The key goal of transport projects under the National Urban Transport Policy (NUTP) is “moving people not vehicles”. As transport projects receiving assistance under JNNURM (Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission) are required to confirm to NUTP, they need to be people-centric. This implies investment priorities favouring public transport and non-motorised transport (NMT). To plan transport infrastructure, robust forecasts of the travel demand and responses of travel demand to changes in the transport system characteristics and parameters are needed. Read More
