Murad Ali Shah wants to bring about drastic changes in the traffic management system, mirroring the hopes and expectations of millions of motorists in the city. He has spotted the link between chronic traffic jams and the existence of commercial plazas on Tariq Road, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Aisha Manzil, Clifton and Sharea Faisal, where shops and godowns have taken the place of parking lots. This violation of the law has gone unnoticed for years on end. Reclamation of these spaces is thus important for all concerned.
The provincial home minister, the Karachi commissioner and the traffic deputy inspector general have their work cut out for them. It will be a huge challenge considering the sheer size of the city and its vast road network which is spread over 10,000 kilometres. The fact that 1,186 vehicles are added to the city’s roads every day makes the task more difficult. Some ingenuous solutions will also have to be found to rid Karachi of the perpetual threat of gridlock.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 9th, 2017.
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