Description of Conflict The transit conflict in Ottawa began in early 2008 when the contract between OC Transpo, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 279, and the city of Ottawa expired and negotiations began for a new contract. Negotiations were ongoing between the mentioned parties throughout the entire year and culminated into a strike that lasted from Dec 10, 2008 until January 29, 2009. Although this issue has been resolved, for residents, this is an issue that still resonates a feeling of disgust
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and winter mornings can be unbearable without some form of protection from the wind. Keep in mind that large numbers of the population of the city ride public transportation every day. This is common for such a large metropolitan city. The Chicago Transit Authority estimates their daily ridership to be approximately 2,209,000 rides (Transitchicago.com, 2011). This is broken down by the different means of public transportation offered. The averages are as followed. CTA Rail Ridership: 680,000 rides
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Singapore’s transport system is not effective. Do you agree? Traveling in Singapore is both easy and economical. There is an efficient public transportation network, which offers taxis, buses, and the modern MRT rail system. With its excellent public transport system, Singapore is, without a doubt, the easiest city in Asia to get around. Not only that, Singapore’s bus network is also extremely frequent and comprehensive. Visitors rarely have to wait more than a few minutes and a bus will get them
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Autonomous Vehicles Google with the help of specially trained scientist and engineers, have come up with a robot concept car. This autonomous vehicle uses artificial intelligence software. This can sense anything near and mimic the decisions made by a human driver. With someone behind the wheel to take control if something goes wrong and a technician in the passenger seat to monitor the navigation system. Using a funnel like cylinder on the roof contains a camera and a sensor. The mass production
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Heritage Used in conservation areas and are required by a Planning Service Form- The bus shelter has a classical appearance compared to the other types of bus shelter with a modular design and a wooden bench Function- The function of the insignia bus shelter is to protect the pedestrians from the weather, while people are waiting for the bus. The shelter must be full weather proof so it does not get broken and can still do its job of protecting people from the weather and be transparent
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Sustainable Urban Living - BedZED, London The beddington Zero Energy Development, near croydon in greater London is the largest carbon-neutral eco community in the UK. It was built on reclaimed land and focuses on social and environmental sustainability, while promoting energy conservation. There are around 100 houses and apartments, as well as offices/workplaces there since the opening in 2002, meaning that i's been successfully operating for 14 years. BedZED's homes use 81% less energy for
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In August 2011, on one of the main roads that runs through Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, California, a Prius—one of the cars in Google’s fleet of autonomous vehicles—caused a fender-bender. The accident happened, naturally, because there was a human behind the wheel. That's according to a new report by Google about its self-driving car project, a document that tallies every accident since it began testing its 32 vehicles on the roads in 2009. That sounds like it could be a massive
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growth and development. Transit-Oriented development, a specific New Urbanist transit village framework, prioritizes the 3-D’s—density, design and diversity. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is credited with ending government-sponsored inequality in the United States but “equality in transportation has been established in name only.” In urban areas in the United States, the best explanation for racial housing segregation is discrimination and prejudice against minorities.[1] Transit-Oriented Development
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Defensive Driving Getting in a car is not about getting to a destination as fast as possible. Instead, it is about safely getting to the final destination. Defense driving is a technique that shows drivers how to drive in a defensive way that will keep them out of harms way when possible. Example: You are driving on a four lane highway. You are in the second to left lane and behind you, to your right and left are 18 wheeler trucks. A motorcyclist is in front of you and a car zooms ahead of the
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Safety of Self-Balancing scooter. Caution safety scooter Balancing himself. Children love zipping around on scooters, and not only do they give you hours of fun. But they're a great way of exercise. At present we do not have a specific range of scooters for kids. We get many parents ask us about the suitability of scooters Balancing with children especially, Christmas is not far away. You have to exercise a great deal of caution when operating the scooter on its own balance, especially when outside
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