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The Accra Pilot BRT: Transport-Land Use Research Study Millennium Cities Initiative and Accra Metropolitan Assembly third share of vehicles on the road space, but carry the majority share of passengers. Moving toward Accra, tro-tros and buses account for 35% of vehicular traffic, but they account for 84% of passenger ridership. In the direction toward Kasoa, the numbers are slightly higher: Tro-tros and buses record 43% of vehicular traffic flow, accommodating 86% of passengers. Conversely, cars and taxis take up the majority of space on the road (58% heading toward Accra, 48% heading away from Accra) but carry far fewer passengers (19% heading toward Accra, 11% heading away from Accra). These travel demand factors illustrate that public transport is already a key component for the majority of travellers on this corridor. The report identifies ridership transfers from tro-tro and bus to the BRT as an opportunity for decongestion along the corridor; the research team envisions the additional opportunity to reduce the dependence on private auto ridership along this same corridor. The BRT network design will provide services via four major aspects (see Figure 2): A main trunk corridor will run from Kasoa to the CBD along Winneba and Graphic Road. Several tributary routes will be designed and integrated into the network, to address travel demands originating outside this corridor. These tributary routes originate from the suburban areas of Kasoa, Gbawe, Awoshie, Sowutuom/Santa Maria and Nyamekye; a tributary route from Kwame Nkrumah Circle will also link into the main trunk corridor. Several feeder routes will provide transit access from more local areas within the city. Two distribution routes at the city‟s CBD will provide service within this area. These two routes will provide the links to the city‟s business center: One distributor route will exist from Kwame Nkrumah Avenue to Okaishie (UTC), and the second distributor route from Liberia Road will form a loop as it runs along Independence Avenue and Barnes Road (Department of Urban Roads et al, 2010). - 12 -
The Accra Pilot BRT: Transport-Land Use Research Study Millennium Cities Initiative and Accra Metropolitan Assembly The pilot BRT infrastructure design will include a segregated right-of-way for BRT buses along only a portion of the trunk corridor. Along the portion of the main pilot BRT corridor extending from Mallam to First Light, BRT buses will stop at curbside stations to pick up and drop off passengers. To address traffic congestion between First Light and Kwame Nkrumah Circle while avoiding unwanted negative impacts on the existing commercial activity on Graphic Road, the BRT will run in the innermost lane, with stations located at the median (Department of Urban Roads et al, 2010). Objectives Figure 2. Map of Accra pilot BRT network. Source: DUR, 2010. This research project has emerged out of a partnership between the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) and the Millennium Cities Initiative (MCI) at Columbia University‟s Earth Institute, as well as with the University of Ghana, Legon. As specified by the MCI, this research project aims to: Develop an in-depth understanding of the structure of road transport service delivery in the city of Accra, Assist the Ministry of Roads and Highways, DUR and UPTU by conducting land use inventories and analyses in a specified area for study, Determine appropriate land use and transportation interventions along this section of the BRT corridor, and Develop concrete recommendations on the implementation of these interventions. - 13 -
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