Abstract
Identifying and solving transportation problems is one of the chief tasks confronting governments in developingcountries like Pakistan. Despite large expenditures on urban transport systems, the current transportationproblems in developing nations continue to worsen because of bad planning, lack of governance, and corruption.Therefore, developing countries like Pakistan, have a major crisis on their hands. Urban transport problems inPakistan are mostly managed by building larger and better roads, but building roads is not the solution. Roadprojects need to be part of an over-all transportation plan that includes traffic management and bigger and bettertransit systems and public transport. The principles of sustainable transport encourage utilization of low costpublic transport capable of performing well in mixed land use and densely–populated Pakistani cities. Thisarticle highlights the core problem of continuing failure by Pakistani government to develop and manage theirpublic transport systems to provide a high level of mobility, equity, and environmental sustainability.
Highlights
It has been recognized that the provision of a high quality transport system is a necessary precondition for the full participation of remote communities in the benefits of national development (Carapetis): Adequate, reliable and economic transport is essential, not in itself sufficient, for the social and economic development of rural areas in developing countries The direct impact of transport on production at remote locations is derived from three effects (Carapetis, see Figure 2): Lowering of production costs; Increased producer prices; and Encouragement of investment
The purpose of this paper is to provide a critical overview of public transport policy in Pakistan from the British India period through to recent years
Air service is introduced by the government without proper feasibility study and because some strong politician wants it. 4.3 Underground Rail In the past, there has been a lot of controversy in the press in Pakistan and other developing countries about going for the option of having underground or on-ground light rail train system
Summary
The transport in general and the road transport in particular in Pakistan is facing critical impediment. Some of these problems are: Absence or inadequacy of clear-cut policy on the part of the Government. Non-availability of effective and adequate private sector for transportation sector. Population growth resulting in increased transportation needs and over-supply of vehicles. Inadequate involvement of transportation professionals in planning transportation policies and projects
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