### action | transportation:

Airfare
* also differ between seasons.
* are fares.
* is transportation

Ground transportation
* includes travel by sea.
* is the mode of transportation.

Intermodal transportation
* continues to be a critical component of the freight transportation system.
* minimizes transportation costs in two ways.

Marine transportation
* accounts for over half of the value of exports.
* encompasses broad questions of international trade.
* is an important use of the ocean.

### action | transportation:

Public transit
* are transportation systems.
* great demand in cities.
* includes taxis, buses, public cars, and motorcycles.
* involves buses, planes, and some trains.
* is important to the many people who use transit to get to work
  - most efficient during peak commuting periods, when buses are full
  - only one of the many services provided by government
  - significant in moving people from welfare to work
  - the most energy-efficient way to get to work or to shop
* is used as a traffic congestion mitigation effort
  - mostly in the large centres
* low-stress way to get around.
* means fewer cars on the road and fewer emissions.
* takes vehicles off the roads and increases the capacity of roads.

### action | transportation:

Public transportation
* Some public transportation reduces carbon emissions
  - gaseous emissions
* can help people move into the economic mainstream
  - significantly reduce dependence on gasoline
* carries a higher percentage of urban travel in Europe, Canada and Asia.
* convenient and inexpensive way to get around in Chicago.
* depends on local sales taxes enacted by voters to support transit.
* great way to move massive amounts of people from place to place.
* helps people conserve energy and promote cleaner air
  - to alleviate road congestion and parking problems
* includes airline, ship, and train fares, as well as mass transit.
* is efficient, and traffic keeps moving although pockets of pollution exist
  - essential for many of our citizens and to the well being of our economy
  - for socialist countries
  - increasingly in private hands
  - limited or non-existent to better paying jobs in the suburbs
  - punctual, and people speak and understand English
* is the mainstay of all Latin American cities
  - most practical means of transportation
  - only means of travel
  - practical alternative that picks up where the private auto leaves off
  - way in the Philippines
  - to be used in lieu of state vehicles when savings are thus effected
* makes it easy to to get around in the city and out to the suburbs.
* means of transportation for many people who use wheelchairs.
* reduces the number of cars on the road and the attendant air quality problems.
* runs frequently and efficiently, especially in major cities.
* safe and inexpensive way to commute.
* vital component in ensuring the development of livable communities.

River transportation
* has a direct impact on the prices consumers pay for the things they buy.
* is hampered by seasonal low water levels and numerous waterfalls and rapids.
* is important during the summer
  - in the south
  - the most environmentally friendly form of shipping goods
  - used extensively in the summer

Road transportation
* is considered Thailand's key transportation mode for goods and passengers.
* is the preferred means of transport for many goods
  - primary form of communication in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
* plays a critical role in society and the economy.
* provides seamless travel to virtually every portion of land in the country.

Sustainable transportation
* can be the underpinning of even greater growth.
* is of vital importance to underprivileged countries.