Citation: KAH, E.F, TENDE, R.T & NDIYUN, Z.N (2021). Multipurpose Motor Park Creation as a Palliative to Urban Transport Disorder and Congestion in Bamenda, Cameroon. Saudi J. Humanities Soc Sci, 6(9): 341-347. 341 Saudi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Abbreviated Key Title: Saudi J Humanities Soc Sci ISSN 2415-6256 (Print) | ISSN 2415-6248 (Online) Scholars Middle East Publishers, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Journal homepage: https://saudijournals.com Original Research Article Multipurpose Motor Park Creation as a Palliative to Urban Transport Disorder and Congestion in Bamenda, Cameroon KAH Elvis Fang (PhD) 1 , TENDE Renz Tichafogwe (PhD) 2* , NDIYUN Zacharia Ndikintum 3 1 Senior Lecturer in Environmental Geography and Geomatics, Department of Geography, the University of Yaounde 1 2 Senior Lecturer Urban & Development Geography, Department of Geography, The University of Yaounde I, PO Box 755 Yaounde, CAMEROON 3 Masters in Urban Planning and Management, the University of Yaoounde 1 DOI: 10.36348/sjhss.2021.v06i09.006 | Received: 06.08.2021 | Accepted: 09.09.2021 | Published: 16.09.2021 *Corresponding author: TENDE Renz Tichafogwe Abstract Unorthodox urban transport parking and the proliferation of motor parks has elicited traffic congestion and chaos in the city of Bamenda. This article seeks to address the disorder through the creation of a multipurpose motor park as palliative to the disorder accrued. The paper advocates that a harmonized parking sector would not only decongest the city, but will as well maintain urban order. Some 182 questionnaires were administered to the city dwellers, transport agency owners and administrative authorities for first-hand information on the need for a multipurpose motor park. Field observation and interview sessions were carried out to confirm primary information acquired. The GPS was used to capture points for mapping of existing parks and the proposed multipurpose one. An in-depth documentary research was done to have information on the situation of the Bamenda city to propose solutions. Data collected was treated and analysed through the ArcGIS 10.0 and AutoCAD Map 3D to realise maps and diagrams for results. The Microsoft excel spread sheet was used to treat and generate tables for presentation and analyses. Results from findings disclose that the multiplying of motor parks in the city of Bamenda from all angles both as private and public has initiated disorder in the sector. Close to 63% of the parks are owned by private individuals who are more profit oriented than public interest focused leading to disorder. Demographic pressure from the perpetual increase in the population of Bamenda from 48,111 inhabitants in 1976 to 755,602 in 2020 has favoured congestion. The traffic flow of the city which is concentrated on its popular inlet through Up-Station from other regions has provoked severe congestion in the city. Uncontrolled parking has instigated urban transport chaos which can be salvaged through the creation of a multipurpose motor park. Keywords: multipurpose Motor Park, urban disorder, traffic congestion, palliative, Bamenda. Copyright © 2021 The Author(s): This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium for non-commercial use provided the original author and source are credited. 1. INTRODUCTION Sub-Saharan African emergent cities are currently facing dense traffic movements owing to rapid population explosion and more from insufficient roads and parking space which breeds anarchy and congestion. This phenomenon is more felt in emergent cities which are generally the economic and employment hubs of their area. Such cities face rapid population growth from migration and rural exodus which pulls the unemployed population to search for greener pastures Ananya and Aihwa, (2011). This mass movement unfortunately increases the traffic flow of the emergent cities which with their incapability to contain such traffic are affected by severe congestion. Such dense traffic flows are experienced in several African cities and are responsible for the numerous congestion and delays in delivery of goods and services. This delay and congestion emanates from insufficient road network to contain the traffic demand as well as inadequate and uncontrolled parking which is not sustainable Dorina and Dominic, (2015). The panacea to sustainable transport parking is the creation of a multipurpose parking space which will harbour and control in and out flow of traffic movements that always provoke congestions in the heart of cities Fogwe, (2020). Such is the case of the Bamenda city which is faced by wanton traffic congestion that lasts for hours and renders movements uncomfortable. It is in furtherance to such uncomfortable conditions that this article seeks to address the disorder through the creation of a multipurpose motor park as palliative to traffic congestion in Bamenda. The paper propounds that a harmonized parking sector would not only decongest the city, but will as well maintain urban order and tranquillity.