GLOBAL TRANSPORTATION

Poor countries, without effective transportation and access to jobs and resources, cannot provide for their own basic needs. Insufficient transportation may ultimately lead to critical shortages and skyrocketing prices that can threaten growing prosperity and world peace. The U.S. has its share of transportation problems also. The general quality of transportation is declining, with traffic congestion, parking shortages, and ever-increasing pollution eroding the vitality of cities and threatening efficient operation of both passenger and freight systems. The author urges the creation of a global transportation system, much like the partnerships which are being established in the telephone and telecommunication sectors.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of California Transportation Center (UCTC)

  University of California, Berkeley
  2614 Dwight Way, 2nd Floor
  Berkeley, CA  United States  94720-1782
• Authors:
  • Owen, W
• Publication Date: 1998

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 9-15
• Serial:
  • Access
  • Issue Number: 13
  • Publisher: University of California Transportation Center (UCTC)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Developing countries; International; International transportation; Parking demand; Partnerships; Traffic congestion
• Uncontrolled Terms: Poor countries
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00759972
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 4 1999 12:00AM