Transport is the foundation of urban life. It is one of the variable which decides the shape and financial advancement of a city. Mobility and accessibility by the transportation system have been a noteworthy part in moulding nations, affecting the area of social and monetary action, the shape and size of urban communities, and the style and pace of life by encouraging trade facilities, allowing access to individuals and assets (resources), and empowering more noteworthy economies of scale, worldwide and all through history (Zuidgeest 2005). There has been an increase in the demand for motorized transportation due to several issues like increase in urbanization rate and population growth rate, urban development, distribution of amenity and activity.
Public transport is a …show more content…
The existing public transport facilities do not satisfy the demand for a several reasons in developing countries like the poor quality of travel on public transport along with the poorly managed roads and critically maintained other infrastructure facilities and costs of travel are high for the poor to make regular use of the public transport system (Armstrong-Wright et. al.1987). In current society, due to the continuous growth in urban sector and competition for a limited space allocation, the residential areas, educational areas and work spaces in everyday life are more distant and where other activities of leisure, shopping and social activities have a big significance; urban and regional mobility and accessibility are supreme. Due to the increase in population, there is a large pressure on transport infrastructure and also to congestion issues, longer travels times, more energy consumption and pollution related problems (Greene and Wegener,
Public transport is a …show more content…
The existing public transport facilities do not satisfy the demand for a several reasons in developing countries like the poor quality of travel on public transport along with the poorly managed roads and critically maintained other infrastructure facilities and costs of travel are high for the poor to make regular use of the public transport system (Armstrong-Wright et. al.1987). In current society, due to the continuous growth in urban sector and competition for a limited space allocation, the residential areas, educational areas and work spaces in everyday life are more distant and where other activities of leisure, shopping and social activities have a big significance; urban and regional mobility and accessibility are supreme. Due to the increase in population, there is a large pressure on transport infrastructure and also to congestion issues, longer travels times, more energy consumption and pollution related problems (Greene and Wegener,