Essays on Travel Time

Statement of Problem

Uber is a ride hailing mobile application that has gained significant popularity in different countries, especially their home country the United States of America and the rising market in India. Every day, hundreds of thousands of people hail a cab from the application and enjoy the efficient and customer oriented services. One problem that has caused several problems for the application has been surge pricing. It has created a significant outburst of anger and disappointment for loyal customers as every time they open the application for booking a ride they are informed about the rate multiplier. This means customers ...

Overview of the Project

The project described hereunder is the brainchild of the Broward County Board of Commissioners Facilities Maintenance Division. This is a division that is tasked with offering maintenance services to other government agencies. Some of the government agencies that have benefited from the maintenance services of the division include libraries, motor pools, courthouses, the health departments, office park buildings, fire rescue department and parking garages among others. The Broward County Board of Commissioners Facilities Maintenance Division has a versatile human resource that is comprised of welders, storekeepers, electricians, locksmiths, sign shop, maintenance workers, plumbers, painters, mechanics, and carpenters among others. ...

LITERATURE REVIEW

Introduction Bicycling is one of the most sustainable modes of transport and plays an important role in the transport system. Cycling has a number of benefits that include improving the quality of life, reduction of traffic congestion in cities, positive health outcomes due to the exercises involved, providing a suitable form of transport for short distances and environmental conservation among many other benefits. A number of cities have adopted bicycle master plans as they try to capitalize on the cycling opportunity (Litman et al., 2005). This has meant that bicycle ways are being created and existing roads are being ...

At first glance, the bridge that connects Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macau is revolutionary as to convenience of commuters going to the mainland. In the presentation, the travel time will be reduced to 60% to 80%. For the Hong Kong workers traveling to mainland, from more than seven hours of travel, they will only spend roughly 2 hours and presto, they are in the mainland. Economically, the accomplishment of the project will bring in more money Hong Kong because of tourism, job opportunities which will decrease unemployment rate. Who would not like this project? Most people who do not ...

Improve Bus Tracking System

Improve Bus Tracking System The objective of this given memo is to describe the purpose of employing a tracking system in transportation to avoid sector to avoid passengers getting stranded in bus stops, get cold in ice winter-stricken station lobbies without hopes of boarding a bus in the next free minutes. The attached is the methods that prove the effectiveness of an improved bus tracking system – the global positioning system (GPS) service. The methods for testing the service are discussed as well. How an improved bus tracking system, modern technology enables passengers to track their bus and know their ...

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General Aviation is a broader term that encompasses a multitude of areas except commercial scheduled airline operations and military purpose aircrafts. General Aviation covers manufacture and operation of the aircrafts that have received fitness clearance from FAA and covers sixteen different categories as classified by the FAA. Some of the areas covered include personal/recreation, instructional, business transportation, medical services, agriculture and forestry, air taxi, commuter, tourism/sight-seeing, etc. . The value offered by the general aviation industry is immense in a geographically vast country like the U.S. Air medical services save hundreds of lives by quickly shifting the patients to the ...

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Binomial Distribution The HR department reviewed its data over the past 10 years regarding employees that applied and from what schools they came from. It showed that 5% came from “Ivy League” universities. The average response rates for job ads are 10 per day. Recently, the CEO announced a critical project that should start 2 weeks from now. He wanted to hire at least 3 “Ivy League” graduates as possible. His question is: What are the chances of getting 3 applications of these graduates in the next 2 weeks? Depending on the chances, he may move ...

How Residential Proximity Affects Students Life

Introduction One of the prominent concerns of many students joining college is whether they will be able to enjoy an active and fruitful social life (Clouder, 2012). Consequently, it has become increasingly necessary to know how specifically the proximity to campus affects student engagement. Proximity, in this context, refers to how close or far away from campus a student lives. Students living on campus are taken to be the students living within the campus and those within a walking distance to the campus. Students living off-campus, on the other hand, are those that require commuting to campus from the places ...

Importance of Telecommuting

Abstract 3 Importance of Telecommuting 4

Types of Telecommuting 4 Impacts of Telecommuting 4 Worldwide policies and procedures 4 Cases 4 Implications 4 Conclusion 4

References 4

Appendix 4 Telecommuting is a kind of option (or adaptable) work course of action where work is directed at an off-site area and representatives use information transfer technology to join with the working environment. Different terms of working from home are telework, remote work, telecommute, and flexplace.Telecommuting is becoming a practice crosswise over most commercial ventures, empowered by the accessibility of rapid web and progressing improvements in remote access, ...

Abstract

The focus of this research is on the shinkansen and the development of the shinkansen. The paper concentrates on the evolution of transport policies in Japan and what made shinkansen a symbol of modern Japan.

Introduction

Shinkansen Network covers the main islands of Japan and the country's major cities. The bullet trains are known as shinkansen in Japan and are operated by Japan Railways. They run at speeds of up to 320 km/h, and are well known for their punctuality, safety and comfort. Japan Rail Pass makes it very cost effective for the passengers to travel by Shinkansen. Tokaido Shinkansen is ...

Life cycle cost analysis is a method that is used in assessing the total cost of facility ownership. In its assessment, it takes into account all expenditures of purchasing, possessing, planning, design, construction and acquisition, operations, repairs, restoration and rehabilitation, devaluation and the cost of finance and replacement or disposing of a building or building system. It is an important economic tool of analysis in selection of alternatives that impact current and future costs.it compares the initial cost and the least alternative in a twenty year duration.it is also referred to as “cradle to grave” or “womb to tomb” cost and it ...

Introduction

New Urbanism is an urban planning concept which promotes walkable neighborhood design. During the early part of 20th century American urban areas started seeing a population boom as many people emigrated from other areas to stay in the cities. This necessitated the state and city council to design and develop urban areas in such a way to accommodate more population and use lands effectively. During that time automobile also came into usage. Cities planned during and after World War II were highly influenced by the revolution of automobile and were less concerned about land usage. Automobile helped design bigger cities. Before ...

What are the ethical implications of requiring that employees dedicate long hours and extensive travel time to their careers?

For organizations that require employees to dedicate long hours and extensive travel time to their careers, the ethical implications or concerns that emerge come from the perspectives of the employer and those of the employees. For the employers, there are ethical issues in terms of balancing fairness and ethics of duty. For the employees, there are ethical concerns regarding being able to aptly provide and support one’s family, ethics of duty, and obligation to keep oneself in a healthy disposition. According to Weinstein (2009), “one of five fundamental ethical principles is fairness, and that we demonstrate fairness in everyday ...

Introduction to Intercultural Communications

Today’s global workplace involves many people of various cultural backgrounds to be communicating on a daily and work related basis. Hence, intercultural communications is rooted on the understanding of national cultures as its basic principle (Baldwin & Lindsley, 1994). Each nation has its own culture and the concept of intercultural communications is founded on the national culture ((Baldwin & Lindsley, 1994). According to Mitchell (2000), intercultural communication was first used by Edward T. Hall in 1959 and it basically means “interpersonal communication between members of different cultures.” De Vito (2010) suggested that it is best understood as a subset of interpersonal communications. ...