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LAST MILE STUDY

Last Mile:
Last mileis a term used insupply chain
managementandtransportation planningto describe the
movement of people and goods from a transportation
hubto a final destination in the area.
"Last mile" has also been used to describe the difficulty
in getting people from atransportation hub, especially
railway stations, bus depots, and ferry slips, to their final
destination. When users have difficulty getting from their
starting location to a transportation network, the scenario
may alternatively be known as the "first mile problem.

Solution:
Traditional solutions to the first mile problem in public transit
have included the use of feeder buses, bicycling
infrastructure, andurban planningreform. Other methods of
alleviating the last mile problem such asbicycle sharing
systems, car sharingprograms, pod cars (personal rapid
transit), and motorized shoeshave been proposed with
varying degrees of adoption. Bicycle sharing programmes,
however, have been widely successful in Europe and Asia,
and are beginning to be implemented on a large scale in
North America.

Modes of Travel:
1

23

49

74
37

18

Walking
Auto Rickshaw

2-Wheeler
Car

Cycle Rickshaw
Bus

Total Journey Time:

14
23

88
27

48

< 15 min

15 - 30 min

30 - 45 min

45 - 60 min

60 min <

Total Journey Cost:

9

8
62

34

32
55

0 - 10

10 - 30

30 - 50

50 - 80

80 - 100

100 <