Urban Transport Strategies Flashcards

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Name three urban transport strategies used to reduce traffic congestion.

Congestion charging; park and ride schemes; promoting and improving public transport.

What is congestion charging?

Charging drivers a fee to drive into a city centre at busy times, so fewer vehicles enter and traffic flows faster.

True or false? In a park and ride scheme drivers pay a charge to drive into the city centre.

False. Drivers park in a car park on the edge of the city and travel into the centre by bus or tram.

Give one reason why managing transport is important for urban sustainability.

To reduce carbon emissions, which reduces the greenhouse effect and climate change.
(Or: less congestion means less time wasted travelling, so businesses stay profitable.)

How do bus priority lanes help reduce traffic congestion?

Lanes reserved for buses let them bypass queues, so bus journeys are quicker and more reliable, encouraging people to travel by bus instead of by car.

How does car sharing reduce traffic congestion?

People making the same journey travel together in one car, so fewer vehicles are on the road. Some cities give shared cars their own traffic lanes to encourage it.