Prospects of the Proposed Green Park Terminus for the Decongestion of Nairobi’s Central Business District

Abstract

Rapid population growth results in rapid urbanization. Nairobi has been experiencing rapid urbanization for the last few decades. For the CBD to be efficiently running, an efficiently working infrastructure has to be in place to match the needs of the growing population. A lack of this results in traffic congestion, similar to the case of the Nairobi CBD. The planning of the Nairobi CBD was last based on the outdated 1973 Master Plan. However, this can no longer sustain the needs of the population. The government then decided to start implementing the Nairobi Metropolitan Services Improvement Project (NaMSIP) which is where the Green Park Terminus comes in. This study, therefore, aims to investigate the prospects of the proposed Green Park Terminus for the decongestion of the Nairobi CBD. The research provides details on the problem statement, research objectives, and it traces the history of Nairobi and how traffic congestion became a menace. It also details the measures that other cities around the world have in place to curb traffic congestion. The study also includes the interventions that have been planned for Nairobi, those that have been implemented and those being implemented, while also having a look at the past traffic decongestion initiatives and why they failed. The research goes ahead to include the proposed solutions as well as the theoretical framework adopted to guide the research. The research methodology details the direction that the research will actually take in data collection through the use of semi-structured questionnaires, presentation and analysis. Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) planners, Matatus Owners Association SACCO officials and commuters are the chosen respondents in the research. The research study closes with the conclusions, recommendations and areas for further research, based on the research done.