A Gis-based Bicycle Suitability Study In Addis Ababa

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Various local is international organizations are located in Addis Ababarnand hence high level of mobility is existing in the city that demandsrnvarious forms of transportations. Automobile is the most common form ofrntransportation mechanism in the city. However there is high trafficrncongestion with greater impact on the day to day activity of thernmetropolis. This study considers the suitability of cycling as additionalrnmeans of transportation. In order to do this around 9048 streets in AddisrnAbaba are evaluated to find out the best road for cycling. Factors suchrnas slope, traffic density and pavement surface condition were consideredrnto assess the suitability of roads for bicycle. The study was conducted inrntwo steps. The first step involved evaluation of the entire roads of the city.rnWhen considering all factors, the result indicated that riders can usernbicycle only on 9% of the roads. The data analysis showed that the factorrn‘pavement surface’ condition was the most infantile to limit the suitabilityrnof roads for cycling. Using this factor alone about 65% of the total roads isrnfound to be unsuitable.rnAs an attempt for detail study the second step considered only five roadsrnamong the total 9048 streets. The roads are selected from Arada sub-cityrnwhere there exists high traffic density and people with different sociorneconomic background. The detail analysis again considered the samernthree factors and the result indicated that the route running to Gullelernfound to be the best as its slope, traffic condition and pavement surfacerncondition is suitable for cycling. In contrast the road that runs to Art Kilo isrnthe worst because of the traffic density and pavement surface condition.

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