GEOG 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Cycling Infrastructure, Sustainable Transport, Economic Globalization
28 Mar 2016
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Ex; infrastructure, low development densities, segregated land-use: poor non-automobile transportation choice. Ex; walking, cycling, public transit: high levels of per capita automobile travel. Transportation network = the routes pertaining to all means of transport available in an area. Road development projects often focus on urban areas (ex; highways) and neglect the needs of areas on the rural periphery of the cities. Strip malls, where walmart, canadian tire, shoppers, etc. are located. Large map of washington, showing all the roads and towns. Knowing where you are driving and the ways of transportation within that place. All the difference train tracks and how they are laid out/function. Cars using parking spots (entire lot is filled) The result of movement you get from transportation. Driving really fast on the highway, everything passing by is blurry. Characteristics of the pre-war city: compact and efficient (all in one general location, the middle, a diverse mix of land uses, pedestrian-oriented streetscapes.
