRT?
An increase in economic activity.
Decrease in commute duration and congestion.
Savings in vehicle everyday expenditure.
Sense of ownership.
Guarantees the fundamental human rights of mobility.
BRT Lahore:
BRT in Lahore will serve for next 12-15 years.
The BRT operation began on February 11, 2013.
There is a fleet of 64 buses, but only 45 are in use.
Daily ridership: 180 000
Affordable initiative will go a long way in reducing emissions and traffic
volume.
It will help in attracting investment and create a new culture of public transport
and land use.
The Lahore Metro Bus Transit System route covers dozens of residential and
commercial localities along the citys main artery -- Ferozepur road, linking
together Lytton road, Jain Mandar, MAO College, Lower Mall, Civil
Secretariat, Aiwan-i-Adal, Chowk Katchehry (District Courts), Shrine of Hazrat
Data Ganj Bakhsh, Ravi Road, and Shahdra town.
Design of the Lahore Metro bus meets the criteria laid out by the Institute for
Transportation and Development Policy. It has barrier-controlled, automated offboard fare collection, a service interval of less than 2 minutes during peak hours,
stations with well-designed signage and information systems and a precision bus
docking system.
Environmental Hazards:
i.
The Grounds in the vicinity of the green line are being decrepit
by the dumping and storage of construction material and
equipment.
ii.
Green Belts:
Pavements (dotted with minor greenery) have replaced green belts
under elevated tracks.
In the absence of greenbelts the porosity of the ground decreases,
thus limiting the amount of water that can seep into the ground,
thereby lowering the water table.
Over all the amount of green belts has reduced, potentially further
increasing the pressure on an already underperforming drainage
system.
The glass used inside the confined space can cause green house
effect.
Constructional Hazards:
Noise and air pollution.
Fatal accidents caused by unattended constructional material.
Traffic congestion.
Dust causing breathing problems.
Compensation for destroyed property not even discussed before
the commencement of the project resulting in people being
forced to shift away or sell them.
The compensation is estimated to cost billions of rupees.
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lahore_Metrobus_Service
http://metrolahore.com/lahore-news-4.htm