GEO INFORMATION FOR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT IN A RAPIDLY GROWING CITY: THE CASE STUDY OF ADO-EKITI, NIGERIA

The apparently irresistible forces of rising populations and car ownership of most cities in Nigeria seem likely to intensify the transport problem in circumstances were the urban transport planning process is failing to solve the existing ones. The application of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) in Traffic Management will help in solving identified traffic congestion problems and also provide a base for transport policy formation. For this study, a SPOT imagery of the area was acquired. ARC GIS 9.3 software was employed to obtain information by the process of digitizing the SPOT imagery for the purpose of delineating all the major road networks. The results indicated the structures/buildings that fall within the buffer zone. The study recommends traffic management strategies in addition to existing traffic management techniques which include development control (setbacks, parking standards), legislations, provision of central parking facilities, dualization, maintenance of roads and relocation of major motor parks to outskirt of the town