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There was a time when I use to live in my home town up north, when my friend and I were catching the train to go shopping. We were sitting at the train station waiting for the train to arrive, when we saw a man to the left of us making unusual movements while he waited for the train as well. The man was dressed in long khaki colored pants leather shoes and a long sleeve button up shirt. It was the summer time then and that day it was 109 degrees exactly. The man also had a very long, long…

1. Product Impact 1.1 Background In 2003, the Queensland Government set to developing a smart and electronic way to ticket commuter who use public transport such as trains, buses and ferries. They awarded a contract to Cubic Corporation of $134 million dollars to design this electronic ticketing system. The Queensland Government wanted Cubic Corporation, who is an American corporation providing military equipment and automated ticketing system within America, to build and operate an electronic…

everywhere. Other people love to drive themselves to work. Some people cannot afford the gas to drive themselves to work or to the store. Because public transportation allows people to get to their jobs, allows older people the chance to get to stores that they need to get to, and helps gets students to school, public transportation should be free. Public transportation should be free for older people because most old people cannot afford to pay for the ride. According to Catharine Paddock,…

In January 2007, RTD launched the Metro Express, which is the San Joaquin County's first BRT corridor. Right away, the public took notice of BRT's unique features with improved shelters, fare vending machines, and high-frequency services. The first BRT is located in a popular area where there are two higher education institution like San Joaquin Delta College and the University of the Pacific and two shopping malls, Sherwood Mall and Weberstown Mall. The BRT was a huge success for Stockton…

Mega Bus have quit a few advantages for a company that recently entered into the market. Mega bus has learnt from past mistakes of other companies that have been operating in the US transport industry. A feasibility study carried out reveled possible sources of these failures. For any business entering a new market, it is easy to avoid doing things that other companies have done to land them into problems. For example, Mega bus has been able to analyze the events that led to companies like…

Figure 3. Unlinked public transit trips by urbanized area in 2013, National Transit Database. New York’s public transportation system considerably impacts the geography of the City. Due to the people-driven nature of mass transit use, areas with developed transportation systems often facilitate more compact infrastructural projects to conserve and maximize space. Public transportation directly drives this high-density land development, and effectively reduces the distance people need to travel…

growth would arrive at a common phenomenon of car-oriented transport nature and the common solution is to promote rail transport to mitigate the transport problem while implementing restrictions for vehicle access would help to reduce the usage of private cars. The discouragement of unnecessary private vehicle uses and promoting the use of public transport to minimise traffic congestion and roadside pollution is the objective of Transport Demand Management (TDM) (SUTP, 2011). The push and pull…

Light Rail Transit (LRT) is an open transport framework like a tramway, however working chiefly along restrictive privileges of-path, with less regular stops, higher limit and higher normal paces than nearby transport administrations. Middle arrangement (focal point of the street) is proposed all through most LRT courses. Middle arrangement with side stage stops is the least complex and speediest answer for LRT operations, as it: • Lessens connection with cyclists and people on foot. • Takes…

3.3. The value of congestion in public transport Limited knowledge is available about congestion in public transport and user’s perception of congestion, which are nevertheless among the most important aspects in assessing the QoS and comfort. Insufficient capacity may question the service availability. If for example, at the bus or the subway arrival there are no more seating or standing places, the service is no longer available for users who are present on waiting platforms. The lack of…

Dear City Council Member Mark Squilla, I’m writing to you today because of my concern about the way SEPTA runs. Many philadelphia citizens take public transportation daily. We trust that the system will get us to our destination. I have seen that recently over a couple of years that people feel angered by SEPTA. I think the anger comes from the delays, the detours, the wait time and the physical condition of the buses and trains. The buses are old and do not run very fast at times. The…