urban transport
collocation in Englishmeaningsofurbanandtransport
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urban
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈɜː.bən/us/ˈɝː.bən/
of or in a city ...
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transport
noun
uk/ˈtræn.spɔːt/us/ˈtræn.spɔːrt/
the movement of people or goods from one place ...
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(Definition ofurbanandtransportfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofurban transport
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The relative ease of entry into theurbantransportlabour market has a significant impact on the terms of employment.
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I mean the inadequacies ofurbantransport.
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Those are potential problems with anurbantransportsystem.
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Local government had been able to provide an enlightened response to urbanization through the provision of parks, street clearances, sanitation, the municipalization ofurbantransport, and so on.
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The development of extensiveurbantransportand drainage networks, challenging as they did the way people traditionally interacted with the environment, also seemed to threaten individual autonomy.
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Not until the 1890s did joint-stock companies begin to multiply, and they were mainly banks, railways,urbantransportand public utilities (with the first two dominant).
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In addition,urbantransportand urban mobility are very much part of urban development.
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Without its being increased, the next financial perspective should be reoriented towardsurbantransport.
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We can ensure that they makeurbantransportmore attractive to users.
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Theurbantransportproblems present a challenge to this country and to other countries.
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I think we must do infinitely more in the field ofurbantransport.
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That matter needs to be considered when we are dealing with the problems ofurbantransport.
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You talked about access to towns and cities byurbantransport.
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Other countries have introducedurbantransportschemes for health and environmental reasons.
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The prime responsibility forurbantransportmust rest with the local authorities.
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But there are other ways of raising money forurbantransport.
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All these factors are causing the present financial difficulties in our rural andurbantransport.
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An example of this can be found in an area as apparently banal asurbantransport.
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As a result, the preparation of a separateurbantransportstrategy is altogether justified.
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European citizens' quality of life depends directly on makingurbantransportmore convenient and greener.
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However, light rail is expensive and not the only solution tourbantransportproblems.
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On the subject ofurbantransportpolicy, boldness and sensitivity must be our watchwords.
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Is not a more integrated approach tourbantransportproblems needed?
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The settlement indicates clearly my view thaturbantransportcannot operate without support.
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