An investigation into the impact of roadside businesses on the traffic flow in Kampala city : a case study of Katwe road.
An investigation into the impact of roadside businesses on the traffic flow in Kampala city : a case study of Katwe road.
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2020-01
Authors
Ebong, Willy Bunga
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Abstract
KatwehasbeenaslumrightfromwhenhumanhabitationstartedtoappearalongtheKampalaKaseserailwaytracksintheearly20thcenturyandhascontinuouslyattractedyoungmenand
women,withlittleeducationandpracticalskills,whoingeniouslyimproviseand‘manufacture’
imitationsoforiginalelectronicappliancesandautomobilespareparts,looselycalledMagezi
gaBaganda(Wisdom oftheBaganda).Famedforbeingthecentreofcreativity,non-residential
useslikecommercial,institutionaletchavegraduallyinvadedtheareaturningitintooneofthe
mostsoughtafterfast-growingbusinesscentresinKampalaCitytoday.Katwe’sstrategic
locationaladvantage,economicactivitiesandimprovementintransportrouteshaveledtoan
increaseintheintensityofnewinformalactivitiesintheareaduetothehighdemandfornew
spacestoaccommodatethemandthishasresultedintoaninfluxofvariousmodesoftransport
anditsassociatednegativeslikecongestion,pollution,accidentsandcreationofunpleasant
environsespeciallyalongKatweRoad.Thehigherthelevelofroadsidebusinesses,thelower
thetransportationperformanceoftheroad,hence,thisstudydelvesdeepandinvestigatesthe
impactsoftheseroadsidebusinessesontheflowoftrafficalongKatweRoad.
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Planning research project submitted as a partial fulfillment for the award of a degree in Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning
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Roadside businesses,
Traffic flow,
Katwe road
Citation
Ebong, W.B. (2020). An investigation into the impact of roadside businesses on the traffic flow in Kampala city : a case study of Katwe road. (Unpublished undergraduate dissertation) Makerere University. Kampala, Uganda.