Tianjin Traffic Congestion Problem Analysis And Countermeasures

Traffic congestion is a common problem in metropolitan cities nationally and internationally. With traffic congestion becoming more and more serious in major cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, the government and citizens have payed much attention to solving the problem. Take Tianjin for example, the overspeed of the motor vehicles is becoming more and more serious, the contradiction between supply and demand of the city transportation has become increasingly prominent. If the problem can not be dealt with efficiently, traffic congestion problem will spread to other areas and the transportation system in Tianjin will be seriously affected. As a result, it will not only reduce traffic efficiency and life quality of the citizens, but also influence the sustainable and healthy development of the society. Therefore, attention should be payed to the research of comprehensive measures on solving traffic congestion problems which are based on experience of other cities nationally and internationally.This thesis can be divided into five chapters, including introduction and the main body.The first chapter is introduction. It mainly focuses on the current situation in dealing with traffic congestion nationally and internationally. On the basis of summarizing the results of several researches, the practical significance of this thesis is addressed. In this chapter, the importance of taking comprehensive measures to solve traffic congestion problem has been issued. Based on these factors, the prerequisite hypothesis of this thesis is pointed out:although traffic congestion is influenced by city construction and economic development, it can be released and finally solved through scientific management. Therefore, the general structure of this thesis is laid out by traffic congestion situation in Tianjin, the analysis of reasons, foreign experience in dealing with the problem and relevant suggestions.The second chapter focuses on the current situation concerning traffic congestion in Tianjin. On analysing the researches, it can be concluded that the increase of motor vehicles, travelling demand of citizens, traffic flow, city construction and transportation lead to the deterioration of traffic congestion in the city.The third chapter focuses on the analysis of the reasons for traffic congestion. It is concluded that traffic congestion in Tianjin is caused by various reasons. The main reasons are the underdevelopment of public transportation, the lack of parking lots, the insufficiency of technical equipment in traffic management, the discordance of the city plan to the development of transportation, the problem caused by non-motorized vehicles and the lack of legal consciousness on traffic. All these factors jointly contribute to traffic congestion in Tianjin.The fourth chapter focuses on the suggestions and measures dealing with traffic congestion nationally and internationally. In this chapter, strategies carried out by foreign cities are discussed, in order to summarize the experience and suggestions in dealing with the problem. Apart from this, the development in dealing with traffic congestion nationwide has been stated and the basic rules to obey as well as mistakes which should be avoided have also been summarized.The fifth chapter focuses on the strategies of dealing with traffic congestion in Tianjin. Three major comprehensive measures are addressed, they are the prior development of public transportation, the improvement of traffic management and the change of people’s way of travel. All these measures firmly join the foreign experience with the situation in Tianjin. The purpose is to improve the management of traffic congestion in Tianjin through comprehensive measures in several aspects.