Rapid transit

Bay Area Rapid Transit(BART) system provides residents in Bay Area with convenient and rapid transportation service among nine counties [1]. After the concept of BART was born in late 1940, the BART board of directors was created in 1957 which had 12 members and controlled the whole BART project. They entitled a consortium of 3 engineering companies Parsons, Brinkerhoff-Tudor-Bechtel (PBTB) to direct the construction of BART which began about 1963 [4]. BART system tried to apply many innovative technologies

Dear Blacktown City Council With the population of 43,374 (2011 census) and growth rate increasing (average annual rate of 2.2%), Blacktown City is recognised to be the largest and one of the fastest growing in any Local Government Area in NSW. Anticipated to reach 500, 000 by the year 2031 from factors of urban sprawl, birth and migrants, the struggle to uphold Blacktown’s liveability is a crucial aspect in the demands of the futures security of individuals and the general publics ‘contentment

Brandee Meyer Boston from 1850-1900 There was no time in Boston that was most emphasized, than the 1850’s to 1900’s. In the city of Boston there were a lot of changes that had occurred between the second half of the 19th century, not only with the city but also with the people living in Boston. Boston has always been changing and in transition. Boston had changed majorly from being the merchant city to the industrial metropolis. The population of people went up about ¾ in 50 years of its

ENB200 Part 1 – System Case Study New York City Subway Executive Summary A report has been conducted to form literature review on the New York City Subway, an engineering system, which analyses the systems key elements and interactions as well as the context for its operations and future challenges it may face. As the New York City Subway system is an incredibly complex engineering system that involes many vital subsytems, all of which have an important role in the operation of this

The rise of mass transit in the beginning seemed like a great idea everything did seem to go well and it really benefited the majority of Americans. Many people used mass transit as a faster efficient way to get around that they had never seen before. Electric trolleys as started in the article “The Rise and Fall of mass transit” were the start of the urban expansion that came about. At the time real estate owners and transit owners developed a good system to ensure economic development in the cities

Beginning in June of 1952, when the Metropolitan Transportation Authority was founded, advances in transportation in New York City have improved the city’s developing economy and have benefitted people to a great extent. Located in the heart of Manhattan, the MTA headquarters are home to hundreds of different vehicles, ridden by thousands daily. The train tracks and bus routes run through Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island, and the Bronx, unifying all five boroughs and improving the lives

Savannah MacDonald Professor David Rifkind Professor Kayla Cox ARC 2701 18 October 2017 Observation Essay . On 10th Avenue and 26th Street, in the West side of Manhattan, marks “Death Avenue.” Hundreds of New Yorkers lost their lives on this street due to the railroads. In 1929, the city finally agreed to elevate the railroad and initiate construction of the game-changing High Line. In the book, Public Art on the High Line, it states, “From 1934 to 1960, it had been considered a game-changer

In April 2016, Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) proudly announced the subway ridership increased to 1.763 billion and stroked the highest figures since 1948. As the number of ridership upsurges, “the threat of blood on the tracks has become constant” (Peyser). The New York Post reported several incidents happened in New York’s subway in the past weeks: a man in wheelchair fell onto the tracks and was struck by a train in Brooklyn (Moore), a woman was shoved onto the tracks and killed by

utility companies to cooperate is another subject of its own that majorly impacts the project feasibility. Even with those impacts, the project is still possible because new transportation systems overcome these factors each year. Though this type of transit system is possible, it would take a major spokesperson or government official to get the project passed for

Today’s experience was pretty much a unique one. Probably because it was not done individually but it was required to be done in groups. It was amazing to do a community investigation and have four completely different people jump on a Metrorail together. I was amazed of what everyone had to say, the differences in opinions and the type of discussions that we were having between one another. To begin with I knew I was going to be one of the few to be excited to hop on the Metrorail and explore the