Open AccessFacing the realities of non‐motorized transportation in developing countries
Author(s) -
Khisty C. Jotin
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of advanced transportation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.577
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 2042-3195
pISSN - 0197-6729
DOI - 10.1002/atr.5670280205
Subject(s) - pedestrian , transport engineering , developing country , transportation planning , sort , space (punctuation) , action (physics) , mode of transport , computer science , business , public transport , engineering , economic growth , economics , physics , quantum mechanics , information retrieval , operating system
The objective of this paper is to assess issues concerning non‐motorized transportation in developing countries. This assessment is done through an examination of three topics: a brief overview of the transportation picture in developing countries; a study of city size and city form vis‐a‐vis pedestrian movement; and, a look at the characteristics of non‐motorized modes, including their capacities. An analysis and discussion attempt to sort out the crucial issues connected with pedestrian planning in particular, and non‐motorized transport in general. It is concluded (1) that special attention be paid to space/time capacity/cost issues connected with non‐motorized modes (2)that some of the low‐cost intermediate technology modes be examined for possible inclusion in traffic streams (3)that land‐use patterns need to be rearranged keeping in mind the limitations of non‐motorized modes, and (4)that the extent to which physical trip‐making can be substituted by telecommunication needs to be examined very critically. An agenda for action reflects these concerns.