3.5 domestic & international travel and transport infrastructure Flashcards
transport infrastructure includes:
- airports
- sea & river ports
- roads, railways, bus stations, railway stations
- canals
- biycle, electric scooter rental
what transport types are interdependent
- domestic & international transport types are independent
define interdepedent transport
transpot that depends on another linked type of transport.
e.g express link trains from airport depend on aircraft flights to the airport.
improving accessibility:
- express links
- IRT (integrated rapid transit)
- contactless payments
- apps (way for tourists to pay contactlessly)
- hub airports
define express links
fast transit transport service
e.g connects airport and city centre
define integrated rapid transit system
transport system
makes it easy for ppl to change from 1 type of transport to another
define contactless payments
payment made w/o physical contact between payment card and payment device.
apps are 1 way of paying contactlessly
define hub airport
- airpot w flights and transport to other places
- tourists arriving at hub airports can travel to other cities/countries
define urban transit
transit within city destination; e.g transfer between airport & hotel
increased sustainability
- public transport
- urban transit (mrts)
- dedicated cycle n bus lanes
alternative transport options
- are sustainable
- rental publicly shared bicycles
- electric scooters