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== Effective transport is critical to city success == | |||
If people cannot travel easily within a city they may miss opportunities to access employment, education, health, cultural and recreation facilities, or they may simply find it difficult to meet each other socially. Their choices may be restricted, they may waste time, and they may suffer frustration and stress in travelling. | |||
Employers in cities depend on effective transport for their workforce, their supply chains and their customers. The ease with which goods can be transported between suppliers, to retail centres and to homes affects both their price to customers and often the financial success of manufacturing and retail businesses. When the business community are asked how cities could be improved, transport links are their highest concern (UK report - The future of urban transport, S. Khan) | |||
== Average modal share in cities == | == Average modal share in cities == | ||
Revision as of 16:01, 23 August 2010
Effective transport is critical to city success
If people cannot travel easily within a city they may miss opportunities to access employment, education, health, cultural and recreation facilities, or they may simply find it difficult to meet each other socially. Their choices may be restricted, they may waste time, and they may suffer frustration and stress in travelling.
Employers in cities depend on effective transport for their workforce, their supply chains and their customers. The ease with which goods can be transported between suppliers, to retail centres and to homes affects both their price to customers and often the financial success of manufacturing and retail businesses. When the business community are asked how cities could be improved, transport links are their highest concern (UK report - The future of urban transport, S. Khan)
Source:Mythologies, metro & future urban transports, D.Mohan, Indian Institute of Technology, 2008