Various aspects of traffic congestion in Toronto have been analyzed in detail. It is clear that Toronto is facing a serious problem of traffic congestion since it is the most congested city in North America. Traffic congestion in Toronto costs over $ 2 billion annually and it is caused by a variety of factors. These factors are categorized into non-recurring and recurring factors. However, the paper focused on recurring factors which contribute to the largest proportion of traffic congestion in Canada. These include increased automobile use, poor planning and lapse in implementation of laws which govern traffic systems. This leads to the use of many private cars by employees who commute to work as opposed to use of public transport systems resulting in congestion. Traffic congestion in Toronto has various adverse effects including barriers to emergency services, delays, idle time and opportunity costs as well as pollution. …show more content…
These include encouraging commuters to use public transport, decongesting public transport, decentralizing businesses from the Greater Toronto Area, investing in transport infrastructure, passing relevant transport legislation and dialog with stakeholders in transport industry. These solutions aim at discouraging the use of private vehicles and increasing the effectiveness of public transport to increase the capacity and speeds needed to reduce congestion in Toronto. However, it is important to involve all relevant stakeholders when developing solutions to the transport congestion since as earlier discussed, these people may offer very effective solutions to this problem since they are the major road users. The general public will also be keen to follow changes made to improve the transport sector if it is involved in the change process. This will ensure that Toronto has one of the best transport systems not only in North America but across the
The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is not the best method of transportation in the city of Toronto, because it’s unreliable, inconvenient, and unsanitary. First of all, the TTC is unreliable because of many delays. The TTC buses often come late and there are many subway breakdowns and signal problems. These problems can cause longer wait times and result in the rider being late. Additionally, the TTC is inconvenient because it is difficult for the rider to get to his or her destination without a few transfers. In addition, there are very few direct routes and limited area coverage. For example, there are some areas where passengers have to walk long distances just to get to the bus stop. These problems can result in many transfers and cause
Canada became an emerging country after the Second World War. There was a need for Canada to identify themselves as a distinct nation from Britain and the United States. The Trans Canada Highway became a visible nationalistic figure that set apart Canada from other countries. The Trans Canada Highway was a significant structure built in 1949 through 1961 that emerged as a result of a newfound unity and nationalistic view in Canada. Although there were many different political, personal and economical standpoints on the building of the highway, the finalization of the construction of the highway brought a unique unity that could be appreciated by all Canadians.
commuters waste 38 hours per year stuck in traffic. In Washington D.C. and Los Angeles, the situation is even more serious with drivers squandering 67 and 61 hours, respectively, staring at the license plate of the stationary vehicle in front of them” (Keeping, n.d.). Henceforth, it is my speculation that a negative response to the issue of car congestion will generate some serious consequences for the foreseeable future. It is my prediction that a refusal to resolve this dilemma, will spawn complete chaos and anarchy upon the globes highways and byways. Therefore, it is vital that some type of action is taken beforehand in order to alleviate this issue before it gets out of hand. By and large, this final phase of this paper drives this assignment to its conclusion. Ergo, the ensuing portion of this case assignment will elaborate on highlights of this
While Mississauga does possess major flaws within its transportation system, a myriad of solutions exist that would correct these issues. To begin with, our city should try and introduce more diverse and organized transportation systems into the community. These include Light Rail Transit (LRT) and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems. With the addition of these modes of transport, people will be able to get around the city productively and without having to use cars to travel. In fact, an LRT service is planned to be installed along Hurontario St., and BRT stations are planned to be built along Highway 403 for efficient transportation. Moreover, public bike racks could be built within neighborhoods and town centers. These would function similar
The most noticeable inconvenience of driving in Miami is traffic congestion. In fact, because the highways are cluttered with a significant amount of vehicles carpooling is encouraged. For this purpose, high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes were formed. Each weekday, a simple twenty-minute drive turns into an eternal wait for forward progress. With each minute that goes by cars advance less than twenty feet. And while the traffic may open up in some areas, in its entirety I-95 remains congested during the morning and evening hours, as seen in the image where cars on the South Florida Highways line up bumper-to-bumper. The cause for such highway clutter varies, but it is interesting to note the difficulty in explaining highway driving conditions. It is uncertain as to whether the accidents cause traffic congestion or the traffic congestion causes accidents. Either way, the main roads and highways commuters take to work are crowded with drivers. Furthermore, I-95 passes through several commercial districts in the lower Miami area. Many large trucks and commercial vehicles, as well as passenger vehicles, drive to work at these commercial areas. The weekday traffic congestions on the Miami roadways are, in large part, a major inconvenience to commuters, all with intent to arrive early to work.
She writes that while the number of car owners in T.O. continue to increase, the streets themselves are not keeping up with the appropriate expansion. “Toronto drivers spend roughly two work weeks per year stuck in traffic on the city's congested streets and highways,” writes Yuen. Interviewing CFRB's traffic reporter, Guy Valentine, Yuen notes that in 15 years, not much has changed on Toronto's gridlocked roads. (Toronto Traffic A Night mare For Commuters, 2009, Synergy Merchant Services Blog) b) “Toronto drivers have to inch their way through to accommodate all the usual charity walks, runs, marathons and bike-a-thons, plus major road repairs to the Lake Shore and Gardiner, gearing up for the 2015 Pan Am Games.” (Who’s in charge of our traffic chaos” 2014Toronto Star) c) John Tory, the new mayor of Toronto, has promised SmartTrack plan to reduce the pressure of Toronto traffic.
Since the main form of transportation in the GTA is the automobile congestion has become a growing issue in all cities in the area and the challenge becomes how will municipalities address the issue of providing a mode of transportation for its growing population that will be sustainable and efficient. Studies have suggested that traffic in Canada specifically the Greater Toronto Area is serious enough to be in line with cities with significantly larger populations such as New York or Los Angeles (McQuigge, 2017). The Canadian Automobile Association (CCA) found that the portion of highway 401 running through the GTA is the ninth most congestion roadway in North America (McQuigge, 2017). This highlights the need for investment into new transportation infrastructure opposed to solely roadway expansion. Investment into new transportation system isn’t the only solution an indirect solution would be implementing new planning policies directed towards development patterns in the GTA that would shift the demand from an automobile focus to public transit
To begin, mass transit used to rule the city life, nobody could get around without using some form of public transportation. Now, there are many
Parental behavior about children physical movement is one of the significant reasons for reducing children outdoor activities. Parents fear about road traffic risk and danger of stranger do not let children to attend in the society, and they never have an experience for their trips to school alone until they grow up. According to Sustrans research (2001), child fatalities by cars are 100 times more than stranger danger. Lack of sufficient roadway for pedestrians which can divide the pedestrian path from car path is main reasons for parents to prevent their kids from doing outdoor actives alone. Children physical activity also depends on the traffic condition. Heurlin-Norinder (1996) research has shown the result of traffic rate on parents fear; parents who live in high rate of traffic neighborhood have more concern than parents who live in less traffic area. ‘‘A downward spiral of fear can be created in response to road safety fears in which reductions in play, cycling and walking activities among children and young people can diminish the general social ac...
Businesses may respond to worsening traffic congestion in a variety of ways, including moving away, going out of business, and adjusting to smaller market areas for workers, suppliers, and customers—with some resulting loss of productivity summarizes the five elements of factors that affect congestion and its economic impacts, which are 1.Transportation-related investment and pricing—affecting the capacity of facilities 2.Transportation system performance—network demand and congestion
Traffic congestion in many of the nation’s metropolitan areas is prevalent, with the cost of congestion including lost time, wasted fuel and vehicle wear and tear topping $78 billion per year for the nation’s 437 urban areas .Antonio (2010). A key point in tackling congestion is that it is non-linear a small reduction in the number of vehicles on the road will produce a large reduction in congestion as happens for example during school holidays. This paper will also present evidence which shows that the problem of road traffic congestion cannot be preserved by improved public transport alone but that a package of measures is needed. In a small city like Windhoek, congestion is really a big issue it can affect people in different bad ways such as accident among others.
The Problems of Traffic Congestion in Chester The existing problems that Chester faces concerning traffic congestion
Congestion slows life down by causing massive delays, eating away at valuable time and productivity. This has become a major issue because people are stuck in traffic when they do not need to be and conditions will only continue to get worse without government intervention. Many solutions have been offered and discussed, but few have been implemented. This paper will serve to outline the economic theory behind traffic congestion, alternative policy options there are for dealing with traffic congestion, and ultimately what the best strategy is to solve this problem. The solution I propose is to price the highways accurately to achieve the optimum number of vehicles on the road.
Traffic research has the aim to optimize traffic flow of people and goods. As the number of road users constantly increases, and resources provided by current infrastructures are limited, intelligent control of traffic will become a very important aspect in the future. However, some limitations to the usage of intelligent traffic control exist. Avoiding traffic jams for example is thought to be beneficial to both environment and economy, but improved traffic-flow may also lead to an increase in demand. There are several models for traffic simulation. In our research we focus on optimization of traffic light controller in a city using IR sensor and developed visual monitoring using microcontroller PIC16F887. Traffic light optimization is a complex problem. Even for single junctions there might be no obvious optimal solution. With multiple junctions, the problem becomes even more complex, as the state of one light influences the flow of traffic towards many other lights. The other complication is the fact that flow of traffic constantly changes, depending on the...
Traffic congestion has become a huge problem in the developing countries, such as China and India. Nowadays a lot of people prefer to buy their own cars rather than using public transportation because they think it is more convenient and time-saving. Even though owning a car has so many advantages; however, it has certain setbacks as well, which outweighs the benefits. The more cars we have on roads, the more congestion we will have to deal with on daily basis. In the urban cities of China, such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou traffic congestion is constantly increasing every year because people are buying more cars. Another reason for traffic congestion is that the government isn’t developing new transportation infrastructure, such as