Urban Transport Challenges

Cities according to Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue are locations having ______

• a high level of accumulation and concentration of social activities

• a high level of accumulation and concentration of festivities

• a high level of accumulation and concentration of economic activities

• a high level of accumulation and concentration of humanities

Urban mobility reveals two types of congestion patterns:

• recurrent and non-recurrent

• mandatory and voluntary

• commuting and leisure

• cruise and travel

Urban productivity is highly dependant on this:

• efficiency of its transport system to move labor, consumers and freight between multiple origins and destinations

• efficiency of its social system to move labor, consumers and freight between multiple origins and destinations

• efficiency of its hybrid system to move labor, consumers and freight between multiple origins and destinations

• effectiveness of its economic system to move between multiple origins and destinations

This urban challenge is ancient meaning that it also happened back during Roman times:

• freight distribution

• environmental impacts

• traffic congestion

• pollution

What is the most prevalent transport challenges in large urban areas?

• pollution

• traffic congestion

• jams and jellies

• public transport

Congestion and ________ are interrelated since it consumes transport capacity, removing one or two lanes for circulation along urban roads.

• cruising

• parking

• delivering

• vendors

One of the following is NOT an urban transport challenge:

• Traffic congestion and parking difficulties

• Longer commuting

• Public transport efficiency

• Difficulties for non-motorized transport

On par with congestion, people are spending less time commuting between their residences and workplaces.

• True

• False

The further away housing/residential from central areas (where most of the employment remains) the more expensive it is.

• True

• False

Social problems linked with long commuting are______ (more than one answer)

• isolation

• poor health

• obesity

• entertainment