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Sustainable transport refers to ways of transportation that are sustainable in terms of their social and environmental impacts. Components for evaluating sustainability include the particular vehicles used for road, water or air transport; the source of energy ; and the infrastructure used to accommodate the transport ( roads , railways ...
Other environmental effects of transport systems include traffic congestion and automobile-oriented urban sprawl, which can consume natural habitat and agricultural lands. By reducing transportation emissions globally, it is predicted that there will be significant positive effects on Earth's air quality, acid rain, smog and climate change. [10]
The green transport hierarchy (Canada), street user hierarchy (US), sustainable transport hierarchy (Wales), [1] urban transport hierarchy or road user hierarchy (Australia, UK) [2] is a hierarchy of modes of passenger transport prioritising green transport. [3] It is a concept used in transport reform groups worldwide [4] [5] and in policy ...
Pages in category "Sustainable transport" The following 112 pages are in this category, out of 112 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The concept of « traffic avoidance, modal shift and technical improvements » [2] involves firstly reducing the volume of transport, then promoting intermodality and finally making technical improvements to vehicles and making the energy they consume sustainable. [4] This means in fact implementing the Kaya identity applied to transport (see ...
3.2 Sustainable transport. 3.2.1 Cycling infrastructure. 4 Outcomes and impacts. Toggle Outcomes and impacts subsection. 4.1 Social. 5 Measurements of planning outcomes.
The impact of this technology-led approach has been very limited in the transport sector. TDM has the potential to move the transport sector from a position of weak to strong sustainability by combining behavior-change with technology improvements. In this context transport demand management is understood as a much broader concept.
The Certification for Sustainable Transportation is a national program housed at the University of Vermont Extension that seeks to promote the practice of using energy efficient modes of transportation. [1] The CST work centers on its eRating vehicle certification program, which is an eco-label for passenger transportation vehicles.