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Abstract
Urban transportation systems are wilting under the pressure of ever growing demands on inadequate street network. Traffic management is the application of sound management principles and practice to optimise the use of existing road network with a view to improving traffic flow and road safety without impairing environmental quality. With the advent of information technology and its fast changing nature, it has become imperative to make use of better and more efficient techniques of planning. To study the effect of the Transportation System Management (TSM) measures one needs to have a clear view of the flow patterns, locations, as well as existing road network and must be able to analyse the attributes related to them. Geographic Information System (GIS) helps to do these things effectively and efficiently. The Madurai Local Planning Area (LPA) has been selected for study of TSM measures. GIS is used to the study the effect of TSM measures. Madurai LPA road network and location of important places are added as layers. Attributes are added in the form of databases from which one can retrieve data by making queries. Conversion of one-way streets, diversion of traffic, odd-even vehicle restrictions, parking management, effect of ring roads, and overall improvement in the network are studied with the help of GIS. ArcView and Avenue are used for the development of this package.