...2008 CHARLEY V. WOOTAN AWARD: Outstanding Paper in Policy and Organization Reassessing On-Street Parking Wesley E. Marshall, Norman W. Garrick, and Gilbert Hansen The ongoing debate about the merits and drawbacks of on-street parking offers few definitive answers because comprehensive research in this area has been lacking. The goal is to develop a better understanding of the gamut of issues related to on-street parking, ranging from parking demand and the pedestrian environment to less researched topics such as the efficiency of land use. In addition, the basic question of safety is addressed in a more precise way than previously by taking into account actual vehicle speeds and crash severity levels. The investigation points to on-street parking as crucial in benefiting activity centers on numerous levels. Users of the downtowns consistently valued these landefficient on-street parking spaces over and above off-street surface lots and garages. Low-speed streets with on-street parking also had the lowest fatal and severe crash rates of any road category in the study of 250 Connecticut roadway segments. Part of the reason is that the presence of parking had a measurable effect on vehicle speeds. On-street parking is not purely a device to be used in the right environment; rather, it is a tool to help create that right environment. On-street parking should be more commonly used but especially in situations in which the road is part of the destination and the intent is to cause...
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...arrive late to class if not completely missing it, and in the mean time they are also getting fined for illegal parking. In the article, “UT A Top National Public University,” it was written that the freshman class of 2009 held 3,723 students and had an average core GPA of 3.79 and ACT average of 26.5. As you can see The University of Tennessee Knoxville is a very sought after University to join. Being one of the top schools at its level, it has drawn a tremendous amount of attention and desire for students to attend. With in-state tuition being around $8,300 annually, they tend to draw in a heaping amount of students and scholars from all over the state. Tennessee Journalist reports an interview of UT student Liz Whitley, “The University sells more parking passes than there are spots available, so during busy times like lunch, it’s almost impossible to find a place to park your car.” Also according to another college student, “There were either too many permits given out, or people illegally parked there all the time,” as written by Aubrey Roff. The biggest issue as far as parking goes is that colleges issue too many permits to students. In reference to UT school website, the ratio of parking permits issued to actual parking spaces available is an almost 2 to 1 ratio; 1.85 to 1 to be precise. Based on the article, “Parking and Transit Services Rates” from the UT parking and transit services, prices can range anywhere from $182 to $285 for commuters and non-commuters; as far as...
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...Undocumented Argument Some things in life can go unsaid but then there are things that need a voice. One thing that gets on my nerves is the blue lot parking area at Bloomsburg University. The blue lot is a stone parking lot located in the far left corner of upper campus directly to the left of JKA apartments completely out of the way and a huge inconvenience for college students that use it. Not to mention the university charges seventy five dollars to park there. The university police locks down the gated entrance every night causing people to be locked in or out. My position on the rules and regulations of the parking lot is strongly opposed and feel that it should be free. Not only is it absurd to pay for this parking but also that at times you are not even allowed to get to your own personal vehicle that you pay large amounts of money just to have and insure. This cause’s nothing but large inconveniences from many college students but also puts the ones who use it in possible danger. The location of the parking lot causes a lot of inconveniences. It’s not very close and is a hike just to get there. If you happen to be a new freshman or just a student still living in the dorms it takes a while to get your vehicle. First you have to walk all the way up to Centennial Hall building and wait for the shuttle then you have to take that all the way up to the recently new JKA apartments. Once there you then walk all the way past the apartments and through the gates and then...
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...of hymns, mantras, engraved morals and or values. Northwood’s method to success is compiled into a book referred to by students and faculty as the “NU bible.” In this book When we are Free the Northwood idea is found. It’s not just a page, it’s the entirety of the book that encompasses this successful ideology. The Northwood idea incorporates four main principles in which their students follow. To be successful in the business world, one must know of these basic principles: freedom, capitalism, private property and limited government. America is known to grant...
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...Marienplatz and Karlsplatz. The final stop of S1 is Ostbahnhof and Geltendorf is the final stop of S8. From Hauptbahnhof, passengers can transfer to lines 1, 2, 4, and 5 of the city metro U-Bahn. S-Bahn trains from MUC depart every 20 minutes, so passengers do not have to wait long. If the final destination is located in Munich city center, there is almost no difference what line S1 or S8 to take. In any case, they go via the central station. The...
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...This story is all about how i got pulled over for not wearing my seat belt. I was breaking the law which made me feel free for not doing what is expected of me. Not having the restraint of the belt around my chest all the way down to my hip where is clicked in to stay secure. Being able to lean freely, turn around without it rubbing on my neck or getting in my way when i reach behind my seat for when i drop something. Having the freedom to punch someone in my back seat for saying something dumb or saying something out loud since it's not intended for the ones around. All without the worry of the safety belt around my body because at that point in time i did not wear it. Even though i knew exactly what would happen if caught by the law without the safety strap around me. A thirty dollar fine for i...
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...Traffic Jam in Dhaka City Over the last few years the transportation problem of Dhaka City has visibly been deteriorating steadily. Citizens constantly complain about the unbearable twin problems of traffic jam and air pollution. Democracy watch decided to address this problem through an opinion poll covering around eight hundred households randomly selected from several purposively selected neighbourhoods of the city, representatives of middle and lower income areas. The questions asked focused mainly on three issues: (a) the nature of the problem as perceived by the surveyed residents, (b) their understanding about the causes of these problems and (c) their recommendations on solutions to these perceived problems. Some preliminary results from this survey were presented at a workshop, which was participated by persons associated with the formulation and implementation of traffic policies, rules and programmes .This Draft Final Report benefits from valuable discussion and comments received at the workshop. The methodology of this survey is explained below in brief. It is easy to see that the study extended beyond a standard opinion poll and entered the arena of investigative research in seeking some explanations to perceptions as well as behaviour. The findings are presented mainly in the form of self-explanatory tables with some introductory highlights and conclusions. A further extension of the survey is currently being completed to cover the very poor and the...
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...groceries on a budge. There are many stores that I visit but the three that I frequently do my shopping in are Publix, Winn-Dixie and Rowe’s. Since this class started I was able to visit all three stores in less than one week. Even though I had been to these stores many times, this was the first time that I entered each store with the goal of observing my experience as a customer and critic the service I was receiving. The first store I went shopping to was Publix on Saturday, July 6th. My first observation was how free the parking lot. It was free of shopping cart left in parking spots blocking the parking areas. The driving isles were wide enough for two cars to pass each other with ease. The parking spots were wide enough to open the car doors after parking without the fear of hitting the car parked next to yours. As I entered the store I was not greeted until I reached the produce department, but once I passed produce, I seem to be greeted by almost every employee I passed by or encountered. The store seemed by clean and organized with signs over the beginning and end of each isle making it easier to find items without having to walk up and down each isle. There was a point when I could not find a particular jar of spreadable cheese. I was sure that I would find it where the other cheese products are kept. I asked a store employee named David if they sold the cheese. I could not remember the brand name but the minute I mentioned it came in a container and that...
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...Bangladesh. Among them some major factors are as follows: ➢ Undisciplined traffic signal in the road. ➢ Indiscipline among the road user. ➢ Might is right, everybody are free to park their vehicle on Road. ➢ No knowledge of traffic rules which encourage violating the rules. ➢ Enforcement of rules by dishonest persons who are busy in collection of illegal money from traffic rules violators. ➢ Heavy numbers of vehicle on roads. ] When the government as well as traffic department of Bangladesh Police are continuously trying to resolve the ever increasing traffic congestions in the capital city in Bangladesh, owners of Multi Storied Buildings [MSB] are continuing to further worsen the situation as most of them do not either have under-ground vehicle parking facilities in their buildings, or have already used the under-ground parking spaces for various commercial and industrial purposes. Just because of such illegal practices by the owners of such multi storied commercial and residential buildings, vehicles are parked on road sides, causing extra burden to the existing traffic congestions. On physical verification, Weekly Blitz has already located a number of multi storied buildings in Dhaka city, where there are no under-ground parking spaces, or the under-ground parking spaces are already used for various commercial and industrial purposes. List of such buildings are given below for the knowledge of Dhaka City Corporation, Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipakkha...
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...Comp 1 Homework 2. (TWO LETTERS) Due Date 4/1/2014. Topic :- The Massachusetts public smoking ban will be expanded to prohibit smoking in public parks, within one thousand feet of a building entrance and in all parking facilities. The ban will extend to electronic cigarettes as well. My purpose for this letter is to inform by expressing my happiness for the ban. This letter is addressed to my Senator and will be formal. March 31, 2014. Senator Elizabeth Warren U.S Senator For Massachusetts. 2400 JFK Federal Building, 15 New Sudbury Street. Boston MA 02203. Dear Sen. Warren. The recently enacted Massachusetts smoking ban is a wonderful idea. It brings joy to my heart that the legislature finally has gotten what concerned citizens such as myself have been trying to bring to the forefront for some time now. I believe that our entrance ways and parking facilities should and have to be smoke free. I also believe that we do not know the true effects of electronic cigarettes, but still very happy that it was included in the ban. It is my belief that all tobacco products should be banned even though some smokers believe that they are supporting the economy with the taxes imposed on such products. I believe that smokers want to levy their ideas against non-smokers because it is their right to. But they may be doing more harm than good. I am writing you today to emphasize that we should stand firm on the smoking ban. I will lend my support in any possible. I hope...
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...mind that the Dublin Aircoach stops outside almost all the popular hotels, so it can be used as airport shuttle to the desired hotel. A one-way ticket on the route #700 costs 6 Euros and 11 Euros for a round trip. There is a separate rate for children: 1.5 Euros – one-way ticket and 3 Euros for a round trip. Tickets on other routes cost a little bit more...
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...won it great fame was the Toyota Corolla. Most clients who have opted to buy new vehicles mentioned that they previously owned a Toyota Corolla once (Palm, 2001). They mention reasons such as few cases in which one had to change oil, a tidy and rodent free interior, comfortable, easy pay and efficient in fuel consumption (Palm, 2001). Toyota Corolla effectively competes with other brands from other companies. Some of these brands include FOCUS from the Ford Company and the JETTA brand. A good example of a case in which the Toyota company competes well above the FOCUS and the JETTA is the fuel consumption rate in which the Toyota Corolla consumes fuel at a rate of 68.9%.In contrast, the FOCUS consumes fuel at a rate of 74.2% while the JETTA at 70.5%.The consumption rate previously mentioned is measured in miles per gallon (MPG) (Palm, 2001). The three vehicle brands are equipped with 16’’Alloys in the wheels, but consumers prefer using Toyota Corolla since it is equipped with extra features as compared to the FOCUS and the JETTA. A Toyota Corolla has seven airbags as compared to the other two band which have six airbags (Toyota Company, 2002). It has a parking aid camera that helps the user see the rear and the front while parking. The...
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...another with few hours. But the citizens of Dhaka(sometimes) can not reach to Gulistan Jatrabari from Mohakhali or Farmgate within few hours. Who is responsible for this? Traffic Jam is that magician. Traffic jam has become a great monster in our modern life. Traffic jam has turned daily trips into nightmares. The business community inevitably suffers for the constant waste of its most precious resource of time. Others commuters complain of being stuck in jam for hours an end, while residents breathe in a lat more lead and almost 10 percent of its population seeks medical treatment each year for air pollution related respiratory illnesses. I. Drivers don’t comply with traffic rules. II. Allegations of police support to makeshift shops on footpaths and street sidelines and illegal automobile and rickshaw parking, which occupy more than a third of the streets. III. Some police officers are busy for extracting money for allowing illegal parking. IV. Lack of automatic traffic signals, slow-moving illegal rickshaws and rail crossings are also causing serious traffic jam. Many roads of Dhaka city are not spacious according to the necessity. As aresult, traffic jam occurs very now and then in the congested areas even of the highways. Overtaking tendency is another reason which causes traffic jam. Moreover, our traffic system is not so modern and the number of traffic police is insufficient. It is a matter of shame that some so-called politicians., student leaders and...
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...place to another with few hours. But the citizens of Dhaka(sometimes) can not reach to Gulistan Jatrabari from Mohakhali or Farmgate within few hours. Who is responsible for this? Traffic Jam is that magician. Traffic jam has become a great monster in our modern life. Traffic jam has turned daily trips into nightmares. The business community inevitably suffers for the constant waste of its most precious resource of time. Others commuters complain of being stuck in jam for hours an end, while residents breathe in a lat more lead and almost 10 percent of its population seeks medical treatment each year for air pollution related respiratory illnesses. I. Drivers don’t comply with traffic rules. II. Allegations of police support to makeshift shops on footpaths and street sidelines and illegal automobile and rickshaw parking, which occupy more than a third of the streets. III. Some police officers are busy for extracting money for allowing illegal parking. IV. Lack of automatic traffic signals, slow-moving illegal rickshaws and rail crossings are also causing serious traffic jam. Many roads of Dhaka city are not spacious according to the necessity. As aresult, traffic jam occurs very now and then in the congested areas even of the highways. Overtaking tendency is another reason which causes traffic jam. Moreover, our traffic system is not so modern and the number of traffic police is insufficient. It is a matter of shame that some so-called politicians., student leaders and selfish...
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...Dhaka is badly affected by the population growth. More than 7 hundred thousand rickshaws ply the city road, but only 75 thousand have legal number. This huge number of rickshaws is creating traffic jam. From time to time attempts are made to reduce the number, but the initiative usually produces no results. The number of rickshaw pullers is huge. Almost there are no roads or street or lane free from traffic jam. Traffic jam is obstructing trade and commerce. Illegal parking is another reason for traffic jam. Cars, trucks and other vehicles are parked almost everywhere. Faulty traffic signaling systems, inadequate manpower and narrow road spaces and overtaking tendency of drivers create pro-longed traffic congestions and intensify sufferings of commuters keeping people motionless as well as creating suffocating condition in the streets. Also there are bus terminals not authorized by the traffic department and drivers do not go by traffic rules. VIP protocol maintaining is another reason for frequent traffic jams in the streets and divider problem in the city’s different important roads also causes congestion. Besides, illegal car parking, and unplanned road excavating on the same road by Water and Sewer Authority (WASA), Dhaka Electric Supply Authority (DESA), telephone and telegraph agencies without any integration among them, is responsible for intolerable traffic jams. In any...
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