Who we are and why we do what we do.
We are Traffic and Transportation Planning and Engineering Professionals, led by our principal Dr. Rae J. Furlonge, and we involve other key stakeholders as required. We undertake consultancy services in the specialized Civil Engineering field of Transportation Engineering.
Vision/Mission
We are interested in educating the common man to appreciate the issues involved in traffic and transportation in order to facilitate decision-making in the implementation of projects.
We are advocates for the coordination and integration of land use and transportation to discourage private car-dependent travel, with flexibility to accommodate ongoing changes in transit preferences, and recognition that most persons will not give up their autos, but they could reduce the number of private trips they make
The Transportation System
The transportation system in any country is designed to facilitate the movement of people and goods for specific purposes. The components of a transport system are:
(a) People, including pedestrians and riders
(b) Vehicles
(c) Parking facilities, terminals and other passenger transfer locations
(d) Routes, including roads and intersections and,
(e) Coordination of items (a) to (d), also called operations, and the sub-systems of maintenance, and information and control.
The more organised the set of components, the better will the transport system respond to the demands placed on it in a desirable manner. The most critical element in solving the transport problem is the definition of the problem, since the manner in which the problem is interpreted conditions the ability to implement satisfactory treatments. Figure 1 gives the basic components of the transport system, and their interaction.
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Our existing transportation system is the cumulative result of countless separate decisions and investments made by public and private organizations and individuals.
These organizations and individuals naturally view the system with an eye to their own requirements.
They may all have a general interest in national transportation improvement, but their individual priorities are diverse and often conflicting.
Yet, every single one of us is dissatisfied with the level of service of the transportation system. What changes can be made to improve its performance?
