Solving Real-World Problems with Transportation Engineering
LET’S FIND OUT ENGINEERING SOLVING REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS WITH TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING JOE GREEK
WHAT IS TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING Transportation is a general word for all the methods people use to move themselves and their goods from one place to another Just as we have for thousands of years people today rely on walking to travel short distances For longer trips people depend on automobiles trucks railroads and airplanes Transportation engineers find ways to improve that travel They design the layout of streets to help Building a highway interchange is a very big project for engineers to plan and complete 4
us safely get from place to place However advances in transportation sometimes lead to problems Cars and trucks cause traffic jams accidents and air pollution To ease crowded roads engineers design public transportation systems such as subways Without the work of transportation engineers it would be difficult to get to school or to work Projects like New York’s AirTrain help meet the transportation needs of airline travelers Transportation engineers are responsible for the roads we drive on How long would it take you to get to the grocery store or school if there were no roads Think About It 5
