Design of an E- shuttle for IIT Bombay


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Creator/Artist: Onkar Khot

Category: Mobility Design

Document: P2 Project

Batch: 2017-2019

Source: India,   IDC IIT Bombay

Period:  2009-2018

Medium: Report pdf

Supervisor: Prof. Sugandh Malhotra


Detailed Description

IIT Bombay, a top-ranked educational institute in India, is facing the problem with first-mile and last-mile connectivity. Residents, students and visitors can reach the main gate by public transport, but after entering the campus they don’t have any vehicle to reach home, college or hostel. Also, staff and students who don’t have cycles or personal vehicles face inconvenience because there is no transport solution to reach work or college. They have to wait for an auto rickshaw. Also, at night, it is very difficult to get an auto rickshaw, so they have to walk 2 to 3 kilometres to reach their home or hostel. In the rainy season, the situation is even worse. Due to high demand, chances of getting an auto rickshaw are less. So, the last mile and first mile connectivity problem leads to an increase in the number of ‘personal vehicles’ on the roads of the campus, and this has become a major issue for road congestion and parking space. Rapid growth in the personal vehicles has become the prime reason for air and noise pollution in the campus of IIT Bombay.