The need for sustainable local management to solve the reality of increasing traffic congestions in Iraq

The need to find solutions based on sustainable methods for the transportation sector in Iraq has become an urgent necessity due ever-increasing volume of traffic congestion caused mainly by increase number vehicles and total dependence them absence other alternatives. This drains all fossil energy addition losses time, health comfort users those close roads. Also, it increases costs maintaining roads vehicles, as well harmful effects environment. A literatures have been studied explain causes congestion, especially countries whose conditions are similar Iraq. intersections city Baghdad were monitored, a experts requested discuss causes. sample questionnaire was conducted that included several levels ages Iraqi society determine sample's impression points affecting local city. It revealed through there four main is strong desire among Iraqis own drive which led significant continuous their numbers, this one congestion.