Travel Demand Management Policies Prospects for Lahore: Rating and Classification

Muhammad Ashraf Javid

Abstract

The traffic congestion tends to increase social cost in terms of traffic delays, environmental degradation and energy consumption. It is mandatory to develop appropriate transportation planning and traffic management policies for the mitigation of traffic congestion. In this context, this study focuses to evaluate the potential of transportation demand management (TDM) policies for Lahore city. Few TDM measures were selected and public perceptions were asked using a questionnaire survey. The TDM policies were presented to the respondents in different scenario i.e. single measures, and combination of two measures. Rating and classification was done for the measures using the stated response of respondents. The study’s results revealed that non-coercive or pull TDM measures are more acceptable to the public as compared with coercive or push measures. The selected measures were classified into short-term, medium-term and long-term measures. The findings of this paper will be helpful for the local planners in considering the appropriate TDM policies for implementation in Lahore city.

Keywords

Travel demand management, traffic congestion, travel behavior, perceptions, Lahore

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M. A. J. "Travel Demand Management Policies Prospects for Lahore: Rating and Classification", International Journal of Innovative Research in Engineering & Management (IJIREM), Vol-3, Issue-5, Page No-409-413, 2016. Available from: