This week I examined the efficiency of transportation in
Austria and where the future for demand lies. For this reason I created a chart
on the population growth over the past twenty years along with passengers domestically transported through rail, boat, ship, privately owned vehicles, and airway travel for the past ten years. When comparing these figures, Austria is
increasing its methods of sustainable mobility at a faster rate than its
population growth.
Positive signs included the discovery that in certain areas the amount of people per passenger car is increasing. This means fewer cars for the increasing
population, thus resulting in greater dependence on the public transportation
system. Austria is taking advantage of this opportunity to provide affordable,
efficient, and highly sustainable access for transportation while reducing
green house gas emissions, reducing the dependence for privately owned vehicles
in any facet (smart car or not), while simultaneously increasing incentives for green technologies and development.
In my travel to the Alps duringrecord rainfall and flooding, utilizing over ground rail, the development of elevated avenues of transportation prevents delays in transportation through highway and rail. Meanwhile, entire houses are underwater.(See image)