Urban Transportation System

1. Active Learning Assignment
subject: Urban Transportation System
Topic: Urban forms and structure: Point, Linear, Radial,
and Poly-nuclear development
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2. What is urban form?
The spatial pattern or arrangement of individual
element such as building, streets, parks and other
landuses, as well as the social groups, economic
activities, and public institutions, with in an urban
area, are recognised as the urban form.
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Urban structure is the arrangement of land
use in urban areas. Sociologists, economists,
and geographers have developed several
models, explaining where different types of
people and businesses tend to exits with in
the urban setting.
What is urban structure?

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POINT
points means all the road direction is
different then after all road is foregather.

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LINEAR
A linear city can develop main traffic
cooridors along the length with feeder routes
by bus. This type of urban form is also knows
as ‘ribbon development’, characterized by
concentration of development along both sides
major transportation routes such as road,
navigable river etc.
for example mumbai city

6. Radial and circumferential pattern is more suitable for
bus operation as routing can be flexible. The radials from the
major arterials which can be served by rail or bus.
A linear city can develop main traffic corridors along the
length with feeder routes by bus. This type of urban from is
also know as ‘ribbon development’.
For example, mumbai city
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Sub Heading
Poly-nuclear development:
The idea of strategic planning for network of
cities and towns, encapsulated in the poly
nuclear urban region concept, has attracted
growing interest in many european region.

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