Problem

Inadequate transport planning

Other Names:
Bad road traffic planning
Nature:

When planning road transportation systems, it is standard to build a road system to handle the volume of traffic that is predicted 15 years into the future. Planning for a shorter term is inefficient.

Incidence:

The London orbital was not able to handle normal traffic from the moment that it opened.

Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
GOAL 9: Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureGOAL 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems
Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST