I just read this interesting article, by the Oxford Business Group, which has a good overview about Amman’s public transport situation:
With the number of new vehicles on the road increasing by an average of 10% annually for the last decade, this problem only looks to worsen in the future. In an effort to save the city from future gridlock, the Jordanian government has introduced a number of programmes designed to bolster its underdeveloped and overwhelmed mass transportation system.
Read more here.
[Thanks: Matthew Teller]
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4 responses to “Amman’s traffic jams: can we get unstuck?”
Something must be done and fast!
Traffic? What traffic?
I think all Jordanians should consider bicycles from now on and I am not joking! What could be better than to have and use an eco-friendly, quiet, maintenance-free and economical simple machines as in bicycles. Remember the only disadvantage they have is that they improve your health!
Amanet Amman should start working on some serious bike lanes. Dont let the classic theory of the ‘terrain’ of the country stop us, work around it. And then again, several cities, Zarqa & Irbid are perfectly flat.
a reliable, clean, decent, accurate public transportation network is the only answer. good enough for u to consider leaving ur car, and getting where u want on time, bedoon sharsha7a. there will never be big streets in amman 2 digest the increasing number of cars and people, and with the increasing prices of fuel, wake up: PUBLIC TRANSPORT, PUBLIC TRANSPORT, PUBLIC TRANSPORT.
I definitely agree! Public transportation is the only solution for the car boom happening in Amman. Implementing Bike lanes is a great idea but let’s be realistic, this will never work in our culture. People still have a Stone Age mentality and also prestige plays a great role in our community. Will women be allowed to ride bikes? I don’t think so!