3 transport demand

Question 1

process

Answer 1

transport demand –> services supply –> timetabling –> operation

we have to take into consideration demand for safety. timetable means giving service supply a face.

Question 2

development of transport demand

Answer 2

change in response to economic development

functional segregation of living and working

increase of leisure demand

increased product consumption and accelerated segregation of different work places

with decreasing petrol prices private transport has benefit over PT.

Question 3

Change in mobility

Answer 3

urban mobility has changed over the last decades

change in urban lifestyle

• market dispersion: different travel scopes. not only work, also shopping, leisure ..
• multiple purpose trips: from A to B to C.. much more complicated to plan

Question 4

dimension of individual and collective PT goals

Answer 4

Transport

environment

economics

Question 5

priorities for choosing transport mode

Answer 5

comparison across modes: infrastructure, vehicles, signage, costs

travel time (door to door)

comfort / convenience (easy access, reliable, safe, legible)

Question 6

Modal split canton a city ZH

Answer 6

PT peak in working days everywhere.

on weekend CAR!!!

a city’s best way to steer use of transportation (cars) is to increase the price of parking lots.