Urban Governance in Relation to Traffic Congestion of Dhaka City - Traffic Management, Policy Malfunction, Institutional Arrangement

Seminar paper from the year 2012 in the subject Organisation and administration - Miscellaneous, , course: Institute of Governance Studies, language: English, abstract: Modern day cities mug with dual hitches, explicitly traffic congestion along with urban decay or unplanned urbanization. Traffic congestion creates loss of precious man-hours and reduces productivity of both the states and organizations. Road traffic congestion poses a challenge for all large cities, is key concern throughout the world. Some of the countries, through effective transport system, have acquired an appreciable level of development when effectively managed. Learned experts on this subject have so far suggested a range of measures to lessen traffic congestion in our country, but results are not encouraging even it is spiraling day-by-day in Dhaka city due to policy malfunction that is for lack of political will as well as public awareness. The state be worthy of effective urban governance for a careful balancing between the benefits of agglomeration and the impacts of excessive traffic congestion. This report provides an overview of the state of urban governance in Bangladesh that discussed about the present status of traffic congestion in Dhaka city and will put forward policy oriented recommendations for effective traffic congestion to smooth livelihood. It also provides a fundamental overview of nature, scope of congestion necessary for effective congestion management policy. This report aims to provide policy makers, technical staff and policy implementers with the strategic vision, conceptual frameworks and guidance's that necessary to manage congestion to reduce its overall impact on individuals, families, communities and societies.

Mr. M A Salam is working as Senior Assistant Secretary in Ministry of Public Administration, Government of Bangladesh since June 2014. He did B Sc (Hons) and M Sc in Zoology from Jahangirnagar University; M A in Governance and Development from BRAC University, Bangladesh and attained highest position in all occasions. Now, he is pursuing M Sc in Project Planning and Management at University of Bradford, United Kingdom.