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With the growing population the impact on city transport services and infrastructure is also growing that results in issues like traffic jams and congestion in the city. The rising dependency of people on use of private vehicles adds to the situation due to heavy traffic movements on roads. This dependency creates an impacts on the environment through pollution, high emission levels and higher resource consumption. To address the growing issues and challenges development of infrastructure is required that is both safe and reliable. Such tasks requires a detailed study and analysis to develop a sustainable urban transport system that can provide comprehensive solutions at the city level and that can be implemented at a strategic level. Various countries have taken initiatives to develop solutions that can address the growing issues in a sustainable manner. The government of India has prepared toolkit and policies that provides detailed methodology and framework that can help cities to prepare a plan for citywide implementation. Best practices and case studies suggests that integration is integral for successful implementation and operation of services. To promote the use of public transport and reduce the transition of people towards use of private vehicles, development of mobility nodes is advised through an integrated multi-modal transport that can provide smooth transition, promote last mile connectivity, and provide an infrastructure that is dependable and accessible to all.
Keywords: Mobility nodes, Sustainable Urban Transport system, Integrated Multi-modal Transport Plan.
