Assessment of Utilization of the Foot Over Bridges in Delhi

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Assessment of Utilization of the Foot Over Bridges in Delhi

Paul, Akshaya / Qamar, Sharif

There has been an increase in the urban population coupled with economic opportunities which have motorized and privatized travel patterns. Private motorized vehicles are given priority right of way, which has made pedestrians the most vulnerable set of road users. The policies governing walkability in Indian cities do not recommend grade-separated foot over bridges (FOBs) because the shortest direct route at crossings must be given to pedestrians. The current study looks at mobility parameters and the sociological perspective of pedestrians for utilization of FOBs in Delhi and suggests improvements for conducive pedestrian movement. It is found that in Delhi, 23% of people walk to work as compared to 3% of work trips by cars/vans/jeeps and 13% in scooters/motorcycles/mopeds yet infrastructure does not favour pedestrians. The four indicators selected were comfort, accessibility, security, and connectivity. Using the indicators, the locations studied were FOBs at Azadpur Chowk, IIT Gate and ITO. The ITO FOB scored the maximum but lacks accessibility for all users. From the survey, it was observed pedestrians crossing twice a day prefer crossing at grade and the younger population between 21 and 30 years were found to use the FOBs more compared to other age groups. For easy access, escalators are a must for pedestrians irrespective of their gender. Based on observations at the site and primary survey, improvements for mid-block crossings at IIT Gate and ITO and intersection crossing at Azadpur Chowk were recommended to propose better accessible and user-friendly pedestrian crossing facilities.