‘Transportation’ Archives
Highways
Highways The planning and use of highways, or motorways in the U.K., have profoundly altered the speed, scope, and meaning of individual transport as well as the face of the environment in many developed countries, especially during the second half of the twentieth century. Cars, which were originally designed as intraurban alternatives to [...]
The Interstate Highway System
The Interstate Highway System Nearly every interstate highway is a controlled-access superhighway or freeway, meaning that you can’t just get on it anywhere—there are certain entry and exit points. The interstate system was authorized during the presidency of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. He had crossed the country as a young soldier, and [...]
Eurotunnel
Eurotunnel The idea of a tunnel under the English Channel to connect France and Great Britain had been considered by Napoléon. The English South Eastern Railway had funded a tunnel project from 1874 to 1883, and there were abortive joint proposals in 1907–13 and in 1957. The vast increase of cross-channel trade following the entry of the [...]
Catamarans
Catamarans The first catamarans (boats with two hulls) were derived from the traditional paddled rafts used by natives of Polynesia. These boats, which were essentially two canoes joined with logs, powered by a single sail, provided great stability and allowed them to travel vast distances on the open ocean. In Europe, the history of [...]
Transportation
Transportation Transportation is the act of moving people or goods from one place to another. Transportation takes people where they need or want to go, and it brings them the goods they need or want. Without transportation, there could be no trade. Without trade, there could be no towns and cities. Towns and cities are traditionally the [...]
Subway
Subway Subway is an electric, underground railway designed to move large numbers of people quickly to their destinations. Many systems include railways that are elevated or at ground level. Subways are most useful in crowded urban areas, where heavy traffic often slows down travel by bus or car. Many of the world's largest cities have or are [...]
