Chapter 5 Flashcards
1
Q
Main problem in urban congestion (historically)
A
too many cars
2
Q
How traffic congestion arises:
A
- Cheap, subsidized fuel
- Focus on highway construction
- Low density living styles
- Structure and form of urban area
3
Q
Driessen 7 problems of urban transport:
A
- Increasing income
- Increase in car ownership
- Low density living
- Peak demand
- Losses of public transport
- Financial constraints of govt
- High density of jobs in CBD
4
Q
Developing world specific problems:
A
- Rapid urbanisation (accommodate new migrants)
- High levels of poverty
- Residential areas far from CBD
- Low infrastructure investment
- Minibus wars
- Poor image of PT
5
Q
Solutions to the urban transport problem
A
- Transport Demand Management: intervention to modify travel decisions using existing resources
- Investment in public transport
- Institutional change
- More road space - better roads rather than more lanes
- Transport Management System - transport restrictions, management of road space (congestions) , transit improvements (bus lanes)
- Road pricing - incentivise alternate times
- Parking fees
6
Q
Costs of congestion
A
- Travel time unpredictability
- Environmental damage
- Increased property damage
- Increased delays
- Lost productivity
