The Characteristics of Traffic Congestion from the Perspective of Spatial Structure, Urbanization and Motorization in Chongqing
Chengfeng Huang1*, Yin Ding2, Yuanyuan Zhang3, andZhengShen4
1Western China Transportation-Economy-Society Development Study Center, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing, China,400074.
2Dalian Auto Vocational and Technical College, Dalian, China,116031.
3ShangHai WSP Consulting LTD, Shanghai, China,200041.
4Jiangsu Transportation Institute, Nanjing, China,210017.
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Abstract.This paper analyzes the particularities on urbanization, urban spatial structure with“multi-centre and cluster-mode”, and motorization of the main urban area in Chongqing at present stage. Additionally,the characteristics of traffic congestion are analyzed from the perspective of time and space evolution. The characteristics show that the congestion sources are combined with congestion points and regionalized; the congested points locate in connections between clusters and transportation supply is insufficient; traffic congestion occurs intensively during the morning and evening peak hours and is in the stage of duration extension. The characteristics indicate that the traffic congestion in the inner ring urban areas of Chongqing is getting worse and bad with more congested regions and longer peak-hour duration. Finally, the ideology on congestion management is proposed briefly in the aspects of urban spatial structure, public transit, traffic demand management and travel civilization.
Published in 2015 International Conference on Industrial Economics System and Industrial Security Engineering ( IEIS'2015)
