United States of Punjab ?

[Med911]

Re: United States of Punjab ?

@Captain1

“maintenance” work is not considered “mega development project”.

“poor province”? KPK needs to get development funds from Federal if it does not have sufficient funds, that is what “Fed” is for. Present a development project to Fed and Fed is then going to fund the project, Fed itself is not going to design/develop and then fund the project for KPK to build it.

One flyover probably may not cut it for picture-lovers. However, besides transportation, what has been done in health/education development? New hospitals, universities (est by KPK, not private).

:k: This is what people need, make more areas accessible, increase lanes where possible, increase road safety on mountain-roads with lighting, railings etc.

More roads dont mean less traffic… This has been understood to be a fact for decades now. Robert Moses did the same in NY, but ultimately it didnt improve traffic. According to this study, you need to not only have an efficient road network but also a transit network in order to maximize your capacity… But more roads and lanes certainly wont improve traffic (study points out that Public transit may not fix the problem of traffic either, but that doesnt diminish its importance as it allows more people the option of not taking their vehicle).

A study: Building roads to cure congestion is an exercise in futility | PERC – The Property and Environment Research Center

This study points out that bigger roads only create MORE traffic…
What’s Up With That: Building Bigger Roads Actually Makes Traffic Worse | WIRED

Again, the article points out that public transit doesn’t necessarily decrease congestion, but it does add capacity to the system and more efficiency. Building more highways and flyovers on the other hand, only creates new avenues for traffic jams.