How Regional Rapid Transit System Will Impact the Development Along Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Corridor? A Stakeholders’ Perception Study

The Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) is an initiative launched to promote public transportation in the National Capital Region (NCR) and act as a catalyst for development and growth of the region. The study aims to understand how people perceive the introduction of RRTS in their vicinity. A primary survey targeting stakeholders within a 1.5 km radius of RRTS stations was undertaken to gain valuable insights into the changes observed, whether positive or negative. The Relative to an Identified Distribution Integral Transformation (RIDIT) analysis was further used to identify the factors that garner the highest consensus among the stakeholders. Maximum stakeholders strongly agreed that RRTS will reduce travel time and make it easier to reach the connected areas. Further, most of the stakeholders disagreed that the RRTS has ruined the looks of their neighborhood. The newly proposed RRTS corridor suggests a predominantly favorable outlook, benefiting not only the people but also the land in proximity to the corridor. Such a study will allow organizations to gauge how the transit system influences the surrounding areas and propose strategies to maximize benefit from such systems.