BUI91001-2019-2 Smart Liveable Cities Discussion Post

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SMART LIVEABLE CITIES
In my simulation skyline city, I have provided trams and buses as the most appropriate and
convenient way of public transportation. Buses and trams are a key public transport system, and
quite convenient. These two types of public transport system are most appropriate for a medium-
sized city, where congestion is a key issue. In reflection of this, I have referred two peer-review
articles wherein one article, the same kind of public transport system is running in Heidelberg,
Germany. It is a city in Germany, also having buses and trams for public transport. To make it
more convenient for their public, they have free passes introduces, which had helped the public
to travel without any inconvenience. Trams are on time, pick and drop location are fixed. People
can sit anywhere and leave tram anywhere, having passed and paid tickets (Heidelberg,
Germany 2009).
The second article is based on how public transport in Sweden is implementing fossil-fuel-free
public transport proposed for 2030. Where they want to decrease the carbonization through
heavy public transport system they have. This article, also helped me to understand how public
transport system can be improved without using fossil fuel or energy, and how public
transportation can be enhanced without any issue of harming environment and nature, by
decarbonization.
Yes, the issue of congestion in which I am facing is completely reflected in those articles. The
issue I have faced in my skyline simulation city is how can I improve my public transport system
of buses and trams, without harming nature and environment. Trams are the key public transport
system in my developed city, because it is quite convenient for the public, and also uses less fuel
than any other transport system (Xylia, 2017).

References
Xylia, Maria & Silveira, Semida 2017, ‘On the road to fossil-free public transport: The case of
Swedish bus fleets’, Energy Policy, vol. 100, no. C, pp. 397–412.https://www-sciencedirect-
com.ezproxy.scu.edu.au/science/article/pii/S0301421516300647
Public transport (Heidelberg, Germany) 2009, Springer-Verlag, Berlin.https://search-proquest-
com.ezproxy.scu.edu.au/publication/1486336?OpenUrlRefId=info:xri/
sid:primo&accountid=16926