Our World Accelerated - How 120 Years of Transportation Progress Affects Our Lives and Communities

It considers changes in personal and commercial travel activity, planning practices, public and household budgets, economic productivity, opportunity and social equity, public health and environmental quality, and community and culture. [...] Of course, in 1900 many roads were unpaved and few had sidewalks, and pedestrians and bicyclists encountered horse excrement and dangers from wagons and streetcars,7 but these did not dissuade walking and bicycling. [...] Air travel speeds have not increased since the 1960s, and economy-class air travel became less convenient and comfortable to reduce costs and accommodate new security, health and environmental requirements. [...] Increased appreciation of urban economic productivity and quality of life advantages, and changing consumer preferences, made many households and businesses prefer central city locations.58 Many governments started to apply more multi-modal transportation planning and funding, complete streets roadway design practices, pedestrian and bicycle planning, and various transportation demand manageme. [...] Adults Our World Accelerated: A Critical Analysis of 120 Years of Transportation Progress Victoria Transport Policy Institute Opportunity and Equity The quality of transportation options affects non-drivers’ ability to access important basic services and activities, and therefore their economic and social opportunities.145 During the last century, new transportation technologies helped physically,.