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Introduction:
Bangkok is a major city filled with people and sois, where lots of people
travel everyday. Thought he city has a few problems for example, the traffic,
pollution, and the layout. The sois need many aesthetic changes to make it better
and structural modifications to make it more accessible. To create a better soi I
investigated on my focus- Sukhumvit soi 11 on Google maps and found a few
movement issues, that can be solved and need to be solved in order to make a
safe and more sustainable soi.
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Bangkok is known for its automobile movement and stranded traffic on
the negative side. A city is usually made of roads, followed by lanes (sois) and
further followed by sub-lanes. It is obvious that a soi is expected to be not as
broad as 4 -lane roads. But, it can be expected for a soi to let pass two vehicles
adjacent to each other at the same time. In addition to this, it is also fair to expect
decently spaced sidewalks on both sides of the soi. There can be many more
addends to this list but ones mentioned above are basic necessities in a soi. Myfocus soi 11 on Sukhumvit road in Bangkok has been designed in contrast to
the least expectations for a normal soi. Increasing negligence and declining
responsibilities pose severe threats to the freedom of movement. Analysis of
problems reveals the contribution of this space sprawl leading to unhealthy
conditions in the soi. The objective of this article is to find a solution to the
commonly resulting problems. Particularly, the following paragraphs will deal with
real life case study in deducing a favorable solution.
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Soi 11 defies sidewalks as it has already been designed to be narrow; the
street vendors or shop owners for their displays use up this narrow space. The
traffic is one big aspect of the movement part of the soi and there are some
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ways to improve on it. The bike men, who park and stack their bikes, occupying a
majority of the space on the sidewalks as well as the sois, also use up this
narrow space. Food vendors set up their mobile seating arrangements on the
sidewalks completely suspending the continuity of the sidewalks. They make it
more hazardous by placing their gas cylinders, near electric poles. On the event
of unforeseen calamity because of this the narrow soi is once again going to be
stranded due to traffic jam. Because of no proper parking options on the soi the
prospective visitors or guests park their vehicle near the sidewalks taking up one
third of the soi-space. This unorganized usage of public space has lead to space
cramping, chaos, traffic jams and pollution, due to the exceeding usage of gas by
four-wheelers, vendors, and bike men who keep their exhaust running causing
air pollution. The sewage tanks built in the middle of the sidewalks need urgentattention as it had been constructed a couple of decades ago. They often give-up
and overflow the wastes in the middle of the soi that leads to clogging and again
traffic jams; pollution also follows. All of the above is a list of ways that cause
Traffic jam in Bangkok. The traffic and movement in Bangkok is affecting some
families and the city. When many cars are using patrol, and are stuck in traffic
they release dangerous gasses, which can harm the environment and is not safe
for us to breath into. People who stay behind the wheel all day after work can
come home late or get somewhere late. The businessmen stuck in traffic build
high blood pleasure according to an article I read which causes more stress and
harms the persons quality of life. People dont enjoy sitting in one place for long
especially after working they want to come home and relax with friends and
family. Eventually it could lead to short temper and a few health issues such as
obesity.
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Some cities around the world are taking initiative and their governments arethinking of smart solutions for traffic congestion problems. For example Seoul,
Korea have thought of a few methods to reduce the traffic jams. Firstly they have
a new system where groceries and goods are delivered by order of the
consumers (it is shipped and delivered to houses of the buyers) , so that they
dont need to use any form of transport to create more congestion on the road.
They are staring a free shuttle bus service to hospitals and other cultural sites. It
Is helpful to many citizens especially senior citizen who dont need to walk at allbecause the shuttle pick you up from and drop you at the site not at a bus stop
where you would still have to walk a bit. To help the traffic and the fitness of
some younger citizens they have also started public bicycles to get around town.
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There are a few ways to solve the traffic jam in Bangkok now. We have a variety
of options to elaborate on start using to create less traffic. We can start a bike
service in every soi. Create strict guidelines for street vendors to not set up stalls
on the pathways. Start more shuttle bus services free off charge. Create 2 floor
parking spaces in empty spaces of the sois. Make parking spaces for motorbikes
and have guards make sure vehicles are switched of when not in use. Make
people car pool with peers. Make rules to no allow parking on edges of roads.
Reconstruct a system underground where sewage does not overflow, and make
sure there are no holes in the ground openings. Conceal the wires and extra
electric boxes, and keep them away from gas tanks. Make separate roads for
bikes. Encourage people to use the BTS and MRT and expand on the routes to
further places. Reduce the production of taxis every year unless needed.Remake pathways and clear out the rubbish by hiring more staff and installing
rubbish bins to throw litter in. If we use all these solutions listed above we will
have a cleaner city which will help encourage people to walk in and cycle
through, also by cycling we can motivate people to exercise. But most
importantly to get rid of cars parked on the street we need empty land where we
can store some of these cars and turn their exhaust of. Unfortunately all of these
installments and facilities need money so the government might have to increase
the tax for a few a years.
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"Seoul City Promoting Creative Ways to Reduce Traffic ,
."YouTube . YouTube, 25 May 2013.
Web. 24 Mar. 2014.
Date Action Source
11/3/14
create actionplan and writedescription of soi
13/3/14 describe roadand collectimages
16/3/14 Start writing 1 st paragraph
"Cities of Tomorrow." N.p., n.d. Web.
Bangkok Has One of the World's Worst Traffic Jam
Problems." Yahoo Contributor Network . N.p., n.d.
Web. 24 Mar. 2014.
FIC CONGESTION." 2013 Clean Air Commute . N.p.,
n.d. Web. 24 Mar. 2014.
18/3./4 finish first 2 paragraphs
"Cities of Tomorrow." N.p., n.d. Web.
Bangkok Has One of the World's Worst Traffic Jam
Problems." Yahoo Contributor Network . N.p., n.d.
Web. 24 Mar. 2014.
FIC CONGESTION." 2013 Clean Air Commute . N.p.,
n.d. Web. 24 Mar. 2014.
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20/3/14 finish writing
everything"Seoul City Promoting Creative Ways to Reduce
Traffic ,
."YouTube .
YouTube, 25 May 2013. Web. 24 Mar. 2014.