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Urban Transport
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See Also
- Urban Issues
- Urban Planning
- Urbanization
- Zoning Law
- Transport
Hierarchical Display of Urban transport
Transport > Organisation of transport > Organisation of transport
Social Questions > Construction and town planning > Built-up area > Urban centre
Urban transport
Concept of Urban transport
See the dictionary definition of Urban transport.
Characteristics of Urban transport
Resources
Translation of Urban transport
- Spanish: Transporte urbano
- French: Transport urbain
- German: Städtische Verkehrsmittel
- Italian: Trasporti urbani
- Portuguese: Transporte urbano
- Polish: Transport miejski
Thesaurus of Urban transport
Transport > Organisation of transport > Organisation of transport > Urban transport
Social Questions > Construction and town planning > Built-up area > Urban centre > Urban transport
See also
- Intercity transport
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