An Easy Male’

An Easy Male’

Contents An Easy Male’ 3 Introduction 3 Problems and Solutions for Male’ 3 References 8

An Easy Male’
Introduction
This paper will be focused on the urban Qualities and things that can be done in order to improve the livelihood of the community. Due to the fact that male is a small city and has face scarcity of land at a large scale, re-planning would be a difficult task to carry out. To improve overall livelihood of the community, in making Transportation, land use strategies for cities like Male’ the sense of Male’ should be preserved. It is really important to organize the things in an approach that leads the community to work together and to be understanding and respecting helpful life. For this existing condition should be studied thoroughly in order to propose an enhanced solution. The community process is important to inform citizens and allow residents to participate in the planning process. The street inventory, neighborhood audit, and town character allow citizens to plan, preserve, and guide the future of their town (Horrision, 2004).
Problems and Solutions for Male’
Population density is the primary problem for male’. According to (wikipedia / Male , 2013) the population density of male’ is (46,000/sq mi). Therefore first step in order to bring a solution to the Male’ is reducing the population of Male. To make this to happen people should be directed to other island like Hulhumale’ and Ghifalhu where there are opportunities for development.
Citizens in Male’ can several methods to promote strong transportation and development decisions in their community through the elected city council. Even the citizen themselves can encourage the street inventory, neighborhood audit, and town character allow citizens to plan, preserve, and guide the future of Male’.
No place is perfect. Each small city faces individual, but similar issues that great attention. But, what is the real problem? Are there too many cars? Are motorists driving too fast? Is the area unsafe for pedestrians? These questions, and others, need to be answered to identify and address existing problems. Understanding the problem or mixture of problems is the first step in developing effective solutions. Personally I felt in Male’ all these problems are present. I personally feel street systems should be improved.
As the largest percentage of street users are pedestrians, therefore pedestrians should be given priority in the roads. Street and sidewalk facilities do not adequately support or accommodate pedestrian safety. In most of the roads and streets there are no sidewalks. Residents and visitors in the town or neighborhood are uncomfortable walking because of nearness of vehicles, lack of pedestrian amenities, or poor lighting. It is also difficult to cross the street, creating safety and accessibility issues. And there are no accommodations for disabled people and children even in a single road. Sharing the road with vehicles is dangerous and senior citizen must be given enough time creates an uncomfortable atmosphere for the pedestrian to cross the street. Increasing pedestrian safety begins with basic sidewalk developments and consistent maintenance. After clear and safe sidewalks are established, it is important to expand the pedestrian structure, connecting origins to destinations. Certain design elements also contribute to pedestrian safety. Cyclists do not feel comfortable traveling beside vehicles due to motorist’s speeds or road width. Traffic congestion is the other issue faced. There is not a steady flow of traffic. Motorists and other road users experience frequent stopping and delays.
Oversize trucks travel through the downtown, creating congestion, development. Sometimes the trucks which carries waste produces bade smell. There are a couple of options to managing truck traffic through a downtown, most of which deal with minimizing the presence of the larger vehicles. Traffic calming treatments control truck speeds and create buffers. A more creative solution could include increasing the number of shipment trips, but using smaller trucks. If through truck traffic becomes a serious problem, a small town should consider an alternative truck route or bypass.
Roadways are over capacity and traffic moves at an irregular pace. Especially during peak times of the day, motorists and other road users experience frequent stopping and delays. If traffic consists of through or long-distance travel regular or severe congestion can contribute to a decline in small town character. Due to the fact male is over crowded with vehicles traffic James very often in the main roads and even in the small roads.
Vehicle parking is limited. It is difficult or impossible to find available parking spaces throughout the Male’. Problems with parking in Male’ relate to vehicular access, urban design, in male there are no parking space for all the vehicles that being used in the city. This can also be eases with development of an intergraded transport network. The public transport system shall reduce the number of vehicles used in the city.
Small towns need to improve management of space in the downtown area. Parking turnover needs to be high. Time limitation, meters, and ticketing, as well as a parking management program are a good start. It is also important to encourage other forms of transportation, which alleviate the need for parking altogether.
Developing an integrated transportation and land-use plan is the first step to improving traffic congestion. The entire street system needs to be functioning well, offering alternate arterial or collector routes for local or visitor travel. Also, the availability and utilization of public transportation and pedestrian facilities can reduce the number of cars on the road. Additionally, ridesharing can assist with commuter traffic reduction. Congestion can be helped with. In To make the road experience of Male’ better than now we have to improve the public transport network and minimize the number of private cars and motor cycles used. In such a system the roads will be divided in to 3 categories, Primary roads, and secondary roads and tertiary roads. In primary roads frequent public transport network will established. In this category private cars and motorcycles will not be allowed. And in secondary roads limited number of goods carrying vehicles will be allowed. In tertiary roads only bikes and pedestrians are given access. As suggested above, appropriate infrastructure can include sidewalks, bicycle lanes, and transit stops. All of these provide for alternative transportation – walking, bicycling, and riding the bus.
Careful use of landscaping along a street provides separation between motorists and pedestrians, reduces the roadway’s effective width, and provides a more pleasant street environment. Landscaping can increase the driver’s awareness of the immediate environment. While a row of trees does not actually impede motorists, it does have a psychological effect by making the road appear narrower and inviting the driver to linger. (Horrision, 2004)
Trees create comfortable spaces, soften the lighting, cool in the summer, block wind in the winter, and absorb pollutants. Street trees in a downtown area offer an ideal transition between building architecture and the street. When mature, they offer a canopy over the sidewalk. Trees and other landscaping enhancements do require significant consideration due to climate and space.
Keeping an area illuminated later into the evening can create a more inviting walking environment. This can be accomplished by leaving storefront lights on longer for a soft glow of light. Outdoor lighting brightens up shopping districts and can influence the local tax base by encouraging more shopping and dining actives. Increased lighting can enhance pedestrian safety in the nighttime. Lamps need to be low, at a more pedestrian scale. Lighting should be designed to identify an area and preserve the “dark sky” by only directing light downward. Examples of attractive light treatments.
Safe and direct sidewalks are necessary for creating a pedestrian-friendly environment. They provide connections to residences, public facilities and commercial services, as well as a place for pedestrians to interact and take part in various community activities. Sidewalks should be wide enough to accommodate movement and amenities such as lighting, landscaping, and street furniture. Every block of a main street needs places to sit, such as benches, low walls, or wide steps. Benches should face towards buildings or each other rather than the street to provide a more pleasant view. Buffering the sidewalk with trees separates pedestrians from the adjacent roadway and provides protection from sun and rain. These amenities make the sidewalk area more attractive and provides for a more comfortable pedestrian experience. Sidewalks and walkways separate pedestrians from the roadway and provide off-street places for children to play. Sidewalks have been associated with a significant reduction in pedestrian-vehicle collisions. Such facilities also improve pedestrian mobility and should be provided for walking from residential areas to other destinations.
A raised intersection involves ramps on each of the intersection approaches and elevating the entire intersection by approximately 6 inches. The crosswalks on each approach are also elevated as part of this treatment. Bollards are sometime added to reduce the likelihood of drivers cutting through the intersection. The ramps are usually made of concrete, but may be constructed of paving stones, bricks, or other materials.
As with other vertical treatments, a raised intersection is uncomfortable for bus and emergency vehicle passengers. They require a clear sight distance, and cannot be used effectively on steep grades.
On-street parking is normal and necessary on arterial and residential streets. It slows vehicle speed because cars are frequently maneuvering in and out of spaces. Motorists become more aware of their surroundings. On-street parking also buffers the sidewalk from traffic. It increases pedestrian comfort by creating a barrier between the pedestrian and moving vehicles. Parallel parking on one side of the street requires at least 7 feet of the roadway width. A wide outside travel lane is desirable to provide clearance for opening doors and for bicycles. Where right-of-way width permits, a bike lane can be provided between the travel and parking lanes. Angled parking is sometimes used on wide streets to create more parking places and decrease street width. With angled parking, vehicles extend further out into the street, thus reducing the size of the travel lane, which often results in slower speeds through an area. It requires about 19 feet of the roadway width per side.
A community parking lot is another technique to address parking requirements. It should be centrally located within the downtown district and close to shops and businesses. The community parking lot should have a time limit to keep spaces available.
__Include relegated parking: relegated parking means including parking behind, rather than just in the front, of the building. For commercial buildings, relegated parking allows the storefront to have greater visibility and a more immediate connection to the street. For example, in a shopping center, having only a few of the required parking spaces in the front makes the store more visible and identifiable. In the residential setting of many older neighborhoods, alleys allow for parking in the back thereby supporting a streetscape that is not compromised by driveways and garages that front right on the road. In newer, strip shopping development, these connections can be made between parking lots of existing shopping centers.
References
wikipedia / Male . (2013, 6 12). Retrieved 6 12, 2013, from wikipedia : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mal%C3%A9
Horrision, R. E. (2004). Design Manual for small Towns. Virginia: Thomas Jefferson Planning district commision.