The People's Way
Ahmedabad's Janmarg BRT system is a game-changer for transport in Indian cities. Photo by Meena Kadri.
Janmarg Partners: :
- Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation
- Government of Gujarat
- Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, Government of India
- Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology University
- Institute for Transportation Development and Policy
Ahmedabad launched South Asia’s first complete BRT in October 2009. Janmarg, which means “the people’s way” in Gujarati, focuses the city’s massive growth into sustainable, high-capacity bus corridors. By 2014, Janmarg will serve 90 kilometers and carry
175,000 daily passengers.
Ahmedabad’s success was made possible through the support of several partners, including EMBARQ, whose India staff exposed city officials to best practices of bus rapid transit design and operations during study tours to Mexico City, Mexico; Bogota, Colombia; and Curitiba, Brazil. EMBARQ also conducted an in-depth review of the Janmarg system in August 2009 and provided ongoing advice to the project’s technical leader, CEPT University, to
help reinforce critical design concepts.
