Basics Flashcards
4 Components of Transportation
Infrastructures
Vehicle
Operations
Users & Operators
It is knowing the goals, this should be done before planning
Transportation Objective
What is Logistics?
Proper positioning & flow
To represent the conveyances, mostly taking the form of vehicles that are used to support the mobility of passengers or freight
Modes
The physical support of transport modes, where routes and terminals are the most significant components
Infrastructures
Give examples of routes
Rail tracks, canals, highways
Give example of terminals
Ports, airports
A system of linked locations that are used to represent the functional and spatial organization of transportation
Networks
Movement of people, freight and information over their respective networks
Flows
Forecasting Travel Patterns
- foreseeing with basis
- deciding what to offer
High Utilization
- being efficient to the use of resources
- maximize the usage of resources
Less Negative Impact
- positive impacts should weigh heavier than negative
- it is impossible to remove negative impacts
Differentiate Transportation and Transportation Management
Transportation - to bring people, goods, etc
Transportation Mgmt - proper management of components
Among the three branches of government, which is more connected to legislative?
Executive
What are the three branches of government?
Executive
Judiciary
Legislative
Give the six stakeholders
National Government Local Government Private Sectors Tourists Community Environment
3 characteristics of the transportation sector
Interdependency
Perishability
Elasticity
What are the reasons of transportation management
- Forecasting travel patterns
- High utilization
- Less negative impact
- Proper logistics
- Basis for the policy
- Reduction of cost
- Improvement of service
Kinds of transportation
- Animal Powered
- Human Powered
- Motorized Road
- Rail
- Water
- Aviation
4 aspects of Transportation Policy
Social
Economic
Environmental
Political
Land Transportation in NCR
Railway Jeepney Taxicab Shuttle Service/Van Bus Tricycle Pedicab Kalesa
