Monorail - An alternative solution for the urban transport in Romania

Abstract

A well-developed system of public transportation can provide an answer to the problems that appear as a result of traffic overcrowding and congestion in large urban settlements. Taking into consideration the continuously worsening traffic conditions in more and more cities in Romania, it was relevant to search for answers in countries that have started addressing this urgent issue. It appears that the best answer to this situation is building a monorail network; this is the ideal solution since the overhead driveway makes it independent from all the other means of transport. In this article, monorail systems used around the world are also presented, as well as their advantages and disadvantages. Offering an overview of the possibility of integrating such a network in Bucharest, the authors suggest some possible routes, pinpointing the reasons taken into consideration before choosing them. Thus, building a monorail can be seen as a reliable, economic and ecological way to address the issue of overcrowding and congestion by offering shorter travelling times between various points of interest and by increasing traffic fluency in Bucharest.