BETTER MOBILITY IN URBAN AREAS

This colorful and graphic booklet is filled with densely packed information regarding the worldwide traffic congestion, air and noise quality difficulties, and safety problems engendered by widespread automobile use, solutions to these problems, and examples of best practices in urban transportation. Many photographs of clean and picturesque public transit settings abound, peopled by happy and social individuals going about their daily routines. Thirteen problems, sixteen solutions, and sixteen best practices are discussed.

• Corporate Authors:

  International Association of Public Transport (UITP)

  Rue Sainte Marie 6
  Brussels,   Belgium  BE-1080
• Publication Date: 2001-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: n.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air quality; Best practices; Countermeasures; Highway traffic; Light rail transit; Mobility; Noise; Public transit; Quality of life; Traffic congestion; Traffic safety; Urban areas; Urban transit
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; I73: Traffic Control; I84: Personal Injuries;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00924851
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 16 2002 12:00AM