TRANSPORTATION COMPLICATIONS IN DHAKA

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TRANSPORTATION PRESENTATION

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DHAKA CITY [MASTER PLAN]

The first formal plan for Dhaka was made in 1917 by Professor Patrick Geddes.

The Master Plan for Dhaka 1960 Master Plan report was comprehensive and sensible.

Plan and the population projections could not cover growth after 1971.

At the predicted growth rate the plan was for an increase of 0.4 million in population in 20 years time. In reality the increase in Dhaka's population 20 years later was more than 3.0

DHAKA CITY [MASTER PLAN]

Master plan of 1997 is still not executed, the process is too slow. By 2005 RAJUK [Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha] should have

completed all the detailed area plans and started their implementation at the local level.

Till now people are not sill aware of the DAP and its contents. One of the major components of the Master Plan "Institutional

Strengthening of RAJUK," has not been considered by RAJUK.

LONG TERM PLANS FOR DHAKA

Dhaka Integrated Traffic Study (DITS)- 1994 Strategic Transport Plan (STP)- 2004 Dhaka Urban Transport Study (DHUTS)-2010 The first report on town planning came in 1917 Three Master Plans Town Improvement Act (TIA)-1953 Dhaka Metropolitan Development Authority

Ordinance- 1974 Dhaka City Corporation Act-1983 Town Improvement Act (TIA),1953 Modified in 1997

LONG TERM PLANS FOR DHAKA

Creation of Dhaka Improvement Trust (DIT)-1956 Preparation of Task Force Report on urbanization- 1991 National Housing Policy -1993 National Habitat Report with detail action plans of rural and urban

development -1996 The Dhaka land Management Project (1993), Housing Sector Strengthening Project (1993) The Urban Poverty Reduction Project (1996)

LIMITATIONS OF LONG TERM PLANS

Lacks proper goals and objectives. Discontinuity of Plans. Data issues. No co-ordination. Implementation issues: – Long review process. – Poor implementation and enforcement. – Inherent weaknesses in plans often make them. No consistency with the master Plans.

TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IN DHAKA CITY

Cycle rickshaws and auto rickshaws are the main mode of transport, with close to 400,000 rickshaws running each day (Highest for any city), City Govt. approved rickshaws – about 85000 only.

Scooters, motor cycles, taxis and privately owned automobiles are increasingly becoming popular with the city's growing middle class.

The replacement of two-stroke engine taxis with "Green taxis" locally called CNG, which run on compressed natural gas.

Local bus, leguna etc. are popular in Dhaka, however many roads have got restrictions on non-motorized vehicles in order to manage congestion.

PROBLEMS

Road Networks are not organized. Mixed Mode Traffic. Absence of perfect road signs and markings, law enforcements. Small width of shoulder. Traffic Jam. Drainage. Lack of proper sight distance. Sudden road constructions/ recovery constructions/ repairing.

UNORGANIZED ROAD NETWORK OF DHAKA

PROBLEMS: Travel time delays Fuel consumption Tire consumption Engine oil consumption Environmental concerns Mitigating Nature Reserves Vehicle emissions Noise pollution

MIXED MODE TRAFFIC CONDITION OF DHAKA

Delivery Pickup Bus Congestions. Micro-Bus

Accidents. Non-motorized van

Capacity reduction Ambulance Rickshaw Private Car Pedestrian Motorcycle CNG

LACK OF LAW ENFORCEMENTS

Traffic Police:

Bribe!!!

IMPROPER SIGHT DISTANCE

TRAFFIC JAM

CAUSES: Traffic rule violation. Lack of Planning of city road. Low road space. Unplanned stoppage/parking. Different speed vehicle. Over population. Vehicle restrictions lacking.

Insufficient road. Lack of law implementation, Lack or driving training/ sense. Political.

TRAFFIC JAM

DRAINAGE QUALITY

CAUSES: Dumping wastes. Valueless slope design.

Obstacle in water flow

EFFECTS: Water clogging.

Water Clogging due to poor drainage

ROAD REPAIRING AND CONSTRUCTION

Sudden repairing and construction works affect the normal road and traffic situation.

# Repairing works # Flyover Construction # Mogbazar-Mouchak flyover const.

POLITICAL VIOLENCE

Uncertain political obstacles affects the traffic volume. VIP pass also causes traffic congestions.

PARKING

Unnecessary parking on the side of the road. Uses a huge space from the limited width of the road, causes jam and

problems to the pedestrians.

#More than 60% of the road width used for parking and pedestrian movement

FOOTPATH BLOCKING

Footpaths in Dhaka are mostly blocked by street hawkers and bus ticket counters.

Pedestrians use the main road and congestions and accidents occur.

#Bus ticket counter #Footpath market

SOLUTIONS

The main solution of these problems is to find out the proper problems and sort out the solutions to the individual problems. Trustworthy law enforcing. Driving qualifications must be fulfilled. Clarify the road signs and markings and must be made sure that those

are followed properly. Proper use of over bridges. Well planning needed and Implementation of proper plans. Proper knowledge must be provided among all types of road users

about transportations.

SOLUTIONS

Parking facilities must be improved. Design for link roads. Vehicle restrictions, turn restrictions, pedestrian movement

restrictions must be provided and followed properly. Stop corruption. Construct over bridges, metro rails, increase the uses of double

decker bus and provide alternative bus per route. Hawker less area and CC camera coverage area must be ensured. Government and private sectors should act simultaneously.

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