...were freezing, the weather was not bad. Many people have an image of Canada as being a 'frozen wasteland' in the winter, but much of Canada is very mild during the winter. One of my first impressions of Poland was that, as far as temperature, the winter climate is much the same as where I live in Canada. During my first walk to SGH, I noticed that the sidewalks, roads, and the parkways (area of plants between the road and sidewalk) were covered in garbage - when this garbage remained for weeks, I began to wonder why nothing was cleaned up. The question came to mind, 'does anyone here care what their city looks like?' The Polish students in Sabinki told me that they never give money to people on the street because there are many easy jobs that the government provides for them to make money. After I learned that, I really thought that no one cared; however, always in my mind was the expectation that there would be a 'spring cleaning' after the snow stopped precipitating. Now that spring is here, my hypothesis was shown to be correct, and there has been a large change in the amount of garbage in the streets, even the roads, sidewalks and medians have been well swept - it is quite pleasant. One thing that I now realize is very important for me, and something that I took for-granted, is excellent air quality. Since in Canada the wind has a tendency to blow to the east, the air that I breathe is fresh, and relatively pollution free, ocean air. Sometimes I do not notice the air quality...
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...be aware that the United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed 2011-2020 as the Decade for of Action for Road Safety, with the stated goal to reduce road fatalities around the globe utilizing efforts at the regional, national, and global levels (“UN Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020”, n.d.). I think these two can be put together to promote awareness and a healthier lifestyle for our community. I noted during my Windshield Survey that there are a large number of both elementary and high school students, as well as adult students and those utilizing the facility at the Crary building, formerly Crary Middle School. Many of them come from Watkins Lake Estates and must walk in the street as there are no sidewalks in the entire subdivision. There is a sidewalk along the main line...
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...According to the dictionaries, a sidewalk can be defined as, “walk which consists of a paved area for pedestrians and it is usually beside the street or roadway” (dictionary.com). The definition of sidewalk refers to its basic feature—people could walk on the sidewalk. When people have no car or go for a walk, the sidewalk plays an important role for them. Wherever people are staying, they always do some sport and leisure activities on the sidewalk. Hence, in order to deeply understand the sidewalk, the content could take Northbridge as an instance to discuss detailed. Northbridge, in fact, is an entertainment precinct in Perth where the government has built sidewalks outside restaurants; bars, nightclubs and shops and other attraction entertainments. Nowadays, under the condition of the developed urban city and citizens' life styles, Northbridge has gradually becoming a bridge between people and safety, and communication, and convenience, which significantly enhance the development of the local economy. This essay will also focus on the different functions of the Northbridge in Australian neighborhood. Generally speaking, one of the most primary function of common sidewalk is to offer pedestrians a pretty safe area where could prevent them from the danger of being hit by a moving vehicle on the street (Lee, Jang, Wang and Namgung, 2009). However, with the development of the Australian economy, most people really keen on the sidewalk with the comfortable and leisure style...
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...Safe Streets Act of 2014 Kaplan University At first glance, Charleston S.C. is an idyllic city. It is an old town, with cobbled streets and narrow antiquated sidewalks; on closer inspection it will reveal its hidden dangers. These quaint and roughhewn areas are actually injuring and killing people at an alarming rate. The state was ranked fourth in the nation for its pedestrian danger index; Charleston’s statistics were directly at the top. (Dangerous by Design S.C., 2014) The need for safer sidewalks and streets for all pedestrians should be a maximum priority, and there is a plan in place to help to do this. The Safe Street Act is a law yet to be enacted, but is gaining in popularity in the Senate. The act sets the blueprint which will make a difference in the way streets and sidewalks will be built from now on. It will support the safety and convenience of all it’s users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, public transit users and drivers. It will reconstruct and rehabilitate the existing problem areas and will not allow building in any more dangerous areas. The Safe Streets Act of 2014 will protect our citizens especially our seniors from many of the perils of living in Charleston. The bill, introduced to the Senate on February 6th, 2014 by senators Brian Schatz and Mark Begich is a comprehensive one. It creates incentives for federal transportation agencies to design safe streets for all; this would also include people of all ages and disabilities. Two-thirds...
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...An Easy Male’ An Easy Male’ Contents An Easy Male’ 3 Introduction 3 Problems and Solutions for Male’ 3 References 8 An Easy Male’ Introduction This paper will be focused on the urban Qualities and things that can be done in order to improve the livelihood of the community. Due to the fact that male is a small city and has face scarcity of land at a large scale, re-planning would be a difficult task to carry out. To improve overall livelihood of the community, in making Transportation, land use strategies for cities like Male’ the sense of Male’ should be preserved. It is really important to organize the things in an approach that leads the community to work together and to be understanding and respecting helpful life. For this existing condition should be studied thoroughly in order to propose an enhanced solution. The community process is important to inform citizens and allow residents to participate in the planning process. The street inventory, neighborhood audit, and town character allow citizens to plan, preserve, and guide the future of their town (Horrision, 2004). Problems and Solutions for Male’ Population density is the primary problem for male’. According to (wikipedia / Male , 2013) the population density of male’ is (46,000/sq mi). Therefore first step in order to bring a solution to the Male’ is reducing the population of Male. To make this to happen people should be directed to other island like Hulhumale’ and Ghifalhu where there are...
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...does not harm the people, but helps them. It applies for the general welfare of the people, and support one of our nation’s greatest virtues- the right to life. The reason that this public policy supports the right to life, is because it will save lives. It will save the many innocent schoolchildren and adults that are tragically killed on the roads. In fact, according to traffic safety facts 2013 data, 4, 735 children died on the roads in 2013. The policy can help people. It just needs to go into effect. The policy that supports our solution is the Sidewalk Policy. Written by Joseph Cantalupo, the sidewalk policy is about adding more safe, inventive and innovative ways for pedestrians to cross the street. this policy supports the ideals of our solution. the next law that supports our public policy solution is 17 Del.C. §132 (f) (Sidewalk Construction/Installation Decision Process). This law helps roads that need to develop sidewalks find a proper and safe layout. having these two policies/laws support our solution will help us, help others. Our group, to get a better idea on our solution contacted the following people. Romain Alexande He stated that the main cause of these accidents is walking on unmarked areas and being distracting. He also stated “I agree with your solution and think it could have an positive impact on reducing pedestrian accidents. I also think it is very important to have the proper lighting to ensure that pedestrian can be seen at night as they cross the...
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...come to a complete stop. If two vehicles stop at the same time, the vehicle on the left must yield to the vehicle on the right. At any intersection where you want to turn left or right, you must yield the right-of-way. If you are turning left, you must wait for approaching traffic to pass or turn and for pedestrians in or approaching your path to cross. If you are turning right, you must wait for pedestrians to cross if they are in or approaching your path (Diagram 2-20). You should also check your blind spot for cyclists approaching from behind, particularly in a bike lane to your right, on a sidewalk or a trail. A yield sign means you must slow down or stop if necessary and yield the right-of-way to traffic in the intersection or on the intersecting road. When entering a road from a private road or driveway, you must yield to vehicles on the road and pedestrians on the sidewalk. You must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians crossing at specially marked pedestrian crossovers. When entering a provincial highway from any other road, you must yield the right of way to any...
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...The Uses of Sidewalks: Safety and Contact Cities are generators of economic life and source of changes in the world. Thereby, Jane Jacobs in her book The Death and Life of Great American Cities puts into relief the role of cities on the social and economic levels, while denouncing the disastrous consequences of urban renewal programs. To that extent, in chapters 2 and 3, she discusses "The Uses of Sidewalks”, arguing that over all people need safety and trust in their city. Therefore, first she claims the necessity of keeping streets and sidewalks safe because they are the “vital organs” of cities (29). Secondly, she argues that the functioning of cities should be organized in order to foster human interaction in which “casual public trust” would evolve from (56-57). Hence, we come to understand that safety and contact in the streets are essential points to establish the social and economic development of a city. Jacobs starts the first part of his book with the notion of safety in the city, by assuming that the lack of safety in a city is in fact the lack of safety in the sidewalks: "When people say that a city, or a part of it, is dangerous or is a jungle what they mean primarily is that they do not feel safe on the sidewalks" (30). Although crime can occur in private spaces, Jacobs’ assumption is true to the extent that criminals would probably not show up on secure and frequented and streets. Then, Jacobs provides three qualities to make a city’s sidewalks safe: First...
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...The common definition for new urbanism is a type of urban design to develop walkable and socially active neighborhoods for people between housing and their jobs. I believe new urbanism as being this form of development that is similar to how cellphones came about. Before we had simple telephones in the house and then cellphones were made and then added with all these features that could link us with people from farther distances. With new urbanism, its taking a simple town and having it expand with sidewalks and strategic designing (little features) like front porches and detached garages to help expand their interaction with their neighbors instead of staying inside their homes all day. The way new urbanism helps to influence and promote social interaction is by strategically placing housing and its essentials in areas where social interaction would be at its highest. This new approach to neighborhood designing works because they can provide affordable housing with reduced traffics congestion and they can also develop social interaction with the towns’ residents by keeping everything close and easily accessible for use like parks and recreation facilities. One example that I believe stands out the most for architecture and design is the beginning of the walk on North Street from Fell Ave to Broadway Street. They absolutely redid everything to make it look more modern and welcoming to people to have them feel more comfortable to walk down the street. They have benches on both...
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...Our group decided to separately assess the occurrence of behavior chose for our research problem, then compare and contrast our findings. Behavior was to be observed for frequency during a 30 minute time frame, and was conducted on different days at different times. Cherise conducted her research between the hours of 11:00- 12:00pm and recorded the following results: * The facial expressions of the persons walking and texting, had a smile on their faces and the few who obstructed the path of someone else, smiled at that person on realizing they had. The physical appearance most observed was walking with heads down while using their devices. Verbally, most persons who had obstructed or almost obstructed others apologized for doing so while continuing about their business. There was no observation of anyone losing their balance; it was observed however that some persons actually collided with other pedestrians, while some had to try to avoid collision with vehicles. Julie conducted her research between the hours of 5:30-7:30pm, and recorded the following results: * It was observed that most persons, whether pedestrians or drivers, had smiles on their faces while using their devices. Physically they conducted their movements/business with their heads down. Given the time of day, verbal responses were not easily seen so as to be recorded. Pedestrians were often seen stumbling; drivers couldn’t be properly assessed in this area. It was observed pedestrians often trying to...
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...In the reading James S. Duncan describes prime and marginal spaces as safe and unsafe locations for the tramps. Prime spaces are private and public zones determine by the moral norms of our society as a whole which has the capacity to exclude the tramps. In other words, prime spaces are areas that society gives a specific value according to the use of it, where tramps/homeless are not welcome; non safe locations for tramps with potential harassment from the police and muggers. For example: Golden Gate Bridge, Sausalito, Tiburon, The Young Museum, Japanese Tea Garden, Lombard Street, etc. are high tourist traffic places of San Francisco. You will rarely/never see a tramp in this locations during everyday rush hours. On the other hand, marginal...
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...The boy lay on the sidewalk bleeding in the rain. He was sixteen years old, and he wore a bright purple jacket, and the lettering across the back of the jacket read THE ROYALS. The boy's name was Andy and the name was delicately scripted in black thread on the front of the jacket, just over the heart. ANDY.. He had been stabbed ten minutes ago. The knife entered just below his rib cage and had been drawn across his body violently, tearing a wide gap in his flesh. He lay on the sidewalk with the March rain drilling his jacket and drilling his body and washing away the blood that poured from his open wound. He had known excruciating pain when the knife had torn across his body, and then sudden comparative relief when the blade was pulled away. He had heard the voice saying, 'That's for you Royal! " and then the sound of footsteps hurrying into the rain, and then he had fallen to the sidewalk, clutching his stomach, trying to stop the flow of blood. He tried to yell for help, but he had no voice. He did not know why his voice had deserted him, or why there was an open hole in his body from which his life ran readily, steadily, or why the rain had become so suddenly fierce. It was 11:13 p.m. but he did not know the time. There was another thing he did not know. He did not know he was dying. He lay on the sidewalk, bleeding, and he thought only: That was a fierce rumble. They got me good that time, but he did not know he was dying. He would have been frightened had he known...
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...The sidewalk that held diamonds I was 15 years old. I was in my room, playing one of my favorite games on Xbox. I was so entranced in this game that I didn’t quite notice the panicking voice that started coming out of my parent’s room. I just kept on playing thinking it was a work related issue. Then suddenly in the deep space of silence that was created in my mind by the rapture of the game, I heard the screaming voice of my mother that was at a pitch so high that it took me out of the game’s entrancement, and I just stood still. The screaming sound was one filled with pain, sadness and disappointment, all of those emotions projected in one sound. I stood still, with the remote still in my hands but not playing anymore, I was gathering up my thoughts. Then I stood up and started walking trough the straight corridor to my parent’s room. The closer I got the louder my mother’s cry was, and then I could see her with her hands cupped around her face crying. In that instant of time a cutting pain hit my heart and I knew without a doubt in my mind the reason why my mother was crying. I ran towards her and wrapped my arms around her. As I stood there hugging my mother every emotion that was projected by my mother’s scream rushed in to me. It was an uncontrollable wave hitting me and then surrounding me with the infinite matter of water which sole purpose was to drown me. A few days have gone by and here I was now standing in a graveyard surrounded by my family everyone dressed in...
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...James Ross Robinson 10/13/2014 English 102 Mrs. Windsor Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein Where the Sidewalk Ends is a poem wrote by poet and musician Shel Silverstein. Silverstein was born in September, 1930 in Chicago. At the age of 20 he enlisted in the United States Army serving in both Korea and Japan. During his time in service he wrote cartoons for the famous Stars and Stripes magazine. It wasn’t until the late 1950’s to mid 1970’s when Silverstein gained national recognition for his cartoons in Playboy magazine. In 1963 Silverstein teamed up with Ursula Nordstrom a book editor who persuaded him to start writing material for children. As the 1960’s ended and the 70’s began Silverstein composed songs such as “A Boy Named Sue” made popular by the famous musician Johnny Cash. Although he had a very successful career doing other things it was his poems written in both 1974 and 1976, Where the Sidewalk Ends and The Missing Piece making him a famous children’s author. In 1999 after a long and successful career Shel Silverstein passed away at the age of 69 in Key West, Florida. Where the Sidewalk Ends was wrote telling us to allow our past to be left behind and move into the future. As adults we forget how to be free spirited and full of optimism. I myself often wish things in life could have been different, for instance obtaining a college degree right after high school. Our lives are often stressful, we can have good days and bad ones. Silverstein uses...
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...History Skateboard history in the past 60 years consists of a series of booms (significant popularity and high commercial sales) and busts (decline in interest and low commercial sales) [5]. Busts were mainly due to government policies banning skateboard activities and skateboard companies going bankrupt. The idea of skateboarding first appeared in 1950s when California surfers thought of a way to surf on concrete surfaces called “sidewalk surfing” [1]. Companies such as Makaha and Hobie capitalized on this idea of “sidewalk surfing” during this time as it was an alternative version when no rideable waves were available [4]. The skateboard was a spontaneous creation created by people, and it is uncertain who invented the first one. The first generation of skateboards was typically made of wooden boxes or boards with roller skate wheels attached on the bottom [2]. Because the materials of the skateboard were fragile and crudely designed, the deck of the skateboard would often fail to support the weight of the person or the poor mechanical performance of wheels would lead to accidents. The skateboards were improved by replacing the skateboard decks with planks which consisted of pressed layers of maple wood and similar materials are also used in today’s skateboards [1]....
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