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Research on wheel-rail noise in rail corrugation road of urban rail transit

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences
As an efficient, fast, green and environmentally friendly means of transportation, subway vehicles account for the largest proportion of urban rail transit, and in large and medium-sized cities, the construction of subway is still in rapid development, but with the subway noise radiation problem, subway noise plagued by passengers, related operators ...
Huang Chunlin, Zhang Xiaoan
openaire   +2 more sources

The Cost of Convenience: A Hedonic Approach to Travel Time Valuation and Cost‐Benefit Analysis

open access: yesJournal of Regional Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper presents a novel revealed‐preference approach to estimating the value of travel time (VTT) and calculating consumer surplus for the economic evaluation of transport infrastructure. Departing from traditional stated‐preference models, we derive time valuations by linking residential rental transactions in Greater Sydney to employment
Isaac Mann, David M. Levinson
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative Study on Technical Specifications for Dynamic Acceptance of Intercity Railways and High-speed Railways

open access: yesChengshi guidao jiaotong yanjiu
[Objective] To strengthen the quality management of intercity railway projects, it is necessary to compare the relevant technical standards of high-speed railways and optimize the technical specifications for dynamic acceptance of intercity railways ...
HE Zhiping   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Feasibility Of One–Dedicated–Lane Bus Rapid Transit ⁄Light–Rail Systems And Their Expansion To Two–Dedicated–Lane Systems: A Focus On Geometric Configuration And Performance Planning, MTI Report 08-01 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This report consists primarily of two parts, the first on feasibility and the next on space minimization. In the section on feasibility, we propose the concept of a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) or light–rail system that effectively requires only one dedicated
Pratama, Agus   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Home sweet harm: Confinement and tranquilidad in post‐asylum Peru

open access: yesMedical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how Peru's Community Mental Health (CMH) model contributes to the exclusion and home confinement of mentally ill individuals. Based on the experience of a woman diagnosed with schizophrenia and her mother, I show how CMH's emphasis on community‐based care often fails in practice, as neighbors respond to people with mental
Julio Villa‐Palomino
wiley   +1 more source

A Comparative Analysis of High-Speed Rail Station Development into Destination and Multi-Use Facilities: The Case of San Jose Diridon [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
As a burgeoning literature on high-speed rail development indicates, good station-area planning is a very important prerequisite for the eventual successful operation of a high-speed rail station; it can also trigger opportunities for economic ...
Colton, Paige   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Citizen science reveals host‐switching in louse flies and keds (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) during a period of anthropogenic change

open access: yesMedical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.
A study of louse flies in the United Kingdom, Isle of Man, and Ireland found 212 different interactions between Hippoboscidae and their hosts, of which 70 were previously unrecorded. No louse flies were found on aquatic species of birds. Host‐switching to gulls (Laridae) has occurred during a period in which these species have started relying on ...
Denise C. Wawman   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

High-Speed Rail: The Wrong Road for America [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
In the face of high energy prices and concerns about global warming, environmentalists and planners offer high-speed rail as an environmentally friendly alternative to driving and air travel.
Randal O'Toole
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