Transport Systems and their Spatial Distribution

Question 1

Transport systems

Answer 1

connect people to different locations, providing opportunities for social interaction and Economic trade

Question 2

Different transport nodes

Answer 2

local: bus interchange in a neighbourhood
regional: inter-city train or bus terminal
global: maritime port or airport

Question 3

CCFCE

Answer 3

Coverage
Capacity
Frequency
Convenience
Environmentally sustainability

Question 4

Transport modes

Answer 4

• motorised
  
  • public transport move along fixed routes and stop at specific nodes with a time schedule (eg buses, trains)
  • customised point-to-point transport services (eg taxis)
• non-motorised
  
  • more environmentally friendly and promote health benefits (eg walking, cycling)

Question 5

Where are transport nodes located

Answer 5

• major and minor
  -> terminals: where people start their route or end their route
  -> Interchange: where people change routes within or with different transportation networks

Question 6

Transport nodes located Example

Answer 6

• Consolidates numerous train stations.
• Features Central Business District and Marina Bay financial centre.
• Raffle city and City hall MRT stations offer commercial services and employment opportunities.

Question 7

Level of acessibility

Answer 7

• ease of reaching destination or activities (shorter travel time and low travel cost)

Question 8

Why are transport systems located in Cities?

Answer 8

• Fulfill movement demand.
• Address uneven resource distribution.
• Drive commuting, trading, and migration.

Question 9

What roles do transport systems play?

Answer 9

• Facilitate daily mobility, enabling commute to work.
• Provide access to social activities and amenities, improving social and emotional well-being.
• SLTA invests in sheltered walkways to reach amenities from public transport nodes.
• Walkways are built in public facilities within 400-metre radius of MRT stations and 200-metre radius of bus interchanges and LRT.

Question 10

Movement of goods and services

Answer 10

• Economic activities supplying goods and services.
• Rise of e-commerce increasing door-to-door delivery demand.
• Daily reliance on transport systems for services.

Question 11

Movement of goods and services Example

Answer 11

• Residents in Mexico City rely on water trucks for water distribution.
• Water trucks in California aid households during droughts.
• Tank trucks deliver petroleum to petrol kiosks in cities.
• SG imports over 90% of her food.

Question 12

Connection between transport modes

Answer 12

Journeys can be
- unimodal
-intermodal

Question 13

Connection between transport modes example

Answer 13

most non-perishable are shipped via land or water, then they are transported to a distribution centre and sorted then dispatched by delivery trucks to your doorstep

Question 14

connection between cities

Answer 14

• direct: no interception services
• indirect (hub-and-spoke) : connects everything through a hub

Question 15

connection between cities example

Answer 15

Changi Airport:
- “Super hub” for frieght
- processes over a million tonnes of goods per year

Question 16

Where is informal housing found in a city?

Answer 16

• usually near landfills, sewage treatment plants and large polluting industries
• often neglected and lack infrastructure development
• found near industrial sites to save on travelling time and cost to their workplace

Question 17

Where is formal housing found within a city?

Answer 17

• near greenery and amenities
• little to no pollution (away from pollution)
• supporting quality infrastructure such as roads, piped water, etc