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Due to rapid increase in number of vehicles, especially private vehicles and degrading nature of public transportation, congestion is almost unavoidable. This presentation deals with cause, effect and solution of congestion along with what should be the traffic management schemes to deal with this sort of problem in long term.
Due to rapid increase in number of vehicles, especially private vehicles and degrading nature of public transportation, congestion is almost unavoidable. This presentation deals with cause, effect and solution of congestion along with what should be the traffic management schemes to deal with this sort of problem in long term.
Due to rapid increase in number of vehicles, especially private vehicles and degrading nature of public transportation, congestion is almost unavoidable. This presentation deals with cause, effect and solution of congestion along with what should be the traffic management schemes to deal with this sort of problem in long term.
Engineer Congestion in Kathmandu Valley: Traffic Congestion Congestion in Bangkok, Thailand Major Contributor of Congestion: Effects of Congestion Reduction in Speed & Delay Obstruction to Emergency vehicles Effects of Congestion(2) Environmental pollution: Other effects: Economic Impact of Congestion Traffic Congestion cost of US cities ranges between USD 35 billion to USD 48 billion. Traffic jams cost Moscow USD 1.3 billion a year. Traffic congestion costs the South African business USD 18 billion a year. Traffic congestion in Dhaka eats up USD 3 billion a year. Economic Impact of Congestion(2): Time loss due to congestion More than 1000 million passengers travel by road every day, worldwide. If a passenger lose 1 minute everyday , in traffic congestion, total annual time loss is 700,000 YEARS !!! (Source: Er. C.J. Johnson MIE) Thus Investment to reduce traffic congestion is and JUSTIFIABLE Framework for Congestion Reduction: Land use Awareness Pricing Management Infrastructure Information The range of policy options (www.konsult.leeds.ac.uk) What is Traffic Management? Engineering, Enforcement and Educational Why Traffic Management Not enough roads Cannot keep constructing newroads Objectives: Traffic Management Process Identify traffic problems Collect data Analyze data & formulate solution Estimate cost of improvements Implement measures Monitor & fine-tune or adjust measures Consult stakeholders Secure efficient and safe flow of people and goods through the road network Conduct information drive Secure fund Traffic Engineering Measures Traffic Engineering Measures Advanced signal control Signal timing review Traffic sign / road marking Road section Intersection Geometry improvement Turn restriction Reversible lane Traffic information system Wide area Area traffic control system Truck ban One-way Traffic sign / road marking Traffic Signals and their Coordination Coordinated signals to maximize throughput and minimize delay Distance T i m e Shorter Travel Time T i m e Uncoordinated Signals Coordinated Signals Distance S i g n a l Traffic Signal Control Mode Signal Clock Vehicle Detector Connection Fixed Time Time-of-day (TOD) Actuation Coordinated Area Traffic Control Traffic responsive/adaptive Traffic Control Center Traffic Demand Management Traffic Demand Management Demand suppression Road pricing Restriction by plate number Tele-working Parking control/parking fee Modal shift Use of public transport Park & ride Demand dispersal Traffic information system Staggered office / school hour Flex time Efficient use of car HOV lane Car sharing Efficient cargo distribution Our present strategy - Dog chasing its own tail Road space will never catch up with vehicle population. The solution Replace private transport with public transport. This is the only solution that will work in the long term. Comparison: Why Public Transportation??? What Public Transport can do: Before After June 1, 2014 Hemant Tiwari 23 Public Transportation Should: Be Safe, Fast, Systematic and reliable Have good comfort and security level. Fixed Operating characteristics (Definite stop and stop duration, fixed time table) High accessibility Economical as well as environmental friendly BRT, famous latest form of Public Transportation June 1, 2014 Hemant Tiwari 26 Exclusive lane for BRT Improved bus system : Rs. 3000 Cr. Time required : 1 year. Road widening for planned 400 km. : Rs. 4000 Cr. Total Destruction of city 33Km Metro carrying 5 % of total population : Rs. 9000 Cr. Metro 350 km. for whole of Bangalore : Rs. 100,000 Cr. The economics Which one is better??? BRT IN KATHMANDU RING ROAD ( A CASE STUDY) Status Quo Analysis Passenger patronage: 4240 & 2996 Service frequency Direction Time Service Interval (min) Clockwise Peak 2 Clockwise Off Peak 2.86 Anti Clockwise Peak 2.31 Anti Clockwise Off Peak 3 Promote Public Transportation Which lifestyle do we want? Private transport has given us this 1 Public transportation along with NMT and walking 2 DECISION RESTS ON YOU!!! THINK!!! THINK!!! THANK YOU!!!