
670 Principles of Sustainable Energy Systems
© 2008 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
Transportation Department in this country, the energy intensity of intercity rail and
transit buses, that is, the energy spent per passenger mile traveled, is virtually the same
as the energy intensity of automobiles with at current occupancy rates. This is due
to the urban sprawl in major cities that makes it difcult to reach outlying areas by a
mass transport network. In other words, unless there are incentives for mass transport
or disincentives to use the automobile, thereby achieving higher mass transport load
factors—that is, more passengers per mile—on tran ...