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Transportation in Europe and the United States: A Comparative Study

Transportation in Europe and the United States: A Comparative Study. Prepared by Kristen Eaton, Intern Wilmington Area Planning Council (WILMAPCO) www.wilmapco.org. Public Transportation in Spain. Rail Transportation in Spain. 4th largest railway network in the EU with 8,000 miles

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Transportation in Europe and the United States: A Comparative Study

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  1. Transportation in Europe and the United States: A Comparative Study Prepared by Kristen Eaton, Intern Wilmington Area Planning Council (WILMAPCO) www.wilmapco.org

  2. Public Transportation in Spain

  3. Rail Transportation in Spain • 4th largest railway network in the EU with 8,000 miles • State-of-the-Art subway system in major cities • By 2010, Spain will have the most high- speed tracks in the world • 90 percent of Spain’s population will be within 30 miles of a high-speed station

  4. High-Speed Rail

  5. Number of Passenger Cars Per 1000 Inhabitants

  6. Air Travel in Spain • 47 airports and 250 airlines with international connections to all major international cities, with Madrid and Barcelona being the main hubs.

  7. Highway System in Spain • 103,300 miles of road network (Ministry of Public Works, 2006) • 2nd largest EU highway network with 7,100 miles

  8. Popularity of Bicycling in Germany Bike riding is a common method of transportation in Germany. The above picture is a bike parking facility in Nurnberg, Germany. Bike parking in Munich, Germany

  9. Percentage of All Trips by Mode of Transportation (2001-2002)

  10. Passenger Travel and Sustainability

  11. Multimodal Transportation This picture of a city street in Munich, Germany Demonstrates Germany’s multimodal transportation system. In many German cities, individuals will bike, walk, drive, or use Metro rail to travel throughout the city.

  12. Trend in Car and Light Truck Ownership per 1000 Population (1970-2005)

  13. Increasing Car Ownership and Use • In 2006, the U.S. had the highest and Germany the fourth highest car ownership rate in the world • In 2001, Americans made 87% of all trips by automobile compared to 61% for Germans • Americans spend five percent more of their budgets on transportation than Germans Source: Ralph Buehler, Determinants of Automobile Use: A Comparison of Germany and the US.,” Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, forthcoming

  14. Differences in Travel Behavior in Germany and the United States

  15. Trend in Gasoline Prices, 1990-2007

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