This is the fifth report in the State of Cities series and focuses on the problem of traffic congestion in Dhaka city. The study’s main objective is to examine the governance and institutional issues underlying traffic congestion in Dhaka and develop proposals to tackle the issues and strengthen the institutions responsible for Dhaka’s transport management. The study focuses on the Dhaka Metropolitan (DMP) area and six key government agencies in particular—DMP, DNCC, DSCC, BRTA, DTCA and Rajuk. Based on ‘governance perspective’ the investigation was conducted adopting a ‘political economy framework’. Data was collected from both primary and secondary sources through key informant interviews, a ‘score-card’ survey of the six institutions, case studies and site observations. A major questionnaire survey of 774 transport users was also carried out to obtain people’s views of the main traffic issues and priorities for action. The study concluded by offering five main recommendations for reducing traffic congestion in Dhaka and improving governance of the transport sector.
Authors: Hasan, Bayazid; Arafat, S M Gubair Bin; Hoque, Md Mahan Ul; Islam, Mohammad Sirajul; Shah, Nadir; Hossain, Md Shanawez; Rahman, AKM Fazlur; Ahamed, Raihan; Markony, Gazi Arafat Uz Zaman; Hasan, Md Mahbub; Zaman, Nabila; Talukder, Sumaiya Kabir
Type: Report
Year: 2016