...Impact of the West London Tram on West Ealing A submission to Transport for London from West Ealing Neighbours Introduction West Ealing Neighbours is a newly formed residents group for the West Ealing area. Its draws its membership from people who live and work in West Ealing along with some who make regular use of the shops and other facilities in the area. We had our inaugural public meeting in April that was attended by over 70 members of the public. At this meeting our primary topic was the impact of the tram in West Ealing. Our aim was to provide a forum for local people to hear at first hand the arguments for and against the proposed tram. Many concerns about the effect of the tram on West Ealing were raised at this meeting. At the end of the meeting we asked for a show of hands about taking the step of talking to TfL about these concerns. The show of hands was overwhelmingly in favour of West Ealing Neighbours raising these concerns with TfL. With this mandate in mind, we have produced this short paper outlining the concerns of West Ealing Neighbours and other members of the public who attended our meeting. Summary of concerns Our concerns are grouped under the following headings: • Deterioration in north south access for road and bus traffic and greater congestion at the Lido Junction • Damage to an already declining shopping environment on West Ealing Broadway • Why is it necessary to divert road traffic in...
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...Annual Report 2012 – 13 Published by Public Transport Victoria, 750 Collins Street, Docklands VIC 3008. ptv.vic.gov.au © Public Transport Victoria 2013 This publication is copyright. No part may be reproduced by any process except in accordance with the Provisions of the Copyright Act 1968. Authorised by Public Transport Victoria, 750 Collins Street, Docklands VIC 3008. ISSN 2202-8315 (Online) Print managed by Finsbury Green, Level 9, 124 Exhibition Street, Melbourne VIC 3000. This document is available in an accessible format at ptv.vic.gov.au. Printed on environmentally friendly paper. PTVH0291/13 Leading our public transport network – for all Victorians today and tomorrow. Contents Transmittal letter Abbreviations Chair and Chief Executive’s foreword 2 3 4 1 Structure and governance Organisational structure Public Transport Victoria Board Chief Finance Officer’s Statement 5 8 9 12 2 Highlights and Performance Report Highlights PTV Performance Report 15 16 22 3 4 Financial statements Appendices 31 99 1 Public Transport Victoria Annual Report 2012 – 13 2012 – 13 Annual Report transmittal letter 11 September 2013 The Hon. Terry Mulder MP Minister for Public Transport 121 Exhibition Street Melbourne VIC 3000 Dear Minister Annual Report 2012 – 13 In accordance with provisions of the Financial Management Act 1994, I am pleased to present the Public Transport Victoria Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2013. Yours sincerely Ian Dobbs Chair and Chief Executive...
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...1. INTRODUCTION Nowadays, public transport plays an important role in each country in the world. This is because public transport is the most important issue in our lives. People have different views about public transport. In this report the authors will compare the views on public transport between 0 ELICOS students and Australians. 1.1. Background - Regarding the selection of public transport of Australian, the survey have shown that the rate of using public transport increases significantly between 2006 and 2011 while train occupy the highest with 6.3%, bus and tram with 3.5% and 0.6% respectively in 2011. However, the proportion of using private vehicle is higher than public transport in Australia (Australia- method of travel to work, n, d). According to the survey Australian Bureau of Statistics (2009). We want to know why people choice public transport. 51% of people think that public transport is convenient/ less stressful/ reduce travel time. 21 % of people have no private form of transport, 12% of people think cheaper than own transport, 10% of the people because the public transport services near home, and nearly 5% people think environment/ weather/ other. Our research find figure shows the frequency of people who use public transport. The most figures of three to seven days a week is 35%. The proportion of people use public transport one to two days week 20%. The figure of less than once a month and once a month is similar 15% and 16% respectively. 11%...
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...Name Tutor Course Date Blanche De Bois versus Willy Loman Blanche Du Boise is a character in Tennesse‘s fictional plain by the title a street car named desire while Willy Loman is a fictional character in Arthurs miller play; death of a sales man. Blanche in the play street car named desire is an extremely complicated character who appears to have internal conflicts throughout the play. She appears to be from the upper class society as her name suggests and upon meeting her she appears cultured and sophisticated. Her dressing suggests purity and innocence but it doesn’t take long to realize she is pretending. Her attempt to cover up her drinking problem and promiscuous behavior all foreshadow her eventual destruction of her character. On the other hand Willy Loman is presented as a very simple man as the writer wants him to appear as a common man. His family background is not well known to him as we see he only has one memory of his father; when he was a toddler and was listening to him play the flute. His brother left him when he was three and only visited twice, while his mother died a long time ago. Blanche is a pretender.wen we meet her at the start of the story, she is dressed in white, a symbol of purity and d innocence. She is seen as a delicate, refined, and sensitive. She is cultured and intelligent. One when she found her young husband in a compromising situation with an elderly woman and later they went for a dance she tells him that he is disgusting. This leads...
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...urban sociology Chelsea Ng Chapter 5 SA 364 301123322 Urbanization in the late 1800's gave rise to more expanded and populated cities. Such urbanization in the United States “benefited the economic and political opportunities (111)” by increasing the labour force and creating transportation efficiency. Although Chapter 5 primarily focuses on urbanization in the 1800’s of the United States, urbanization has also produced a multicultural connection of businesses. Urbanization in the United States has been shaped by immigration, and urban transportation. Roughly forty million immigrants settled in the U.S. between 1800’s and 1900’s. The increasing number of factories created an intense need for labour, providing opportunities for immigrants to work. Opportunities can be defined differently though because immigrants had worked in harsh and unlivable conditions due to their ethnicity. Nevertheless, population churning and immigration transformed United States from an agrarian to an urban nation. Immigration provides many opportunities since “each new immigrant had to be processed…meant more government jobs [were needed]…[created] specialized businesses catering to the needs of arrivals from foreign lands (111).” I can apply these growth opportunities to Richmond today. The more immigrants there are, more jobs are required to “cater to the needs (111)” of immigrants. There are increasingly more...
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...With the different types of transportation at our disposal, has become much easier and faster. There are different choices for traveling to a place far away from my home like traveling by train, car, or taking a bus, each having both advantages and disadvantages. Given the choice, I always prefer to travel by train especially if it is an overnight journey. Trains are easily the most comfortable way to travel. One has the option of travelling in air-conditioned coaches either first class, 2 –tier or 3 –tier. At night there is hardly any scope of getting amazing views en route and a good night sleep gives a refreshing start to the onward journey. Passengers are provided with clean bed-rolls for the night to tuck yourself in. The ride is very smooth and not bumpy as in case of buses due to the poor condition of roads. Trains rarely suffer from weather delays and does not give a jet lag. You can talk to your companions, read a book, or have a snooze. Indian Railways is pretty well connected and major cities are serviced by at least one railway line, along with countless local and commuter services. Trains offers plenty of legroom, no restrictions on the use of electronic devices, generous free baggage allowances, and a dining car serving freshly-prepared meals. Long distant passenger trains are provided with washrooms which are cleaned regularly. Travelling by train overnight is much safer. A bus journey is fraught with risks, they are more accident prone because it is depends...
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...Statistical Modeling of Bus Dwell Time at Stops Students Name: Course Name: Professor Name: University Name: City, State: Date: Abstract The key purpose of the paper is to attempt and elaborate on Analysis of bus dwell times that uses automatic vehicle (AVL)/ automatic passenger counter (APC) Information in which it upsurges vast amounts on data because of its position to enhance real time information on bus arrivals. The paper will also stress on how bus dwell period at bus bay contains extreme decorum of indecision, arising from the merging characters of bus to other vehicles shoulder. Lastly it will show on the procedures used to approximate the bus dwell period in the field. Introduction Bus dwell period is one of the essential components that could affect bus transport Systems intensity of service, due to the upsurge in number of persons travelling by means of road, especially those using buses tend to experience huge congestions at the bus stations. Therefore some nations have adapted the dwell times that uses automatic vehicle location (AVL)/ automatic passenger counter...
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...the first of many phases on this project running by summer 2009. By 2020, Sound Transit expects the system to be carrying more than 42,500 daily passengers (Sound Transit, 2009). By the time the entire Light Rail system is finally built in Puget Sound, it will not support the traffic volume that is needed for the day. This project has great potential, but it has been poorly managed, has become too costly, and will not resolve our traffic problems in the near future. Light Rail History According to TrainWeb, LLC, Light Rail or Light Rail Transit is a form of urban rail public transportation that generally has a lower capacity and lower speed than heavy rail and metro systems, but higher capacity and higher speed than street-running tram systems. The term is typically used to refer to rail systems with rapid transit-style features that usually use electric rail cars operating mostly in private rights-of-way separated from other traffic but sometimes, if necessary, mixed with other traffic in city streets (TrainWeb, LLC, 1998). Modern Light Rail technology is highly flexible in how it can be used, and whether any given system is considered a true rapid transit system or not depends on its implementation. On the...
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...A project that is now sure to change the existing state of transport in the capital, Delhi Metro is not a new or even recent idea for Indians. In fact, the idea was brought into consideration about some fifty years back, but the bureaucratic red-Taoism made it to take such a long period to come into reality. However, on December 26, 2002, the people of Delhi got the first ride in this much-awaited dream train. Delhi Metro’s first phase has been completed. And, with this, the DMRC (Delhi Metro Rail Corporation) can claim to provide transport to two million passengers every day with a train at every third minute. In its first phase, the Delhi Metro is operational between Sahara and Ties Hazard stations with four other stations in between. The Metro is on, and the people are happy with the service it is rendering. After all, now they have an alternate to the suffocating packed blue line buses and the inadequate service of the DTC – run CNG buses. With the Metro option, the passengers are not only saved from the inconvenience of the road transport, but they also experience a world class service at very affordable fares. It is really pleasing to note that a passenger can reach from Ties Hazard to Sahara in just fourteen minutes by spending as much money as he would spend through a bus. Thus, while it saves the passengers from the trouble of road transport and provides a much reliable service to reach places in time, it does not bother the commuter of any extra expenditure...
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...Demerits of Elevated Metro Rail (C-B-M Route) : 1. Three main Arterial Roads i.e. Linking Road, S.V. Road and Link Road are strangulated forever. 2. MMRDA itself has planned 7 flyovers in Western Suburbs and 2 flyovers in Eastern Suburbs. All 9 Flyovers are scrapped to accommodate Elevated Metro Rail. 3. About One lac sft. of Footpaths are acquired to accommodate Elevated Stations. 4. There is no clue whatsoever about existing bus routes and Bus stops. 5. Vile Parle Station on S.V. Road adjoining high security runway of Juhu Airport is impossible at because the Metro Rail obstructs the flying path of Aircrafts. 6. 54% of the length of alignment is on Curves. Thus the speed planned at 80 kmph shall be restricted immensely. 7. One of the worst impacts is uprooting of 948 trees out of existing 1950 trees of several generations. 8. All options for optimizing and interconnection various modes of transport are clipped forever. 9. Elevated metro will be a huge liability to expand Metro rail itself in all future routes. Merits of Underground Metro Rail (C-B-M Route) : 1. Existing Urban Fabric not disturbed. 2. It will not Choke the only two Arterial Roads – S. V. Road and Linking Road in the Western Suburbs. These roads have less width (80’-0”) than the Metro station width (86’-0”) 3. Marginally Civil cost increase (approx 50% of overall cost) due to Tunnel Technology which is LESS...
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...1. INTRODUCTION Nowadays, public transport plays an important role in each country in the world. This is because public transport is the most important issue in our lives. People have different views about public transport. In this report the authors will compare the views on public transport between 0 ELICOS students and Australians. 2.1. Background * Regarding the selection of public transport of Australian, the survey have shown that the rate of using public transport increases significantly between 2006 and 2011 while train occupy the highest with 6.3%, bus and tram with 3.5% and 0.6% respectively in 2011. However, the proportion of using private vehicle is higher than public transport in Australia (Australia- method of travel to work, n, d). According to the survey Australian Bureau of Statistics (2009). We want to know why people choice public transport. 51% of people think that public transport is convenient/ less stressful/ reduce travel time. 21 % of people have no private form of transport, 12% of people think cheaper than own transport, 10% of the people because the public transport services near home, and nearly 5% people think environment/ weather/ other. Our research find figure shows the frequency of people who use public transport. The most figures of three to seven days a week is 35%. The proportion of people use public transport one to two days week 20%. The figure of less than once a month and once a month is similar 15% and 16% respectively...
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...Background Transportation services are a must when it comes to major cities. It helps the crowds of immense density to move together and more effectively to get everybody where they need to be. A big improvement was made when linked streetcars were introduced. It seems as if a machine that is run off electricity and can get through a mile in a little more than a minute was established not to long ago, but the streetcar has actually been around since the late 1890’s. They have been around since and are still one of the most effective ways of getting large amount of people anywhere in the city. That is only a few of the benefits it contains. One of the most prestigious and most known streetcar networks is that of the city of San Francisco, in California. The streetcars have added to the cities identity and when San Francisco is mentioned people tend to automatically think streetcars/cable cars. San Francisco’s streetcar network can carry more than 13,000 passengers per hour during rush hour and 173,000 passengers on the weekdays. Ed Reiskin, the SFMTA Director of Transportation adds on to the statement about, the amount of people who ride the streetcars, by saying, “This goes to show that while people come from all over the world to ride these vehicles, there are thousands of San Franciscans who rely on this line for their daily commute.” Showing that maybe without this streetcar network, the city would not flow so effectively. San Francisco has embraced the popularity that...
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...eportSP applies its internationally leading competence to the development and evaluation of technologies, material, products, and processes to meet its customers' needs and provide an effective link between research and commercialisation. Research in communication technology SP performs advanced research and development in communication technology, against the background of our expertise in computation methods and measurement technology. Projects aim to assist the industrial development process with new products, new technologies and new methods. We possess special expertise in antenna systems and methods of developing and analysing them. Much of the work is carried out in Centres of Excellence, such as Chase or Charmant, together with industry and Chalmers University of Technology, and also in the form of industrial projects financed by sources such as VINNOVA. MIMO antennas Modern mobile terminals impose demanding requirements in respect of transmission capacity and reliable connection, often under fading conditions. At the same time, the antenna systems must be squeezed into a very restricted space. One solution to this problem is the Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) approach. SP is involved in projects developing new methods of efficient development and analysis of antenna systems of this type. Advanced antenna systems SP develops advanced antenna systems for complex environments. An example of such an application is the antenna design for radio-controlled...
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...Metro rail systems: Boon or bane for urban India? Indian cities will begin operating metro rail transport systems in seven cities, which taking the total number of cities with such systems to 11. But some fear that the sleek trains will be unaffordable for the vast majority of city dwellers, where 77 per cent of the population lives on less than 20 rupees (S$ 0.45) a day. Mumbai - based civil engineer Sudhir Badami, said that the metro transport system might be viable to some extent in big cities, but certainly not in smaller cities. They are already struggling to find money to provide their basic facilities such as piped drinking water, sanitation, education and health care. Others also think that building a metro network takes too long and is too disruptive. In contrast a bus system can be put in place within a year with minimal disturbance. They also believed a well – planned bus system can carry 30,000 commuters an hour. It is the same number as a metro rail system. In contrast, the director of urban development ministry in New Delhi, Prakash Singh said that buses are not feasible in some cities. He thought that cities needs additional land to widen existing roads and create a dedicated bus corridor. But, a separate, dedicated corridor was carved out from the existing road and ended up creating chaos on the road as other vehicle had to make do with much narrower road. In my opinion, the government in India should still create the metro rail transport system but with...
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...Types of communicated messages Darius Smith COMM/208 August 14th 2012 Tamara Anderson University of phoenix A situation that warrants creation of a positive or informative message is a promotion at the work place. An informative message can be used in the case to inform the employee of the new change, and their recent job promotion. August 12th 2012 Mrs. Sharon R. Smith 3335 w. Sergeant Street Philadelphia, pa Dear Mrs. Smith Recently the Smith Co Corporation has been in search of a new case manger to oversee the Philadelphia office. We received your application regarding this position, and appreciate your interest in the position. We are pleased to inform you after reviewing your work history and long Gevity with the company; we decided to promote you to the new case worker of our Philadelphia office. The office location will be emailed to you attached with a parking pass.The start date will resume on Monday august 24th 2012. Again thank you for your hard work and dedication too the company and we look forward to even more success under your management. Sincerely Darius smith Executive C.E.O. Examples of a negative message can be not getting a job or promotion that you applied for. August 12th 2012 Mrs. Sharon R. Smith 3335 w. Sergeant Street Philadelphia, pa Dear Mrs. Smith Recently we received your resume applying for the case manger...
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