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Mass Transit Finance
Costs The costs of providing mass transportation services are of two types, capital and operating. Capital costs include the costs of land, guideways, structures,…
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Environmental Externalities of Land Use
As a spatial structure, land use is linked to a number of externalities that impose significant economic, social, and environmental costs that…
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Spatial Form, Pattern and Interaction
The structure of urban land use has an important impact over transport demand and over the capacity of transportation systems to answer…
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Land Requirement and Consumption
Historically, several environmental aspects impacted the organization and regulation of the footprint taken by transportation activities. Although various forms of…
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Transportation-Land Use Interactions
Transportation-Land Use Interactions Transportation and land use are part of a retroactive feedback system. Accessibility is shaped by the structure,…
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Transportation and Urban Dynamics
Both land use and transportation are part of a dynamic system that is subject to external influences and internal changes. Each component of the system…
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Urban Land Use Models
The relationships between transportation and land use are rich in theoretical representations that have significantly contributed to regional sciences. They…
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The Land Use – Transport System
Urban areas are characterized by social, cultural, and economic activities taking place at separate locations forming an activity system. Some are…
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What is a BRT Corridor?
A BRT corridor is a section of road or contiguous roads served by a bus route or multiple bus routes with a…
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Components of an Urban Transit System
Components of an Urban Transit System The above figure represents a hypothetical urban transit system where each component designed to…
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Vehicle To Vehicle Communication
Vehicle to Vehicle Communication (V2V) is an upcoming technology under development by automotive giants such as Toyota and Tesla, as…
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8 Helpful Steps for Solving the Problems of Urban Transport
There is no readymade universally acceptable solution to the urban transport problem. Planners, engineers, economists and transport technologists each have…