The comparison between various mode of transportation are as follows :-
Parameter | Highways | Railways | Airways | Waterways |
Investment | small | High | High | High |
Maintenance | small | High | High | High |
Service |
Door to Door |
Station to Station | Airport to Airport | Port to port |
Vehicle | Various type can use | Only locomotive | only aircraft | only ships |
Comfort | Comfortable for short distance | Comfortable for long distance | Comfortable for long distance | Comfortable for long distance |
Freedom of movement | Complete | Nil | Nil | Nil |
Speed of vehicles | Moderate | Moderate | Fastest | Slowest |
Accidents | More | Less but disastrous | Less but disastrous | Less but disastrous |
Availability | To whole community | To whole community | Restricted | Restricted |
Energy to haul | Small | 1/4 to 1/6 of that required by road | Highest | Minimum |
Transportation has developed along three basic mode of transport are :-
The original Lowry was published in 1964 and since then several important extensions of the original model have been applied to practical planning problems (Hutchinson 1974) . The Lowry model conceives of the major spatial features of an urban area in terms of three broad sectors of activity therefore employment sectors, the population serving employment and the household sector.
The movement of people and goods in a city, referred flow, is the joint consequence of land activity and capability of the transportation system to handle this traffic flow exactly like that principle of demand and supply. There is a direct interaction between types and intensity of land use and transportation facilities provided. Land use is one of the prime determinants of movement and activity therfore, trip generation which needs streets and transport system for movement.
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