Dr. P. Shrivastava, Team Leader, Padeco India Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai
Dr. Prabhat Shrivastava is presently working as Team Leader in Transportation and Urban Planning and design division of Padeco India Pvt. Ltd. which is subsidiary of Padeco Co. Ltd. Japan. He has been associated with Padeco since last one year. Earlier to Padeco Dr. Shrivastava was working as Team Leader on various International and National consultancy assignments in Gambia, Bangladesh, Tajikistan, Nepal, Uganda, Nigeria and India. He has been associated with the consultancy projects in the area of Traffic Engineering, Transportation Planning, Highway engineering etc. Dr Prabhat Shrivastava was involved in Post-Doctoral research in the area of Intermodal Coordination at Centre for Transportation Engineering, University of Dublin, Ireland for about two years during 2004 to 2006. He has completed many research projects funded by many funding agencies. He has more than 75 research publications in International, National journals and conferences. Dr Shrivastava’s primary degree is in civil engineering. He earned his Master of Technology in Transportation Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (Chennai), and Ph.D. in Transportation System Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (Mumbai).He has more than 30 years of experience in teaching, research and consultancy. He was also associated with S.P. Engineering college as Professor and Head of Civil Engineering Department and has guided many masters and doctoral students in the area of traffic engineering, transportation planning, highway and pavement engineering etc. Dr. Shrivastava’s research interests are integration of transport modes, routing and scheduling problems, simulation modelling, and applications of advanced techniques for transportation planning and modelling. He is member of various professional bodies including ASCE, T&DI, IFTA, IRTDA, ISTE, IIBA, IRC, IUT etc
Title: Sustainable Development through Multi – Modal Integration
Abstract: Public transport systems, both rail and road, have over previous years developed relatively independent of each other and in competition with the private car. In recent years the changes in demand for public transport due to increase in car ownership, changes in land use and wider economic forces have highlighted the importance of integrating existing networks as an alternative to mass development of new transport systems. At the same time, citizens are becoming more demanding: they expect the shortest possible journey, a high-service frequency, clear and reliable information, a comfortable and peaceful journey, a clean and attractive environment and, of course, a high level of safety. This multi-faceted challenge can only be addressed by adopting an integrated approach to mobility issues with the support of all protagonists: political decision-makers, organizing authorities, operators, manufacturers, providers of funds, etc. This approach must be based on twin foundations: on the one hand, the coordination of urban policies with journey policies, and, on the other hand, modal integration between transport networks. The integration of different modes including Non-Motorised Transport (NMT) with public transport services is essential for sustainable development and is a real challenge for transport planners. In view of the above the overall concepts of system integration, issues related to integration of NMT services with public transport modes, more effective operations of Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) over conventional bus services in the present scenario, improvement of network characteristics due to integration of modes etc plays vital role. Various policies, issues, challenges and problems to be faced for integrated urban mass transportation system planning towards sustainable development will be presented. Case studies of suburban railway station in Mumbai, DART station in Dublin, proposed metro stations in Mumbai would be discussed.