Contemporary Performance Issue Essay

The town of Halton Hill’s population includes the areas of Georgetown and Acton and other communities such as Erin, Oakville, Burlington and Milton regions. This is what is considered to be my community because these are the many places that I am visiting most often and they are always referred to together as “Halton Hills Region” (p.5, 2011). With the substantial increase in population in the Halton Hills region, more specifically Georgetown, there should be a strong demand for a public transit system to counteract all of the environmental disturbances that are being caused due to this increase. One of the things that is happening is that there are so many trees they are cutting down in order to expand and grow the population with houses being built. Statistics are showing that the population of Halton Hill’s region will expand by 54% over the next 20 years (p.5, 2011). By the year 2031, employment rates will increase by 75%, leaving Halton with 42,100 jobs being offered (p.5, 2011). With this rapid influx of citizens, this will only increase the demands of travel to get to these work places as well as other destinations (p.5, 2011). Over the past couple of year’s the traffic congestion on the major roads in Halton Hills such as Trafalgar Road and Regional Road 25 with individuals trying to get to and from work. There used to be very little traffic in these areas, however since Halton Hill’s has continued to expand, the utilization of automobiles has significantly increased due to the fact there is no public transit system. The Transportation Demand Management in Halton Hill’s is noticing the increase in automobiles stating that there needs to be a major shift in more efficient ways of transportation, yet there still has been nothing improvised (p.7, 2011). The Transportation Demand

The set used for Vernon God Little was highly symbolic and simplistic; when we walked into the theatre we could visually see that there were flowers, cards and memorable items attached on the audiences seats above our heads, which already created a sombre atmosphere around the theatre.

Transportation in the region has a long and successful past. However, public transportation has consistently taken a back seat to the personal automobile. There has been a strong core of persons who rely on public transportation to achieve mobility, and governmental

Approximately 87% of Virginia’s work force drives to work (Weiner, 2012). The proportion is typical and, thus, similar to that of other states. About 84% of California’s work force drives to work. Therefore, less people drive to work when compared to the United States’ average. Commute time in both Virginia and California is 10-20 minutes; the rate is typical for the country (California, 2015). The approximately equal commute time in both states shows that they may have similar characteristics, such as distance from homes, and the time spent in a typical traffic jam. Both states also compare in terms of the number of cars available for transportation. However, the number of people with access to two vehicles is much lower in California. People aged 16 years and above tend to have the two available vehicles that may belong to the family, employer or car-renting company. Most Virginia and California employees/workers who work in employer premises leave home for work between 6:00 - 8:00 AM (Weiner,

In this detailed report, essential actors such as the Transportation, Natural Resources, and California Environmental Protection Agency provide ongoing projects they are developing which collectively helps California attain an improved infrastructure plan. In recent events, Californians passed Measure M in 2016 by a 71.5% margin which will serve as sales tax to “improver freeway traffic flow/safety; repair potholes/sidewalks; repave local streets”(Metro). An unpopular decision that has affected commuters was the recent gas tax signed into effect by governor Jerry Brown on November 1st 2017. This increase in tax , formerly known as the Senate 1 Bill, increased gasoline prices by 12 cents to help fund the Department of Motor Vehicles and the Department of the California Highway Patrol. Over the course of a decade, this legislative package aims to collects $54 Billion to fix roads, freeways and bridges. In terms of distribution, $200,000,000 of the funds will go into road maintenance, $100,000,000 of the funds will go to the Active Transportation Program, and $400,000 of the funds will go to maintenance and rehabilitation (State of California

Transportation is an everyday occurrence in today’s society; it takes you where you need to in a timely manner. In the article “The Bus, a Modern Panacea” by Lester Detroit, he explains that taking the VTA is a “cure-all” solution. Detroit notes that the VTA is convenient because students do not have to drive around to find parking space. He revels that students can save money with the free Echo Pass that is provided with registered SJSU students. He also notes that taking the VTA helps with the environmental problems because it solves traffic congestion, rising oil consumption, and carbon pollution.

In order to correct our economic system’s faults, we must understand that the problem is multifaceted and won’t improve unless addressed as such. This will be rather difficult considering how the U.S’s system is constructed and the range of problems facing us. The problems facing us not only include low wages but inflated prices for higher education, food, necessities, and cars which are technically a luxury but are sometimes needed to obtain and keep a well paying job due to gaps in the public transportation system. Personally, this has affected myself because the private security industry is riddled with jobs/schedules which make taking public transport difficult or sometimes impossible. There are others like myself who then have a more difficult time looking for stable work that’s also accessible on transit.

The City of Chicago has developed several programs that address the issue of transportation. In the city, problems associated with transportation include

The street pattern of this census is aerial pattern, because the alignment of present public transit is based on streetcar pattern. 30.5% of employees travel in public transits (eg. Buses, sky strain) and more than 35% employees walk or bike to work place. However, congestion may cause by the segregation and concentration of homogenous land use. Parking along the street in Downtown Vancouver is expensive and streets congestions occur during peak hours. Thus, travelling with public transit to work place is less time consuming and allow longer travel distance. Because people can easily get to a sky station with maximum 20 minutes walk, it usually operates every 3

Castillo's and Weaver’s approach to historical insight is through the lense of an English major; focusing on the analysis of dramatic writing and popular plays of the era they study. While Castillo’s book, Performing America, looked more at Spanish influence to and from the New World Weaver’s work focuses on Shakespeare and how the British influenced and were influenced by the Natives of the New World. As Weaver examines with his mentioning of the four Native kings that visited Britain, the notion of Natives was only ever established as fiction, something only seen in theater or from stories1. This idea that Natives were something so different made them like celebrities, or it made them viewed as savages before they can even be understood.

Phoenix is large city in the United States and it is also the biggest city in Arizona. There are lots of who people live, work and study here. Therefore, there are always traffic jams in the rush hours which are morning and afternoon. If the government could improve the public transportation, for example, by adding more buses, there would be fewer people driving cars. According to Tribune (2009) Arizona lobbyists criticize claims that spending more money to improve public transportation is important, not only for creating more jobs, but also for help for reduce traffic, air pollution, and our dependence on oil. This shows that the public transportation here should be improved. Improving public transportation will also be beneficial for citizens in Arizona. It is because there will be fewer traffic jams then people will be taking buses instead of

On Friday November 3rd I had the pleasure of attending an evening of Opera titled Love Through the Ages with Maria Fortuna and Nancy Townsend at the Sean O’Sullivan Theatre. Having never been to an Opera performance I had no idea of what to expect and was looking forward to this new experience. Fortuna was accompanied by multi-faceted pianist Nancy Townsend. These two musicians showed tremendous expertise and were able to keep my attention through the extent of the program.

Public transportation is serious need of a massive overhaul in this nation. We are in desperate need to catch up to the European standard of public transportation in this country. In Europe, citizens can travel across cities, bodies of water, and even counties with their state of the art public transportation system. Europeans are not nearly as reliant on cars and oil as the United States is because they have the much more practical option of taking the transportation provided to them by the government to where ever they need to go. They have set a model that the United States needs to strive for and meet in the near future.

This semester I have experience many live musical performances. Some of these performances have let me down but for the most part, these performances have been everything I ever expected. My two favorite performances this semester were Festival Vallenato and Ultra Music Festival. Although these two types of music are different in every way possible, the people and the performers are exactly where I feel I am in the right place.

Information about competitive transportation services will be gathered. Questionnaires will be distributed to students and faculty of Kent State University in order to gather customer insight. Also, a financial consulting firm will be hired to provide professional assistance.