Getting Around

The Districts are connected above ground by bus lines, hoverlanes, highways and roads, and below ground by the tubeways. The newer highways are three-tiered, and include a pedestrian level.

The main highway running through the center of the city features the “S-Bus”: a gigantic solar-powered monster carrying a thousand passengers, and straddling whole lanes of traffic beneath it.

The nature and availability of UbiComp services on the streets depends on which zone you’re in. In the CBD and the Enclaves all services are available; most commuters get around in satellite-assisted driverless vehicles and autocabs running on solar-powered roads. In the poorer areas of the city, GPS systems and onboard AI navigators may assist both drones and drivers.

RideCall
Most people in the Ubi Zones will call a vehicle using the CitySystem’s Ride Planner app, which sends a driverless car to pick them up and take them where they need to go. In some sections of town cars with human drivers are available.

Driverless Aircraft
UrboHovers (small, 1-2 person models) are popular among the city's elite, who often use them for commutiing to work. SkyCars are more often used for families or business meetings on the go. In addition, Aerial Taxi Services are available, though not as popular as cheaper or more private alternatives.

Driverless Cars
Automated cars and vans perform the majority of transport within city limits. Few people own their own vehicles, preferring instead to make use of RideCall, public transport or “Rent-a-driver” services.

Highways and Freeways
Within city limits, these fall into three broad categories based on age and Ubi-compatibility:


 * Class 3: old-style single-purpose, may be ground-level or elevated
 * Class 2: dedicated lanes for automated and non-automated vehicles
 * Class 1: multi-level structure for different classes of vehicle

Legacy Vehicles
Legacy vehicles are not permitted on the roads within UbiComp Zones.

People-Powered Vehicles
Bikes, PPVs and Delivery Peds. Shared bikes in safe neighborhoods. Drone-Kites and Stealth Drone-Kites. There was a nostalgic bike craze several years ago, and many people still possess their own private bicycles.

Tubeways
Public transportation tubes connect the UbiComp Districts on the west side, and take traffic in and out of the city. Each District on the west side of the city has at least one major hub and a number of smaller stops.

Straddle Buses (aka “S-Bus”)
The S-Bus runs along the main thruway running down the center of the Union City map, and has a capacity of 500 simultaneous riders.

The Tunnels
Beneath the streets and terrain of the city, hundreds of tunnels, accessways, cargo transport lines and impromptu passages create a largely-unmapped maze of both legal and illegal transport routes. Officially, passage through and among these areas is highly regulated and restricted, and many of the tunnels have been classified as condemned zones. In practice, however, these tunnels are home to thousands of undocumented residents and even small communities of off-grid inhabitants including Scrumblies, Discons and loosely-organized gangs such as the Tube Rats.