PLANNING FOR AN EFFICIENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM OF VIJAYAWADA TOWN

Abstract

Transportation planning is as old as city planning or urban planning. As urban areas grown by the increase of population, number of vehicles have also increased. All this ultimately lead to transportation problem. Transportation in cities has long been a major problem, and it promises to remain one for the foreseeable future. Segregation of land users in the urban areas demanded more usage of vehicles for daily travel. This lead to more and more problems in a transportation system. Accidents, traffic jams, congested streets are normally reported traffic problems of day to day life. All such problems are posing challenges on transportation planners. On the other hand, today, we reached a situation where transportation occupies a high place in modern life. Advancement in all spheres of life has been to a large extent influenced by efficient transportation system. There is a responsibility on the shoulders of planners to evaluate measures for an efficient transportation system for an effective and efficient growth of the city.