SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM

Abstract

Global transport policy and planning now prioritise sustainability above all else. Similar to sustainable development, the definition of sustainable transportation is wide, allowing for the designation of some kilometer and policies as “sustainable” even when they follow standard operating procedures. Therefore, it is imperative that sustainability concepts be properly integrated into and applied to the transportation sector. Frameworks for performance measurement provide an efficient means of doing this. Much work has gone into comprehending and implementing the idea of sustainable development in the transport sector during the last 20 years.1. We may get knowledge from a plethora of study and experience in this area. However, there hasn’t been much headway in implementing more environmentally friendly modes of transportation. Given the rising demand for infrastructure and mobility in many areas, the detrimental effects of transport are probably only going to get worse (Dulca 2013; AfDB et al. 2012). For instance, the expansion in passenger and freight traffic, particularly in emerging nations, is predicted to need over 25 million paved road lane kilometers and 335,000 rail track kilometers worldwide by 2050 (Dulca 2013). To put this into context, the total length of all road and railway networks worldwide would have increased by 60% as a result (ibid.). In line with these projections, oil consumption is anticipated to rise in 2035, mostly due to demand from China and India, while it is likely to decline in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.