The main form of transportation in Adelaide is rail, air, bus and car. Adelaide has a well-defined city layout, with multi lane roads. It was once called the 20 minute city, but not for much longer. Morning peak hour traffic has risen by 30% since 1997. The private car increases urban air pollution, green house gases and ozone layer depletion. Forty private cars are equals to one bus. If transport was improved in the city this would help decrease pollution problems.
5. The “20-minute city “ no more National transports analyst Austroads: -Adelaide's morning traffic crush had increased by 30 per cent since 1997/98 -Adelaide rush hour holds up motorists by 44 seconds for every kilometres travelled compared to 33secs/km in 1997/98. http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,21440849-5006301,00.html
8. 1 Increasing of urban air pollution and gas emissions 2 More car on the road- more traffic and noise congestion. 3 Waste money 4 More burnt fuel 5 Ozone holes Current issues
9. Increasing of urban air pollution and gas emissions . Infection 1 More than 80% of Adelaide people travelled to work by car, with only 8.5% of these people travelling as passengers. Less than 10% of employed people used public transport to get to work . - 2001 Census Adelaide social atlas released IN 2001: Private cars 916,887 2,842,350 tonnes gas emissions one year. Explore your capital city - 2001 Census Adelaide social atlas released Adelaide 2001 Population Drive 25km produce up to 3.1 tonnes gas/ year %of people who drive private car to work 1,146,109 3.1 80 2,842,350
10. Infection 2 More car on the road- more traffic and noise congestion. Infection 3 Waste money Infection 4 More burnt fuel Infection 5 Ozone holes