Ecology

Apr 12 2008

Demand for Transit Services

Demand for Transit Services Determined by Urbanization

Union Station, Los Angeles

The ecological characteristics of Los Angeles are considered to be the primary determinants of its urban transportation system. The size of its population approximates the market scale for transportation services; its population density estimates its economy of operation; and its age indicates the timing of the city's emergence as a metropolitan center, which determines its physical organization as well as its adaptability to private or public transportation... read more »

Mar 15 2008

Evolution of Public Transit

Angels Flight Trolley, Los Angeles California

The ecological impacts of public transportation are realized when we examine the influence of a public transport network on urbanization. Urbanization requires the coordination and geographical concentration of specialized economic activities... read more »