3: Urban Transportation

Urban Transportation

It is ideal for town or city with high dense population to have an optimal mass transport system in order to cater the demand of movement of people, goods and services but with less impact to environment and energy consumption.

mass transportation

Urban transportation was mostly referred to as?

urban

refers to an area with dense population.

Private vehicles

owned by an individual for everyday use.

Public transport

owned by transport companies or the government for mass transit

Jeepneys

are a mass transportation system commonly used for point-to-point long-distance travel, but less so than a bus.

World War II

Jeepney is a vehicle originally made in the Philippines after ____.

20

Jeepney can accommodate about __ passengers.

taxicab

a standard vehicle for hire with a driver.

4

This cab can cater for a maximum of __ passengers.

taxi

Of all the public transport by land, this one is the most expensive.

Tricycle/Tuktuk

an urban transport that can be used in remote or small areas.

3 to 7

Tricycle can be referred to as a taxi on a small scale that can carry about an average of ____ passengers.

Traysikad/Padyak

is similar to a tricycle, but it is a man-powered, quiet, and environmentally friendly type of public transport.

1 to 2

Traysikad can accommodate about ___ passengers, depending on the capability of the driver.

Multicab

is a paratransit for medium capacity that can cater to about 10 passengers.

10

A multicab can cater to about ___ passengers.

franchise specification

Multicab’s route can be fixed depending on its ____.

Habal-habal

literally a single motorcycle that is attached to a wooden plank, which serves as an additional seat for extra passengers.

remote mountainous areas

Habal-habal is typical of ____ in the province.

Buses

are a common mass transit for larger capacity and longer destinations.

point-to-point terminal

Ideal for most buses to have a ______ in each designated town for taking in and dropping out passengers.

Metro Rail Transit

is only available in parts of Luzon as of now, but it is currently under proposal in Mindanao.

Mass Railway Transit

is much quicker and faster than highway transport.

The fare is much cheaper than riding a bus or taxi.

It can cater to a large volume of passengers than a bus.

It only stops at the point-to-point station

Passenger SUV/Van

In some places, this type of vehicle is a substitute for buses. More people prefer this one since it is a lot faster and handy for traveling longer distances.

9 to 12

SUV can cater for about ___ passengers.

safety

The only issue with SUV was the ____ of its passengers since it had a rising number of recorded accidents involving this vehicle.

air or water

The Philippines is made up of islands; therefore, one of the essential mass transit is either by ____

Passenger planes

are faster than travelling by land and water.

traffic congestion

Sometimes an airplane suffers from traffic congestion due to the availability of landing slots.

Waterway transport

can be a good mass transit without considering time. Most of the Visayas region uses this mass transport.

Roro

can carry land vehicles and transport them to the next island.

Bangkas

are pumpboats used for touring and sightseeing.

Passenger ships

are the longest ferries recommended for long-distance travel.

Traffic congestion

Urban transportation may attract _____ problems when not properly planned or lack of transportation management and policies.

transport system

A _____ must have order and must be regulated. If not, everyone will do as they please, and it results in to lack of discipline and lawlessness.

Transportation

is one of the main sources of carbon emissions in the world.

Air Pollution

Authorities are now regulating the registered vehicles according to their air quality emissions. Furthermore, the government is encouraging people to use public transport to minimize the volume of vehicles instead of using their own vehicles unnecessarily.

Noise Pollution

Transport authorities are trying their best to reduce the effect of ____ made by some vehicles, especially motorcycles.

modified exhaust, blowing of horns

The use of ____ is now prohibited on streets, and the ____ is limited in some institutional areas like churches, schools, etc. Unnecessary sound systems are also prohibited in some public transport.

Excessive energy consumption

Urban transportation varies accordingly to the number of people present in Metro Manila. Due to higher supply demands in urban transport, the volume of vehicles may flood the highways will resulting in to increase in energy supply consumption, such as oil or fuel.

Urban transportation planning

involves the evaluation and selection of highway or transit facilities to serve present and future land uses.

evaluation and selection

Urban transportation planning involves the ____ of highway or transit facilities to serve present and future land uses.

traffic management

Short term projects focuses more on providing ____.

transport facilities or infrastructure

Long term projects focuses more on providing ____.