Week 5 Flashcards
(30 cards)
general defenition of a system
A regulatory interacting or independent group of items forming a unified whole
Why the need for transport
People want to participate in activities, sometimes they are spatially seperated. Networks conncets activity locations
what is the mobility patterns and what are the spatial structure
The one is for demand and the other is for supply
What is the transportation system composed of ?
A complex set of relationship between the demand, the location they service and the network that support movements
What does the term network refers to?
A framework of routes within a system of locations, identified as nodes.
Different perspectives
Orientation, hierarchy, service
Different transportation modes
Pedestrians, bicyclists, public transport, cars
Different impacts
Accessibility, environment, safety, health, well being
Accessibility as an impact
Various measures to assess accessibility, time, distance, experience
Environment as an impact
Different transportation like road, rail, air and watet have different effects on the environment
Safety and an impact
Fundamental risl factors like speed, vulnerability, mass divergences and risk increasing factors like lack of experience, distraction
Health as an impact
Level of physical activity, air pollution intake, injuries all have an impact on health of travelers
What kind of values generates the transport system
Economic-, social-, personal-, environmental-, ecological-, psychological values
Characteristics of an sustainable street network
Shapes and responds to the natural and BE, privileges foor and bike and transit, maximizes social and economic activity
Basic requirements pedestrian network
Connected and permeable, accessible and comfortable, safe, relevent to context
What consists the urban walking network
Walkways, pedestrianized areas, crossings
Walkways in the pedestrian area
Front zone, clear path, street furniture zone, buffer zone
Levels of pedestrian network performace
Street level (composition of the street), and urban level (position of the street in the network
Basic requirments of a bicycle network
Safety, comfort, connectivity, cohesion, attractiveness
Of what does the cycling network concists?
Street, lanes, tracks, parking facilities, crossings
Hierarchy in cycling network
Regional (inter-city, recreational), and specials (fast bike paths)
Components of public transport network
Rail and road, Stops and stations
Different line structures of a PT network
Multi-hub network, grid network, radial network
Levels of PT network
Local-, regional-, national-, international level
