Source: Adapted from Newman, P. and J. Kenworthy (1999) Sustainability and Cities: Overcoming Automobile Dependence, Washington, DC: Island Press, p. 180.

Transport Infrastructure and Activity Location

Each type of urban activity has its own mobility requirements that are serviced by the urban transport system. The above figure illustrates locational preferences according to urban transport infrastructures. Population based activities (e.g. residential) are dominant where rail (metro and passenger) and bus infrastructures are converging, while freight based activities (e.g. manufacturing and warehousing) agglomerate nearby high capacity road infrastructures. Both activities and infrastructure are mutually self reinforcing.