Solving Traffic Jam With A Good Public Transportation System
Most people living in big cities, such as Beijing and Jakarta, generally complain about one common problem, traffic jam. In São Paulo, the length of traffic jam once reached 129 km. Transportation analysts and governments of cities have suggested solutions to this problem, one of them is to create a good public transportation system throughout the city. There are some characteristics that a good transportation system should have. First, a good transportation system has to serve most of the city’s population with a scheduled timetable. Second, a good transportation system should ensure the safety and comfort of its users. However, before choosing the most suitable public transportation system for the city, the local government of the city should consider the models used in many cities, benefits, costs, and constraints of building a public transportation system in the city.
Although public transportation system varies in cities on the world, we can generalize those systems to three systems. The first system is the bus system. A bus system is operated on conventional roads and carries the least amount of passengers. There are some examples of bus system, such as TransMilenio in Bogotá and TransJakarta in Jakarta. However, bus system is considered to be not very effective because a bus may face traffic jam on main roads and even can worsen the traffic jam when it stops at the bus stop to unload and load passengers. The second system is the tram system. A tram system is also operated on conventional roads and carries more passengers than the bus system. Two popular examples are San Francisco Cable Car and Berlin MetroTram. The third system is train system. A train system is separated from the traffic and carries the most amount of passengers. As train system is operated separately, it may not face traffic jam. However, the cost of running a train system is considerably higher than the other systems. Three examples of popular train system are Mass Rapid Transit in
Although public transportation system varies in cities on the world, we can generalize those systems to three systems. The first system is the bus system. A bus system is operated on conventional roads and carries the least amount of passengers. There are some examples of bus system, such as TransMilenio in Bogotá and TransJakarta in Jakarta. However, bus system is considered to be not very effective because a bus may face traffic jam on main roads and even can worsen the traffic jam when it stops at the bus stop to unload and load passengers. The second system is the tram system. A tram system is also operated on conventional roads and carries more passengers than the bus system. Two popular examples are San Francisco Cable Car and Berlin MetroTram. The third system is train system. A train system is separated from the traffic and carries the most amount of passengers. As train system is operated separately, it may not face traffic jam. However, the cost of running a train system is considerably higher than the other systems. Three examples of popular train system are Mass Rapid Transit in