Why should it be held to be any different from other government-owned transport modes like public roads, the waterways system, public airports and air-traffic control?

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Even though John Prescott, the deputy prime minister, highlighted the issue of road pricing, this week's document defines the heart of an integrated transport policy as better information and more reliable connections between various modes of transport.

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This would aim to ensure that all modes of transport are fully exploited.

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Shipping will probably gain market share from less efficient modes of transport, but higher fuel prices may also cause the entire transportation pie to shrink.

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They hit the ground on green modes of transport to take on the Green City Challenge, picking up the best of green initiatives in a city heaving with mechanical and human traffic.

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Small wagons like the Kia Soul, MINI Cooper Countryman, Nissan Cube and Scion xB stand out as particularly funky, yet no less utilitarian, modes of transport that are well suited for blossoming young families.

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Contrary to the obvious assumption, rising fuel prices might actually cause the use of ships for freight, as manufacturers reduce fuel use not by shipping things shorter distances, but by relying more heavily on efficient sea freight at the expense of less efficient land- and air-based modes of transport.

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Rail and supporting non-pipeline modes should be capable, as was projected in 2011, of providing the capacity needed to transport all incremental Western Canadian and Bakken crude oil production to markets if there were no additional pipeline projects approved.

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