URBAN

TRANSPORTATION
PROBLEMS
Ernest Daniel C. Mamanta
CE-5B

ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS

TRANSPORT DEPRIVED GROUPS

LOSS OF PUBLIC SPACE

PUBLIC TRANSPORT
INADEQUACY

ACCIDENTS AND SAFETY

CONGESTION

CONGESTION
Congestion occurs whentransport demand exceeds
transport supplyat a specific point in time and in a
specific section of the transport system. Under such
circumstances, each vehicle impairs the mobility of
others.

GENERATION OF CONGESTION
TRAFFIC CONGESTION

TRAFFIC
GROWTH
GROWTH
EFFECTS

ROADWAY
CAPACITY
LOCATIONAL
PATTERNS

TRANSPORT
BEHAVIOR

TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEM
HOUSEHOLD
CHARACTERISTICS AND
NORMS

EVOLUTION OF
SOCIETY, ECONOMY,
TECHNOLOGY

GROWTH OF TRAFFIC
1. Natural Growth of Population
2. Locational Patterns
3. Transportation characteristics and policies
4. Transport behavior of individuals and households

EFFECTS OF TRAFFIC CONGESTION

1. Loss of Productive Time
2. Loss of Fuel
3. Increase in Pollutants
4. Increase in the wear and tear of automobile engines
5. High Potential for traffic incidents
6. Slow and inefficient emergency response and delivery
service
7. Peoples moods are often affected