Spatial Subject Plan on Transportation for Kuru Area
This plan focuses on assessing and proposing improvements for the transportation system in the Kuru area of Kuru District, Jos South, Plateau State, Nigeria. It addresses various aspects such as modes of transportation, traffic, facilities, challenges, and sustainability for the period of 2019 to 2029.
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SPATIAL SUBJECT PLAN ON TRANSPORTATION FOR JOS SOUTH BY USMAN IBRAHIM ISA UJ/2016/PGEV/0126
Introduction In spite ethno-religious conflicts in some part of Plateau State, in recent time, some sub-urban centres have experience increase in population and urbanization as a result of infrastructural development particularly in transportation sector. Among these centres, Kuru town, the headquarters of Kuru District is one of the sub-urban centre that need government attention due to its nature and rapid development in terms of economic, education and infrastructural development
Statement of the Problem There are many plans about different aspect and areas in Plateau State but none about Kuru area. Therefore, this plan sought to address the issues and problems of transportation system based on the following: Mode of transportation Means of transportation Traffic Transportation facilities Transportation challenges and Sustainable transportation system in Kuru area.
Goals and Objectives of the Plan The goal of spatial subject plan is to assess transportation system for Kuru area for period of 2019 to 2029 that will guide the transportation development of the planning area. The specific objectives of the plan are as follows: To assess the physical characteristics of the Kuru area. To examine the existing transportation system in the planning area. To make planning proposal for the planning area. and socio-economic
Scope of the Plan The scope of spatial plan on transportation covers the Kuru area of kuru District of Jos south local government area of Plateau State.
Planning Area Kuru is a village in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, North central Nigeria located on Naraguta sheet 168. The study area falls within following coordinates, latitude 90401N N90441N and E80511 E831. The study area (Kuru) constitute of settlements like; government science Karama and Babba. school Kuru, Kuru
Research Method Primary Method, and Secondary Method
Literature Review Planning is a very broad but details discipline that touches all aspect of life. While communities today face many challenges some of them, such as pollution and traffic, can be addressed by careful and creative planning. It is the planner s job to address such problems and provide viable solutions for today and future. According to Obateru (2005), physical planning is concerned with the spatial arrangement of urban and rural lands uses for the purpose of creating orderly, economical, functionally efficient and aesthetically pleasing physical environment for living, working, recreation and circulation. Transportation planning as an area of interest and specialization also instigate the interest of many researchers-planners, geographers, engineers, etc. To Agbaeze (2003), transportation planning affords the physical planners the opportunities of applying and using the desired concept and physical geometric configuration network effect appropriate and sustained land use distribution. The focus of this plan is spatial subject plan on transportation.
Theoretical Framework and Concept There are also some concept that can be best explained transportation of settlement such as the neighborhood unit concept, the Radburn concept, the environmental area concept, the superblock concept, the cluster concept, the new town concept and central place concept. According to Agbaeze (2003), the central place concept is based on the concept that; the fundamental order of things is the centralization of its mass about a nucleaus (service centres). Therefore this plan adopted the central place concept.
Summary of Findings 64% of the respondents were male while 36% are female age distribution of the respondents as follow: Age 18 22 (14%) 29 39 (2%), 40 50 (30%), 51 61 (20%) and 62 year and above (10%). married (78%), single (12%) widow (6%) and divorce (4%). primary (32%,), secondary (28%), tertiary (16%) and none (24%). the entire respondents were employed at different occupation.
Summary of Findings (cont) Occupation: Agriculture (52%), Civil servant (24%), business (16%) and artisan (8%). Level of Income: (22%) less than N18,000, (38%) N19,000 80,000, (24%), N51,000 100,000, and (16%) 101, and above Mode of transportation: (44%) walking, (16%) bicycle, (30%) motorcycle and only (10%) used car as means of transportation. Two transportation systems were identified: Pattern of the settlement and street in Kuru area: Curvilinear and Rectilinear and Grid-Iron Pattern.
Summary of Findings (cont) Nature of Road: primary road and some collector and arterial, as well as access streets were tarred while other was untarred. Road Condition: primary road very good, district very good, collector good, arterial good and some access very good, good, fair and bad. Street Facilities: parking spaces, street light, traffic light, road signs etc. Facilities: Some streets have while access has no functional facilities Drainage: Some street has drainage while other have not
PRINCIPLES, PROPOSALS AND IMPLEMENTATION PRINCIPLES, PROPOSALS AND IMPLEMENTATION The Provision and Strategy The following principles are adopted. Plan for a community street network Plan and design transportation facilities that fit in with the community topography Enhances functionality of all categories of modes and means of transportation. Decentralize development planning area. Discourage development along roads etc. along all roads in the
Plan Proposals The proposed transportation network would be that, development of exiting road and rail network The railway rehabilitation and upgraded All road hierarchy improvement and construction Proposed transportation development in Kuru town would be implemented based on the phasing, strategy and principles of the spatial subject plan
Phasing, Implementation Agencies And Implementation Scheduled Phase one 2019 2022 Project to be implemented Agency responsible Sources of fund Upgrading of part trillions Federal Ministry of Transport Ministry of Finance Construction of some feeder and Works State Ministry of Finance roads rehabilitation of some State Ministry of Transport & Finance Department access streets expansion of Works, Local Government footpath Phase two Construction of modern park State Ministry of Transport & State Ministry of Finance 2023 2025 and upgrading of rail line Works State Ministry of Finance Federal Ministry of State Ministry of Finance Transport/Works State Ministry of Transport and Works Federal Ministry of Transport & Works
Monitory and Review This plan will be monitored from time and retrieved were necessary in order to assess the progress, problems and further actions
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