Transport divide
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Transport divide refers to unequal access to transportation. It can result in the social exclusion of disadvantaged groups.
Rosa Parks being fingerprinted by Deputy Sheriff D.H. Lackey after being arrested on February 22, 1956, which started the Montgomery bus boycott
Car dependency
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Car dependency is a pattern in urban planning that occurs when infrastructure favours automobiles over other modes of transport, such as public transport, bicycles, and walking. Car dependency is asso
Transport divide
…sprawl, health risks, and traffic that hinders economic growth and commutes. However, the lack of a vehicle contributes to inequality, especially in car-dependent societies such as the US. Mattioli (2014) describes two types of transport disadvantage: those who lack a car and those for whom car ownership is a…
Auto-oriented development is dependent on auto traffic along a major highway like the Ontario Highway 401 in Toronto. Characteristics of such development, as shown, include large parking lots for businesses and cul-de-sac suburbs.
A parking lot showing significant land usage, at the Staten Island Mall, New York City.
Elevated highway in Ampang, Kuala Lumpur
A diagram showing an inverse correlation between urban density and car use for selected North American cities