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    truck makes me feel uneasy. This truck gives The truck follows the bus all the way through the rest of the route. I am the only black guy left on the bus. Matter of fact I am the only person on the bus. The sun is still hung in the corner of the sky, accompanied by a few clouds. The bus begins to decelerate, the slow screech of the brakes fill the air. Finally, I can begin the 10 minute walk home. As I walk to the front of the bus and reach the last step, still in the background, in my peripheral

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    have discovered, the future global population growth will only take place in the urban area. It is projected to be a 70% of the 9 billion future populations to live in cities in 2050. (Maarten Hajer 61) As the observable trend along with the major bus routes in San Francisco and Oakland, it makes people believe that gentrification will become an unpreventable force to

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    communities. Another important aspect to public transit is their payment policies. The WRTA has four methods of payment and two mediums riders can use. The prices vary according to certain criteria. The most basic is a single ride. When paying cash on the bus, a single ride for adults is $1.50; for those who qualify for reduced fare, that is the elderly, disabled, and children between the ages of 5 and 13, a single ride is 0.75. Children under 5 are always free. When using a Charlie Card, adult fare drops

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    standards like present in developed countries. There are two types of costs associated with transport system: one is capital cost and other is operating cost. Capital cost constitutes of infrastructural support, procurement of buses, and construction of bus stations. Whereas operating cost includes expenses incurred in fuel, technological services, salaries to operators of buses, and upgrading buses to better quality with time. Hence financial aspect takes a big role, because without investment of money

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    Currently there are already a few alternatives to cars available to a large amount of people, the most prevalent of these being public transport systems which count towards about 16% of commuters as their usual method of transport in the UK[6]. In the future we will probably see more alternatives such as driver-less cars, notably one being developed by google, and some even speculate as to more science fiction like modes of transportation e.g. “According to Shaw, in the future everyone will use

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    of the most common miscommunication issues with your customers? There are not too many miscommunications. The party bus has a form that the customer must fill out ahead of time and Nick will usually call the customer a few days ahead of the party to make sure that they are on the same page as him. The small miscommunication issue that is sometimes made is making sure the party bus has the

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    societies, which is vital for the improvement of evolution. The field can be divided into groundwork, automobiles and operations. Transport structure involves pipelines, waterways, roads, railways, warehouses, and bus stations. Different modes of transportation include bicycles, boats, planes, bus, trains, scooter, ect. The word transportation comes from Middle English and Latin. Different definitions for the word are as follows: “to carry or move from one place to another, to carry away by strong emotion

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    as well as significant financial resources from the North Carolina Transportation Association and The American Public Transportation system. It is proposed that the contract to run the Transit services would tender to these established firms. This bus system will benefit local business, senior citizens, students, tourists, and all rural families in Cleveland County currently lacking affordable

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    Revival is a company I own for four years now. It’s been a family company since 1963, so it has a lot of sentimental value to me over the years. Basically what this company does restores old classic cars and rejuvenates them. The shop was owned by my grandpa, then pass on to my dad. Unfortunately, my dad passed away of cancer, so he inherited the company to me because he knew I would still continue to keep Revival functioning properly. I like to preserve my company the way it is, as how it was first

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    mom drove me to the bus stop. i hated busses. it confused me that we were taking the bus when i knew that she could have taken us herself but we had to. The bus made its way to the stop and i got on and to my surprise there were no seats. i tried finding anyone i knew and i had no luck so i had to sit next to two other people when the seats are only able to hold two. When i thought the bus couldn’t get any more crowded we stop at a popular stop and more people get on. The bus would stop a few more

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