Components of a

transportation
system

Roads/highways/
systems

Loading/ moving/
unloading

Relating speed,
distance, and time

Areas of passenger
Terminals

Personal- is travel using a vehicle owned by one person;

bikes, motorcycles, skateboards, mopeds, etc. most
common is automobiles.
Commercial- includes all the enterprises that move
people and goods for money. Include taxi, bus, truck,
rail, ship, and air transport enterprises. Owned by
government.
A vehicle
A route the vehicle travels from origin to the destination
An established schedule for movement of people and
goods
Terminals at the origin and destination points of a
system.
Streets and roads- the smallest vehicle path that gives
access to individual parcels of land
Collector roads- larger vehicle pathways designed to go
to and away from streets and roads
Arterial roads- high-speed highways that connect cities
and towns.
Limited access highway- a highway that allows vehicles
to enter and leave the pathway only at interchange
points.
Hub-and-spoke system- an airline system that
interconnects small local airports to large regional
airports.
Loading- physically placing cargo on a vehicle or
allowing people to enter it.
Moving- transporting people or cargo to the destination.
Unloading- removing cargo from a vehicle or allowing
passengers to disembark at the destination.
Speed = distance / time
10 miles = 10 mph / 1 hour
Time = distance / speed
Distance = time x speed
Time = 1 mile (distance) / 2 mph (speed)
Distance = 2 mph (speed) x hour time = 1 mile
Passenger arrival areas that allow vehicles from other
modes to unload passengers. Also, parking lots and bus
shuttle services are provided at many large terminals.
Processing areas where passengers may purchase or
validate tickets and check in luggage.

CORNELL NOTES

TOPIC: Transportation
Types of
of transportation

Maintaining
transportation
systems

The department of
transportation
systems

Tolls/cost of driving

Passenger movement systems to allow passengers to

move from ticket counters to loading areas. Such
systems include moving sidewalks, escalators, and
automatic people movers.
Passenger service areas that provide food, gifts, and
reading materials. Also, restrooms and VIP or frequent
traveler lounges are available.
Passenger waiting areas where people can sit while
waiting to board their vehicle.
Passenger boarding areas and mechanisms that allow
people to board the vehicle.
Maintenance- performing routine tasks to keep a vehicle
operating properly.
Repairing- performing tasks that return a vehicle to
proper working order.
Coordinates federal programs and policies to promote
fast and safe transportation.
FAA-regulates airspace and air safety and provides
navigational aids.
FHA- sets highway construction standards for federally
financed roads and regulates the safety of interstate
trucking.
FMC- regulates and promotes shipping on the oceans.
Interstate commerce- business dealings that extend
across state lines.
Fare- the cost like tolls