Article 1:

“The vehicular chaos of Lima, has a solution"

In the short term there seems to be no solution to traffic in Lima. Not only more and
more people are looking to buy a car, but also does not seem to have a general plan
for the time being that proposes an efficient public transport service.
As it is impossible to extend the streets of the city indefinitely - at the expense of green
areas, often, the effective solution is one that discourages the purchase of cars and
that gets people who have a car prefer to leave it at home.
One could also adopt some policies that already exist in large European or South
American cities, to limit the number of cars. Like the famous "Pico y placa" of Bogotá
that exists since 1998 and that consists of a compulsory circulation restriction
depending on the license plate number; or the prohibitive fines that are imposed in
Paris in case of parking in restricted areas. The goal is to prefer public transport - more
efficiently - instead of the car.
Obviously this seems drastic for Lima. People in Lima accustomed to living in a city
where the car and combis are part of everyday life, but we must be aware that we all
benefit from transport policies of this type. With less pollution and noise, and without
having to deal with the quagmires that have become common at all times, the Lima
could return to recover the serenity that seems to have lost lately between horns and
car accidents.

Source: Diario Gestión

Date: 06/01/2015 07:45 AM
Page: https://gestion.pe/blog/impactoambiental/2015/01/el-caos-vehicular-de-lima-
tiene-solucion.html

Summarized by: Lorenzo de la Puente.

Article 2:
“A problem with a solution”
Traffic congestion is a recurring
phenomenon in the largest cities in the
world. In Peru, Lima and Arequipa are the
most affected, although it also occurs
elsewhere.
Traditionally, this problem has been
addressed in three ways: by increasing road infrastructure, expanding public transport
and improving transportation management. The latter includes traffic lights and
information systems, such as Google Maps and Waze. All these measures are
important, necessary and inescapable, but in no city in the world have they managed
to contain the vehicular chaos permanently.
The solution, therefore, is to bring individual costs closer to social costs and this is
achieved through a system of congestion charges, which consists of charging for the
use of transport networks, especially when congestion is greater. It is enough that the
tariff is small, but that it reduces the traffic to the level of the real capacity of the
network, so that the congestion disappears.
Therefore, they will only use cars to whom it is profitable. It would be considered not
only the individual costs, but also the costs that their contribution to traffic generate to
society. Thus, a socially optimal allocation of the use of the transport network would
be achieved.
Congestion charges appeared in the 1970s in Singapore. After four decades, they are
just gaining acceptance in the world. Their slow adoption is because they are politically
difficult to implement.
People think it's a new tax and they are opposed to paying for something that used to
be free. However, international experience shows that, being radically opposed to this
measure, the public becomes a fervent supporter after perceiving its benefits and
having tried without success everything else.

Source: El Comercio
Date: 25.04.2016 / 07:20 pm
Page: https://elcomercio.pe/opinion/colaboradores/problema-solucion-guillermo-
moloche-193364

Summarized by: Edward Robert Garíca LLontop

Article 3:
“Peru is one of the worst countries to drive”
According to a recent study conducted by Waze, the
mobile navigation application, Peru ranked 33rd in
the global driver satisfaction index. The analysis
studied the behavior of millions of active users in 42
countries.
Other countries such as El Salvador, Colombia,
Panama and Guatemala were also rated by the
satisfaction index as the worst places in Latin
America to drive.
One of the criteria taken into account was the time that a user delays in the journey
from his home to the workplace and vice versa. Other factors considered were the
frequency and severity of the traffic, the quality of the road infrastructure and the
safety of the driver (based on the frequency of accidents and road hazards).
The last place was occupied by the Philippines with a rating of 3.02, on a scale of 1 to
10, where the highest number represents total satisfaction. While Holland was rated as
the best country to drive, followed by France, the United States, the Czech Republic,
and Belgium.
In the study, users were also able to rate the condition of the tracks. The Arab Emirates
was first in that aspect, with a total satisfaction of 10. Behind were Portugal, Spain,
Holland and Israel. In contrast, Venezuela ranked last.

Source: El Comercio
Date: 16.11.2017 / 05:05 pm
Page: https://elcomercio.pe/tecnologia/empresas/peru-peores-paises-
conducir-noticia-474447
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Article 4:
“Miraflores implementará su sistema de transporte ‘urbanito’”
This project is part of the 2017-2020 Urban Mobility
Plan to reduce the use of private transportation,
road congestion and environmental pollution.
The Municipality of Miraflores presented its Urban
Mobility Plan 2017-2020, which, according to what
it said, will allow - in a short and medium term - to
order and improve the different forms of
displacement in the district, prioritizing pedestrian,
bicycle and public transport displacements , to
reduce the use of private transport, road congestion and environmental pollution.
This plan includes 22 proposals for action and investment, such as the construction of
the Friendship Bridge, the recovery of more than 20 public spaces and the creation of a
passenger transport system called "Urbanito de Miraflores".
In addition, it will promote the implementation of the public bicycle system, the
mechanized system (funiculars, escalators or cable cars) to integrate the
embankments, parks and green corridors of the jurisdiction, among others.
Another approach is the segregation of public transport stops by routes to avoid
congestion in major avenues. In addition, a new location of taxi stops and support for
the execution of metropolitan public transport corridors is contemplated.

Source: El Comercio
Date: 02.02.2018 / 05:50 am
Page: https://elcomercio.pe/lima/transporte/miraflores-implementara-
sistema-transporte-pasajeros-urbanito-noticia-493977
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Article 5:
“Car chaos continues in Chiclayo due to rehabilitation works”

Transporters demand that the municipality disclose alternate routes before the
execution of works.
A great traffic congestion is generating the rehabilitation works that started the
Municipalidad Provincial de Chiclayo (MPCh), especially when they have not made
known the proper deviations plan.
Despite the presence of traffic police and the existence of traffic lights, the traffic in
different streets of the city, even cause some traffic accidents, such as occurred
between the avenues Quiñonez and Leoncio Prado.
It should be noted that the work carried out on the Saenz Peña Avenue, includes the
intervention of 17 blocks that runs from the Bolognesi Avenue to Augusto B. Leguía
Avenue and have been running for 15 days.

Source: RPP Noticias

Date: 29 de enero del 2018 - 4:32 PM
Page: http://rpp.pe/peru/lambayeque/continua-caos-vehicular-en-
chiclayo-por-obras-de-rehabilitacion-noticia-1102130
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Article 6:
“Municipalidad de Chiclayo starts rehabilitation of streets and generates
traffic”
La Municipalidad de Chiclayo Province in
Lambayeque region began the
rehabilitation of the streets, after the
Ministry of Housing, Construction and
Sanitation disbursed a budget to improve
29 roads in the city.
The works began in the busy Saenz Peña
Avenue, where 17 blocks will be
intervened from Bolognesi Avenue to
Avenida Augusto B. Leguía. Here the
works have been running for 15 days and are expected to conclude in a similar time.
Meanwhile, rehabilitation work is also being carried out on Fitzcarrald Avenue, a
section that includes the road to Pomalca and the Avenida Víctor Raúl Haya de la
Torre. The works are scheduled for a period of 50 days.
The municipality of Chiclayo announced that these will be added to the renovation of
Av. Quiñones, where the reigning and leveling of the blocks will be executed.
What would generate greater traffic congestion in the eastern part of the city, since
these three routes are transversal. Carriers and passengers complained mostly about
the closure of almost the entire av. Saenz Peña, since it has increased the traffic
damaging the public service and in the case of taxis has increased the rate.
According to the municipality's schedule, during the week, work will also begin on
Paseo del Deporte and Francisco Cúneo streets, located in the center-west of Chiclayo.

Source: RPP Noticias

Date: 28 de enero del 2018 - 5:26 PM
Page: http://rpp.pe/peru/lambayeque/municipio-de-chiclayo-inicio-
rehabilitacion-de-calles-y-genera-trafico-noticia-1101979
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Article 7:
“Great vehicular traffic was witnessed in the Costa Verde and the Pan
American”

At 10:56 a.m. of this Monday, January 1st, there was a quadruple vehicular accident on
the Costa Verde. The event occurred at the height of Los Yuyos beach, in Barranco, and
created a large traffic congestion in the area towards Chorrillos.
Although this vehicular accident generated a large traffic congestion early in the day. A
less encouraging outlook was experienced in the afternoon hours. And is that various
users on social networks have shown the great congestion that was experienced in the
circuit of beaches of the Costa Verde, in both directions, during the afternoon of the
first day of the year 2018.

Source: La República
Date: 1 de Enero del 2018
Page: http://larepublica.pe/sociedad/1165253-ano-nuevo-2018-gran-
trafico-vehicular-se-presencio-en-la-costa-verde-y-la-panamericana-fotos
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Article 8:
“They launch system for citizens to report chaos and traffic congestion in
Chiclayo”
The Traffic Police launched the WhatsApp "Aló
tránsito" system so that the citizens of
Chiclayo (Lambayeque region), report different
facts related to traffic congestion, broken
streets, rigid areas, broken traffic lights,
mailboxes without covers, informal stops,
infringing vehicles and even policemen who
talk on cell phones and do not control traffic in
the city.
The head of this unit Senior PNP Cesar Patricio Miranda Mel, explained that this new
tool of social networks will allow police personnel to move to the areas where these
incidents that affect traffic in the urban area occur. It will also allow accelerating the
interventions and sanctions of the unit in serious faults committed by the public and
private service units.
He pointed out that he also coordinates with the municipal authorities, to intensify the
operations in rigid zones and unauthorized stops, which are a headache every day. To
be able to provide the complaints, these can be presented by means of the cell
number 910 508 924.

Source: RPP Noticias

Date: 02 de marzo del 2018 - 4:18 PM
Page: http://rpp.pe/peru/lambayeque/lanzan-sistema-para-que-
ciudadanos-reporten-caos-y-congestion-vehicular-en-chiclayo-noticia-
1108173
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