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Urban Traffic Congestion Revisited: A Traveler’S Perspective

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  • Muhammad SABIR

    (NUST Business School (NBS), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan)

  • Yousaf ALI

    (Department of Management Sciences, GIK Insitute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Topi, Swabi, Pakistan)

Abstract

This study uses a traveler's perspective to solve urban traffic congestion in Karachi city (Pakistan) and applies multi-criteria decision-making techniques in finding the ideal solution. The novelty of the study is the incorporation of a traveler's perspective in finding a traffic congestion solution and the application of MCDM to the subject area. The results indicate that the current congestion solution policies adopted by the government through the construction of bus repaid transits system (BRT) and Karachi circular railways are cost-intensive, requires a longer time to complete, and also had higher operation costs, resulting in being a less effective solution for urban traffic congestion compared to the installation of tire killers, restricting the heavy traffic in city, restricted parking areas as these are easy, economical and quick to implement. These are also effective measures because the major congestion problem is not the lack of infrastructure but non-compliance with travelers' traffic rules.

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  • Muhammad SABIR & Yousaf ALI, 2021. "Urban Traffic Congestion Revisited: A Traveler’S Perspective," Theoretical and Empirical Researches in Urban Management, Research Centre in Public Administration and Public Services, Bucharest, Romania, vol. 16(4), pages 34-54, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:rom:terumm:v:16:y:2021:i:4:p:34-54
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