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b. Transportation planning

Characteristic of a good transportation planning
 Determine the transportation needs
 Make/built a transportation formulas
 Study the profitability
 Traffic/travel pattern is clear, stable and can be control
 Relationship between the various modes of transport.
 The transportation system can influence the development for that area and ready to serve it.

2.1.4 The types of transportation

 Road networking
 Private Transport
 Public Transport
 Commercial and Trade Transport

Table 2-1 : Mode of transportation

TRANSPORTATION MODES TYPES
Roadways
 Private vehicle (motorcar, motorcycle, bicycle)
 Recreation vehicle
 Heavy vehicle (truck, lorry, bus, etc) Railways
Land transport
 Railroads (mostly < 300 miles & suburban commuters;
KTM, ETS – Electric Train Service)
 Rail transit (LRT – Light Rail Transit, Monorail, ERL –
Express Rail Transit)

 Hovercraft (ferry services)
Waterways transport  Ships (cruise traffic, ferry service)

 Barges (cargos, containers)
 Air carriers (mostly > 300 miles & across bodies of
Airways transport water)
 General aviation
 Constitute a highly specialized freight transportation
Pipeline transport system
 Their market is almost entirely crude oil, petroleum
products and natural gas
 Cable and belt system–used extensively for
transportation of freight within industrial complexes.
Other modes – cable & belt system
 These are used for specialized passenger
transportation system such as ski lifts and moving belts
in airports

2.2 THE PLANNING ASPECTS OF TRANSPORTATION

2.2.1 The importance on transportation planning

 Comfort and Convenience
 Ease and Speed
 Creation of employment
 Production and consumption of products to occur at different locations
 Help increase economic development

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