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Showing 1 to 20 of 52 for “"Light Rail"”.
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Safety performance comparison between light rail transit and subway
… addition of guide way transit systems, such as light rail and subway, there came the need to compare the safety performance of each mode. The multimodal transportation systems with many different technologies, operating characteristics and diversified environments made it more difficult to …
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Interpreting structure through intuition : a light rail campus crossing in Seattle
… this subject, I have selected this design of a Light Rail Station as the project, primarily due to the dominant structural requirements of rail stations in general.
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Bridging Implementation Gaps: Building Complete Communities Around Light Rail Stations in Calgary
This study examines challenges associated with the implementation of Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Station Area Communities (SAC) in Calgary, Canada. It defines the Community Planning Process (CPP) as a cycle with five stages: Vision, Plans, Implementation, Evaluation and Feedback where the …
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Waiting for the interurban : the politics of light-rail planning in Seattle
… thesis examines a 20-year process to establish a light-rail system in Seattle, Washington to explore the opportunities for and obstacles to devising sustainable metropolitan transportation systems.
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Designing a Walkable Suburban Landscape: New Urbanism and Light Rail as Methodologies
… walkability, and mass transportation via light rail, there is an opportunity to transform the auto dominated suburban landscape into one that promotes walkability. Located in the suburbs of Alexandria, Virginia, an atypical intersection is analyzed for its characteristics of walkability. …
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Friction material (metal reinforcement) analysis of brake pad for light rail train system
… friction materials composition of brake pad for light rail train system. Currently all the component of the train system including brake pad is imported from overseas such as Germany. Hence, this research is use to find the new formulation of the mixture ratio that may replace or compete with the …
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An environmental justice assessment of the light rail expansion in Denton County, Texas.
This study analyzes the proposed passenger rail line expansion along US Interstate Highway 35 in Denton County, Texas. A multi-dimensional approach was used to investigate potential environmental justice (EJ) consequences from the expansion of the transportation corridor. This study used empirical …
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Light rail and changing development patterns in Dallas, San Diego and Jersey City
… areas in the United States built new light rail systems at a cost of over $30 billion. The US Department of Transportation funded a major share of the costs, with support from state and local public funding sources. This dissertation begins by providing an introduction to this era of …
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Strategies for meeting future capacity needs on the light rail MBTA Green Line
… in the Boston metropolitan area is the busiest light rail system in the United States. Aging infrastructure and vehicles, a soon-to-be-constructed line extension, and the potential for 40% ridership growth by mid-century will tax already inconsistent service. But in this challenge lies …
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Development of passenger flow time (PFT) model for light rail transit (LRT) users at KL Sentral Malaysia
… line. One major component of dwell times is the alighting and boarding time of passengers, also known as passenger flow time (PFT). This mainly depends on the number of passengers alighting and boarding and the speed they do it. In Malaysia, there has yet to be an extensive study conducted on the …
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Transit-oriented development and the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail : shaping urban design patterns in northern New Jersey
… holistic urban experience. The new Hudson-Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) provides a much needed North-South transit line along the New Jersey's congested Hudson River waterfront. Since NJ Transit announced their commitment to increase regional mobility in the mid-1990s, parcels adjacent to the HBLR …
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Material Evaluation of an Elastomer, Epoxy and Lightweight Concrete Rail Attachment System for Direct Fixation Light Rail Applications
Sound Transit plans to extend its current light rail system, which runs along the I-5 corridor in Seattle, Washington, across the I-90 Homer Hadley floating bridge as part of a project to connect the major city centers in the region. But, no light rail has ever crossed a floating bridge due to …
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The impact of light rail transportation announcement and construction : the role of rail transit in property values, land use, demographics, equity, accessibility, and gentrification
… increased demand, many cities have turned to light rail transit to not only alleviate congestion but also to provide an economic development stimulus to the areas around the stations. This report focuses on determining the economic impact on areas surrounding announced light rail stations in …
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Rail Transit and Its Influence on Land Use: A Dallas Case Study
… various transportation issues. In Dallas Texas, light rail transit was developed with the hopes of encouraging compact and orderly growth. This research uses the DART system as a case study in examining transportation/land use relationships in Dallas. As such, this thesis reviews past research …
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Systems of Sustenance: A Re-imagining of Seattle's Food and Food Waste Infrastructure
… with the stations of Seattle’s Link Light Rail, allowing for the fluid transfer of resources within the city. The conglomerate program proposed for the University District Light Rail Station has been designed in detail in order to investigate the challenges and possibilities …
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Measuring the value of transit access for Dallas County: A hedonic approach.
Advocates of urban light rail transit argue that positive developments around station area(s) should offset the costs of implementing a transit system by creating more livable communities and enhance surrounding residential property values. In some cases, decreased urban landscape aesthetics have …
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Analysis of the design of railroad track superstructure components for rail transit applications
An extensive study of the performance of railroad superstructure in rail transit systems was conducted at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) as part of a research program funded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Focusing on field characterization of the performance of …
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From the past to the present
… Center and less than a block from a DART light rail station, which will connect the new facility to different areas of the city.
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