tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8705889459556077506.post6812379740698641184..comments2024-03-09T12:36:13.271+03:00Comments on Huduma Bora...: Traffic Mayhem on 5th JanuaryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8705889459556077506.post-17033401837085460772010-01-06T10:31:47.066+03:002010-01-06T10:31:47.066+03:00Don’t forget the obvious, the road network (number...Don’t forget the obvious, the road network (number of lanes, number of roads, routes choices etc) remains pretty much the same while the number of cars and infrastructure (especially malls, office blocks and apartments) is fast increasing. <br /><br />To add insult to injury, there are NO new transport solutions (for instance city passenger rail transport) and NO parking solutions (ok there are a few private parking lots in the CBD but they are not enough. Further more with the recent improvements by the government some roads, especially those that are now designated one-way traffic, no longer have street parking). I have a feeling that if someone who was living in Kenya in the 1970s and left the country and only came back today for the first time since they left, they would not get lost, as much as there are new buildings all over, the roads are the same!<br /><br />Ideas like park and ride are great but they are considered too late when we are already experiencing severe traffic and congestion problems. What happened to planning? Such developments should be done incrementally in tandem with the population increase. <br /><br />Currently the government is simply reactionary. Think about it? Reflect on situations such as Mau, Floods etc. These situations could be have avoided or at least mitigated! The meteorological department for example had informed us in August of 2009 of the impending ‘el niño’ rains, why didn’t we improve/clear the roadside drainage? build national water harvesting dams etc?City girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13933691573811140096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8705889459556077506.post-34969782502743207992010-01-06T09:07:37.207+03:002010-01-06T09:07:37.207+03:00That explains a lot. I was wondering why it took ...That explains a lot. I was wondering why it took someone 4 hours to get from Mombasa road to Dagoretti.hashhttp://www.whiteafrican.comnoreply@blogger.com