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Walking, NMT and Car Free Day in Dhaka: Issues and Challenges-Maruf Hossain, Program Manager,, Work for a Better Bangladesh Trust
Capacity Building Workshop on Urban Mobility and Sustainable Urban Transport Index 12 and 13 September 2018 Dhaka, Bangladesh
Outline
• Current scenario• Potentials• Obstructions• Law/policies• Positive Initiatives• Recommendations
Current scenario
• Congestion, air pollution, noise, accidents, social disruption, health impact
• World Bank’s report said last year that city dwellers facing waste of 3.8 million work hours daily due to traffic jam
• Traffic congestion is causing a loss of Tk 370 billion a year in Dhaka
Current scenario
Current scenario
PM2.5 Increases with Motorization in Dhaka
Potentials
• Mixed land use• High density• Most of the trips within
short distance• 92.78 trips are made by
public transport including walking and NMT
• 54% roads have low motorized traffic volume
Potentials
Present and future trip rate by each mode in Dhaka (Unit %)
Source: Dhaka Structure Plan 2016-2035
Law/policies
International National• Sustainable
Development Goal (SDG)
• NEW URBAN AGENDA
• STP the “Pedestrian First Policy”
• National Integrated Multimodal Transport Policy, 2013
• SEVENTH FIVE YEAR PLAN FY2016 – FY2020
Obstructions
• We found many anti-pedestrian activities
• 44% roads have no footpath
• Footpath shrunk in some area under model project
• No crossing amenities in 97% area
Obstructions
• No significant budget allocated for walking and NMT
• Expanding rickshaw bans rather than integration
• Lack of initiative to encourage bicycle
Obstructions
• To emphasize minimum parking requirements
• Car parking is cheap for users
• Weak management of on-street parking
• To build elevated expressway/flyovers
Positive Initiatives
2016 Govt. agencies join the WCFD
2015 two elected mayors of DNCC &DSCC
2004 Started promoting NMT
2005 Started promoting walking
2006 Started car control campaign
2012 High Court Rules
2013 NIMTP
Positive Initiatives
Walking and NMT
Positive Initiatives
Walking and NMT
Positive Initiatives
Walking and NMT
Positive Initiatives
Carfree Day
22 September 2001,Over 1000 cities in a total 33 countries participate in the international Car-free Day
Positive Initiatives
Carfree Day
Since Early Nineties All Cities were Car Free
Positive Initiatives
Carfree Day
Restriction on Horse Drawn carts during Roman Empire
Positive Initiatives
Carfree Day
Car Free Movement in early 1970s
Positive Initiatives
Carfree Day
Positive Initiatives
Carfree Day
Bogota hold the
largest Car Free event across an entire city
of 7.2 million
Positive Initiatives
Carfree Day
Positive Initiatives
Carfree DayCopenhagen, Denmark
Before After
Positive Initiatives
Carfree DayDhaka, Bangladesh
Before After
Positive Initiatives
Carfree Day
Positive Initiatives
Carfree Day
Positive Initiatives
Carfree Day
Positive Initiatives
Carfree Day
Positive Initiatives
Carfree Day
Positive Initiatives
Carfree Day
Positive Initiatives
Carfree Day
Positive Initiatives
Carfree Day
Recommendations
• To allocate sufficient budget for pedestrian and NMT• To develop a guideline for improving the condition for
pedestrian and NMT• To create dedicated desk for pedestrian and NMT• To introduce more temporary Carfree street• To make some road totally Carfree• To take other measures to control car like increase
parking charge, increase import tax, introduce congestion charge, limiting the number of registration, restriction on car loan etc.
Thank you