IDENTIFICATION AND ANALYSIS OF A SUSTAINABLE SYSTEM OF ROAD TRAFFIC PATTERN IN LAHORE CITY

Abstract

Rapid growth in transport sector increases energy consumption which led to greenhouse gases emissions in major metropolis cities of the world. In Pakistan the transport sector is growing fast with the increase in urban population while in the city of Lahore the urban transport traffic has one of the highest growth rates in the country. The city managers have to plan transport strategies and design programs to manage the increasing urban dweller’s transport demand, traffic flow, and a systematized traffic flow pattern. This research has conducted a study on sustainable traffic pattern of one of the busiest road of the Lahore metropolitan area keeping in view of the major problems of the city e.g., high density in population, traffic bottle necks, and hotspots of air pollutants. The data available in the relevant departments are not fully analyzed and managed. The purpose of the study is to conduct traffic count surveys and to monitor the existing situation of the hotspot areas of the Lahore metropolitan a case study of Multan road. The resultshavehighlighted the road capacity in the context of western corridor of the Lahore metropolitan area and to assess the effect of slow moving vehicles on the local environment. The problem is further multiplied with the inefficient, incorporated, and poor policy management system in the government agencies. The study has highlighted that a thorough transport monitoring system based on regular traffic counts of the hotspot areas of the city must be installed. In order to achieve the sustainable urban system, the transport system must be developed to shape the sustainable condition of the city of Lahore.This study will develop the guiding principles in urban transport network system, modes of vehicles and their impact on theenvironmental quality of the city.