These two big findings lie at the heart of the traffic jam problem in Nairobi ? Increasing the linkages between the different street patterns and the neighbourhoods might sound irrelevant in the analysis of the problem of congestion. However, an in- depth scientific approach based on traffic flow analysis can easily demonstrate that the lack of connectivity between neighbourhoods is the first source of traffic congestion. A much smaller investment than the amount lost due to traffic congestion in Nairobi (estimated at Sh37 million) if spent on better street connectivity would solve the congestion problem. The contribution of land for street pattern is financially compensated through means of development rights.

Source: Standard Digital April 25, 2017 08:03 UTC