The Strategy Planning For Urban Traffic Congestion: A Case Study of Nashik

Abstract

Traffic congestion is a major problem of urban transportation at present which is caused due to development of large human settlements in cities. Traffic congestion results in increase in costs which is due interference among road users. The resulting congestion reduces mobility and increases driver’s stress, vehicle costs and environmental pollution. In this paper, traffic congestion problem of Nashik city is identified and studied. Urban traffic congestion in Nashik is a fast growing phenomenon and it is a big challenge for the city planners, the city administrators and the general residents of the city and therefore it is a need for effective urban traffic management to reduce traffic congestion, if ignored it can be a nightmare in coming days to city residents in order to access the major parts of city as well as in entry and exit points in Nashik city during peak hours in the morning and evening. The objective of this study is to develop a strategy towards the reduction of urban traffic congestion to decongest the Nashik city with a view of suggesting ways to improve the quality of the speed of mobility within the city and suggest ways for optimizing the use of the existing traffic facilities within the city at a larger extent.