"Transport (in British English) or transportation (in American English) is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another."
An examination of the physical structures, including roads, bridges, railroads, terminals, and stations, that are necessary to support efficient and effective public transportation systems.
Public Transportation Modes: This topic covers the different types of public transportation, such as buses, trains, and light rail. It also discusses the benefits and drawbacks of each mode.
Public transportation planning: This topic focuses on the strategies and processes involved in designing a public transportation network, including route planning, scheduling, and budgeting.
Public transportation operations: This topic covers the daily activities involved in running a public transportation system, such as scheduling, maintenance, and customer service.
Safety and security: This topic focuses on the measures taken to ensure the safety and security of passengers and personnel, including emergency procedures, accident prevention, and security protocols.
Sustainability: This topic covers the environmental impact of public transportation and the efforts to make it more sustainable, such as reducing emissions, using renewable energy sources, and promoting alternative modes of transportation.
Accessibility: This topic focuses on providing access to public transportation for people with disabilities, including the design of vehicles, stations, and routes that are accessible to all.
Public transportation funding: This topic covers the sources of funding for public transportation, including taxes, fares, and government grants.
Public transportation policy and regulation: This topic focuses on the laws and regulations governing public transportation, including safety and environmental regulations, labor laws, and fare policies.
Public transportation technology: This topic covers the use of technology in public transportation, including fare collection, vehicle tracking, and communication systems.
Public transportation and urban planning: This topic covers the relationship between public transportation and urban planning, including the role of transit-oriented development in shaping the built environment.
Bus: A vehicle used to transport passengers on a predetermined route, typically on a regular schedule.
Tram: A type of rail vehicle that runs on a single or multiple tracks, usually powered by electricity from overhead cables, and used for short-distance transportation in urban areas.
Trolleybus: A bus that is powered by electricity from overhead cables, similar to a tram but runs on rubber tires.
Subway/Metro/Rapid Transit: An electric railway system characterized by high speed and rapid acceleration, generally separated from pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
Commuter Rail: A type of regional rail service that provides commuter services to areas beyond the reach of rapid transit systems.
Light Rail: A type of rail transit system that operates mostly above ground in busy urban areas, and uses smaller and lighter trains than traditional trains.
Monorail: A type of railway in which the track consists of a single rail, usually elevated, with the trains suspended from it.
Cable Car/Funicular: A type of rail transport that uses a cable or series of cables to pull vehicles along steep inclines.
Water Transportation: A mode of transportation that involves the use of waterways such as rivers, lakes, and oceans, for transportation of goods and passengers.
Bicycle Sharing: A system of short term bicycle rentals, typically in urban areas, where bicycles are made available for a small fee to anyone who needs them.
Pedestrian Infrastructure: Infrastructure designed for pedestrians such as sidewalks, pedestrian-only streets, and crosswalks.
Ferries: A type of boat or ship that transports passengers and/or vehicles across rivers or other bodies of water.
"The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and operations."
"Modes of transport include air, land (rail and road), water, cable, pipelines, and space."
"Transport enables human trade, which is essential for the development of civilizations."
"Transport infrastructure consists of both fixed installations, including roads, railways, airways, waterways, canals, and pipelines, and terminals such as airports, railway stations, bus stations, warehouses, trucking terminals, refueling depots, and seaports."
"Terminals may be used both for the interchange of passengers and cargo and for maintenance."
"They may include vehicles, riding animals, and pack animals. Vehicles may include wagons, automobiles, bicycles, buses, trains, trucks, helicopters, watercraft, spacecraft, and aircraft."
"Vehicles may include wagons, automobiles, bicycles, buses, trains, trucks, helicopters, watercraft, spacecraft, and aircraft."
"Fixed installations include roads, railways, airways, waterways, canals, and pipelines."
"Terminals such as airports, railway stations, bus stations, warehouses, trucking terminals, refueling depots (including fuel docks and fuel stations), and seaports."
"Modes of transport include air, land (rail and road), water, cable, pipelines, and space."
"Transport enables human trade, which is essential for the development of civilizations."
"The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and operations."
"Terminals may be used both for the interchange of passengers and cargo and for maintenance."
"Modes of transport include air, land (rail and road), water, cable, pipelines, and space."
"Transport infrastructure consists of both fixed installations, including roads, railways, airways, waterways, canals, and pipelines."
"Vehicles may include wagons, automobiles, bicycles, buses, trains, trucks, helicopters, watercraft, spacecraft, and aircraft."
"They may include vehicles, riding animals, and pack animals."
"Transport enables human trade, which is essential for the development of civilizations."
"Terminals such as airports, railway stations, bus stations, warehouses, trucking terminals, refueling depots (including fuel docks and fuel stations), and seaports."