Transport
There are so many options when it comes to re-imagining transportation systems in an Untraceable City. These could range from low-tech solutions including transportation systems based on walking and bicycles, to high-tech solutions including vacuum tube trains or self-driving vehicles - and anything in-between.
Key topics to investigate:
- If we think of the city itself, how much and what type of transport would be needed? Can we quantify the transport requirements for a city? How can we reduce these requirements - and what would the result be of reduced mobility? What are the upsides to increasing mobility?
- How does speed impact things? What is the environmental cost of speed? What is the societal cost of slow transport? How slow is too slow?
- What "high-tech" solutions are currently out there? How proven are they? What are the environmental costs of these different technologies? Which of these technologies can conform to the Triple 95 rule?
- How does the transportation system interact with other components? Health and ecological restoration options are two key impact factors.
- How do we think of the transportation of goods?
Ideas and resources
We are looking for ideas and resources in the field of Transport that may enable a city to adhere to the Triple 95 rule. Please help out!
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National annual road freight transport by regions of loading, group of goods and metropolitan regions
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Eurostat Eurostat | None |
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National annual road freight transport by regions of unloading, group of goods and metropolitan regions
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Eurostat Eurostat | None |
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Skyway
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Wikipedia Wikipedia | Skyways are an interesting concept. They allow for pedestrian access from one building to another. However, they can also encourage exclusion inside a city, depending on how they can be accessed and are governed (see e.g. https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/beneath-the-skyway/). |
Discussion
Questions or comments around Transport? Let's chat!