some solutions to urban transport problems

Some Solutions to Urban Transport Problems Note for Urban Transport Class by Riza Atiq

1

1. Rail based public transport

2. Closing off a street

3. Remove parking space

4. Strict parking policy

5. Public transport priority

6. Bus Rapid Transit

7. Park-ride facilities

8. Traffic calming

9. Pedestrian and cyclist schemes

10. Bike-sharing

11. Road and intersection improvement

12. New road and fly-over

13. Private Car Deterrent

14. Transport Management System

Solutions

2

Rail based public transport

Kuala Lumpur LRT

Istanbul Tram

3

Road Closure and removing parking space

Closing off a street → Pedestrian Mall

(Kuching, Sarawak)

Parking space became cycle lane (Geneva)

4

Public transport priority, Park & ride

Public transport priority (Geneva)

Park-ride facilities near LRT station (Madrid)

5

Bus Rapid Transit

Seoul Bus Rapid Transit

Seoul Bus Rapid Transit

6

Jakarta Bus Rapid Transit

Jakarta Bus Rapid Transit

7

Traffic calming To get rid of rat-run traffic To slow down traffic

http://www.ite.org/traffic/index.htm

http://www.trans.ci.portland.or.us/Traffic_Management/Trafficcalming/

a. Hump b. Speed Table c. Raised intersection d. Traffic circle e. Chicane f. Raised crossewalk g. Centre Island h. Realigned Intersection i. Civilized Green Waves j. Civilized Pedestrian signals

8

Speed Hump

Speed Table

9

Raised Crosswalk

Mini Roundabout

10

Pedestrian and cyclist schemes

Cyclist Facility (Aalborg)

Pedestrian and cyclist schemes (Tokyo)

11

Kemudahan berbasikal di Cambridge, Massachusetts

Kemudahan berbasikal di Cambridge, Massachusetts

12

Kemudahan berbasikal di Cambridge, Massachusetts

Kemudahan berbasikal di Cambridge, Massachusetts

13

Kemudahan berbasikal di Berlin

Kemudahan berjalan kaki di Tokyo

14

Kemudahan berjalan kaki di Brussel

Kemudahan berjalan kaki dan berbasikal di Brussels

15

Jejantas di London

Laluan Khas Pejalan Kaki di Cambridge, Massachusetts

16

Pedestrian Facility in Tokyo

Pedestrian Facility in Tokyo

17

Bike-sharing

Bike-Sharing at Brussels

Bike-Sharing at Brussels

18

Bike-Sharing at Berlin

Bike-Sharing at Berlin

19

Road and intersection improvement

Intersection improvement in Berlin

Intersection improvement in Kuala Lumpur

20

New road and fly-over

New Madrid Outer Ring Road

New Road in Cameron Highland, Malaysia

21

Private Car Deterrent

Electronic Road Pricing (Pay $1.00 if you want to entre Singapore City Centre)

High Occupancy Road (You can only enter Jakarta City Centre by car if 3 persons the car)

22

Low emission zone in London.

23

Transport Management System

Transport Management Centre in Essen, Germany

24

Kuala Lumpur Transport Management Centre