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Transportation and Society section updated
Transport and Economic Development page updated
Information Technologies and Mobility section updated
This will be an entirely new section for the next edition of the textbook.
Continue readingTransport and Location section updated
Transport and Spatial Organization section updated
In preparation for the 5th edition of the textbook.
Continue readingSpecial issue of ‘Revue Urbanisme’ about urban freight
I contributed an article about the global city logistics landscape for a special issue of ‘Revue Urbanisme’ (in French). https://www.urbanisme.fr/livrer-les-urbains/dossier-413/204#article1365
Continue readingBlaise Diagne International Airport
Source: Summa Construction Company. The new international airport for Dakar, Senegal opened in 2017. Located 45 kilometers east of the city, the new airport is intended to be the anchor of a large new urban development and the centerpiece of the country’s “Emerging Senegal” vision. By 2018, the airport had
Mumbai Airport Takeoff Queue
Source: Wikipedia. Mumbai is the largest city in the world served by a single runway. The city’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) has two intersecting runways, but only one is used at any given time, leading to frequent congestion. By comparison, the main international airport serving the similar-sized city of
Seattle Light Rail – SeaTac Airport Station
Source: Wikipedia. A growing number of major airports are served by rail transit. The SeaTac station for the Seattle area’s Link light rail system opened in 2009. By 2018, about 6,000 passengers per day boarded the train at the airport station. By comparison, in Hong Kong, a larger hub where