Dr Khan Rubayet Rahaman 29.11.2010
My first online lecture :)
Numbers and facts:
- passenger cars are responsible for 75% of passenger kilometres.
- 50% of car trips are less than 5 km. 30 % is less than 3 km.
- less than 5 % of passenger journeys are made by bicycle
- less than 10% are made by public transport.
- walking and cycling is decreasing.
- average car occupancy remains close to one (usually there is only one person in a car)
Dimensions of sustainable transportation planning challenges:
- Environmental: less emissions
- Social: less deaths and injuries->secure transportation
- Economic and Finance:
- Governance: monitoring, involvement, improvement
- Technical
More facts: Europe
- 72% of the europe’s citizens live in cities
- 84% by 2050 ??
- 85% of Europe’s GDP is generated in cities
- 40% of Europe’s CO2 emissions from road transport
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