Glimpse of Flyovers and Elevated expressways in Dhaka

[UKBengali]

Rickshaws currently cannot be phased out as they provide employment for around 400,000 people in Dhaka alone. When all their dependents are added, you are looking at around 3 million people who would be affected.

BD would need to develop many new areas of manufacturing in order to provide alternative employment for all these people. Maybe a ban can be considered in 10 years but not now.

 

[TopCat]

Rickshaws currently cannot be phased out as they provide employment for around 400,000 people in Dhaka alone. When all their dependents are added, you are looking at around 3 million people who would be affected.

BD would need to develop many new areas of manufacturing in order to provide alternative employment for all these people. Maybe a ban can be considered in 10 years but not now.

phasing out and outright ban is not similar thing. it will take at least 5-10 years to phase them out.
If a poorer state like WB can phase out rickshaw from Calcutta why cant we?

 

[LaBong]

phasing out and outright ban is not similar thing. it will take at least 5-10 years to phase them out.
If a poorer state like WB can phase out rickshaw from Calcutta why cant we?

Lol you guys cant help it, can you? I hate it to break it out to you but wb has almost twice gdp per capita than that of BD. Although WB is a mid-income state of India, Kolkata has same or higher gdp per capita compared to her peers and total gdp wise after Mumbai and Delhi. Now eat your heart out!

List of Indian states by GDP - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

GDP: The top 10 cities in India - Rediff.com Business

 

[saleen_s7]

Can you tell me which govt regulation deprived people of work?

You are in Canada right? Did you see the sign by the highways which says No Pedestrian and Bicycle allowed.

No I'm in england. According to a case study by university of chicago, it showed there is a correlation between minimum wage and poverty. Whenever they tried to increase the minimum wage, there would be an increase in poverty. Matter of fact, look at detroit Michigan. It was supposed to be one of the most industrialised part of USA, but due to its liberal govts policies, it ended up being the most poverty hit area in USA. It was blacks who was hit the hardest when the minimum wage was first implied in the US.Matter of fact, in the western world, call it UK, US or even Canada, you would see that in any poor area, it is usually governed by a leftist/liberal govt.

 

[integra]

Can you tell me which govt regulation deprived people of work?

You are in Canada right? Did you see the sign by the highways which says No Pedestrian and Bicycle allowed.

Hope I'm not derailing but thats the oldscool thought of urban planning.
Future cities will depend hugely on Mass transit and eco friendly cities.
There were some real good visionaries back iin the 50's who predicted
this stuffs such as Louis I Kahn (architect of out parliament) and Le Corbusieur.

Here are some contemporary visuals of those school of thoughts.....

What we need is stronger efficient policies and greater public awareness.

 

[saleen_s7]

btw it rickshaw which made it to the world cup crickets not bmw's and mercs.

 

[Mo12]

Rickshaw are part of India and Bangladesh culture.

Even when Bangladesh hosted the Cricket World, all the teams captain came into the stadium on rickshaw too.

 

[TopCat]

Rickshaw are part of India and Bangladesh culture.

Even when Bangladesh hosted the Cricket World, all the teams captain came into the stadium on rickshaw too.

Can you apply any kind of traffic rule there?

Only an IDIOT coud subscribe to these madness..

 

[TopCat]

A rickshawpuller earns more than 10-14000 Taka per month which is almost the same pay as the commissioner of police. Unless this financial incentives are taken away there will not be any reduction of rickshaw pullers. it is hard to find construction worker only because they find pulling rickshaws are more beneficial

 

[mirage 5000]

not even single real image dudes whats its mean?

 

[TopCat]

Withdraw rickshaws
Do we want to move forward or backward? No more rickshaw- please!!

I was utterly shocked to see the article printed in The Daily Star on October 12, 09 by K. Siddique-e-Rabbani who suggested taking cars off the Dhaka city roads and replacing them with rickshaws!!!! For obvious reasons, the question would come to any sensible mind whether we should move forward or backward. When the whole world is moving fast ahead and with newer and better technological advances and with well coordinated traffic control system, he is suggesting that we get rid of cars and ride rickshaws. Surely, if we were to think just in terms of the space needed for a car and compare that with the smaller space needed for a rickshaw, then why even stop there? Why not just get rid of all vehicles including rickshaws and just start walking. Positively, the roads will be able to handle more people than the total number of rickshaws.

The point here is simple. We must take rickshaws off the main road as soon as possible. The fact is that rickshaws are the ones that create horrible gridlocks as they roam free with no control and that traffic keeps pushing towards all main roads even to the ones that are not officially allowed to have rickshaws. Let us be practical and sensible and not try to find an easy, unrealistic way out. The problem now is so big due to our failure to take stern steps previously against rickshaws. Time is running out fast and like everything else in our country we are heading towards a point of no return. So please let us start getting used to living without rickshaws. It is not good for anyone, especially for the poor, helpless rickshaw-puller who is being treated inhumanly. We the 'educated' should be finding ways to get them out of their misery and find them a better profession. Let us 'think'.

Withdraw rickshaws

 

[integra]

not even single real image dudes whats its mean?

Thanks for your concerns, here are some existing ones.....

 

[integra]

Withdraw rickshaws
Do we want to move forward or backward? No more rickshaw- please!!

I was utterly shocked to see the article printed in The Daily Star on October 12, 09 by K. Siddique-e-Rabbani who suggested taking cars off the Dhaka city roads and replacing them with rickshaws!!!! For obvious reasons, the question would come to any sensible mind whether we should move forward or backward. When the whole world is moving fast ahead and with newer and better technological advances and with well coordinated traffic control system, he is suggesting that we get rid of cars and ride rickshaws. Surely, if we were to think just in terms of the space needed for a car and compare that with the smaller space needed for a rickshaw, then why even stop there? Why not just get rid of all vehicles including rickshaws and just start walking. Positively, the roads will be able to handle more people than the total number of rickshaws.

The point here is simple. We must take rickshaws off the main road as soon as possible. The fact is that rickshaws are the ones that create horrible gridlocks as they roam free with no control and that traffic keeps pushing towards all main roads even to the ones that are not officially allowed to have rickshaws. Let us be practical and sensible and not try to find an easy, unrealistic way out. The problem now is so big due to our failure to take stern steps previously against rickshaws. Time is running out fast and like everything else in our country we are heading towards a point of no return. So please let us start getting used to living without rickshaws. It is not good for anyone, especially for the poor, helpless rickshaw-puller who is being treated inhumanly. We the 'educated' should be finding ways to get them out of their misery and find them a better profession. Let us 'think'.

Withdraw rickshaws

Lacks statistics, its been proven by Urban Study Group (UTG)
that the main cause of traffic jam has been for the increase in
number of cars. A rickshaw in a single day carries 8 times more passenger
then a family car also rickshaws take 1/2 the footprint of cars.

Listen I'm not saying the flyovers are bad stuffs but there is
a thing called regional context. The pic of pedestrians you posted
will keep on standing even if there are thousands of Flyovers.

Use your Brain hope they aren't covered with pastures.

 

[bd_4_ever]

Withdraw rickshaws
Do we want to move forward or backward? No more rickshaw- please!!

I was utterly shocked to see the article printed in The Daily Star on October 12, 09 by K. Siddique-e-Rabbani who suggested taking cars off the Dhaka city roads and replacing them with rickshaws!!!! For obvious reasons, the question would come to any sensible mind whether we should move forward or backward. When the whole world is moving fast ahead and with newer and better technological advances and with well coordinated traffic control system, he is suggesting that we get rid of cars and ride rickshaws. Surely, if we were to think just in terms of the space needed for a car and compare that with the smaller space needed for a rickshaw, then why even stop there? Why not just get rid of all vehicles including rickshaws and just start walking. Positively, the roads will be able to handle more people than the total number of rickshaws.

The point here is simple. We must take rickshaws off the main road as soon as possible. The fact is that rickshaws are the ones that create horrible gridlocks as they roam free with no control and that traffic keeps pushing towards all main roads even to the ones that are not officially allowed to have rickshaws. Let us be practical and sensible and not try to find an easy, unrealistic way out. The problem now is so big due to our failure to take stern steps previously against rickshaws. Time is running out fast and like everything else in our country we are heading towards a point of no return. So please let us start getting used to living without rickshaws. It is not good for anyone, especially for the poor, helpless rickshaw-puller who is being treated inhumanly. We the 'educated' should be finding ways to get them out of their misery and find them a better profession. Let us 'think'.

Withdraw rickshaws

Bro as you yourself said that nearly 400,000 people work as rickshaw pullers, i see no point in phasing them out anytime soon. Even if such idea is implemented, this will lead to a drastic rise in crimes in city areas.

However, its not impossible. I dont know how much worth is it when i suggest, but educate the rickshaw puller like in some evening classes and pay them some financial benefit in return. I dont mean a full-fledged education but practical work + basic knowledge. Then in year time, gradually employ them in small/medium sized enterprises all around BD. Get them in in other jobs or language/work train them and send them abroad for working in govt-to-govt deals. When you provide them with better options, rickshaw pulling will be the last thing on their mind.

Just my 2 cent.


Cheers!!!

 

[saleen_s7]

Lacks statistics, its been proven by Urban Study Group (UTG)
that the main cause of traffic jam has been for the increase in
number of cars. A rickshaw in a single day carries 8 times more passenger
then a family car also rickshaws take 1/2 the footprint of cars.

Listen I'm not saying the flyovers are bad stuffs but there is
a thing called regional context. The pic of pedestrians you posted
will keep on standing even if there are thousands of Flyovers.

Use your Brain hope they aren't covered with pastures.

So are you suggesting that govt should raise taxes for cars? The recent tax hikes in car imports have hit the growing middle class the highest and as usual the rich and corrupt awami league mp's has been able to manage tax free cars. I mean, think about the consequences, first you decide to get rid of the rickshaw because it causes traffic than you take car taxes to absurd levels where the middle income groups can't even afford to buy a car. You are stuck in a dilemma now, aren't you? the most suitable solution in this scenario is not to have an economy growing at all so the middle income can never grow let alone buy a car. And this crazy tax hikes and other regulations is the single most reason why the middle income leaves the country as soon as possible. Then you have the govt spending millions of dollars on loans only in certain areas of Dhaka, where people migrate in masses and you wander why there is so much traffic.
I think the most effective measure to deregulate the bus system, in other words, let the simple demand and supply take care of the bus transportation system. Off course, we need to make sure that no one able to form a monopoly here, so we should let a few other private companies set up the bus system so there is competition and the govt does not need to take care of the price hikes. In that way, you will have more efficient, better looking and more civilised buses.
We should let the market decide when it wants to get rid off rickshaws, in other words, when people have more efficient means of earning money, they will stop driving rickshaws as I'm pretty confident that it was never their first choice anyways. And, offcourse we need a free and fair tax system where the lower middle class/middle class(perhaps the most important sector) remains protected as they contribute the most to the economy.
Anyways, I just think getting rid of rickshaws and increasing car taxes to absurd levels is not the right way to approach this traffic problem and probably has adverse effects.