Abstract
Traffic congestion is one of the most vexing city problems and involves numerous factors which cannot be addressed without a holistic approach. Congestion cannot be narrowly tackled at the cost of a city’s quality of life. Focusing on transport and land use planning, this paper examines transport policies and practices on both the supply and demand sides and finds that indirect travel demand management might be the most desirable solution to this chronic traffic ailment. The concept of absorption of traffic demand through the renaissance of streets as a way for traffic relief is introduced from two perspectives, with some examples from dense Asian urban contexts to demonstrate this. Firstly, jobs–housing balance suggests the return of production activities to residential areas and sufficient provision of diverse space/housing options to deal with work-related traffic. The second approach is to promote the street as a multi-activity destination rather than a thoroughfare to access dispersed daily needs, and to advocate more street life to diminish non-commuting traffic. Based on this, suggestions for better transport planning policies are put forward.
Highlights
With the increasing concentration of population and activities in cities, in the automobile age, traffic congestion has become a major problem in most cities [1]
This study examines the literature relating to the progress of traffic relief and investigates the root cause of congestion
This study outlines the different approaches used to alleviate traffic congestion in cities ranging from increased traffic capacity through provision of extra roads and public transport, to control of traffic demand through congestion fees and restrictions on vehicle licence plates, and to indirect control through integration of land use and transport
Summary
With the increasing concentration of population and activities in cities, in the automobile age, traffic congestion has become a major problem in most cities [1]. Traffic arises out of land use, a fact that has been formally acknowledged since 1954 by Mitchell and Rapkin in their publication “Urban traffic—a function of land use” [9] Both transport and land use planning can make essential contributions to traffic relief, while at the same time improving the quality of city life. Overview the traffic alleviation approaches within cities experiencing traffic congestion; Reposition the debate about traffic alleviation around the main cause of traffic congestion entrenched in inefficient land use patterns; Identify the role of neighbourhood streets in traffic relief through analysing the jobs-housing balance and opportunities for reviving street life using examples from Asia; Provide policy recommendations for linking transport and planning in order to alleviate traffic congestion, in Asian cities whose dense land use patterns and limited road infrastructure are vulnerable to congestion, even at low levels of car ownership
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