Trips Generated by Rickshaw Pullers and Trip Rate for Cycle Rickshaws: A Case Study of Delhi

Abstract

With rapid growth in urbanization, the demand of infrastructural services has boosted up. High economic opportunities in metropolitan cities lead to increased movement of people which ultimately results in very large demand of transportation services. As transportation sector has very large impact on the social, economic and environmental growth of a country it is imperative to make it greener and more sustainable. For a country to have a better growth, transportation sector should be inclusive and provide equity. Cycle Rickshaws are a green mode of transport that has to the potential to provide last-mile-connectivity, act as feeder mode, as well as supplant motorized trips for shorter distances. The usage of cycle rickshaw is seen in many parts of India and it forms a popular mode of transport for shorter trips made in small towns. Since NCT of Delhi, which has tremendous number of motorized vehicles plying on its roads, the promotion and improvement in cycle-rickshaw services may provide a respite to the environment from the carbon load. With this motivation, this study aims to study the trip generation pattern for cycle rickshaw for selected locations of Delhi. The results reveal that age, status and duration of ownership, income, perception of difficulty governs the number of trips generated by pullers. Occupancy and the trip rates are also analyzed in the article. This study aims to provide an initiative towards the development of sustainable transportation by taking a step forward in the direction of organized structure of Non-motorized vehicles.