Study On Travel Demand In Dhaka Sity

Abstract

Daily commutes have become nightmares due to traffic. According to a World Bank report, the average traffic speed in Dhaka has dropped from 21 kmph to 7 kmph in the last ten years, and it may drop to 4 kmph by 2035 (Traffic Jam: The Ugly Side of Dhaka’s Development | The Daily Star), which is slower than walking speed. According to another study commissioned by the BRAC Institute of Government and Development, traffic congestion in Dhaka consumes approximately 5 million working hours per day and costs the country USD 11.4 billion per year (Dhaka Gridlock Costs Tk 1.53b a Day). According to the Passengers' Welfare Association, at least 87 percent of buses and minibuses violate traffic laws. Every day, at least 64 people are killed, and 150 others are injured across the country. Aside from the pain, suffering, and loss of life, road accidents have significant economic and social cost (rehabilitation, healthcare, material damages, and so on) that is difficult to quantify in monetary terms. At certain times of the day, all the world's megacities experience traffic jams. Traffic jam in Dhaka city is a total traffic chaos and mismanagement. We looked at some major problems of Dhaka’s transportation like unfit transport, imbalance fare, passenger harassment especially on women, increasing number of private automobile and NMV and find out some solution from the peoples by taking their opinion through field survey in Dhaka. According to the study, several modifications should be made to Dhaka’s transportation system for development. There should be more public transportation available. The government ought to take over the public transportation sector, lessen the personal vehicle and NMV, proper fitness of transportation, women’s specific transportation, an equitable fare mode, and overall educated driver for safety measure