Browsing by Author "Chakrabarti, Sandip"
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Analyzing intra-metropolitan variation in highway traffic performance in Los Angeles using archived real-time data
Giuliano, Genevieve; Chakrabarti, Sandip (Transportation Planning and Technology, 2020-10-27)We conduct a case study of highway system performance in Los Angeles County. We use the Los Angeles Archived Data Management System, a comprehensive archive of regional real-time multi-modal transportation system data, to ... -
Assessment of ‘Last Mile Connectivity’ for driving adoption of Metro Rail Transport System
Nayak, Devidutta; Kumar, Anand; Patil, Roshan (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2018)While for many travelling by a car or a bike is an entertainment & hobby and for many it is the primary source of transportation as public transport is considered to be time consuming & sometimes expensive. If one wants ... -
Automobile dependence and physical inactivity: insights from the California household travel survey
Chakrabarti, Sandip; Jin Shin, Eun (Elsevier, 2017-09)Auto-dependence has been linked to the physical inactivity epidemic across U.S. cities, resulting in unprecedented increases in incidences of obesity, cardiovascular diseases, depression, etc. The search for strategies to ... -
Can highway development promote employment growth in India?
Chakrabarti, Sandip (Elsevier, 2018-05)India has embarked on an ambitious highway development program to significantly improve interstate road transport connectivity. Between 2000 and 2015, total length of India's national highway network has nearly doubled and ... -
Compact living or policy inaction? Effects of urban density and lockdown on the COVID-19 outbreak in the US
Hong, Andy; Chakrabarti, Sandip (SAGE Publications, 2022-12-14)The coronavirus pandemic has reignited the debate over urban density. Popular media has been quick to blame density as a key contributor to rapid disease transmission, questioning whether compact cities are still a desirable ... -
Compact living or policy inaction? Effects of urban density and lockdown on the Covid-19 outbreak in the US
Hong, Andy; Chakrabarti, Sandip (SAGE Publications, 2022-12-14)The coronavirus pandemic has reignited the debate over urban density. Popular media has been quick to blame density as a key contributor to rapid disease transmission, questioning whether compact cities are still a ... -
Does telecommuting promote sustainable travel and physical activity?
Chakrabarti, Sandip (Elsevier pvt Ltd., 2018-03-24)Researchers have explored the efficacy of telecommuting as a travel demand management strategy in the U.S. Conditions under which telecommuting can reduce VMT (vehicle miles traveled) and ease peak-period traffic congestion ... -
Does transportation network centrality determine housing price?
Chakrabarti, Sandip; Kushari, Triparnee; Mazumder, Taraknath (Elsevier, 2022-07)In this paper, we investigate whether transportation network centrality determines housing price in cities. We find that it does. Using housing price data from >400 neighborhoods across the city of Kolkata, India, our ... -
The effect of parenthood on travel behavior: Evidence from the California household travel survey
Chakrabarti, Sandip; Joh, Kenneth (Elsevier, 2019-02)Literature suggests that young children have a significant influence on activity patterns and timeuse of adult men and women in dual-earner households. The resultant impact on travel behavior, however, remains largely ... -
Exploring the role of urban green spaces in ‘smartening’ cities in India
Turaga, Rama Mohana R.; Jha-Thakur, Urmila; Chakrabarti, Sandip; Hossain, Dipita (Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 2019)This paper explores the conceptualization of Urban Green Space (UGS) within India’s urban planning process. In doing so, the context of the Smart Cities Mission (SCM), which is a flagship programme for urban transformation ... -
Free internet paradox: an exploratory study
Venkataramanan, Aarkesh; Raj, Utkarsh (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2021-09-07)In the course of this study, we have explored two major debates regarding the free internet paradox. The first debate would be that of Internet Censorship and the second would be about Net-Neutrality. -
Geographic mobility of recent immigrants and urban transit demand in the U.S.: New evidence and planning implications
Chakrabarti, Sandip; Painter, Gary (Elsevier, 2019-02)Residential mobility rates in the U.S. have been in steady decline. Most notably, between 2005 and 2013, one-year intercity migration rate for immigrants has decreased by 0.7 percentage-points, compared to a 0.2 percentage-point ... -
The geography of medical travel in India: differences across states, and the urban-rural divide
Chakrabarti, Sandip; Aruna, Divya T. (Applied Geography, 2019)There is a large body of literature exploring spatial disparity in access to healthcare services, and the resultant geographic inequality in the demand for medical travel. We are, however, unaware of any such study conducted ... -
Passively wait for gridlock, or proactively invest in service? Strategies to promote car-to-transit switches among aspirational urbanites in rapidly developing contexts
Chakrabarti, Sandip (Elsevier, 2021-11-23)As planners and policymakers in cities around the world struggle to attract and retain public transit users, this paper explores strategies to promote transit adoption in contexts where the odds are stacked against ... -
Policy mechanisms and development concerning street vending practices in Ahmedabad
Garg, Vidit; Barsagade, Bhushan (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2018)From the gleaming lights of blooming skyscrapers and upscale restaurants to the emerging roadside eateries, the urban cities of India today enjoy the unique flux of both the worlds.Vendors form an integral part if the ... -
Rooftop solar panel adoption initiatives in India
Singh, Rajkumar; Choudhury, Vishal (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2019)This report talks about the existing condition of rooftop solar power sector in India. We have looked at the various policies deployed in the past few years, benchmarked it against Germany and Japan (two countries that ... -
Sustainable strategies for wider Electric Vehicle Adoption in India
Anand, Atul; Chattopadhyay, Koushik; Kumar, Mitesh (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2018)India is still in its early stages in the electric vehicle adoption curve. Out of the 24 million vehicles that are sold annually, electric vehicles constitute only 1% of the overall number (Sharma, 2018). The government ... -
A time-use perspective of out-of-home activity participation by older people in Hong Kong
He, Sylvia Y.; Chakrabarti, Sandip; Cheung, Yannie HY (Asian Geographer, 2020-08-18)Promoting active aging has emerged as a key objective of urban planning and policymaking globally. Our study aims to provide new insights from a time-use perspective. In this paper, we use Hong Kong as a case study to ... -
To study and analyze the impact of e-way bill & GST on unorganized trucking industry
Narain, Mayank; Joshi, Shaurya; Gupta, Vaibhav (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2018)The business environment in India is changing at a very fast pace. Besides new regulations, greater opportunities are being provided for entrepreneurs to rise and enter into business as a lot of previously informal sectors ... -
Travel behaviour of Indian students and their attitude towards shared mobility services
Singhal, Apaar; Paul, Varun (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2018)Efficient transport systems offer better accessibility to markets, employment and additional investments. Travel time is an important attribute of any transportation system. Travel time savings are found to be the greatest ...