Road and Public Transport Program Problem: Traffic from the northern and western suburbs converge to one junction, which has reached capacity and resulted in congestion at that point. Travel times into and out of the city have lengthened for car passengers and bus traffic. In addition, feeder roads from the city become gridlocked during rush-hour periods. There is no capacity to build additional roads because of the location of the business district and the protected “green belt areas.” A “green belt” is an area of open land, often parklands or woods, surrounding a city or suburb which is intended to be left undeveloped and provide some natural environment to limit the urbanization of the area. The following long-term (final) benefits have been identified as contributing to the objective of an “accessible city center”: • Improved travel time and reliability for existing bus services • Reduced traffic congestion at the northwest corner of the city center • Improvements to traffic safety • Improvements to pedestrian and cycling access and safety • Reduced congestion on feeder roads