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…
transport. The rest of respondents (27%) did not feel safe while boarding. Public transport in Melbourne including trains, buses and trams. Public transportation in Melbourne is often seen as having the lowest threat and crime, it is normally safe and secure. Therefore, the majority of the respondents who were interviewed (73%) may think that it is safe on public transport. This is because trains, buses and trams generally have dedicated travel paths that are safer and faster than using private…
way to the 5 train in grand central. While in the train headed to the Bronx we talked and laughed for a while. While we were talking I notice this elderly man sitting on the seats diagonal from me struggling to get up from his seat. My mind told me to help him but by the time I went and got up I noticed that some other individuals helped the man get up to get off the train. After they helped the man get off the train immediately after the elderly man falls with his legs in the train and the…
will assist travelers to find out every station, charging station, transfer platform, fix station, and every supported infrastructure that travelers may need during their…
The groggy morning fog coated the buildings like a blanket and it kept the day feeling young and crisp. I walked down the steps of the subway and my train was pulled up, as if it was waiting for me. I hopped in, found a seat, and everything was perfect. The day couldn't get any better. More people had invaded the city when I exited the subway station. I struggled to make my way through the crowd but finally, I had made it through the chaos. When I turned the corner, I was startled by a…
The transportation need of older adults in the United States has grown as the population rose by 9.7% between 2000 and 2010 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2013). According to Rosenbloom, many older adults in the United States prefer to drive instead of using public transportation system. According Rosenbloom only eight percent of older adults over the age of 65 uses the transportation system in comparison to sixty percent of older adults in the same age group that drives (2009). Some of the challenges…
East from the Delta to the Queenston traffic circle. The next proposed phase will be on Queenston Road originating from the traffic circle to Eastgate Mall. Part of it will also be on the A-Line and provide a direct connection to the West Harbour GO Station (“Light Rail Transit -…
onto a random bus and see where it took us we saw a group of girls wearing the same volunteering shirts we had on. We quickly ran towards them and decided to ask for help. The group of girls were taking the bus which was going towards the Metrotown station and told us that the skytrain from there would take us straight to King George, our destination. At that moment we realized that we had used our change to buy a water bottle at the concession stand at the event. We could only buy one bus…
● In this experiment, my lab partner and I wanted to examine the taxis of planarians. Taxis is an innate behavior behavioral response by an organism to a stimulus where an organism moves either towards the positive taxis or away from negative the taxis of the stimulus. There are different types of taxis which include chemotaxis, hydrotaxis, phototaxis, chemotaxis, and thigmotaxis. Phototaxis is a behavior in which the organisms show a spatial relationship to a source of stimulation, even…
I am writing this cover letter to you in regards to Metrolinx Capital Projects Group (Planning) in Toronto. I am interested in this position because ever since I been exposed to societies’ environmental and transportation issues, and Jane Jacob’s principles of urban planning, I developed a strong passion for transportation infrastructures, public transit operations, and effective urban planning, with a vision to design better communities. I would like to work for Metrolinx because they are one…