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Strategies to manage traffic congestion
•Making public transport a choice mode•Managing road usage•Other measures
Making public transport a choice mode
• Integrated public transport system•Bus lane schemes•Expansion of rail networks• Increased capacity & frequency of buses and rail
Integrated public transport system•Public transport seen as a whole•MRT, LRT, Bus, Taxi•Ez-link card
Benefits Challenges- More convenient- Increase accessibility- Improve efficiency- More people will want to
take public transport
- Requires extensive planning- Requires lots of money $$$- Not feasible in all countries
Bus lane schemes•Bus lanes are set aside for buses on specific days and time
Bus lane schemes
Benefits Challenges- Buses are able to move
quickly and reduce traffic congestion
- Buses will arrive on schedule even during peak hours
- Attract more commuters to take bus
- Success of bus lane schemes depends on the compliance of other drivers
- Allocating a bus lane may lead to 1 lesser lane for private car users
- May lead to traffic congestion for private car users
Expansion of rail networks• Increase the number of locations that trains can reach
- Build more tracks to ensure that the rail network covers a large area
- Build more stations along the tracks
•Land Transport Master Plan 2013
Expansion of rail networks•Land Transport Master Plan 2013- Rail network will double to 360km in next 20 years- 8 in 10 homes will be located within a 10-minute walk from
a train station
Benefits Challenges- Train have very high
capacities and can transport more people each time
- People can travel to destinations by train, some of which are previously accessible only by car or bus
- Building rail networks is expensive $$$
- Proposed rail lines may cut through housing estates and buildings
- People have to bear with construction noise or give up their house or property to make way for new lines
- Inconvenience for residents & businesses in the area
Increased capacity & frequency of buses & rail
•Bigger buses & trains•Arrive more frequently (shorter waiting time)
•Partnership with private transport operators
Increased capacity & frequency of buses & rail
Benefits Challenges- More people can be
transported to places within a short time
- Increasing the frequency and capacity of buses and trains could be costly $$$
How does traffic congestion affects the environment?
In your groups, • Discuss and write down which of the strategies used will attract you and why. (Only 1)
• Is 1 strategy alone enough to manage traffic congestion?
• You need a presenter who will present your findings to your class.
• You have 3 minutes to prepare your presentation.
Road Pricing• Charge users when they use certain road
Road Pricing•Adjusted to different congested areas and at different timing
•Discourage the usage of road•Successful in:- Reducing traffic volume on the road during peak hours- Increase average expressway speed during peak hours
Benefits Challenges- High cost discourage driving
during peak hours- Drivers may take alternative
mode of transport
- Traffic is diverted to other roads
- May lead to congestion elsewhere
Increase Parking Fee• Increase the total cost of driving to the CBD area
Benefits Challenges- High parking fees
discourage ownership of private cars
- High parking fees discourage driving to the CBD area
- Drivers may resort to illegal parking to avoid paying high fee
- Illegal parking will cause other road to be congested or pose a danger to other road users
Carpool•Sharing rides with commuters going to the same destination
Benefits Challenges- Lower cost- Environmental friendly- Reduces congestion
- Dangerous as you may be sharing a ride with strangers
Enhanced traffic monitoring•Expressway Monitoring & Advisory System (EMAS)
- Deliver live traffic information to drivers
•Green Link Determining (GLIDE)- Computerise and adjust traffic light according to the traffic condition
Enhanced traffic monitoringBenefits Challenges
- Drivers can avoid places with congestion
- Traffic monitoring only encourages drivers to drive elsewhere and does not reduce the number of vehicles on the road
How does traffic congestion affects the environment?
In your groups, • Discuss and write down which road managing strategy is the most useful and why?
• You need a presenter who will present your findings to your class.
• You have 3 minutes to prepare your presentation.
Telecommuting•Work arrangement where employees work from home or at a location near their home
•Requires technology(Internet connections, telephone, computers, video conference)
Benefits Challenges- Reduced the need to travel- Reduces the congestion- Allows flexibility- Environmental-friendly- Low cost
- Employees must be focus on-task
Encouraging Cycling
•More bicycle-friendly towns • Installation of bicycle lanes & bicycle parking area
•Tampines, Pasir Ris, Ang Mo Kio
Encouraging CyclingBenefits Challenges
- Low cost - Healthy- Environmental-friendly &
sustainable- A convenient mode of
transport with flexibility & mobility
- May be dangerous to all road users if cyclist failed to cycle in the proper manner
- May be dangerous to the cyclist if the bicycle track is too near the road
- Some cities are not suited to cycling due to the layout, traffic conditions or topography
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