Many cities in the developing countries have now exceeded the population levels that were originally planned at the time of their development. Cities exist that were planned to accommodate 400,000, but now have populations exceeding six million. This places intolerable strain upon all of the urban infrastructure, not least transportation. In addition to the problems of congestion, delay, and road accidents, the urban environment is under severe pressure. The lack of will to control traffic results in it having an almost free reign to overwhelm the space available. Traffic management, where it exists, has focused solely on traffic signal design at junctions. The problem is not a natural consequence of growth. This paper gives some examples of areas in which good urban design can help. (A) The French title of the paper is: "Le projet urbain dans les pays en voie de développement".
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