Integrated Transport System for Kerman City in Iran - Key Success Factors
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 8
Abstract
Abstract: Transportation is an essential part for all our lives. Providing the same by the authority and availing the service by the people depends upon the capacity to provide and demand by the city in turn the people, however, making them accessible for comfort and effective matters. The integrated transport system always stand out as a success factor nowadays in planning. Transport integration is understood as the integration of different transport modes which operate on different transport networks. Generally,integration is required when some system is composed of several parts and elements due to their limitation of threshold services. The aim of integration is to increase the work efficiency of these elements by their complementary. Integration can be understood as the physical, operating and managerial aspects of integrated transport system. With the current technology,providing intermodal journey information has become easier with real-time information. In the emerging and developing countries, the rate of motorization is increased rapidly hence the implementation of a sustainable transportation system in growing cities is becoming a big challenge. Numerous societal trends have led to traffic performance growth, besides the growth of population and urbanization, increasing income and new production methods, as well as distance intensive trade relations, are key drivers for transport demand. In this paper, some important elements of planning and design principles for the public transport network which can form some important decisive factors for the success of public transportation in the form of modalities of integrated transport system for Kerman city in Iran has been discussed. The emphasis is on high-quality public transport that can replace car use to create a more sustainable and environment-friendly city region on a long-term basis hence creating solutions for public transport systems as a competitive alternative to the motor car for urban travel. Keywords: Integration, sustainable transport, public transport, urbanization, growth.
Authors and Affiliations
Sara Shafiei, Dr. Nagendra. H. N
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