Transport Situation in

Ashraful Haque, Chief Engineer, Rajshahi Corporation Email: [email protected] Welcome to Rajshahi Overview of Rajshahi City 3 3 Monument – Smrity Omlan Barandro Museum Rajshahi University Current Traffic Situation Analysis

8 Commercial and Non-commercial Traffic Value

passenger transporting and freight carrying.

• Commercial Vehicles:- Truck, , Utility Vehicles, Auto- and rickshaw. • Non- Commercial Vehicles:- Private , , bicycles

• commercial vehicles - 63% • Non- Commercial Vehicles - 37% • The average annual growth rate for both categories together - 6.1% Situation in Rajshahi City. Types of vehicles

The road is shared by 8 major types of vehicles- • Truck, Bus, Utility vehicles • , , Motor cycle • Bicycle, Rickshaw.

Transport Situation in Rajshahi City. 10.20% 17.20% Truck Bus 9.80% Utility Car 6.80% Auto‐Rick 17.20% Motcycl 2.80% Bi‐Cycle Ricshaw

18.80% 17.20%

Shares of Vehicular Traffic

Transport Situation in Rajshahi City. % of AvERAGE annual growth rate

Mo to riz ed Non Mo to riz ed Mo to rc y c le Auto‐ricks haw Car Truck

Truck, 5.30

Car, 5.7

Auto‐ricks haw, 12.30

Motorcycle, 12.60

Non Motorized, 2.3

Motorized , 8.5

Transport Situation in Rajshahi City.

Transport Situation in Rajshahi City.

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Short-trip Walking Footpath

Geometric Design Congestio Intersection Management n! / CBD Awareness Enforcement Route Planning Inclusion Integration Landuse Transport Interaction Management Traffic Facilities Footpath Footpath near RUET. Footpath along Jahingir Road Footpath near BTV, Rajshahi. Footpath near BTV, Rajshahi Footpath near Bank Footpath near Footpath near Church Footpath near Nagar Bhaban Footpath near Kalabagan Area. Footpath along Bilsimla- City Hat Road Foot path along motel road Foot path along motel road Propose Footpath in Upashahor R/A Medical College Banda Gate 35 Bi-cycle lane Image of bi-cycle lane Proposed footpath and bi-cycle lane Road Barnaly - Road 40 Road in front of DC Residence Jamal Pur Road Road towards of Food Office. Road on south side of Science Laboratory Road on east side of Medical college 45 Greater road 46 47 Bilsimla – City Hut Road 48 Bilsimla- Kamaruzzaman Stadium Road 49