Urban Transportation: Future Perspectives

Urban transportation is concerned with providing transport services to the passengers in and around urban and sub-urban regions. City buses, trolleybuses, personal automobiles, taxis, passenger trains and ferries are a few of the most commonly used modes of urban transportation. The aim of the urban transportation is to mitigate the fuel consumption by encouraging urban population to use public transport. It can also result in a significant reduction in the carbon footprint of the user. Researches are being conducted to find environment-friendly fuel alternatives such as hydrogen-powered vehicles. This book discusses the fundamentals as well as modern approaches of urban transportation. It explores all the important aspects of this field in the present day scenario. The topics included in this book on urban transportation are of utmost significance and bound to provide incredible insights to readers.