Traffic Management

• environmental issues from traffic are that traffic results in air pollution and the release of greenhouse gases, contribute to climate change
• economic issues from traffic are that congestion makes people late for work and delay deliveries, causing businesses to lose money
• social issues from traffic are that there is a high chance of accidents, congestion causes frustration for drivers, health issues for pedestrians and delay emergency vehicles
• the docklands light railway is an automatic train system that connects east london to the city centre, it operates on tracks above street level and through parts of the underground
• the docklands light railway is used by 120 million people yearly
• self service bicycles are available to hire and they're cheaper than other forms of public transport
• electronic 'oyster cards' allow people to travel on london's public transport without buying separate tickets, they can be automatically topped up and are swiped on entry/exit from stations/buses
• methods to tackle congestion:

  • ring roads and pedestrianised shopping streets - keep people away from busy roads
  • bus priority lanes
  • parking restrictions
  • congestion charging - discourages drivers from entering the city at peak times
• curitiba's bus rapid transit system uses a series of bus lanes to ensure bus journeys are quick, over 700,000 people use the buses daily and their carbon emissions are 25% lower per capita than brazil cities