Type
General Knowledge
Author
Peter Midgley
Organization
gTKP
Published in
2008
Submitted by
Peter Midgley, gTKP
Related theme(s)
Urban Mobility
Region
All Regions
Country
International

Urban Mobility Glossary: L

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

L

Light Rail Transit (LRT)

A rail based public transport system with a ‘light volume’ traffic capacity compared to heavy rail. Light rail may use shared or exclusive rights-of-way, high or low platform loading and multi-car trains or single cars.

Living Street

A street in which the needs of car drivers are secondary to the needs of users of the street as a whole; traffic calming principles are integrated into their design.