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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"Bus stop."”.
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Σύλληψη, ανάλυση και παραγωγή πρωτότυπης παράστασης: Another dance at the bus stop
… παράστασης με τίτλο Another dance at the bus stop, βασισμένη στο μονόπρακτο έργο του Κώστα Μουρσελά Συζήτηση περί ματαιότητος. Βασικός στόχος της μελέτης είναι να αναλύσει το εγχείρημα εστιάζοντας στον τρόπο με τον οποίο το σώμα μπορεί να λειτουργήσει ως πεδίο πολιτικής και αισθητικής …
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Planning for Stop Spacing Under the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Bus Stop Consolidation Proposal
… of this report was to analyze the elements of a bus stop consolidation program for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA). This research shows that increasing stop spacing distances increases walking distances, but in places with high transit and stop density, most access …
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Applications of Connected Vehicle Technology to Address Issues of School Bus and School Bus Stop Safety
… crash data shows that the number of fatal school bus related crashes has remained nearly constant over the past ten years, despite an increase in available safety-improving technology. One of the main concerns related to school bus safety is the issue of illegally passing a stopped school bus. To …
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Assessing the effects of new public transportation routes : an equity analysis on the changing accessibility of Albuquerque, New Mexico
… as the result of the implementation of new rapid bus routes. This method is situated in the accessibility measures of transportation equity, a focus of research in the broader field of transportation geography. The level of detail that current accessibility studies use to evaluate public transit …
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Caracterización de la capacidad y parámetros representativos de distintos sistemas de transporte público urbano bajo distinto tipo de infraestructura y grado de reserva de plataforma
… público urbano, en especial, sistemas de autobuses articulados que circulan por vías troncales con alta concentración de demanda y distinto grado de reserva de la plataforma, y por otro, el análisis de la variabilidad mostrada por la velocidad operativa en función del tipo de infraestructura y …
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Link park access with obesity risk reduction : case study of Austin, Texas
… are available: walking, bicycling, driving, and bus routes/rail lines for public transportation. And if the bus routes and rail lines ran frequently with actual stops near the parks, that would be even better. This project examined the overlay of mean childhood obesity scores and Austin city …
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Planes, trains, and automobiles--the San Juan International Airport : designing for intermodal access
… center can be a subway station that has a bus stop, or it can be a hybrid facility that caters to air, rail, car, and water travel. Increasingly, intermodal centers are assuming a role in society. Both transportation and the regions served become, in essence, new "town centers." However, in …
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Beyond the Image: Marilyn Monroe, Shelley Winters, and The Method
… Monroe’s The Seven Year Itch (Wilder 1955) to Bus Stop (Logan 1956) and Winters’ A Double Life (Cukor 1947), to A Place in the Sun (Stevens 1951) as case studies, this thesis aims to establish an alternative narrational legacy for Marilyn Monroe and Shelley Winters that is contingent on their …
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Approximating the performance of a last mile transportation system
… of groups of passengers at rail stations or bus stops who request last-mile service. Closed-form bounds and approximations are derived for the performance of Last Mile Transportations Systems as a function of the fundamental design parameters of such systems. An initial set of results is …
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Evaluation of the modal choice behaviour and bus service preferences of commuters of the scheduled Golden Arrow Bus Services (Pty) Ltd using stated choice data
… declining service levels with respect of public bus transport services. Stemming from the public problem is the management problem of modelling choice behaviour of commuter stated choices for utility maximisation and therefore as a means of optimising the allocation of the Public Transport …
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Optimizing feeder bus network based on access mode shifts
… this dissertation is to optimally find a feeder bus network in a suburban area for an existing rail system that connects the suburban area with the Central Business District (CBD). The objective is to minimize the total cost, including user and supplier costs. Three major access modes (walk, …
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Accessing public transport, a comparative study of Berlin and London
… have e.g. walking time to their nearest bus stop or railway station, and once there, how easy is it for them to board and alight from the vehicles and reach their destination i.e. frequency of service, and direct services versus the need to change en route. The provision of other soft …
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Walking the walk : an assessment of the 5-minute rule in transit planning
… and support healthier lifestyles. In particular, bus transit increases mobility and provides an opportunity for increased physical activity. In light of a scarcity of research on the subject, this report investigates a common rule of thumb used in transit planning that suggests riders will only …
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Modeling Transit Vehicle Travel Time Components for Use in Transit Applications
… and state-of-practice disregards the impact of bus stops, transit vehicle characteristics, driver, and the prevailing traffic conditions on the predicted arrival time of transit vehicles at traffic signals. Considering these factors is important the success of TSP hinges on the ability to …
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Traditional storytelling in a digital world: the transformative power of storytelling across media
I see stories. At the bus stop, in the pub, even on Twitter. It's how we communicate. This thesis is no different. It tells lots of stories, how you hear them depends on the reader as much as the writer. One of the stories in this book is of my own personal journey from a lowly PhD student to a …
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Measuring journey time reliability in London using automated data collection systems
… are consistent across transit modes (rail and bus networks). The proposed methodology, common to rail and bus systems, consists of (1) an analysis of the journey time distributions at the finest spatial and temporal resolution, the origin-destination pair (O-D) and time period level (customer …
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Pedestrian Safety in Peru: The role of visible signalization, transit stops and other features of the built environment
… between signalization for pedestrians, bus stop characteristics, and other features of the walking environment and pedestrian-motor vehicle collisions (PMVCs). <bold>Methods:</bold> A matched case-control study design was used where the objects of study were crossing locations. A two …
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Inbetween : a modular, climate-responsive community hub for social cohesion and environmental resilience in Hotazel, South Africa
… mining town located in the Kalahari's Kathu Bushveld. The town’s remote location and harsh climate, characterized by extreme temperature fluctuations and scarce local resources, present unique challenges that the design seeks to address. The project primarily caters to children who rely on a …
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Evaluation of a Prototype System for the Automatic Capture of School Bus Passing Violations
It is illegal to pass a stopped school bus when the vehicle's stop-arm is extended and the red lights are flashing. Public opinion on this issue is very clear. A random phone survey of the public conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported that more than 90 …
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An Exploration Towards Form: A Photovoltaic Charging Station Design for Electric Scooters at Virginia Tech
… for the Virginia Tech campus, combined with a bus shelter to allow mobility and integration of transportation.
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