is the movement of people and goods from one place to another.
Transport or transportation
The process of defining future policies, goals, investments, and designs to prepare for future needs to move people and goods to destinations.
transportation planning
The application of technology and scientific principles to the planning, design, operation, and management of transportation systems.
transportation engineering
The ability to move people and goods from one place to another.
MOBILITY
The ease of reaching desired destinations. The ability to gain entry to a particular site or area.
ACCESSIBILITY
The term transportation is derived from the Latin
trans ("across") and portare ("to carry").
a combination of elements and their interactions which produce the demand for travel within a given area and the supply of transportation services to satisfy this demand.
Transportation as a system
Core components of transportation system
7 factors of urban transport problem
1. Parking Difficulties
2. Environmental Impact
3. Difficulties for pedestrians
4. Off-peak inadequacy of public transport
5. Peak-Hour Crowding on Public Transport
6. Accidents
7. Traffic Movement & Congestion
Transit Oriented Development (TOD) components
1. Density
2. Diversity
3. Design
What are compact cities?
1. Urban Sprawl
2. Green space expansion
Objectives of Transportation
1. Efficiency
2. Safety
3. Sustainability
4. Equity
The Transportation System
means urban development that is centered on public transportation and avoids over-reliance on automobiles.
TOD (Transit Oriented Development)