Transportation Geography

  1. Transportation and Urban Geography
    1. Urban Form and Transportation Evolution
      1. Historical Urban Forms
        1. The Walking City
          1. Compact Urban Form
            1. Pedestrian Networks
              1. Mixed-Use Development
              2. The Streetcar City
                1. Streetcar Suburbs
                  1. Transit Corridors
                    1. Linear Development Patterns
                    2. The Automobile City
                      1. Suburbanization Processes
                        1. Highway Networks
                          1. Decentralized Development
                          2. The Polycentric City
                            1. Multiple Urban Centers
                              1. Edge Cities
                                1. Decentralized Transport Networks
                              2. Contemporary Urban Forms
                                1. Transit-Oriented Development
                                  1. Compact Development Around Transit
                                    1. Mixed-Use Transit Villages
                                      1. Pedestrian and Bicycle Integration
                                      2. Smart Growth Principles
                                        1. Infill Development
                                          1. Urban Boundary Management
                                            1. Transportation-Land Use Coordination
                                        2. Travel Behavior and Patterns
                                          1. Journey to Work Patterns
                                            1. Commuting Characteristics
                                              1. Commute Distances
                                                1. Travel Times
                                                  1. Peak Hour Concentrations
                                                  2. Temporal Patterns
                                                    1. Rush Hour Dynamics
                                                      1. Flexible Work Arrangements
                                                        1. Staggered Work Hours
                                                        2. Spatial Patterns
                                                          1. Commuting Flows
                                                            1. Jobs-Housing Balance
                                                              1. Reverse Commuting
                                                            2. Trip Generation and Distribution
                                                              1. Trip Generation Models
                                                                1. Household-Based Models
                                                                  1. Person-Based Models
                                                                    1. Activity-Based Models
                                                                    2. Trip Distribution Models
                                                                      1. Gravity Models
                                                                        1. Intervening Opportunities Models
                                                                          1. Destination Choice Models
                                                                          2. Trip Chaining
                                                                            1. Complex Trip Patterns
                                                                              1. Activity Scheduling
                                                                                1. Household Interactions
                                                                            2. Urban Freight and City Logistics
                                                                              1. Urban Freight Challenges
                                                                                1. Last-Mile Delivery
                                                                                  1. Congestion and Access Restrictions
                                                                                    1. Delivery Time Windows
                                                                                      1. Customer Expectations
                                                                                      2. Environmental Impacts
                                                                                        1. Air Quality Concerns
                                                                                          1. Noise Pollution
                                                                                            1. Traffic Congestion
                                                                                            2. Infrastructure Constraints
                                                                                              1. Loading Zone Availability
                                                                                                1. Vehicle Size Restrictions
                                                                                                  1. Parking Limitations
                                                                                                2. Urban Distribution Systems
                                                                                                  1. Urban Distribution Centers
                                                                                                    1. Location and Function
                                                                                                      1. Consolidation Benefits
                                                                                                        1. Integration with Urban Networks
                                                                                                        2. Micro-Distribution Hubs
                                                                                                          1. Neighborhood Delivery Points
                                                                                                            1. Parcel Lockers
                                                                                                              1. Mobile Distribution Units
                                                                                                            2. Freight Innovation
                                                                                                              1. Electric Delivery Vehicles
                                                                                                                1. Battery Electric Trucks
                                                                                                                  1. Cargo Bikes
                                                                                                                    1. Autonomous Delivery Vehicles
                                                                                                                    2. Alternative Delivery Methods
                                                                                                                      1. Drone Delivery
                                                                                                                        1. Underground Logistics
                                                                                                                          1. Night-Time Delivery
                                                                                                                      2. Public Transportation Systems
                                                                                                                        1. Transit Modes
                                                                                                                          1. Bus Systems
                                                                                                                            1. Conventional Bus Service
                                                                                                                              1. Bus Rapid Transit
                                                                                                                                1. Express Bus Services
                                                                                                                                  1. Shuttle Services
                                                                                                                                  2. Rail-Based Systems
                                                                                                                                    1. Metro and Subway Systems
                                                                                                                                      1. Light Rail and Tramways
                                                                                                                                        1. Commuter Rail
                                                                                                                                          1. Monorail Systems
                                                                                                                                          2. Water-Based Transit
                                                                                                                                            1. Ferry Services
                                                                                                                                              1. Water Taxis
                                                                                                                                                1. River Buses
                                                                                                                                                2. Emerging Transit Technologies
                                                                                                                                                  1. Personal Rapid Transit
                                                                                                                                                    1. Automated Guideway Transit
                                                                                                                                                      1. Hyperloop Concepts
                                                                                                                                                    2. Network Design and Planning
                                                                                                                                                      1. Route Planning
                                                                                                                                                        1. Network Coverage
                                                                                                                                                          1. Route Directness
                                                                                                                                                            1. Transfer Optimization
                                                                                                                                                            2. Service Planning
                                                                                                                                                              1. Frequency Setting
                                                                                                                                                                1. Schedule Coordination
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Capacity Planning
                                                                                                                                                                  2. Accessibility Planning
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Universal Design
                                                                                                                                                                      1. ADA Compliance
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Barrier-Free Access
                                                                                                                                                                      2. Operations and Management
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Ridership Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Demand Forecasting
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Passenger Surveys
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Automatic Passenger Counting
                                                                                                                                                                              2. Financing Models
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Fare Structures
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Subsidies and Funding
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Public-Private Partnerships
                                                                                                                                                                                    2. Performance Measurement
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Service Reliability
                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Customer Satisfaction
                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Cost Effectiveness

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