An Exploration into Transportation

Presented by: Meagan Mullen Booth

Project Basis: As an employee of UPS, the world's

largest package delivery company and a leading global provider of specialized transportation and logistics services, I was intrigued to research the history of transportation with an emphasis on Urban Development.

Types of Transportation Today: Many modes of transportation are used

today including air, rail, roads, water, cable and pipelines.

In the beginning….

Man mostly traveled by foot

Later…. Domesticated Animals were used to lessen

the burden and some are still used around the world today

Water Water also was a major means of

transportation and dates back to ancient times. Some of the earliest people traveled in canoes fabricated from tree trucks. Most vessels used the wind or paddling for forward movement.

Largest Contributor to Transportation Today

ROADS

 Roads began as mere dirt tracks. The Romans were the first civilizations to use stone to make travel faster. The first highways were built out of macadam which is a ground up coarse material primarily made up of sand, gravel, and crushed stone. In 1805, constructing roads of macadam was considered state of the art. Currently, highways a built from concrete and tar.

Advancements: Airplane

Air Ships

Bicycles

Cars

Helicopters

Hovercraft

Jets

Motorcycles

 Railroads

Rockets

Tramways

and

Streetcars

Steamboats

Submarines

Wheeled

Carts

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The demand for more sophisticated means of is transportation was seen through the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century.

Environmental Impacts1. Land Use2. Large consumption of the

World’s Energy3. Air Pollution4. Water Pollution5. Noise Pollution6. Loss of Life7. Solid Waste

CONCLUSIONAs transportation is progressing so is the need to be concerned about the

environment. Transportation is changing for the better with many alternative fuel

vehicles released in the past decade. Transportation will continue to expand

as long as technology progresses. Individual awareness of the

environmental impacts will certainly aid us in continuing to demand a greener life for the future. As an employee of

UPS, I am glad the company I work for is the global logistics leader of alternative

fuel vehicles in their fleet.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• http://www.bikesatwork.com/carfree/automobiles-and-environment.html

• http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/cats/transportation/motor_vehicle_accidents_and_fatalities.html

• http://www.saburchill.com/history/chapters/IR/024.html• http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bl_history_

of_transportation.htm• http://www.gogreeninitiative.org/• http://www.epa.gov/gateway/learn/airpollution.html• http://www.ups.com