CUC106 Assessment 2 (Project Proposal: Research into a Project) Marking Rubric
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Comments:
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HD 85+
D 75-84
C 65-74
P 50-64
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Presentation and style (16%)
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HD (13.5-16)
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D (12-13)
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C (10.5-11.5)
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P (8-10)
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F (0-7.5)
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Writing is highly sophisticated, in formal, academic style, with no errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar and word choice.
Ideas are presented in an accurate, concise and coherent fashion. Paragraphs are organised and have effective topic sentences. Relationships between ideas are eloquently and smoothly established.
Always acknowledges the work of others in in-text citations where appropriate using correct APA referencing format.
Professional document layout and appropriate attention to detail with guidelines followed exactly (including annotated bibliography structure). Word count is correct.
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Writing is in formal, academic style, with almost no errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar and word choice.
Ideas are presented in an accurate and coherent fashion and paragraphs usually have effective topic sentences. Relationships between ideas are clearly established. Paragraphs are clear and structured.
Always acknowledges the work of others in in-text citations where appropriate using correct APA referencing format.
Professional document layout and appropriate attention to detail with most guidelines followed exactly (including annotated bibliography). Word count is correct.
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Writing is mostly in formal, academic style, with some errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar, and/or word choice, without affecting readability.
Ideas are mostly presented in an accurate, and coherent fashion and paragraphs sometimes have effective topic sentences. Relationships between ideas are established.
Mostly acknowledges the work of others in in-text citations where appropriate but may have minor errors in APA format.
Formatting guidelines mostly followed although some aspects of formatting are faulty or missing. Word count is close to correct,
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Writing has informal element and/or inconsistent tone, and includes frequent errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar, and/or word choice, occasionally affecting readability.
Ideas are presented and an effort made to establish relationships between ideas. Paragraphs attempted.
Attempts to acknowledge the work of others in in-text citations where appropriate, with some errors. Frequent errors in APA formatting.
Document layout lacks professionalism. Layout and formatting are partially followed but many aspects are faulty and/or incomplete. Word count is close to correct.
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Writing is informal, with inconsistent tone, and includes numerous errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation and/or word choice that considerably affect readability.
Sentence structure is often illogical or unclear. No clear paragraphs. Ideas are disconnected and do not flow.
No attempt to acknowledge the work of others. Intext citations absent or many errors in APA formatting.
Document layout lacks professionalism. Layout and formatting rarely followed. Word count is far from correct
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Title, Introduction, Background and Justification and Conclusion (20%)
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HD (17-20)
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D (15-16.5)
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C (13-14.5)
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P (10-12.5)
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F (0-9.5)
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Clear, complete, concise and articulate:
· Title that defines an appropriate project and includes area, issue, and scale.
· Purpose of the proposal
· Project background and justification with more than two supporting reference.
· Conclusion which captures all aspects with no new information.
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Clear, complete, and mostly concise:
· Title that defines an appropriate project and includes area, issue, and scale.
· Purpose of the proposal
· Project background and justification with more than one supporting references.
· Conclusion which captures important aspects with no new information
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All elements are provided, but may need more detail:
· Title represents an appropriate project, but needs more detail
· Purpose of the proposal
· Project background and justification with at least one supporting reference.
· Conclusion captures most aspects with no new information
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Some but not all of the following elements are provided and may be unclear or lack detail and depth:
· Title barely represents an appropriate project
· Purpose of the proposal
· Project background and justification
· Conclusion captures some aspects with no new information
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The following elements are missing and/or very unclear and/or with inadequate detail:
· Title does not represent an appropriate project
· Purpose of the proposal
· Project background and justification is inadequate or irrelevant
· Conclusion does not adequately capture project and/or includes new information
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Research Summary (44%)
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/44
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Summaries (12)
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HD (37.5-44)
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D (33-37)
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C (29-32.5)
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P (22-28.5)
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F (0-21)
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The key themes and main points of all three sources are summarised accurately, clearly and succinctly, in a sophisticated manner. 10.5-12
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The key themes and main points of all three sources are summarised accurately, clearly and succinctly.
9-10
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The key themes and main points of all three sources are generally summarised accurately and clearly but some detail may be missing.
8-9
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The key themes and main points of the sources are summarised, although not always accurately or with enough detail; and/or not all sources have been summarised. 6-7.
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The key ideas of the sources are inaccurately paraphrased and/or lack considerable detail and/or less than three sources are summarised.
0-5.5
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Commentary (12)
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Astute observations are made for all three sources about the relevance and credibility of the research, in an unanticipated and sophisticated manner. 10.5-12
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Very good observations are made for all three sources as to the relevance and credibility of the research for the proposed project. 9-10
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Good observations are made for all three sources about the relevance and credibility of the research, but needs further explanation. 8-9
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Observations are made for the sources about the relevance and credibility of the research but the correlations are only vaguely explained; and/or not all readings have commentaries. 6-7.5
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Observations have not been made for three sources, and/or do not relate the research to the proposed project. 0-5.5
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Sources (10)
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Exceptionally relevant, credible, and diverse sources used; with at least two found using the CDU library databases.
8.5-10
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Relevant, credible, and diverse sources used; with at least two found using the CDU library databases 7.5-8
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Most sources are credible and relevant with some diversity; with at least two found using the CDU library databases 6.5-7
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At least one source is relevant and credible and found using the CDU library database; or diversity lacking. 5-6
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Sources used are not credible and/or relevant; and/or three sources are not used. 0-4
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Referencing (10)
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Reference list and headings for all three sources are complete and in correct APA format with no errors.
8.5-10
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Reference list and headings for all three sources are complete and in correct APA format with one or two minor errors. 7.5-8
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Reference list is mostly complete and headings for all three sources present required details, but have some errors in APA format. 6.5-7
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Reference list is mostly complete and/or headings omit details or have many errors in APA format. 5-6
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Reference list and/or headings are absent or have significant omissions and/or many significant errors in APA format. 0 -4
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Design Options (20%)
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HD (17-20)
D (15-16.5)
C (13-14.5)
P (10-12.5)
F (0-9)
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Identification of two highly appropriate and relevant design solutions
Exceptionally clear explanation of how the chosen issue is addressed.
Design descriptions are exceptionally clear, concise, easy to visualise and accompanied by a clear and labelled diagram if appropriate.
Issues for further investigation are comprehensive, clear, well thought out and address the identified need.
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Identification of two appropriate and relevant design solutions.
Clear explanation of how the chosen issue is addressed.
Design descriptions are clear, concise, easy to visualise and accompanied by a clear and labelled diagram if appropriate.
Issues for further investigation are well thought out, clear, and address the identified need.
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Two design solutions are identified, but only one is appropriate and relevant.
Moderately clear explanation of how the chosen issue is addressed.
Design descriptions are generally clear, easy to visualise and accompanied by a clear diagram if appropriate.
Issues for further investigation show some thought and address the identified need.
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Design solutions have partial relevance to the chosen issue OR only one solution is presented.
Explanation of how the chosen issue is addressed is unclear.
Design descriptions are somewhat clear, and accompanied by a diagram if appropriate, although this may lack clarity and/or labelling.
Issues for further investigation are basic, and/or address the identified need, only partially.
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Design solutions are inappropriate and do not meet the need showing little or no understanding of the context or issue; OR design solutions are absent.
Very unclear or no explanation of how the chosen issue is addressed.
Design descriptions are absent or very unclear, and/or diagram is inappropriate
Issues for further investigation are unclear, poorly thought out and do not address the identified need; and/or are absent.
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Assignment 2 – Project Proposal: Research into a Potential Project
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Deliverables
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1250 words (excluding reference list and title page).
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Due date
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Monday, March
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0, 11:59pm. Start of Week 5
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Value
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30%
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Marking criteria
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See link in ‘Assessment Overview’ Page, in the CUC106 Learnline site.
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Task overview
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In this assignment, you are asked to conduct research into a potential project and present a project proposal including two possible design solutions based on that research. This will be in response to one of the Engineers Without Borders (EWB) Challenge design areas for the communities in the Cape York region of Far North Queensland. Your proposal should include background information about the underlying issue and a summary of your research informing your suggestion for two possible solutions.
Topic chosen: Design area – Transport & Access
Completion of this assignment will equip you to contribute well informed ideas about the logistics of possible project options. You will bring these ideas with you when forming a design team in Week 5, which will assist you and your team to develop a viable project.
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Task details
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Your assignment should contain the following:
· A title that describes the specifics of the project you are exploring. It should contain: the area context of the design, the issue being addressed, and the scale of the project (e.g. household or village level).
e.g. ‘Investigating management of greywater from showers to reduce environmental impact in Cape York camp areas.’
· Background about the current situation and justification of the need for the project. This includes information about the community, the region, the way of life, and why improvements are necessary.
· A summary of your research findings informing the possibilities for the design. This is where you present a summary of relevant information found in three credible sources relating to your project. At least two of these sources must be academic sources found using the CDU library databases.
· Two possible design solutions.
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Outline/structure
Body of Assignment
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Use the following guide to structure your assignment:
· Title Page
· Design project title
· Your name and student number
· Body of Assignment
· References
· Marking criteria
Your assignment should include the following sections which should be numbered as indicated in report style.
1.0 Introduction
In one or two sentences describe the purpose of this assignment.
For example: ‘This assignment will investigate a design response to the need to eliminate the introduction of weeds from vehicles into the Cape York region. It will provide justification of and research informing the project and two possible design ideas.’
2.0 Project background and justification:
One or two paragraphs that set the scene for your project and why it is necessary. This must contain a detailed description of the issue or problem your design is looking to address. Make it clear that you understand the current situation and the requirements of the community. Describe who in the community the design is for, and what they are doing currently with regard to the issue/problem, and what needs to be improved and why. You should include references to back this up. (NB Much of your information for this section will be sourced from the EWB Challenge design brief or website but you should also seek further information elsewhere. Ensure you use in-text referencing where required.)
3.0 Preliminary research:
Find three relevant, credible sources that tell you more about the problem in one design area, the community, or the region. At least 2 must be academic sources from the CDU library database; do not include the EWB Challenge design brief or website. Then summarise and comment on each of the sources of information you have chosen and present these in the form of an annotated bibliography, as follows:
· A heading – consisting of the bibliographic details for the source in APA format, in bold type
· A summary paragraph – which summarises the source’s main points that relate to your design area, the community or the region,
· A relevance paragraph – an explanation of how this information relates to the development of a suitable design, including why it is credible.
For each source you should write 200 words, not including the heading. In-text referencing is not required in this section.
4.0 Design options
Identify two potential design solutions. These could be solutions you have come across in your research that fit the need, or solutions that you have observed elsewhere. The ideas need not be fully developed at this stage.
4.1 Option 1 (Insert your first option here eg 4.1 Water purifier)
Give a brief overview and description of the design solution and explain how it could solve the problem related to your design project. (Recall, design projects are selected from the EWB Challenge Design Brief). Include
a simple sketch or diagram if appropriate. Include in-text references where necessary.
For example: This design for a water purification system offers a low-cost solution to improve bore-water quality in the Cape York communities.
The water purifier consists of a simple clay cooking pot modified to include a spout and materials for filtering the water, as shown in Figure 1.
The filter materials consist of locally sourced charcoal and sand. The spout made of bamboo is inserted into the bottom of the pot as indicated. The lid consists of a heavy piece of cloth (in-text reference).
By providing a water purifier for each individual household, brackish water will be brought up to drinking water standards.
4.2 Option 2 (Insert your second option here)
Give a brief overview and description of the design solution and explain how it could solve the problem related to your design project.
4.3 Issues for further Investigation
List the main questions or issues that need to be investigated further in order to develop your design ideas into solutions which are appropriate for the community. These could be economic, environmental, technical, or cultural issues.
5.0 Conclusion
A conclusion should sum up the information you have provided in this document.
References
Compile a reference list in APA format including your research summary sources as well as any other references that you have used and cited in the document.
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Formatting
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Your document needs to be presented professionally, using the following format (look up Microsoft ‘Help’ for formatting instructions):
· Single document, MS Word.
· Margins: Top & Bottom (3.00cm), Left & Right (2.50cm)
· Body text: Times New Roman (or alternative legible and professional font), 12pt size, left alignment with 1.5 line spacing.
· Paragraph spacing: 0pt ‘before’ and 12pt ‘after’.
· A header and/or footer should be included, with details of the unit code, Assignment number, and your name.
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Running Head:
INVESTIGATING PUBLIC TRANSPORT PROBLEM IN QUEENSLAND
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INVESTIGATING PUBLIC TRANSPORT PROBLEM IN QUEENSLAND 2
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INVESTIGATING PUBLIC TRANSPORT PROBLEM IN QUEENSLAND
1.0 Introduction
This assignment is purposed to researching why the Cape York region of far north Queensland’s eminence and the capacity of transportation infrastructure and public transport services have remained underprivileged falling short of the appropriate standards to an active and sophisticated economy, despite a lot of investment over the past years being pumped in the sector. Unprecedented employment growth, increasing populace and revenues has really resulted in an unexpected escalation in transport demand in the economy of Queensland.
2.0 project background and justification
Against the backdrop of a high growth economy and employment growth, it has been realized that the services of public transport are not at all giving an option to the use of private cars. It is very devastating that the share of public transport trips in Queensland has continued to decline as time goes on. This has made public transport not to meet the growth in transport demand. Maintenance of a good public transport network is, therefore, a very important issue to address in light of the aging and bulging society (Recio, et al., 2018). Planning and designing the street under the goals ad principles set forward in this paper will help in getting a consistent level of superiority and functionality for the city of Queensland.
In this city, motorization has been accelerating at high speed due to rapid urbanization and economic growth. Many people have been looking forward to owning their vehicles in particular due to the inadequacy and safety issues of public transport services. It is therefore important to come up with a plan for recovering car-dominated development to public transport.
3.0 preliminary researches
Prideaux, B. (2000). The role of the transport system in destination development. Tourism management, 21(1), 53-63.
According to this article, the major city of far north Queensland-Cairns is growing at a high rate. The bulging of the population in the major cities, as well as the continued high visitation rate in this area by tourists, calls for the provision of high-quality public transport services to the area. If public transport will be well maintained and easily accessible, then it will mean than the traffic congestion being witnessed will be taken care of.
This is important because it shows how the public transport in the major cities continues being hindered by other personal vehicles making the public transport slow and not easily accessible for instance, in many parts of the Cairns region, busses run in mixed traffic which makes it very hard gaining a sufficient advantage o attracting the required number of passengers to meet the goals of public transport use.
It has also been highlighted that there are long waiting times between some services as well as unreliable bus journey times. In areas such as Mooroobool, norther beaches, and Smithfield, buses are infrequent which makes matters worse. The major reason that has been highlighted as to why there is inconsistency with public transport is a delay as a result of vehicular traffic in entering and exiting the facility.
De Gruyter, C., Currie, G., Reynolds, J., Peel, V., & Yang, Y. (2016, November). Benchmarking public transport for international tourists in Queensland cities. In Australasian Transport Research Forum 2016 Proceedings.
According to this article, the transport infrastructure of Queensland is seriously not adequate to meet the current needs of the economy and the entire community leaves alone the needs of the growing population. This is because there is an outdated infrastructure that needs to be maintained. Additionally, the inadequate transport networks are some of the biggest issues which are greatly affecting the businesses of Queensland through increased costs, decreased efficiency, and productivity, delays among much other negativity which affect the growth of business in this region by placing a brake on economic growth.
This shows how Queensland desperately needs a plan that will help plan how public transport can be managed and reduce the pressure inserted on the economy due to delays, poor infrastructure among others. Transport networks are greatly struggling to keep pace with demand, with planning, maintenance, and development. The current planning and developments are not able to keep pace with demand which results in overcrowded services during peak hours. There are also notably congested stations in the inner city during peak hours which as a result creates a significant bottleneck limiting the network capacity to increase the traffic volumes. Lack of integrated public transport has therefore been singled out as one of the major issues in Queensland.
Zhu, R., Ahn, S., Robertson, M., Lin, L., Legambi, S., & Zweig, Z. (2017, January). Trend analysis of ferry travel patterns for sustainable transport planning in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In Australasian Transport Research Forum (ATRF), 39th, 2017, Auckland, New Zealand.
According to this article, despite the progress that has been made in Queensland’s infrastructure, there still exist very large gaps that are not yet addressed. In Brisbane for instance, it is only 12 percent of homes that have either access to a bus or train stop. This is the worst of all the cities. Public transport is very crucial since it opens the lives of people to employment, education, recreation among other social services. Having a poor connection, it means that people do not get access to most of the services they require. A livable city should be safe, attractive, cohesive and having affordable housing linked to public transport.
This shows the greater problem of poor accessibility. This is important since it helps unfold the poor transport network. This is especially to a city whose population is expected to grow at a very high rate by 2031 according to the government. The city, therefore, needs a connection to a good public system that will be accessible to the public. This is a system that will be able to emissions and maximize efficiency in increasingly congested cities. A system that will increase the volumes of public transport convenience while amplifying the value of the land which will be installed on.
4.0 Design options
4.1 option1: May suggestions have been put forward some suggestions that highways should be added in the major cities to ease the congestion and smoother public transport. However, highway lanes addition aimed at easing traffic jam is just like to loosen a belt to treat obesity. A transit-oriented development which is an approach of promoting policies urban development in higher density areas is the way to go (Dey, & Chakravarty, 2018). This is where several modes of transport are combined such as the construction of high capacity public transport which is integrated with other forms of public transport. The integration together with other feeder services will help in ensuring that metros, bus rapid transport, light rail system all can entirely make use of their potential as high capacity public transport modes (Furlan, & Sipe, 2017). Apart from this, the fuel quality and vehicle fuel efficiency standards should be improved; development of vehicle emission standards, vehicle inspection and maintenance should also b observed. All these might seem not to carry a lot of weight but in the long term will help achieve incremental benefits to society.
4.2. Option2: Non-motorized transport is one of the major measures that can be taken to address this issue. This includes educating people on using transport means such as walking or cycling. This model has recently shown to be very effective due to the many advantages involved like reduced emission and improved human health. There is a need for ensuring that public transport is reliable and efficient where they must be used. Cutting down the use of private cars is imperative. Bicycle lanes can be constructed to encourage the use of bicycles as opposed to people using their vehicles.
4.3 issues of further investigation
It is important that in future more research is done investigating how the construction of green bridges that are closed down to cycle only can help in changing the views of the people regarding personal vehicle usage. Areas where there are car-free days, it seems wonderful. The cities are very wonderful but just destroyed by the huge traffic.
5.0 conclusions
It has been evident that transport and mobility are very crucial to sustainable growth. When transportation is sustainable, it is capable of enhancing economic development and improving ease of access. It also accomplishes better assimilation of the economy and at the same time respecting the environment. However, it is also important to consider the safety of people to achieve sustainable development.
References
De Gruyter, C., Currie, G., Reynolds, J., Peel, V., & Yang, Y. (2016, November). Benchmarking public transport for international tourists in Queensland cities. In Australasian Transport Research Forum 2016 Proceedings. Retrieved from:
https://www.australasiantransportresearchforum.org.au/sites/default/files/ATRF2016_Full_papers_resubmission_10
Dey, O., & Chakravarty, D. (2018). Is Electric Street Car a Sustainable Public Transport System in India? A Demand Side Analysis♣.Retrieved from:
https://www.isid.ac.in/~epu/acegd2018/papers/OindrilaDey
Furlan, R., & Sipe, N. (2017). Light rail transit (LRT) and transit villages in Qatar: A planning-strategy to revitalize the built environment of Doha. Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal, 10(4), 1-20.
retrieved from: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Raffaello_Furlan2/publication/319245946_Light_rail_transit_LRT_and_transit_villages_in_Qatar_A_planning_strategy_to_revitalise_the_built_environment_of_Doha/links/5a0298520f7e9b68874c602f/Light-rail-transit-LRT-and-transit-villages-in-Qatar-A-planning-strategy-to-revitalise-the-built-environment-of-Doha
Prideaux, B. (2000). The role of the transport system in destination development. Tourism management, 21(1), 53-63. Retrieved from:
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.193.7585&rep=rep1&type=pdf
Recio, J., Pretel, L., & Ortigosa, J. (2018). Public Transport Accessibility Measures and Urban Planning Implications in Barcelona’s Metropolitan Area (No. 18-04955). Retrieved from:
https://trid.trb.org/view/1496496
Zhu, R., Ahn, S., Robertson, M., Lin, L., Legambi, S., & Zweig, Z. (2017, January). Trend analysis of ferry travel patterns for sustainable transport planning in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In Australasian Transport Research Forum (ATRF), 39th, 2017, Auckland, New Zealand. Retrieved from:
https://www.australasiantransportresearchforum.org.au/sites/default/files/ATRF2017_095
