Sustainable transport

It was just yesterday when this elderly woman named Susan, was struggling to walk up the street. She looked like she didn’t have a lot of money. So that’s when the idea of elderly citizens should receive free bus rides. Elderly citizens should receive free bus rides because they need to save their money, if they don’t have cars they can be able to get around, and they won’t have to complain about getting hurt. This is why elderly people should receive free bus rides. “A recent report from a…

features from the international experience, especially Curitiba in Brazil. The organization of public transport services by introducing the BRT system has had a positive impact on road safety indicators due to improvements in the operational services as well as an infrastructure that segregates different transportation modes by giving priority to mass transit. The infrastructure and sustainable mobility approach has faced issues such as an unexpected increase in demand (ridership) that has led…

Advertisements shape the world we live in; we see them in the form of flyers and billboards when we step outside, in the form of commercials when watching television and online videos, and in the form pop-ups when browsing the internet. A 2014 study by Media Dynamics, Inc. concluded that the average American adult is exposed to approximately 362 advertisements per day. This same study also revealed that more than $180 billion has been spent on advertising in the United States, making the United…

Nowadays, most of the developing countries aim to improve their public transportation services so as to reduce traffic congestion and face the increased private cars ownership. Many systems have been proposed to improve the level of service of public transit. One of these systems is the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) which combines the exclusive right of way, speed and reliability of railways and the flexibility and cost saving of buses. A number of cities use road lanes that are fully dedicated to…

Summary of Findings •High quality public transportation (convenient, comfortable, fast rail and bus transport) and transit oriented development (walkable, mixed-use communities located around transit stations) tend to affect travel activity in ways that provide large health benefits, including reduced traffic crashes and pollution emissions, increased physical fitness, improved mental health, improved basic access to medical care and healthy food and increased affordability which reduces…

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,…

But since these economic activities are not sustainable due to the time frame of tourists, members of these communities cannot transform their living conditions. Hence, a high level of frustration causes most of them to look for unacceptable alternatives such as stealing or getting pregnant by some tourists. According to Harrison (2001), countries like Thailand and Bermuda experience sex tourism at a high rate and this is causing the high birth rate of illegitimate children (p. 197). The author…

without preparing and waiting. Instant access to a shared vehicle provides great convenience to user, just like using their private vehicles. This is a critical characteristic to make people leave their private vehicles and accept this new public transport. However, the program management must have the knowledge of the city’s travel condition to satisfy user demand and maximize vehicle use in every…

The reduction of empty trucks running helps carrier companies in the term of saving fuel costs as Walter Omsby says that, “some transport companies have reduced their empty running by over 50% using Findatruckload” (Findatruckload dumps, 2010). This is also sustainable as it reduces carbon emission, and Findatruckload is even commended for New Plymouth district council environmental and sustainability awareness award (Findatruckload commended, 2011)…

In the Philippines, Jeepney, commonly referred as jeep, is the most common form of public transportation. Due to its low cost, Filipino masses are into riding one, be it students going to school, professionals on their way to work or just a trip from home to malls. With this, the experience of riding one does not always go smoothly. It is often crowded that sometimes, passengers tend to fight over the space left. This is also where its name originated: Jeep and knee, where the passengers seat so…