Think of how much easier life would be if the following decisions can become a way of life in Chennai? This can happen provided urban planners, geographers, traffic police, politicians and a range of other scientists think about a long-term solution to the prevailing traffic chaos:
- No cars (car-free zone) will be allowed to enter Panagal Park, Pondy Bazaar, and Usman Road in T Nagar, to ease traffic congestion, and only public transportation will be encouraged in this stretch.
- Car pooling has been strongly recommended by Chennai City Traffic Police among employees working in the same company. This can greatly reduce the pile up of cars on Chennai roads.
- Like IT companies which pick up and drop its employees by their chartered trips, the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) can enhance its services to pick and drop the government employees to encourage use of public transportation to minimise traffic congestion in Chennai.
- Vehicles having registration to ply on Saturday through Wednesday should not be used on Thursday and Friday as part of the traffic management plan mooted by CCTP to check vehicular population. Such a traffic management plan has already proved effective in some South American cities.
- Cycle bay should be specially redesigned to encourage cycle lovers ride safely to their offices located within 3 km from their home.
- Flexible working hours (time zone) can be very useful, especially for working women. This idea will help traffic management to ensure free flow of traffic on Chennai roads.
- Businessmen must be asked to open their shops into the late hours to serve customers who work extra hours. This way, vehicle flow can be greatly streamlined.
- The Tamil Nadu Police force should recruit hundreds of people especially to handle the maddening traffic in Chennai and other major cities in the state.
- With the cleaning up of Buckingham canal, increased lighting facility, easy access to the MRTS stations, enhanced safety and security during non-peak hours, increased connectivity between bus stops and railway stations will all play a vital role in increasing commuter flow in the MRTS section between Velachery and Beach through Mylapore. This will significantly lower traffic jams in the IT corridor.
- Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) directs builders across Chennai to strictly provide sufficient parking spaces in all buildings so as to avoid parking related traffic outside the building.
- CMDA takes up a satellite based high resolution mapping of Chennai city down to individual houses to identify the construction activities violating building rules.
20-09-06, 09:28 AM
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