NON-MOTORIZED TRANSPORTATION – AN EDUCATIONAL CHALLENGE FOR URBAN COMMUNITIES

Eugen Rosca (), Aura Rusca (), Anamaria Ilie () and Florin Rusca ()
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Eugen Rosca: University Politehnica of Bucharest, Splaiul Independentei 313, Bucharest, Romania
Aura Rusca: University Politehnica of Bucharest, Splaiul Independentei 313, Bucharest, Romania
Anamaria Ilie: University Politehnica of Bucharest, Splaiul Independentei 313, Bucharest, Romania
Florin Rusca: University Politehnica of Bucharest, Splaiul Independentei 313, Bucharest, Romania

Theoretical and Empirical Researches in Urban Management, 2010, vol. 5, issue 8(17), 5-13

Abstract: The continuous growth of the urban traffic threats cities with thrombosis, generating social, economic and ecological long term problems. The paper outlines the positive externalities induced by the non-motorized transportation (walking, bicycling or small-wheeled transport) at individual, social and environmental level. This kind of transportation meets the requests of the urban sustainable development, being used stand-alone or as a part of an intermodal chain. Local authorities, education institutes, corporate and non-governmental organizations should be involved in challenging perceptions and attitudes toward non-motorized trips. Beside the infrastructure construction, the early education is mandatory for creating a civic culture regarding the use of non-motorized transportation. The case study in Bucharest shows out the present state concerning the use of non-motorized transportation and the barriers in using it.

Keywords: urban mobility; non-motorized transportation; sustainable transport barriers. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: R00 R40 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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