Lernkarten
Transport System Actors
Transport Purposes
- Work
- Education
- Shopping
- Business
- Delivery
- Tourism
Transport Purpose Characteristics
Timing characteristics: Concentrated/Peak, Dispersed, work days, working hours, dispersed/holiday
Spatial characteristics: Bundled, dispersed
PPP
= Public Private Partnership
Company formed by state and private actors to provide and/or operate infrastructure and services.
Vehicle Guidance: Track-based or independent
Independent (Track-less):
- Wheels move on broad smooth surface (eg. street)
- Vehicle moves freely in two dimensions
Track based:
- Wheels move on narrow horizontal surface ("track")
- Vehicle moves only along the track
Track
Physical infrastructure providing both vertical support and horizontal guidance.
Swiss Public Transport Definitions
Building Blocks of Public Transport
- Routes
- Stations
- Rolling stocks (vehicles)
