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population densities if it is efficiently utilised, due to its potentially smaller physical and environmental footprint per passenger. Road-based public transport risks being slower than private vehicles if it gets held up in general traffic congestion. Compounding upon this, scheduled transport vehicles have to make frequent stops to board additional passengers, and an individual trip may require one or more transfers. Routes are also often circuitous to increase the area serviced by the system.
share taxis * Inter-urban and regional transport, often based on the train, coach and the plane * Long haul destinations, normally using the plane. Alternatively by the required infrastructure (Road, rail, water and air), or by the scheduling method (fixed timetable or not).
Funicular, used in mountains, tram-like vehicle on rails pulled by a cable up and down a very steep slope. Some of these types are often not for use by the general public, eg elevators in offices and apartment buildings, buses for personnel or school children.
edit Transport Interchanges Of critical importance to attractive and successful public transport is the design of transport interchanges where people access the system and interchange between vehicles. These transport interchanges range from extensive multi-modal interchanges such as at major airports to the humble bus stop.
Tram stop In addition one can alight from and usually board a taxi at any road where stopping is allowed. Some fixed-route buses allow getting on and off at suitable unmarked locations along that route, typically called a hail-and-ride section. In recent years, an increasing emphasis has been placed on intermodal transport facilities. These are intended to help passengers move from one mode (or form) of transportation to another. An intermodal station may service air, rail, and highway transportation for example.
Toronto Transit Commission streetcar by night Toronto Transit Commission streetcar by night In the Western world, public transport and car advocates have been debating which mode of transport is the best with considerable differences between Europe, Asia and the United States for both historical and cultural reasons.
private sector would not otherwise provide it because it would be unprofitable. In Finland, public transport is most extensive in Helsinki. Like Sweden, there is subsidized public transport in Finland's cities and countryside.
New York City is the only city in America where over half of the people do not own an automobile. One out of three mass transportation riders and two out of three rail riders live in New York City and its suburbs.
Percentage of workers commuting by public transportation for US cities with over 250,000 workers. Source for chart and data: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2006, Table S0802. Data shown is for the central city itself, not the metropolitan area. Percentage of workers commuting by public transportation for US cities with over 250,000 workers. Source for chart and data: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2006, Table S0802. Data shown is for the central city itself, not the metropolitan area.
Mean commute travel time for US cities with over 250,000 workers. Source for chart and data: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2006, Table S0802. Data shown is for the central city itself, not the metropolitan area. Mean commute travel time for US cities with over 250,000 workers. Source for chart and data: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2006, Table S0802. Data shown is for the central city itself, not the metropolitan area. City (figures shown for central city only, not metropolitan area) No.
Detractors point out that in investment in public transport in the USA has had almost no impact on the number of drivers, traffic, or associated sprawl, even at large expense to taxpayers.
Comparative rates of public transit use in North American metro areas Comparative rates of public transit use in North American metro areas In general, Canadian metro areas have public transit rates that are lower than comparably sized Mexican metro areas, but are higher than comparably sized US cities.
edit Mexico Because of low car ownership rates in Mexico, Mexican metro areas tend to have rates of public transport use that are much higher than those in Canadian or American Cities.
China has historically used a lot of bicycles and mopeds, but car usage is growing quickly and is causing a lot of problems like traffic jams and pollution, but there are numerous rail transit projects under construction in China today.
One of the challenges to public transport is having a sufficient density of desired destinations within walking distance of a transit stop. Because this is unlikely in any suburban location that hitherto was served only by automobile, it is often advantageous to intentionally develop within close proximity to public transportation.
transit-oriented development can both improve the usefulness and efficiency of the public transit system as well as result in increased business for commercial developments. Well-designed transit systems can have a positive effect on real estate prices.
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.
This may be a misleading statement, since part of a freeway's "operating" cost, that of owning and maintaining vehicles, is tacitly covered by its private users; equally, the road system itself is often maintained wholly by the government.
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 a vehicle.
Advocates of transit-for-all initiatives argue that the approximately $70 billion currently assigned to subsidizing cheap oil should be reinvested in public transportation. Supporters of transit-for-all initiatives claim there are three main benefits to such a strategic realignment of resources: first, it will benefit the environment and, therefore, the nation's health;
economic mobility of citizens currently marginalized because of their geographic isolation and revitalize neighborhoods by reconnecting them to their surroundings;
Car dependency is a name given by policy makers to places where the those without access to a private vehicle do not have access to independent mobility, this group includes the young, the old, the poor, people with poor or no sight, Epilepsy as well as those banned from driving.
urban-suburban bus line, in 2003 Public transport systems generally rely on government subsidy to supplement fare collections, though a few systems are run as unsubsidized commercial enterprises or are entirely paid for by governments.
Some systems are owned and operated by a government agency; other transportation services may be commercial, but receive greater benefits from the government compared to a normal company, eg, * direct payments to run unprofitable services.
Some government officials believe that use of taxpayer capital to fund mass transit will ultimately save taxpayer money in other ways, and therefore, state-funded mass transit is a benefit to the taxpayer. Since lack of mass transit results in more traffic, pollution, and road construction to accommodate more vehicles, all costly to taxpayers, providing mass transit will therefore alleviate these costs. Another reason for subsidies for public transit are the provision of mobility to those who reject its use on convenience, environmental or safety grounds and those who cannot afford or are physically or legally incapable of using an automobile.
KCR Corporation are given the rights to utilise lands near stations, depots, or tracks for property development. Profits from land development cover the partial cost of construction, but not operation, of the urban rail systems. Similar arrangements are available to the ferry piers of franchised ferry service providers. Franchised bus operators are exempted from paying tax on diesel.
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