Transportation - General

In 2004, the Federal Highway Administration published updated rules governing work zone safety and mobility; all highway construction and maintenance projects using federal-aid highway funds are required to develop transportation management plans (TMP) focusing on safety and the reduction of traffic mobility impacts through...

Convinced that an overseas education with ample opportunities for traveling is superior to a local one, Lam took up a Singapore government scholarship to study in Loughborough, UK. Beginning with the very first winter vacation in Germany, where he travelled solo and almost lost...

Author: John W. StevensISBN-10: 1462886779ISBN-13: 9781462886777Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/10/2011Pages: 150Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.83lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d

New England stagemen followed thousands of bedazzled gold rushers out west in 1849, carving out the first public overland transportation routes in California. Daring drivers like Hank Monk navigated treacherous terrain, while entrepreneurs such as James Birch, Jared Crandall and Louis McLane founded stagecoach...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

Experience Florence CityEmbark on a captivating journey through the enchanting streets of Florence with the "Florence Ultimate Travel Guide." Immerse yourself in the vibrant tapestry of art, history, and culture that defines this timeless city. From the breathtaking Renaissance masterpieces to the hidden gems...

Societal trends have made the need for better travel demand forecasts more urgent, at the same time as making people's travel and activity patterns far more complex. This work is organised into four sections: modelling developments; theories and empirical analyses; data needs and data...

One need only spend a little time on a transit-oriented social-media page or reading the thoughts of urban-focused writers to detect a certain disdain toward the automobile, suburbia and the construction of road and freeway lanes. Such attitudes are not outliers, as any quick...

A bitingly funny ad surreal account of life in Los Angeles, Hollywood, Malibu, and Topanga Canyon. Deep thinking was never so much fun as reading Rosenthal's Magic Journalism.Author: Chuck RosenthalISBN-10: 0984578285ISBN-13: 9780984578283Publisher: What Books PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/10/2012Pages: 198Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.68lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x...

After a decade-long shift in emphasis in regional transportation planning, steadily impacted by politics and planning commissions, environmental impact studies, and national, state and local legislation, the authors interpret and explain the meaning of the transportation planning process in the United States today. The...

This first general survey of European naval and maritime history for the period from A.D. 300 to 1500 focuses on Western Europe, including the Baltic, North Sea, and Atlantic traditions, and on the Mediterranean, particularly Byzantine and Moslem naval history. The authors survey a...

In The American Road Katherine M. Johnson develops a bold new theory for how the American highway system has taken on such outsized scale and complexity by emphasizing the emergence of a powerful administrative apparatus in the American federal system. Established in 1914 expressly...

Right Turn Provides: - The latest advances in driver education policies, procedures and driving techniques for drivers of all ages and vocations - How technology has changed driver education since you were trained to drive - How to determine whether your teen's high school...

The 18 papers in this volume are derived from papers presented at the Lisbon EAA conference in 2000. The work studies the links between trade and local production and between sea routes, shipbuilding and navigation techniques in a diachronic perspective from Antiquity to the...

About 1:19 p.m. on June 26, 2009, a multivehicle accident occurred on Interstate 44 (I-44) near Miami, Oklahoma, shortly after a minor accident in the vicinity had resulted in a traffic queue. A truck driver operating a Volvo truck-tractor in combination with an empty...

The System Safety Handbook was developed for the use of Federal Aviation Administration employees, supporting contractors and any other entities that are involved in applying system safety policies and procedures throughout FAA.Author: Federal Aviation AdministrationISBN-10: 1495480402ISBN-13: 9781495480409Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/19/2014Pages: 528Format:...

The Second Wind of the Aerial Leviathans is a series of true interlinking short stories and historical overviews focusing on a strange aeronautical era. They will help the reader unravel a confusing 30-year transitional time in U.S. airline history that started during the 1960s....

Do you know what's in your gasoline? Our addiction to gasoline threatens our lives as we breathe toxic carcinogens in our fuel. For over 100 years, the oil industry duped the public and collaborated with the federal government to protect its gasoline market. As...

Carrier Lexington, one of the most famous and formidable of the U.S. Navy warships, lies permanently berthed at Corpus Christi, Texas, her decks and cabins having been converted into a museum that pays tribute to her illustrious war and peacetime record and to the...

The Roads of Roman Italy offers a complete re-evaluation of both the evidence and the interpretation of Roman land transport. The book utilises archaeological, epigraphic and literary evidence for Roman communications, drawing on recent approaches to the human landscape developed by geographers. Among the...

Lighthouses of the Great Lakes combines the fascinating history and lore of approximately forty-one lighthouses with stunning color and black-and-white photographs. Focusing on the lighthouses of Lake Michigan and Lake Superior, this beautifully illustrated book provides stirring descriptions of the lighthouses as well as...

Fasten your seatbelts and get ready to soar with an insider view of a pilot's life Captain Frank Donohue knew from an early age that he was meant to fly. Now, in his behind-the-scenes memoir, readers will learn the truth about being a pilot...

Exploring the Edges of England by Electric Car]'A delightful, original, amusing tour of some of the UK's less explored places' - Chris MullinHaving crossed a continent by train and sailed around the world by container ship, Clive Wilkinson has always had a penchant for...

Back in the late 1970s, it was far less common than it is now to ride a motorcycle around the world. It was probably more interesting, too. The Bear described the trip in his best-selling (and now just about unobtainable) hardback book Motorcycle Touring....

Does transportation affect the lives of minority, low-income, elderly, and physically disabled citizens? The answer is yes, and those effects can be profound, according to The Right to Transportation. The authors argue that transportation policies can limit access to education, jobs, and services for...

Pilot. Patriot. Rebel.Had we been carrying a technician in the cockpit, he would have taken a bullet up his backside-a round had burst straight through the jump seat. Another bullet grazed the back of my seat, missing me by inches.In Headwind: An African Air...

Do you ever think of how you learn-by reading, watching, listening, and doing?Maybe you use all four?Many of us go through life unaware of how we learn or acquire a skill set; we just learn it.We all have the capability to learn. From that...

This is an illustrated book of Steel bridges built by the Milliken Brothers Iron and Steel Company, in Brooklyn, New York. the image shows thebridges from the early 1900s to the present. The bridges belong to the Long Island Rail Road's Bay Ridge Branch,...

Talks about cars and driving, and the various problems that cars and drivers create for America. This book explains actual government policy intended to reduce the damage cars and drivers do to us, and it explains why these government policies are almost all failures...

We, school bus drivers, are a twenty-five-minute parents and a short trip teacher in our profession of driving school buses. Our responsibilities go beyond any training or preparation that we might have along the way, coping with difficult students and rewarding act of kindness...

The traditional urban transportation systems around the globe are now being transferred into green public transportation systems in an effort to mitigate CO2 emissions and provide nature-friendly transportation systems in cities and, ultimately, to increase citizens' wellbeing. Furthermore, the cities are expected to transform...

New York's unique and majestic canals stretch over 524 miles from Albany to Buffalo and between the southern tier counties of Tompkins and Schuyler to the Quebec border. While much has been written on the nation building Erie Canal of the nineteenth century, much...

Over the years I have tried to get the answers to the many, many questions that I have been asked regarding the RMS Titanic's Chief Purser Hugh Richard Walter McElroy, in doing this Autobiography and family research, the world can now know and hopefully...

This vintage book contains a detailed guide to the harnesses used for driving and carriage horses, with remarks on the use of the cape cart, directions for grooms and coachmen regarding their duties, dress, and how to drive a cart. With simple diagrams and...

Imagine yourself sitting at home. The phone rings. You have been offered a dream job and have 48 hours to fly to Miami and board a 70,000 ton cruise ship. Your destination: the Caribbean. Permanent Passenger: My Life on a Cruise Ship tells the...

What has the prisoner's dilemma got to do with road traffic? Could we replace our trains with rollercoasters? Would putting spikes on steering wheels decrease road collisions? These questions (and a bunch of others) will be explored, introducing you to some basic concepts of...

The arrival of the first steamboat, The New Orleans, in early 1812 touched off an economic revolution in the South. In states west of the Appalachian Mountains, the operation of steamboats quickly grew into a booming business that would lead to new cultural practices...

Traffic-Related Air Pollution synthesizes and maps TRAP and its impact on human health at the individual and population level. The book analyzes mitigating standards and regulations with a focus on cities. It provides the methods and tools for assessing and quantifying the associated road...

First published in 2002 as volume 24 in the NASA "Monograph in Aerospace History" series. This study contains photographs and illustrations.Author: Asif a. Siddiqi, Nasa History DivisionISBN-10: 1780393245ISBN-13: 9781780393247Publisher: www.Militarybookshop.Co.UKLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/2011Pages: 256Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.32lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.54d

This route guide is written for those who want to know more about the historic Whitewater Valley Railroad. It helps to answer the questions of train passengers who ask, "Where are we and what once happened here?" The Indiana route used by the Whitewater...

Hitchhiking Across America: A Ghostly Unedited True Story of One Man's Pioneered Existence Traversing the Country from Coast to Coast When Doug Van Gorder took a road trip across the United States, he didn't go because he was bored one summer or because he...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

Take a fantastic voyage across the United States of America through the eyes of a madman behind an 18-wheeler as we witness history unfold in each page of excitement. That's right, folks, the Evil Genius from Chicago has traveled on the dusty roads of...

We are experiencing technological development stages, human began to consider air pollution how brings our natural environment to cause worse. Our cars fuel emission can also pollute our air when we are often driving ourselves cars to go to anywhere for leisure or working...

By Motor To The Golden Gate is a travelogue written by Emily Post in 1916. The book chronicles her journey with her husband from New York to San Francisco in their automobile. The couple travels through various states, including Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa,...

This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that...

Winner of the 2006 Outstanding Recent Contribution Award from the American Sociological Association, Sociology of Emotions SectionMany search and rescue workers voluntarily interrupt their lives when they are called upon to help strangers. They awake in the middle of the night to cover miles...

The management of logistics and supply chain operations is of vital importance in the defence sector. Defence Logistics looks at established theories and their practical utility, providing insights into current thinking for postgraduate and undergraduate students, lecturers, researchers, practitioners and professionals through real-life case...

Second Place, Presidio La Bahia Award, Sons of the Republic of TexasThe Gulf Coast has been a principal place of entry into Texas ever since Alonso Alvarez de Pineda explored these shores in 1519. Yet, nearly five hundred years later, the maritime history of...

This book is a great guide to cold calling for all agents, brokers or sales persons. We have tried to use as many real life conversations as possible in order to get the proper feel for the situation. This book and many others are...