Davenport Grade Separation Case Study

On the other hand, the Sydney Light Rail brings some disadvantages to society and the environment. The construction has caused many local businesses to close due to the interruption caused by blocked roads affecting access and parking, thereby losing customers resulting in a decline in sales. In Appendix 3, David said the Bourke Street Bakery has ‘suffered a considerable loss of customers’, and others such as Book Kitchen in Surry Hills have closed. The light rail has evidently affected residents and businesses, however in Sydney Olympic Park, following the development, the longer term benefit means businesses are now positively impacted by extra customers and more residents. Many individuals and businesses have moved due to the disruption of construction, noise and blocked roads, causing more traffic and congestion, seen in I.6.

As a student coming from Vaughan to Union it takes the train every 30 mins to come to the Vaughan. Having less transportation causes inconvenience which draws to another issue when it comes to waiting for a bus for twenty minutes. For a change, we should have trains and buses come frequently in times of ‘rush hours’ at popular destinations. It saves people valuable time and they can get home earlier to their family. The government should upgrade their system for express transportation for those individuals who live far, from Union to Barrie or Union to Brampton. It takes about 2 hours with few stops in between. Having an upgrade system on express trains will benefit because 2 hours can be reduced to an hour or 30 minutes train ride. It will make people want to go to trains because it saves their time. They don’t need to use their car as a result it helps lessens the traffic for buses and have greater improvement opportunities to meet the desired areas foe

The Walterdale Bridge started construction in Edmonton, Alberta, July 2013 with an estimated completion of fall 2015. The year is now 2016 with a completion date of 2017. The project was first established with a purpose to replace the pre-existing bridge built between 1912 - 1913, which according to the city of Edmonton (2016) is reaching the end of its service life. The Walterdale Bridge will connect the intersection of Queen Elizabeth Park Road and Walterdale Hill on the River’s south side, to the River Valley Road/Rossdale Road/105 street intersection on the north side. By conducting a critical analysis of the project, from the project management perspective and using the project management methodologies as stated in the Project Management Body of Knowledge, this case analysis will analyze the issues, failures, and causes that plague the Walterdale Bridge project.

One resident came into the spotlight as he raised concerns about the environmental and health impacts that will spark up if the airport comes. He also talked about the community’s strong support for the high-speed train network that would usually solve these problems.

In the late 19th century, the transportation demands of Quebec and other provinces success in transportation like Montreal’s success in railways led to proposals for bridging the St. Lawrence River. Quebec Bridge has a long story behind it, a bridge that was proposed first back in 1852 but it was not complete until 1919. It collapsed two times in this duration once in 1907 killing 75 workers and second time in 1916 killing 13 workers. In this report I will emphasize on the first collapse.

Woodlawn and Washington Park lack commercial vitality likely due to the low and declining residential density and the lack of disposable income needed to support retail development. Businesses in Woodlawn and Washington Park largely cluster along the neighborhoods’ commercial corridor with prime access to the CTA’s Green line Stations and are characterized by low sales volume and not much diversity. With large concentrations of vacant land and a lack of neighborhood amenities both neighborhoods will have an uphill struggle to start growing the residential base if done in isolation from UChicago and other non-profit and public partners.

The use of the contiguous servient parcel of land for drive thru lanes and overflow parking is a function of the current business prototype and not necessary for the subject site to support building improvements similar to the current retail, fast food restaurant construction. The subject site had independently supported similar improvements prior to recent

I live in Dallas County and I work for the city of Dallas. The City of Dallas economy is growing faster than the state as a whole, creating thousands of new jobs and also leading the nation in net in migration as people moved here from other states that still struggling from the roller-coaster economy of the past few years. This Strong population growth leads to job growth, which outgrowths construction, home buying and rentals, retail sales and demand for services; as a result, home prices continue to rise in North Dallas as the number of homes for sale falls. But not all is great In “The Big D “, The new construction and the effects of the good economy is not everywhere in the city, many areas in South Dallas look like another third world

“The major concerns are how we will receive our deliveries, will there be enough parking for our shoppers, where will our dumpsters go, and what will the impact be on our business during the construction,” said Whitman.

Location is one of the important sources of economic development. The location is related to other sources, such as population, education, and even transportation and amenities. Junction City is centrally located in the United States, so it is easy to access to major business cities, such as Chicago, Dallas, and Kansas City. Since Junction City is located nearby I-70 and highway 77, it can easily be accessed throughout five different entrances. This advantage is also related to the capacity of transportation and economic development of Junction City. I-70 is the main asset of Junction City and allows various diversity to visit and even settle in the city

Commuters who take alternate routes add unnecessary mileage to their car. When a driver avoids the toll continuously the value of their car depletes. The more mileage added to a car, the less desirable for potential buyers it becomes. Not to mention, time becomes arbitrarily wasted when the bridge is avoided only to avoid paying three dollars and seventy-five cents for the toll. The first alternate route that can be taken is Highway 87, which will take you fifty-five minutes and add thirty-nine miles to your car. Another, route locals take is Scenic Highway; you will add double the miles to your odometer and lose twenty-five minutes of vital time. As the facts have stated, the Garcon Point Bridge is the most appropriate transportation route.

In this project we have to choose to explain the risks associated with Finch West Station. This is a heavy construction. TTC has invested in expanding York-Spadina line from Downsview to Vaughan Metropolitan Centre station costing 2.6 billion overall. Finch station itself cost $ 134 million. This station one of the largest construction site in the overall project of expansion. This project started in 2011 and still under construction. Overall project of this expansion was expected to be complete by 2015 which later was pushed to year 2017. Each station has its own contractor to complete their TTC Station. Finch West station was assigned to Bondfield construction company. Tunneling is done by separate contractors by deep foundation

The City of Winnipeg is strongly considering re-opening Portage and Main to pedestrians after over 37 years. The Downtown Biz, downtown property owners, and the city’s mayor, Brian Bowman, are all strong supporters of the proposal. However, the issue is divisive, as many citizens are concerned about safety and the cost of re-opening the intersection, which will need a lot of work in order to be useable for pedestrians.

Advantages. Building the tunnels creates jobs and helps boost the economy (CNN Citation). Other wildlife can also use the tunnels to cross the roads.

The feasibility of a light rail system is possible when looking at the amount of room in the city of Pittsburgh. This light rail system would be able to help transport college students, city workers, and other Pittsburgh citizens. A light rail system would help to thin out the heavy traffic that vastly impacts the environment with car emissions and still leave the city with some room to expand. A light rail system in the city of Pittsburgh could be set up to run on a straight line system that would follow a North to South and an East to West pattern. Quite like the room to build a light rail system, the engineers and construction builders are plentiful in the Pittsburgh region for such a project. So, workers would not be much of a factor for constructing a light rail system.