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.Homework #1 – know about Palestine transport sector

what is the PNA allocated budget for the transportation sector? What about .1
?USA

Estimated allocated Budget for Infrastructure Sector as PRDP(Policy Routing Data

Base) (million USD) by Programs.

No. Program title 2008 2009 2010 total

1. Road Improvement 32 40 60 132
2. Road Safety 5 8 12 25
3. Air and Sea 4 13 18 35
4. Electricity Sector Investment 18 24 26 68
5. Water and Waste water Management 30 54 54 138
6. Solid Waste Management 5 14 18 37
7. Public Recreation and Cultural 4 8 17 29
Total 98 161 205 464

But for USA .

• Provides $4 billion for a new National Infrastructure Innovation and Finance Fund,
which will invest in high-value projects of regional or national significance.
• Establishes a new $30 million Federal transit safety program to address critical
needs.
• Invests in modernizing the air traffic control system by increasing funding for Next
Gen by more than 30 percent.
• Commits to developing long-run solutions for surface transportation finance and for
improving program performance.
• Helps communities to become more livable and sustainable by allocating $527
million for the Department’s investments as part of the President’s multi-agency
Partnership for Sustainable Communities.
• Sustains large-scale, multi-year support for high-speed rail, with $1 billion to fund
promising and transformative projects.
2. what is the contribution of the transport sector in the Palestinian Gross
National Product (GNP)? What about USA?
35 million shakel in the palestinian Gross National product.
3. What is the average monthly family(househoid) expenditure on
Transportation in palestin?
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It is about 830 shakel monthly.

4. What the employment contribution of the transportation sector in Palestine?

Number of Employed Persons:
The total number of Employed Persons (11,656) distributed by economic activity as
follows:
• Passenger transport (11,123) persons engaged.
• Freight transport by road (533) persons engaged.

5.What is the average number of weekly trips for palestinian families?USA?

average number of weekly trips for palestinian families is between (35-40) and for
USA is between (20-30).
6. what is the total length of the Palestinian national roads by road class?
The data of the Ministry of Public Works & Housing shows that the total Paved road
network length in Palestinian Territory was 5,130.8 km at the end of 2009 out of
which 439.0 km bypass roads and 400.0 km settlement roads.

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7. What the annual average number of vehicles crashes in Palestine? Jordan?

USA?
-Number of road Accident in palestine in 2006 is 3509.
-Number of road Accident in Jordan in 2006, about 98,049
-Number of road Accident in USA in 2005, is 6420000

8.In your city, what is the peak hour and peak month of travel?
In my city nablus the the peak hour is 8 morning, and the peak month is July(7).

9.What is the annual average traveled distance in palestine?USA

* In Palestine about 5400 km
* In USA about 12000 km

10. what is the number of registered cars in the west bank and Gaza strip?
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Number of transport vehicles:

The total number of transport vehicles (10,791) distributed by economic activity as
follows:
• Passenger transport (10,285) vehicles.
• Freight transport by road (506) vehicles.

11.List the types of vehicles(Classes) in palestine.

Motor Vehicle , Private Car, Tax, Motorcycle, Bus, Trailer, Semi-Trailer, Road
.Tractor, Truck, commercial

12.what is the percent fuel consumption of the Transprtaion sector out of the
total fuel consumption in palestine ?In western Industrial Countries such as
USA?
It is around 60% in USA.

13. It is stated that five out of six busiest airports are in the USA. What is the
busiest airport in the world?
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in the United States has been the
world's busiest passenger airport.

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14.Wat is the Average annual number of passenger for PAL ? compare with the
the busiest airport. From where does PAL operate these days?

But the busiest airport is around 66 million passenger in 2009.

15.Where are the palestinian airports located in the west Bank and Gaza? What
cities?
Gaza strip located in Gaza city. And Jerusalem International Airport in west Bank.

16. where is the palestinian future seaport located. Which city?

It is Gaza seaport.

17- what railways existed in the west Bank before 1948 Israeli occupation?
Hijaz Railway, which was starting from Damascus and ending in Medina through
Nablus

:‫أهم المراجع‬
http://www.unctad.org/en/docs//gdsapp20031_en.pdf

http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Default.aspx?tabID=1&lang=ar-jo

http://www.moheet.com/show_news.aspx?nid=84614&pg=1

/http://palestinianair.com