Difference between revisions of "Would public transportation still be available in 10 to 15 years?"

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(New page: It's assumable that public transport will be available in 10 to 15 years, this has several reasons: * The infrastructure of public transport has a dense structure than that of private tra...)
 
 
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* An important social role played by public transport is to ensure that all members of society are able to travel, not just those with a driving license and access to an automobile—which include groups such as the young, the old, the poor, many medical conditions or people banned from driving.  
* An important social role played by public transport is to ensure that all members of society are able to travel, not just those with a driving license and access to an automobile—which include groups such as the young, the old, the poor, many medical conditions or people banned from driving.  


* Public transport allows transport at an economy of scale not available through private transport. Through stimulating public transport it is possible to reduce the total transport cost for the public. Time costs can also be reduced as cars removed from the road through public transit options translate to less congestion and faster speeds for remaining motorists.  
* Public transport allows transport at an economy of scale not available through private transport. Through stimulating public transport it is possible to reduce the total transport cost for the public. Time costs can also be reduced as cars removed from the road through public transit options translate to less congestion and faster speeds for remaining motorists.
 
* Well-designed transit systems can have a positive effect on real estate prices. The Hong Kong metro MTR generates a profit by redeveloping land around its stations. Much public opposition to new transit construction can be based on the concern about the impact on neighborhoods of this new economic development. Few localities have the ability to seize and reassign development rights to a private transit operator, as Hong Kong has done. Increased land desirability has resulted around stations in places such as Washington, D.C..
 
* Studies have shown that there is a strong inverse correlation between urban population density and energy consumption per capita, and that public transport could play a key role in increasing urban population densities, and thus reduce travel distances and fossil fuel consumption.[16]

Latest revision as of 10:36, 20 May 2009

It's assumable that public transport will be available in 10 to 15 years, this has several reasons:

  • The infrastructure of public transport has a dense structure than that of private transport, which results into a more compact infrastructure then if they were dependent on automobile transport. So the current cities can't deal with traffic without public transportation.
  • An important social role played by public transport is to ensure that all members of society are able to travel, not just those with a driving license and access to an automobile—which include groups such as the young, the old, the poor, many medical conditions or people banned from driving.
  • Public transport allows transport at an economy of scale not available through private transport. Through stimulating public transport it is possible to reduce the total transport cost for the public. Time costs can also be reduced as cars removed from the road through public transit options translate to less congestion and faster speeds for remaining motorists.
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