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Where is traffic congestion found in the city? Why does traffic congestion…
Where is traffic congestion found in the city?
Why does traffic congestion occur?
Concentration of traffic congestion
central business distinct (CBD)
- commercial centre where business (eg. financial, institutions ate concentrated in the city)
high flow of traffic
most well-connected part of the city to cater high pedestrians and vehicular flow
eg. population of Manhattan; high difference between daytime and nighttime
Peak hours
when traffic congestion occurs
a part of the day during which traffic volume is the highest
roads that usually those leading to and from the major expressways
Separation of work and residential areas
commute
travel some distance some distance between one's home and place of work on a regular basis
can be done via private or public transport
places of work are often located away from housing areas
Movement from one part of the city to another to obtain or provide goods and services
people need to
move about
within the city to
obtain
goods and services
people need to travel
within the city to provide
goods and services
Inadequate transport infrastructure and poor provision of transport services
a city's transportation facilities are not capable of handling the amount of traffic they receive
transport services
services provided to move people and goods from one location to another
poor provision transport system ~ a city only has a small fleet of public transport and does not have enough have enough of them to carry a lot of commuters