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    Public transportation in rural areas of course operate to serve communities and individuals that live and work outside of urban areas. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, “the need for rural public transportation has historically been linked with providing mobility and accessibility to essential employment, goods, and services for older adults, persons with disabilities, low-income persons, and others. ” Perhaps surprisingly, nearly 10% of rural public transportation trips were

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    air pollution in China mainland, HK has been affected as well for its geographic neighborhood. The Air quality readings recently (PM2.5: 60µg/m³) have exceeded the loose local standard (50µg/m³), 3 times of WHO’s recommended standards (20µg/m³). The public appeals to the government to take actions to improve air quality. Electric vehicle (EV) is considered the best solution for the problem. It

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    committee Mohammad Qabbani, many plans and alternatives were investigated in order to improve public transportation in Beirut but this was made very difficult due to Beirut great traffic jam (The Daily Star, 2016). In the past years the use of public transportation in Lebanon has decreased remarkably and people tended to use more their private cars. We believe that straddling buses may solve the problem of public transportation in Lebanon. This project will accomplish a huge step in the transportation

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    gloves and a hat. She pulled her coat ever tighter around herself. Her lips were numb, her jaw fighting to chatter. The bus was late and she was meant to be meeting her friend Daisy on it. Daisy, when approached with the idea of travelling via public transport to the unpronounceable French café she desperately wanted to go to, seemed disgusted at the very notion. Lily reminded her that not everyone could rely on their Daddy buying them a new car as soon as they turned seventeen and that it certainly

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    even supposed to consume raw eggs because of the higher than normal risk of getting ill. This is no time to take the bus or even a cab. They need clean medical transport, not public transportation. Public transportation is downright dangerous for someone who is very ill, possibly recently stitched up, and who has an impaired ability

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    Gatwick Improvements

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    improvements and gains on the ground that it would create. Its construction began in 1990 and was completed in 1999, at a cost of £ 3.5 billion. Hussein, & Hunt, (2007) presented a series of recommendations for future ferrous projects in London. Transport for London, Metropolitan transportation Authority, hired two independent studies revise and empirically identify the rise in land values attributable to the extending line Jubilee to have more information to develop funding policy for the new generation

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    Large cities and populations rely on public transportation to reduce traffic congestion and vehicle emission as well as provide a means for citizens without personal vehicles to travel to important places like work, school or the grocery store. Critically important infrastructure to any city, without a reliable regional transportation system those who cannot afford cars are greatly impacted. Such groups may be confined to a particular neighborhood which may result in lack of accessibility to jobs

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    location and layout, available information and atmosphere/ambience of the agency waiting area. On the 7 August, 15 at 10.50am I visited Centrelink located at Mt Gravatt. The accessibility to the Centrelink is of a good standard. In terms of public transport the nearest bus stop was a street away located along Logan Rd. There is a car park provided for clients located in the basement of the building-allowing visitation up to 2 hours free of charge. There was also two-handicap parking located at the

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    The New York City Subway System has an extremely rich and detailed history that dates to the late nineteenth century. Before the system that the public currently takes advantage of when they visit New York City, there were an extensive amount of public transportation options that were available to the general public. For example, horse and carriages, omnibuses, and trolley systems were all used as a means of transportation throughout the nineteenth century. Once the idea for a subway system to be

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    Case Study: Rosati-Kain

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    Rosati-Kain is an all-girls catholic high school located in the heart of the Central West End in St. Louis, Missouri. The faculty at Rosati-Kain provides their teenage female students a lot of things about life, education, and faith but the only thing Rosati-Kain doesn’t provide to their students is transportation. So Therefore I am writing to you, Dr. Kurt Nelson and Sister Joan Andert, about the lack of transportation Rosati-Kain High School doesn’t provide for their students. Without providing

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