Transportation Infrastructure - Local Infrastructure Needs

In addition to roads, highways, and sidewalks, members of the community need some way to get from point A to point B within the area. If one must travel farther afield, an airport will facilitate the necessary travel. Buses, subways, and light rail systems make up other transportations systems that communities may select for their inhabitants.

Airport: Charles De Gaulle Airport serves Paris and facilitates the travel of passengers through Europe. The airport's location, 14 miles outside of Paris, means it needs transportation connections to the city. One such transportation link includes an integrated train system, the RER rapid TGV train, which can take a passenger to Disney World in 10 minutes, central Paris in 45 minutes, and Brussels and Lille in an hour.

Bus: London's bus system utilizes the world's first hybrid diesel electric double-decker bus. The London Bus is best known for its red, double decker size. As of April 1, 2007, those under age 11 can travel free all day. All others, the fare of £2 applies. The bus uses a community's road system alongside personal vehicles, and reduces one's carbon footprint.

Subway: The New York Subway system enables residents and tourists of the urban area to travel throughout the five buroughs that make up New York City. The subway runs underground, so the system does not compete for road space with cars, taxis, and buses above ground. If a subway user times his or her ride properly, travel by subway can be faster than travel by car, given the congestion of the streets.

Light Rail: Taipei, the capital of Taiwan, R.O.C., plans to complete a light-rail system to facilitate its citizens' travel throughout the city. The completed project will consist of 4 conventional, mainly underground metro lines with 1 automated elevated light rail metro line. The light rail system serves a similar purpose to that of the subway.