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NAVALNY
WHY IS MOSCOW STANDING STILL?
KICKBACKS + FLASHING LIGHTS = TRAFFIC JAMS
The daily ritual called “half a day in a Moscow traffic jam” has only one advantage: if it weren’t for it, you would not have received this leaflet. We really do not want to turn roads into a means of mass communication, but so far (so far!) we have no choice.
Why are we standing still? The answer is simple. Developers and city hall do not care about transport problems. What interests them is budget money for megaprojects. Yes, the construction of new roads and interchanges is necessary for a rapidly growing city. But this construction should be guided by transport considerations, not corrupt ones, as it is now.
For now, multi-billion contracts are being distributed through closed tenders, while the reports of transport experts are ignored. And how could it be otherwise, when a juicy piece of the budget pie is at stake, divided among developers connected to the current authorities. That is how new useless, but insanely expensive roads appear.
MOSCOW WITHOUT TRAFFIC JAMS = NAVALNY
Solving this problem is simple. All it takes is common sense and political will. Moscow mayoral candidate Alexei Navalny proposes three simple steps.
■ Increasing the density and connectivity of the road network. In Moscow, more roads need to be built connecting neighboring districts and major highways. This will distribute the load on the city’s transport network more evenly.
■ Independent evaluation of major projects. No project costing more than one billion rubles will be allowed to proceed without an independent international expert review at the pre-project stage.
■ Improving the work of the traffic police. Fighting traffic jams will become a priority for the agency. Accident processing will be sped up, traffic light schemes will be optimized, and compliance with traffic rules will become mandatory for everyone, including citizens with “fancy” license plates.
These three simple measures will ensure the city’s recovery from transport collapse, and we, Muscovites, will finally move forward instead of standing in this eternal corrupt traffic jam.
You can learn more about Alexei Navalny’s program on the website navalny.ru.
STUCK IN TRAFFIC? TIME TO THINK ABOUT A NEW MAYOR
■ Officials claim that the transportation problem will be solved by large interchanges. More money is spent from the budget on their construction than on building new roads. At the same time, road density in Moscow is one of the lowest among comparable megacities.
■ Road construction contracts are awarded to companies connected with Moscow and federal officials. This leads to the work being carried out slowly, poorly, and according to estimates inflated by billions of rubles.
■ The traffic police work selectively. Compliance with the rules is not mandatory for cars with “fancy” license plates, and many violations that cause traffic jams (for example, illegal parking) are not addressed.
How long Moscow residents spend in traffic jams
16 days a year a Moscow resident spends in traffic jams
Sources: navigator manufacturer TomTom, TomTom Congestion Index, 2013
Traffic jams lengthen every trip:
by an average of 2/3 of the usual travel time
by 2.5 times during rush hours
Sources: navigation device manufacturer TomTom, TomTom Congestion Index, 2013
The most congested cities in the world in 2012
City — Road congestion level, %
MOSCOW (during rush hour) — 138 MOSCOW (average) — 66 Istanbul — 55 Warsaw — 42 Marseille — 40 Los Angeles — 33 Rome — 33
Sources: navigation device manufacturer TomTom, TomTom Congestion Index, 2013
Average commute time to work
City — min.
London — 44.0 MOSCOW — 42.5 Tokyo — 38.0 Los Angeles — 35.0 Île-de-France — 33.4 Madrid — 29.7 Berlin — 27.2
Sources: navigation device manufacturer TomTom, TomTom Congestion Index, 2013
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