Heading in the Right Direction?

Trinidad and Tobago seem to be on a path to complete development and urbanisation so why not include improving our means of transportation? Today, we the urban travellers will be discussing a method of transportation that we would like to see more of in Trinidad.....By improving our means of transportation, we our improving our lives and our environment.

The main improvement that needs to be made regarding transportation, in Trinidad would be the implementation of bicycle lanes throughout the country, particularly on the major roads, such as the many different highways. Implementing bicycle lanes can encourage more people to alter their means of transportation, instead of getting in your car, just to drive to a place 10 minutes away, one should have to option to ride their bicycle or walk instead. Bicycle lanes also provide safety for the people using them and cyclists would no longer have to keep one eye in front of them and one eye behind to look out for ongoing cars; but should have the ability to travel in a safe manner. As of now, only one bicycle lane exists in Trinidad and it surrounds the Queen's Park Savannah; we as a country have to take initiative and provide different and more efficient means of transportation.

Peter Baofu stated in his book, The Future of Post-Human Transportation (2013), “In relation to the expansion-contraction principle, if there is expansion (e.g. The relative spread of different means of transportation, then there will be contraction (e.g. The relative decline of the use of conventional means of transportation.” This principle could not be more true! If there are multiple different methods of transportation, citizens would be encouraged to use them, instead of being confined to one method of transportation, in this case, instead of being confined to cars, people should give cycling a try.

Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of riding a bike - John F Kennedy.

Links

https://books.google.tt/books?id=ULUwBwAAQBAJ&dq=future+transportation+theories&source=gbs_navlinks_s