Part 1 – Private Car Transportation
Introduction
This study is a review of transportation including private car, London Underground and walking in the city of London. The discussion includes a review of transport model, followed by an analysis of sustainable objectives for transport. Modes of transportation are compared for a better understanding of opportunities and issues to deal with sustainability.
Car Transportation Model
Enoch (2012) argues a transport system should be considered as an integration of separate components. The natural or physical terrain of a location or topography is the baseboard of the system. Human development, including factories, houses, schools and shops, are demand-generating activity centres of the system. Roads …show more content…
More than 2.3 million residents have a driving licence, and own more than 3 million cars. 40% households do not own a car, and there are 0.76 cars per household. Drivers who do not own a car could rent one from a car rental scheme on an hourly or daily basis. Less than 30% of licence holders are younger than 20 years old (uncsbrp.org, 2015). People travel for various reasons and most trips are less than 10 miles. Figure 3 shows travel mode in each borough in London. Such trips contribute to 40% of transport-related carbon emissions. Also, congestion is a problem for the city. A £10 congestion charge is levied on cars that enter certain …show more content…
With more than 402 km of railways serving 270 stations, the Tube is used extensively by over 4 million people to make efficient journeys around the capital on a daily basis. In 2008, London Underground consumed 0.4 percent of electricity used in United Kingdom, which is approximately 2.8 percent of London’s total electricity use (Siemens, 2012). Statistics suggests that London Underground is the largest consumer of electricity in the capital. One of the challenges for sustainability is to gain a comprehensive understanding of the situation and identify deficiencies or problems. Track and station infrastructure of London Underground goes back 150 years, and the system has expanded to a complex network of track and station infrastructure. The system provides transport services for over 1 billion passengers each year. One of the challenges for sustainability is to increase efficiency. Figure 5 – London Underground Recycling (Brown, 2014, p. 20)
Figure 5 shows construction and demolition waste recycled in London Underground and Surface Transport. Surface transport is underperforming when compared to London Underground. Recycling amount varies significantly based on the nature of work, but rates suggest that recycling rates are on the rise.
Figure 6 – Commercial and Industrial Waste (Brown, 2014, p.
Introduction
This study is a review of transportation including private car, London Underground and walking in the city of London. The discussion includes a review of transport model, followed by an analysis of sustainable objectives for transport. Modes of transportation are compared for a better understanding of opportunities and issues to deal with sustainability.
Car Transportation Model
Enoch (2012) argues a transport system should be considered as an integration of separate components. The natural or physical terrain of a location or topography is the baseboard of the system. Human development, including factories, houses, schools and shops, are demand-generating activity centres of the system. Roads …show more content…
More than 2.3 million residents have a driving licence, and own more than 3 million cars. 40% households do not own a car, and there are 0.76 cars per household. Drivers who do not own a car could rent one from a car rental scheme on an hourly or daily basis. Less than 30% of licence holders are younger than 20 years old (uncsbrp.org, 2015). People travel for various reasons and most trips are less than 10 miles. Figure 3 shows travel mode in each borough in London. Such trips contribute to 40% of transport-related carbon emissions. Also, congestion is a problem for the city. A £10 congestion charge is levied on cars that enter certain …show more content…
With more than 402 km of railways serving 270 stations, the Tube is used extensively by over 4 million people to make efficient journeys around the capital on a daily basis. In 2008, London Underground consumed 0.4 percent of electricity used in United Kingdom, which is approximately 2.8 percent of London’s total electricity use (Siemens, 2012). Statistics suggests that London Underground is the largest consumer of electricity in the capital. One of the challenges for sustainability is to gain a comprehensive understanding of the situation and identify deficiencies or problems. Track and station infrastructure of London Underground goes back 150 years, and the system has expanded to a complex network of track and station infrastructure. The system provides transport services for over 1 billion passengers each year. One of the challenges for sustainability is to increase efficiency. Figure 5 – London Underground Recycling (Brown, 2014, p. 20)
Figure 5 shows construction and demolition waste recycled in London Underground and Surface Transport. Surface transport is underperforming when compared to London Underground. Recycling amount varies significantly based on the nature of work, but rates suggest that recycling rates are on the rise.
Figure 6 – Commercial and Industrial Waste (Brown, 2014, p.