Metro Gold Line Transient Orientation Development

Trains are everywhere in our society, we have jokes, toys, movies, and children’s television shows, but did you know rail transport started in 6th century Greece? The city of San Antonio, Texas is a fast-growing metropolitan city that has a very tremendous amount of people. It has been estimated that the city will grow by another million people in the next ten to twenty years. San Antonio’s traffic is becoming a huge issue and is quickly approaching to be one of the most congested areas in the states. The public transport in San Antonio consists of a very complex bus system, taxicabs, Trolley’s downtown, and the growing market of ridesharing drivers. San Antonio has had many talks and negotiations throughout the last two decades on getting a Light Rail system constructed to help with public transportation. This proposal is for specific businesses, the city of San Antonio and Bexar County to come to a funding agreement.

Traffic in downtown Austin, Texas is becoming a sever issue and is continuing to become slower and more congested every day. Austin ranks 4th on a list of U.S. cities with the least efficient roadways, and with its remarkable growth rate, the issue can only get worse. After reading numerous articles based on opinions and statements from local city planners and engineers, the best way to see an improvement in the traffic issue is to increase the amount of public transportation in the Austin area. The increase of public transportation would provide fast travel time and would help reduce the amount of money, commuters and locals use on gas by a substantial amount per year. Though many may argue the that we have enough public transportation already, reducing the number of personal vehicles on the road would decrease the amount of bumper to bumper traffic experienced on a daily basis, as well as increase the options for those commuting to the city every day. there are many possible solutions, such as widening the highways or even building them underground, these solutions however are not the most economically correct and productive way to relieve traffic downtown.

The future of California is pretty good, for the state is projected to see growth in almost every sector of the economy as well as the population, but there are many concerns that must be addressed first in order to see California’s growth come to fruition. International trade and business is one of California’s largest industries and it’s expected to continue increasing, for many emerging economies are also located off of the Pacific Ocean. Growth in the economy is good, but requires resources that California has a limited supply of. The main resource California always needs is water, since most of the state’s population resides in the southern regions, which are arid and receive minimal precipitation annually. The state is planning on improving efficiency and the aqueduct system to increase the water supply while decrease the environmental effects California’s aqueduct’s have on regions like the San Joaquin River Delta. For many years California has been considered a very liberal and left state, which is due to the fact that the state has the toughest environmental legislation in the country. With such strong legislation ensuring the protection of the environment California has become a model state in the fight against climate change, and must remain vigilant for there are numerous species endemic to the state that are found nowhere else on the planet. Though there are numerous other factors’ affecting California’s future these are some of the most interesting areas to

These issues and many others will be fleshed out as part of a $175,000 Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning grant we’ve secured to come up with a comprehensive Rail Corridor Plan. With information presented comprehensively at community meetings, the Council and the public will be able to discuss the possibilities for long-term solutions such as trenching (as in Solana Beach), more under-crossings like the Swami’s pedestrian underpass at Santa Fe Drive, and all other options. Over the past 30 years, the city has seen multiple studies, and those results will be compiled and presented as part of the Rail Corridor

In order to create realistic solutions, it is essential to see how Californians have funded infrastructure projects in the past. Before California became the populous state it is today; not much infrastructure was built because the demand was not set in place. As more people moved to California as a result of the California Gold Rush, roads were cleared to make commutes easier. Property tax mostly funded these projects. It was not until the creation of the 1909 State Highway Act that significant infrastructure was established which included a 34-route 3,000-mile system. Although this highway act lead to a substantial creation of highway infrastructure, “initial estimates proved inadequate, and the state required additional highway bond measures

Supervisor Haggerty has worked tirelessly to combat the issue of Bay Area congestion, which makes up 80% of all congestion in Northern California. He is currently working on bringing improvements to I-580, one of the most congested highways in the Bay Area. He is also working on a BART extension to Livermore and San Jose. Such improvements will provide commuters with a more efficient and environmentally friendly way to get to work.

Working in both Transportation and Urban design fields was always my dream.When I took several courses in Urban transportation in undergraduate school, such as urban transportation planning and urban transportation network design, I realized this field is where I want to work. I also participated in some international conferences regarding urban transportation and sustainable design to find out how different countries are designing their network system and how they meet the needs of their community.

Transportation between Compinwood and Eaganville is important to the region’s economic growth and development. As transportation planners for the State of Gilder, our job is to create a transportation plan that will ease congestion, meet the needs of the citizens, and reduce travel time on the SR A. Over the next 25 years, the population of Compinwood and Eaganville are expected to increase and the jobs in Eaganville are expected to increase as well. While the SR A is already heavily congested, it is experiencing an increase in truck traffic due to the increased trade with Florin. Agri Com is a coalition that supports these businesses involved in agriculture and trade with Florin. The SR A is one of the most congested freeways in Gilder

Around 1958, the California Highway Department did planning that showed a new [West-side] freeway that was to connect Highway 101 at Mountain View with the 101 near Monterey Road in south San Jose. The plans showed this freeway would cut our property into two pieces. Of course, there was nothing we could do to change those plans, so we had to plan that sometime in

Group 2 was assigned the Rainier and Henderson hotspot in Rainier Beach, Seattle, Washington. This intersection is inside the Beach Square area, and is located in between 3 schools and a community center. A fourth school is located just outside the Beach Square boundary, but was still used within the scope of the project. There are three bus stops and two shopping centers nearby the intersection. Two of these bus stops are across the street from the schools. Rainier and Henderson has a mixed land use from the blending of commercial and nearby residential areas. For our project, we focused on the shopping centers that were located nearby the four schools.

Description: The cities of Santa Ana and Irvine, in corporation with California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), propose to build an overcrossing structure over SR‐55, the Costa Mesa Freeway, between the western terminus of Alton Avenue in the City of Santa Ana and the eastern terminus of Alton Parkway in the City of Irvine, Orange County. The proposed project will include the construction of an overcrossing on Alton Avenue/Parkway over SR‐55, the widening Alton Avenue between Main Street to Standard Avenue in the City of Santa Ana, the addition of bike lanes, and the relocation of an existing drainage channel.

The California High-Speed Rail is a high-speed rail system currently under construction in California and is a bad idea for the state. During the November election in 2008, Californians were asked to approve a $45 billion bullet train. Proposition 1A passed, but just barely. Since then just about everything the voters were promised in 2008 about the rail system has changed. With a $45 billion price tag, and with far from an overwhelming mandate at 52% of the votes, this project is far from being built. The first phase of the system could be completed by 2029, provided that additional funds are obtained. Phase 2 (which has no timetable yet) was originally planned to extend the system northerly in the Central Valley to the Sacramento Valley Station in Sacramento, and southerly (through the Inland Empire) to the San Diego International Airport in San Diego. That too has changed, Sacramento and San Diego are now not even mentioned in future planning.

Transportation planning is the process of planning what you will look at and what you are going to do in the future in regards to the transportation system. According to Caltrans, the transportation process is carried out in the continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive fashion. States and local agencies will need to identify goals, needs, and investment priorities for their transportation system. Sufficient funding is also essential to transportation planning because it addresses state and local transportation needs and issues. The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) is a law that established a new vision for surface transportation in America and posed a major change to transportation planning and policy. In addition,

The development of every nation hinges on the effectiveness of their transportation systems. Movement of goods, services and people to and from work is made possible by transportation systems. The importance of effective transportation systems cannot be over-emphasized. A lot of countries are facing Transportation problems and my country Ghana is no exception. A trip of about 30 minutes can take about an hour or more due to traffic jams. This is seriously impacting productivity and has been a topical issue in the country. The situation is the same in Uganda where I currently work. To this end, Transportation Engineers are needed to design roads/ highways that will stand the test of time, plan effective traffic management systems to reduce travel

A Case Study on the California High Speed Rail System (CAHSR) - Is It Feasible?