Transport Situation in Rajshahi

Ashraful Haque,Chief Engineer, Rajshahi City Corporation

Email: ashrafulrbd@yahoo.com

Welcome to Rajshahi

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Overview of Rajshahi City

Monument – Smrity Omlan

Barandro Museum

Rajshahi University

Rajshahi College

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Current Traffic Situation Analysis

passenger transporting and freight carrying.

• Commercial Vehicles:-Truck, Bus, Utility Vehicles,

Auto-rickshaw and rickshaw.

• Non- Commercial Vehicles:-Private Cars, Motorcycles, bicycles

• commercial vehicles - 63%

• Non- Commercial Vehicles - 37%

• The average annual growth rate for both categories together - 6.1%

Commercial and Non-commercial Traffic Value

Transport Situation in Rajshahi City.

The road is shared by 8 major types of vehicles-

• Truck, Bus, Utility vehicles

• Car, Auto rickshaw, Motor cycle

• Bicycle, Rickshaw.

Types of vehicles

Transport Situation in Rajshahi City.

10.20%

9.80%

6.80%

2.80%

18.80%17.20%

17.20%

17.20%

Shares of Vehicular Traffic

TruckBusUtilityCarAuto‐RickMotcyclBi‐CycleRicshaw

Transport Situation in Rajshahi City.

Motorized , 8.5

Truck, 5.30

Non Motorized, 2.3

Motorcycle, 12.60

Auto‐rickshaw, 12.30

C ar, 5.7

%  of AvE RAGE  annual g rowth  rate

Motoriz ed   Non  Motoriz ed Motorc yc le Auto‐ric ks haw C ar T ruc k  

Transport Situation in Rajshahi City.

Transport Situation in Rajshahi City.

Easy Bike

• Number ?• Licensing ?

• Driving Skill !

Short-trip Walking Footpath

Congestion!

Intersection/ CBD

Geometric Design

Management

Awareness

Enforcement

Inclusion

Public Transport Route Planning

Integration

ManagementLanduse Transport

Interaction

Traffic Facilities

Footpath

Footpath near RUET.

Footpath along Jahingir Road

Footpath near BTV, Rajshahi.

Footpath near BTV, Rajshahi

Footpath near Bangladesh Bank

Footpath near Bangladesh Bank

Footpath near Church

Footpath near Nagar Bhaban

Footpath near Kalabagan Area.

Footpath along Bilsimla- City Hat Road

Foot path along motel road

Foot path along motel road

Propose Footpath in Upashahor R/A

35Medical College Banda Gate

Bi-cycle lane

Image of bi-cycle lane

Proposed footpath and bi-cycle lane

Road

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Barnaly - Cantonment Road

Road in front of DC Residence

Jamal Pur Road

Road towards of Food Office.

Road on south side of Science Laboratory

45Road on east side of Medical college

46Greater road

47Bilsimla – City Hut Road

48Bilsimla- Kamaruzzaman Stadium Road

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