Urban Transport Strategy. Management in Developing Countries John A Cracknell, страница 36

Division

Functions-Responsibilities

Traffic

Management

Policy

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Formulate and implement city wide “Traffic Management Policy” to comply with objectives defined by the “city council” which would include, at least such areas as determination of (i) a functional road hierarchy (ii) the appropriate balance between transport system users (private transport-public transport-NMT-pedestrians) (iii) priority programs for action and (iv) a “5 year” investment plans”

Traffic Research

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Assemble-survey, monitor, analyse and evaluate all traffic and accident data to enable trends to be identified, problems quantified and traffic management plans and improvements to be prepared

Traffic

Management

Plans and

Improvements

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Plan, design, implement, monitor, evaluate, fine-tune and continuously up-date traffic schemes and policies to realise the agreed Traffic Management Policy.  The program would cover all motorised road based modes (cars, public transport, trucks, etc) and all non motorised modes ( pedestrians, cycles).  Plans and improvements would range from simple junction improvements or marking and signing programs through to far reaching city wide strategies such as extensive bus priority or pricing.  Safety considerations are part of any scheme planning and design process but specific safety programs and accident countermeasures would be a responsibility.

Traffic Control Devices

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Plan, design, install, operate, and maintain all traffic control devices including  (i) traffic signal systems including computer controlled  (ii) signals systems; (iii) road markings (iv) road signs and (v) enforcement devices (cameras etc)

Traffic

Regulations

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Formulate traffic regulations to realise the proposed Traffic Management Plans and Improvements, for enactment by city

government and for enforcement by the traffic police

Parking

Management

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Prepare off and on street parking policies and programs including approval for the location of and access to parking areas proposed by others.  Parking enforcement and administration (for example, where paid parking applies) would be carried out by a separate “parking authority” or equivalent

Approvals and Co-ordination

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Evaluate and advise city government on all schemes (e.g. new roads) and developments (developed both by public and private sector agencies and including major new land or building developments) which have a significant traffic impact to ensure that they are consistent with agreed traffic policy - in effect carry out traffic impact studies for all major development proposals

Consultation

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Consultation with the public and stakeholders on traffic policy and on the impacts of specific schemes and measures

Budget

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Preparation of an annual budget for submission to city government for (i) implementation of Traffic Plans and Improvement schemes,  (ii) traffic operations and maintenance of control devices; and (iii) the continuous work of the traffic management agency itself.

Notes:

§  not all functions would necessarily be carried out by the “traffic management agency” itself.  For example, maintenance of traffic control devices and signals would most commonly be contracted out; in this case, the agency would assume the functional responsibility of supervision;

§  the potential for contracting out significant elements of the functions to consultantscontractors is discussed in subsequent sections

§  traffic regulation enforcement is not included as this is regarded as a traffic police function; however, there are cases where some enforcement, such as kerbside parking, could be a traffic agency function and a "Parking Division" would be needed