Problems in Developed Cities
The existing problems of traffic and pedestrian congestion in Chester
are many and varied. The main ones are vehicles in the main shopping
streets and tourism to the historic areas of the cities, traffic
delays on the restricted approach to the city, delays to the bus
services, queuing for parking spaces and dangerous conditions for
pedestrians and cyclists.
There are numerous solutions to the congestion problems in Chester,
each of which brings its own advantages, but also disadvantages to the
City and its council. In selecting solutions to this problem, I will
need to assess the advantages and disadvantages of each to the
congestion problems. I will also have to take into account the
financial constraints and public inconveniences, such as road closures
that may result and put unacceptable strain on the functioning of the
city.
A common suggestion to relieve city centre was to simply build more
car parks. Although this seems a simple solution, it does not
completely solve the problem. One of the main advantages to doing this
is that commuters and visiting tourists and shoppers are able to park
their car somewhere safe. In addition, it would probably relieve
congestion in the city centre considerably. This suggestion is likely
to please both the public and government as from building more car
parks, government also gain as they can collect revenue from ticket
prices and also, more car parks means that shoppers have easier access
to parking, which means that shops will have more customers. However,
building all of these car parks would be, perhaps, too expensive for
the government. Firstly, t...
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...em into the City, I feel that this is
an effective but costly solution to the congestion problem.
To conclude, I feel that increasing pedestrianised areas supported by
park and ride systems is possibly the best solution to the congestion
problem in Chester. This is because it will definitely reduce the
congestion in the areas where cars are banned and in consequence,
reduce pollution as well. Additionally, constructing access roads at
the rear of future business parks would reduce congestion and mean
that lorries would be taken off City centre Roads. If I were to choose
one of the two solutions, I would propose that increasing the
pedestrianised areas linked with park and ride access would prove most
cost-effective, manageable and above all, would relieve most
congestion without causing too much public inconvenience.
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