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Automated Transit Networks (ATN): A Review of the State of the Industry and Prospects for the Future, MTI Report 12-31 [PDF]
, 2015 The concept of Automated Transit Networks (ATN) - in which fully automated vehicles on exclusive, grade-separated guideways provide on-demand, primarily non-stop, origin-to-destination service over an area network – has been around since the 1950s ...
Ellis, Sam +3 more
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Does Rail Transit Save Energy or Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions? [PDF]
, 2008 Far from protecting the environment, most rail transit lines use more energy per passenger mile, and many generate more greenhouse gases, than the average passenger automobile.
Randal O'Toole
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Labour's Planning Reform: A View from London
The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract This article examines the English planning reform agenda of the Labour government elected in 2024. It frames London's outer boroughs as a critical lens through which to assess it. Drawing on the findings of the cross‐party Suburban Taskforce (2020–2022), the article has particular regard to the proposed reconfiguration of planning committees ...
Dimitrios Panayotopoulos‐Tsiros +2 more
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Income Elasticity of Demand for Large, Modern Rapid Transit Rail Networks [PDF]
, 2011 In spite of evidence to the contrary, there is a common perception inside of academia and out that rail transit is an inferior good. This paper proposes a demand model for radial subway networks utilizing the monocentric city model in order to quantify ...
Asquith, Brian J
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SMART CITY CONTROL ROOMS: The Rewiring of Local Governance Landscapes in India
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract Smart city control rooms are prominent components of the smart city discourse. They embody a long‐standing dream to visualize and manage multiple urban processes in real time through the collation of data flows. Previous research has produced important insights into the design, construction and operation of these facilities.
Devika Prakash +2 more
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Journal of Marine Science and EngineeringThe implantable capsule grouting pile is a novel pile foundation technology in which a capsule is affixed to the side of the implanted pile to facilitate grouting and achieve extrusion-based reinforcement.
Xinran Li +3 more
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Government Failure in Urban Transportation [PDF]
This paper assesses governmental performance in its investment, provision and regulation of urban transportation. Attention is given to public bus and rail transit and road transportation.
Clifford Winston
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THE URBAN METABOLISM OF FLOOD PROTECTION INFRASTRUCTURE IN JAKARTA, INDONESIA
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract Investments in large‐scale climate infrastructures are central to emerging forms of climate urbanism. In Jakarta, flood protection infrastructures seek to protect the city from devastating flood events in anticipation of future catastrophes.
Sophie Webber, Wahyu Kusuma Astuti
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CR-YOLOv8: Multiscale Object Detection in Traffic Sign Images
IEEE AccessDue to the large-scale changes of different forms of traffic signs and the rapid speed of vehicles, the detection accuracy and real-time performance of general object detectors are greatly challenged, especially the detection accuracy of small objects ...
Lu Jia Zhang +5 more
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Research on wheel wear and fatigue of urban rail trains under different traction characteristics [PDF]
Journal of Hebei University of Science and TechnologyAiming at the problem that frequently train traction starting causes wheel wear and fatigue damage, on the basis of the constant traction force, the influence of the speed at the end of the constant power section of different traction characteristic ...
Aihua ZHU +5 more
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