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    Spread 4,5 Pg4 Getting from Here to There Bipedalism is the earliest form of transportation. The first humans were mostly nomadic, traveling in search of food and good weather. Foot coverings, snowshoes, and skis made it easier to travel longer distances. As growing populations needed more and more food to survive, people ventured even farther. One day, someone must have wondered if a river might provide a faster way to travel long distances. That’s how the first boat was created. There was…

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    that dramatically improved national mobility. New and improved transportation technology made it easier, cheaper, and quicker to transport the raw materials and finished products across America thanks to first national roads, innovation of steamboats, new canal development, and finally the railroad revolution. Americans were aware that improvement of transportation network would increase land values, encourage domestic and foreign trade, and strengthen the American economy. The need…

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    Metro Railway Case Study

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    dabbaraarun@gmail.com +919703040660 +917075354941 Abstract: Hyderabad is an important IT/ ITES hub in the country. The development of Metro Rail gives great impetus to the already booming economy of this great city, by providing a comfortable and fast transport system for the people of the city. In addition to being eco-friendly, the project reduces the transit time to a great extent, thereby contributing to efficient use of the working hours and increasing productivity.In the first…

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    Background “Tap a Button, Get a Ride’’, this meaning leads to Uber Technologies Inc. Uber is online transportation network company, is an American worldwide company, based in San Francisco, California. Established in 2009, by Garrett Camp and Travis Kalanick. The Company was initially founded as UberCab. Now, the service available in over 66 countries and 507 cities worldwide. (Uber, 2008). How it is work : (Software) Uber have application through the smartphone platform, which allows the…

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    In today’s world, Autonomous Vehicles are becoming more widely available, and they are not science fiction anymore. Autonomous Vehicles have many positive impacts on society, as well as negative ones. This new technology introduces opposition from different parts of society, yet it has a lot of supporters that are pushing it forward to continue the development and deployment of Autonomous Vehicles. This paper is focused on discussing the positive, and negative impacts Autonomous Vehicles will…

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    The Jitney Case Solution

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    The average driver wastes 375 liters of gasoline a year, which adds up to $1160 per year in rush hour traffic. In today’s world, these statistics are not only outrageous, but also unacceptable. Even in the early twentieth century people had begun to figure out what was necessary in order to increase the efficiency of traffic flow throughout large cities, such as New York, Atlanta, and Los Angeles, which were the main cities first exposed to the Jitney Bus. The first “Jitney”, created by L.P.…

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    FINANCING SUSTAINABLE URBAN TRANSPORT SYSTEM Introduction This is a comparative study on financing sustainable urban transport systems in cities of Asia and Europe. Financing a sustainable transport system involves huge amount of capital on building new roads, modern railway, air and water transport system. Many countries have to bear the financial burden and hindrance when sourcing capitals to fund a sustainable urban transport such as new roads, light railway transport, bus routes, bus…

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    In cities all around America the noise of running cars and horns is audible. The automobile has climbed in popularity enough to be seen in many homes around the country. Cars for daily use; however, have not always been a popular and affordable product for the mainstream consumer. The changes to American society created by the wide distribution of automobiles arises the question: How has the creation, advancement, and distribution of automobiles from 1945 to 1970 drastically changed American…

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    Railway According to (The Economic Times , n.d.) Rail transport is also known as train transport. It is a means of transport which run on tracks (rails or railroads) that handle cargo from seaport to varies area of the country. The railways were introduced in the 19th century and is still being used in this present era to transport goods, therefore the writer understands that it is one of the oldest and fastest means of transportation for goods and also cost effective. Since the system runs…

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    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…

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