Transit-oriented development

Light Rail Transit is the most recent innovation in public transport technology and is regarded by many major municipalities across Canada as the next step in the evolution of their public transit systems. Many municipalities have begun plans to implement LRT within the near future, and Hamilton is one of them (“Ten Year Local Transit Strategy”). Light Rail Transit has many benefits: it is relatively inexpensive to produce, and the cars themselves are high capacity (about 280 people in a…

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 reduce GHG emissions…

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…

in any crimes or emergencies that occur throughout the city. The photo shows one of the vehicles, officers use daily. The TTC is a public transportation service in Toronto, Canada. Riders must pay a fare in order to take the transit bus, streetcar, subway or other transit service.The image I used shows one of the buses that picks up passengers. The Toronto Zoo is a great tourism site for Torontonians, as well as any tourists that visits the city. It lets people of all ages to experience…

Theme By Kassie Rain. It's always raining. That's the problem in the story All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury. In the setting, Venus, no one ever sees even a glimpse of sunlight. But, finally there is a chance! For the first time in seven years, the rain is going away. Everyone is excited and waiting. Even a frail girl named Margot. Margot is the only kid in her class that knows what the sun looks like. She is the only one that knows what it feels like, what it is like, and her classmates…

Lima, “The Grey” versus Hotlanta Lima, a historical and traditional city; and Atlanta, a well-developed and fast pace environment city; both have unique characteristics. But, out of the two cities, which one should a person should choose to live in? The answer would depend on a personal experience throughout each city which can be as exciting and nerve-racking. These two cities can be similar since they both are considered as the main cities. However, each one of them brings different…

Everett City Lines in 1893, Everett Transit is the public transit authority for Everett, Washington. This organization was created in order to help fill the transportation void of near the turn of the century. People needed a reliable way to travel from one location to another, and thus Everett Lines was born. Dissimilar from the rest of Snohomish County, who operate under Community Transit, Everett Transit operates its own city wide program. In 1969, Everett Transit was integrated as a…

Governor Hogan, I heard about the Purple Line proposal that has been circulating for awhile now. After doing more research, I have concluded that I do not believe that we should build the new light rail because of the impact that it will have on the environment, the businesses in the new area, and the expenses. As you may know, the construction of the new Purple Line will cause damage to Rock Creek Park and the Capital Crescent Trail. The Purple Line would displace the current Capital…

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 of Canada’s largest transit organizations with an objective to plan public transit to promote sustainable modes of transportation in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA), which is also a vision of…

Introduction Object Oriented Programming is a programming language type modeled around using combinations of data structures, or objects, instead of actions and data instead of logic. These objects are modeled off both the state and behavior of real world objects. They can exchange information with one another or can be combined with each other into blocks. The objects also have procedures that can access and modify the data of the object they are in. The programs are designed for the objects to…