Public transport

The design of the system also will focus on improving the land use pattern by implementing development policies along the corridor to influence the city’s form. This is important as public infrastructure specifically transportation will dictate what development path a city adopts. In this case, the implementation of a LRT will encourage a compact mixed used corridor with both high density residential and commercial development that…

What is oppression? According to the dictionary, oppression is prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control. What is freedom? Freedom is the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint. In the books, Bread and Roses by Bruce Watson and The Montgomery Bus Boycott and the Women who started it by Jo Ann Gibson Robinson oppression and freedom are tackled in different ways. In the book Bread and Roses oppression is described in the ways the mill workers are…

When many of us hear the word “hero”, our mind immediately turns to fictional characters such as Batman, Superman, Spiderman, etc. Most of us do not automatical- ly think of school bus drivers. A hero is defined as “a person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble quali- ties.” Similarly, an old proverb states, “A hero is a man who is afraid to run away.” Here are just few examples of Florida school bus drivers who didn’t “run away.” • Students in Boca…

the invention of it, struggles with it and its fixes, the Transcontinental Railroads, modern day trains and tracks, and how the railroads shaped Texas. Before the railroads were invented there were numerous struggles everyday. It was very hard to transport or sell goods. It would take days or even weeks to trade your crops, cattle, or cotton. Also, it was difficult for ranchers to get there cattle from one place to another. They would…

Japan first introduced high speed rail in the early 1960’s, modernizing the world’s understanding of travel. Other countries such as Belgium, China, France, and Spain all have hopped aboard with the idea of bullet trains being a safer and more efficient way to travel. The construction of bullet trains in the United States has been mentioned in the past, with President Barack Obama giving a speech back in 2009 supporting the development of bullet trains in America (Whitehouse). Texas Central, a…

I was heading home from my girlfriend’s house and it was taking a while. She lived well south of San Francisco and it was a weekend so the trains weren’t running. Instead you had to go to the station and a take a bus but the bus didn’t stop at every station and I had been at the wrong depot so I had to take a bus just to get to the place where I caught the bus and that bus didn’t come for half an hour so I sat on the long pews with the other passengers and waited for my ride home. I only saw my…

Author Gregg Turner, a former director of the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society at Harvard Business School and a lifelong train enthusiast, has written several books and numerous articles on American railroad history. The Railway & Locomotive Historical Society, Inc., founded in 1921, is the oldest railroad history organization in North America, and among the first anywhere to pursue formal studies in the history of technology. The Society promotes research and encourages preservation of…

Where would our world be today if the Transcontinental Railroad simply didn’t exist? The Railroad impacted us in many ways, but I believe that we were impacted most economically. The Transcontinental Railroad impacted the United States Economically because, it transformed towns to boosting economic hotspots, lowered the general cost for shipping across hefty distances, and increased revenue from exports and imports dramatically. The railroad transformed towns like Lovelock, Nevada into economic…

1. Public Electric Vehicle Sharing Program (PEVSP) 1.1 Electric Vehicle The second initiative of this scenario is to establish a Public Electric Vehicle Sharing Program (PEVSP). BBRT aims to change San Francisco’s travel pattern from driving to walking, bicycling and transit. However, there are still about 350,000 private vehicles in the city. Even they are not using as usual; they are a huge potential emission source. PEVSP is a way to replace these existing internal combustion vehicles to…

ethno tourism helps in the economic development of a country as far as creating employment for the indigenous population. Some individuals get to sell traditional artifacts and others may take advantage of tourists need to commute and begin public transport services. However, the interference with other people’s livelihood is what causes the economic and cultural problems, such as cultural erosion, crime, psychological impact, and pollution. Although ethno tourism helps improve the economic…