{UAH} Hon. Tumwebaze - Kampala Traffic jams artifical

Kampala traffic jams can be solved with strict regulations. Mbarara main street is at time also jammed! Can we make a comparison?!

For the first time, I have realized that when vehicles keep moving, there is less or almost no traffic jams. This is what I saw on Saturday.  KCCA should therefore not relent in her efforts to clearing the streets. Vehicles moving at 30 km/hr cleared the streets pretty, first to make the streets so free and open.  

 

Compare city square road section and Garden city where vehicles from access roads join the main roads as regards Kitante Road(yusuf lule) and Kampala Road respectively.  Vehicles from Uchumi and Garden city stop smooth vehicle flow. On Saturday Kampala road was clear, for vehicle kept moving, as no vehicle stopped from CPS, from Durstar Street, from Rwanzori House round about!

 

This contrast was amazing!

 

Another observation was businesses and vehicles parked in road crossing reserves and other road reserves on access roads.  It was difficult to determine if jams in these sections were created by poor visibility or other factors. KCCA should study this phenomenon. There are boda bodas parked on Kampala Road to CPS, then rwenzori house roundabout and down the golf course.

 

I also made a comparison on Katwe – Kibuye where taxis stopped, dropped and picked passages – heavy jams cropped up. It was the same situation in Kamwokya but after City Oil the traffic jam cleared!

 

I tend to gauge a city's inclusiveness and best design paging it on how a child less than 6 years will be able to walk on a street in a busy city. If a child can peaceful walk in such a city, with less parental attention then we have cleared pavement or enough pavement space. If the city is designed to accommodate such population groups, then the city must also be green, sustainable and almost convenient for all population groups. Unfortunately this can only be seen in the old colonial city,city center , Nakasero etc!

Elsewhere the situation is so bad.

 

I walked through Kampala on Saturday and I must confess it looked much better, as it was in the 70's. There were a lot of traffic but the streets were clear since no vehicles blocked or stopped unnecessarily on the road sides and pavements.

 

In the 70's there were installed parking meters which I think should be returned and heavy fines levied on traffic and road regulation violations. 

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Bwanika Nakyesawa Luwero