The Overcrowded Streets of Port-of-Spain

Photo 2 shows a line of cars in one of the busiest streets of Port-of-Spain.

Overcrowded Streets

The image shows over crowdedness in Charlotte Street, Port-of-Spain. It is said by many that Charlotte Street is one of the busiest streets in Port-of-Spain. Motorists have to compete for driving space among vendors and illegally parked cars. The level of traffic congestion in Charlotte Street is also a serious thief of time to many busy people. Hall and Barrett (2012, 291) stated that the social spaces of city life are also affected by the increasing dominance of the car. Also, the level of traffic congestion in Port-of-Spain has serious environmental implications for the future of the city. One of the ways in which the local authority could help reduce the over crowdedness of the street is to be more stringent with its law enforcement policies.

References

Hall, Tim, and Heather Barrett. 2012. Urban Geography 4^th edition. London and New York: Routledge.