Sunday, August 22, 2010

Bus and trafic congestions

We all dream of waking up to a world without traffic congestion. India’s cities are mired in traffic. We’re heading toward a world of a billion cars sometime around 2020. The rate of growth in passenger car traffic has outpaced that of population growth by a factor of eight; meanwhile, the number of journeys taken by public transport has grown at a rate slower than the population
Growing traffic congestion is reflected also in the efficiency, punctuality, regularity and standard of service of bus transport. People tend to avoid buses due to poor quality of public transport system. Travel time, Reliability, staying on schedule, and smoothness of travel account for the total quality of public transport
I suggest following measures which if properly implemented can increase the quality of public transport system , thereby increasing the number of passengers and hence solving the problem of traffic congestion.
1. Increase the speed of public transport system
2. Allow only public transport vehicles on main roads during peak hours
3. Increase the road to land ratio and widen the roads
4. Increase the comfort factor by introducing A/C Volvo coaches.
And most importantly let’s pledge today that we shall use public transport system as far as possible, and will make this a REAL GARDEN CITY

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