Gridlock
Moscow Traffic – A Mirror of Society
Deutsche Fassung
Abstract
Moscow is stuck in traffic. The city’s infrastructure could not keep up with the rapid pace of motorisation. Western concepts of transport planning state: human behaviour in motion must be managed; public transport must be made attractive, driving unattractive. But this prescription alone will not help Moscow. The city’s network of roads must be significantly expanded and made more efficient. And: The automotive class system must be abolished; instead of privileges for those on high, there must be rules that apply to everyone.
(Osteuropa 6-8/2012, pp. 279–292)