CENTRAL ELEMENTS OF A NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM

CENTRAL ELEMENTS, KEY DIRECTIONS OF EFFORT FOR THE NATION ARE DEFINED FOR A NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. TRANSPORTATION APPEARS TO BE EVOLVING INTO A PATTERN HEAVILY FAVORING THE PRIVATE CAR-TRUCK-BUS-HIGHWAY SYSTEM BECAUSE OF THE CHANGING NATURE OF TRAVEL ORIGINS AND DESTINATIONS IN THIS COUNTRY. HOWEVER, DESTINATIONS OF BOTH PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT IN BUSINESS-ORIENTED TRAVEL HAVE BECOME DISPERSED BECAUSE MAJOR INDUSTRY HAS MOVED OUT OF OUR CITIES. A VIABLE CONCEPT OF THE CENTRAL ELEMENTS OF A NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM BASED UPON TRENDS IN NATIONAL CHARACTER EVOLUTION MUST BE DEVELOPED. SURFACE AND AIR TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT MUST BE CLOSELY COORDINATED. MORE EFFECTIVE AIR TERMINAL DESIGN IS NEEDED. SIGNIFICANT ADVANCES IN TUNNELING TECHNIQUES CAN PROFOUNDLY IMPROVE TRANSPORTATION EFFECTIVENESS.