Urban Environment Traffic congestion in cities is a problem throughout the world. Evaluate the effectiveness of one official initiative undertaken to tackle this issue. Traffic congestion has become one of the serious issues globally due to the rise in traffic demand. As a result of ineffectiveness of existing devices and methods in reduction of bottlenecks‚ it is more obvious to discover new strategies rather than constructing new alternatives and expansion in public transportation infrastructure
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Challenging the Assumptions As the mayor faces the problem of traffic congestion‚ it would be typical to assume that the best way to reduce congestion would be to find ways to make commuting easier. For instance‚ the mayor may expand the number of road lanes available - however this may actually encourage TTC users to drive to work. Alternatively‚ the mayor may expand public transportation. However‚ if such a plan were successful‚ commuters would quickly notice that roads are less congested and
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Currently‚ most large cities of the world are experiencing huge problems with traffic jams that have repercussions on financial and ecological aspects of human lives. It was identified by last researches that it takes people 30% of their traveling time to drive through traffic congestions‚ whilst their cars make almost 75% of total air pollution. The same problems had experienced the London city in the middle of last century. According to report of the Ministry of Transport (1964)‚ new car registrations
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The Urban Environment: Traffic congestion in cities is a problem throughout the world. Evaluate the effectiveness of one official initiative undertaken to tackle this issue. Today traffic congestion has become one of the major issues that exert an influence on towns and cities in economically developed countries. Chen and Hai (2012‚para1) explains that congestion takes place when the road space is overfilled by car users and speed of the traffic lessens‚ moreover‚ it is regarded
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day when traffic is miserable to citizens and the atmosphere to say the least. Traffic congestion in the city of Tempe has been increasing because of how large Arizona State University is becoming. During the time of 4 to 7-oclock it is hard to get from one end of town to the other‚ this is due to people getting off work or getting out of classes. The more innovated the university becomes‚ more construction is released near roads which then becomes a large factor to the issue of traffic. Many people
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Traffic Congestion The Problem‚ Causes‚ Implications and Recommendations (17th September 2010) [pic] By : Black Business Consulting Group To : Colombo Traffic Board CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 1. Introduction 4 2. Discussion 5 2.1 Analysis of the Current Situation 5 2.2 Gap Analysis 5 2.3 SWOT Analysis 6 2.4 Implications of Traffic Congestion 7 2.5 Steps Taken
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transportation system need to take an immediate action to accommodate this demand. Traffic congestion in the city of Toronto occurs mostly during the daytime‚ but in some rare cases occurs during night time. Traffic that occurs during the daytimes causes delay and frustration to many individuals that are in a hurry to get to their destination on time. Buses‚ cars‚ delivery
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Traffic congestion is one of the main problems in big cities like London‚ New York‚ Copenhagen‚ and Delhi. The primary causes of it are high population and movement of people. With progress in engineering‚ humanity invents many initiatives to solve this problem. One of the that is public transport area‚ particularly Metro. The Metro is an underground railway system of the city. According to Business Traveler (2012) the oldest subway was built in London in 1836 and to date the London Metro is the
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Americans are faced with several problems on a daily basis. Traffic is atrocious. Anywhere you go‚ be it work‚ school or just to visit a friend or realative‚ you are surrounded by traffic. The average American commuter spends 50 hours per year in traffic (1). If you live to be 70 years old that is 3500 hours in traffic‚ that is almost 5 months of your life stuck in traffic. Imagine what you could do with 5 months of your life back‚ spend time with your family or simply extra time to relax‚ it
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TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN URBAN AREA (A CASE STUDY OF ILESA ROUNDABOUT) BY OYELAMI MARTINS KAYODE MATRIC NO 06 / CEH/ 0116 THE DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING FACULTY OF ENGINEERING OSUN STATE POLYTECHNIC‚ IREE‚ OSUN STATE. IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA (HND) IN CIVIL ENGINEERING JULY 2009 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First and foremost‚ my special gratitude goes to God Almighty‚ The Alpha and the omega‚ The unchangeable changer
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