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| Road planning for smooth traffic flow |
| | April 27, 2004 | |
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The Idea |
Standardisation of road design across the city. These could cover bus stop locations, road safety humps, U-turn locations, pedestrian crossing design and road crossings. |
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The Rationale |
Successful traffic solutions needs to be deployed across the city. The criteria should be in favour of planning for the greater collective good - some inconvenience to a few inevitable |
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An Approach |
 | Bus stops - avoid them near road crossings. Where possible plan bus bay lanes (proactive planning needed while designing new roads)
| | Road humps - have a uniform design across the city. Painting the hump and signage well in advance important. Implement road humps on side roads rather than the main roads
| | Pedestrian crossings - underground and overhead have limitations. Surface crossings ideal. Can these be planned say every 200 metres (apart from signal crossings). Use it for 'traffic calming'.
| | U-turn / road crossings - On main highways, ring roads it is is not desirable that a side road cuts through the highway lanes. Better for the traffic to join the main traffic and plan for U-turns at regular intervals.
| | Road intersections - Can free lefts be planned through appropriate road geometry ahead of the intersection |
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Potential Partnerships |
Traffic police, City Corporation and local Corporates (signage sponsors) |
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The Benefits |
| Smooth flowing traffic
| | Standardisation prepares drivers for what to expect
| | Less accidents |
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