page_title: Transport
section_title: Economic
hierarchical_section_title: Transport / Impact / Economic
caption_attribution_description: English: The skyline of Seattle, Washington at dusk. Interstate 5 is the freeway that cuts through downtown and Puget Sound is visible to the left. Français&#160;: Le quartier d'affaire de Seattle (État de Washington, USA) au coucher du soleil. Le quartier est traversé par l'Interstate 5, qui est ici une autoroute. Sur la gauche de l'image, on aperçoit Puget Sound. Русский: Вид г. Сиэтла (штат Вашингтон, США) в сумерках. Шоссе "Интерстэйт 5" проходит через центр города, слева виден залив Пьюджет-Саунд. For more translations SEE BELOW
context_page_description: Transport, or transportation, is the movement of humans, animals and goods from one location to another. In other words, the action of transport is defined as a particular movement of an organism or thing from a point A to a point B. Modes of transport include air, land, water, cable, pipeline and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles and operations. Transport enables trade between people, which is essential for the development of civilizations.
  Transport infrastructure consists of the fixed installations, including roads, railways, airways, waterways, canals and pipelines and terminals such as airports, railway stations, bus stations, warehouses, trucking terminals, refueling depots and seaports. Terminals may be used both for interchange of passengers and cargo and for maintenance.
  Vehicles traveling on these networks may include automobiles, bicycles, buses, trains, trucks, helicopters, watercraft, spacecraft and aircraft.
  Operations deal with the way the vehicles are operated, and the procedures set for this purpose, including financing, legalities, and policies.
context_section_description: Transport is a key necessity for specialization—allowing production and consumption of products to occur at different locations.  Throughout history, transport has been a spur to expansion; better transport allows more trade and a greater spread of people. Economic growth has always been dependent on increasing the capacity and rationality of transport. But the infrastructure and operation of transport have a great impact on the land, and transport is the largest drainer of energy, making transport sustainability a major issue.
  Due to the way modern cities and communities are planned and operated, a physical distinction between home and work is usually created, forcing people to transport themselves to places of work, study, or leisure, as well as to temporarily relocate for other daily activities. Passenger transport is also the essence of tourism, a major part of recreational transport. Commerce requires the transport of people to conduct business, either to allow face-to-face communication for important decisions or to move specialists from their regular place of work to sites where they are needed.
caption: Transport is a key component of growth and globalization, such as in Seattle, Washington, United States.
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