Evaluating the Last Mile Connectivity for Gurugram Rapid Metro

Abstract

The prospect of providing valuable, economic and comfortable “Last Mile Connectivity” (LMC), i.e. from the trip ends to the point of accessing a public transport system, is an area which is not given proper attention in cities of India, which includes many metropolitan/millennium cities like Gurugram. Traffic in Gurugram has grown at an unsustainable pace and around 1 lakh vehicles being registered in the city every year, also the number of private vehicles had increased tremendously in Gurugram since 1991 to 2019. In this alarming situation, the Last mile connectivity (LMC) is of vital importance that a rapid transit pattern shift is taken on in order to move people away from private vehicles towards the role of public transit. The research discusses about overview of transport conditions around Gurugram Rapid Metro corridor in the state of Haryana, India and by studying the inventory of area and doing surveys regarding commuter’s perception for last mile connectivity of Gurugram. The important questions that the research tries to address is evaluation of the last mile connectivity with the help of Data Envelopment Analysis to analyze the efficiency of various attributes of Gurugram Rapid Metro Corridor i.e. The impact on interconnectivity convenience, travel time ratio & travel cost with the help of suitable inputs. Egress or last mile was identified as the weakest leg of the journey.