Title: Traffic Congestion in Dhaka, Bangladesh: Role of Transport Demand Management Measures
Abstract: The transferability of some market- and non-market based transport demand management (TDM) measures as candidates of reducing traffic congestion in Dhaka are discussed. It is suggested that the ever increasing travel demand of city dwellers cannot be met by providing transport supply only. The main impediment to building new roadways is the lack of resources and land. Despite the fact that Bangladesh is one of the poorest countries in the world, the automobile registration is growing at an alarming rate, and the city travelers experience day-long severe traffic congestion during any given day of week. Therefore, it would be wise to think about implementing less costly, as compared to supply side measures, TDM measures to reduce the gap between demand and supply. It is emphasized in the paper that the market based strategies like pricing measures and employer based TDM measures have good prospects, and the relevant authorities should undertake necessary preparations so that they can be implemented within a reasonably short period of time. The paper raises some socio-economic and traffic issues that make comparison between the use of TDM measures in developed and developing nations, and the transferability of policy somewhat complex and problematic. In addition to what has been raised, there are institutional, technical, educational, legal, political, and resource issues. These are not helped by a lack of robust data on which to model traffic flows and ascertain the true nature of the problem.
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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