A change in the share of trips or freight tonnage carried by a given mode of transport, most often used in transport policy to describe a deliberate effort to move trips from private car to rail, bus or cycling, or to move freight from truck to rail or water, generally pursued to cut congestion, emissions or infrastructure wear. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Core ConcernChanging which mode carries a given share of trips or freight, usually by policy design. 1 FAQs
What is modal shift in transport policy?
A deliberate move of trips or freight from one mode of transport to another, usually to cut congestion, emissions or infrastructure wear.
Modal shift is a change in the share of trips or freight tonnage carried by a given mode of transport. It is most often used in transport policy to describe a deliberate effort to move trips from private car to rail, bus or cycling, or to move freight from truck to rail or water, generally pursued to cut congestion, emissions or infrastructure wear.
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Additional Source Gotthard Base Tunnel (Wikipedia)Introduction
Source Wikipedia: Transit-Oriented Development
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1. Wikipedia: Modal Shift
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These goals reflect a desire for a modal shift, or a change between modes, and usually encompasses an increase in the proportion of trips made using sustainable modes.
Gotthard Base Tunnel (Wikipedia)
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The tunnel is specifically meant to shift freight to trains from trucks, and thereby to reduce environmental damage and deadly road crashes.
Wikipedia: Transportation Demand Management
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Trends in freight logistics, including a movement from rail and coastal shipping to road freight and a requirement for just in time deliveries, meant that freight traffic grew faster than general vehicle traffic.
Wikipedia: Transit-Oriented Development
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In doing so, TOD aims to increase public transport ridership by reducing the use of private cars and by promoting sustainable urban growth.
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