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Cash, Tokens, and Transfers: A History of Urban Mass Transit in North America

Book by Brian J. Cudahy; Fordham University Press, 1990

Subjects:

Local Transit--North America--History

Collections: History, Entire Library

rock salt, and rock salt vapors, on human health was a frequent point of disputation. At a meeting of...way to the curb in other cases. In the 1940s and 1950s, when transit companies were converting their electric streetcar lines to motor...
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How We Got to Coney Island: The Development of Mass Transportation in Brooklyn and Kings County

Book by Brian J. Cudahy; Fordham University Press, 2002

Subjects:

Coney Island (New York, N.Y.)--History, Local Transit--New York Metropolitan Area--History, Transportation--New York Metropolitan Area--History

Collections: History, Entire Library

...find out the different ways that people got to Coney Island. Along the way he introduces many interesting people, giving the human touch to the narrative. The attraction of beach and cool breezes was a powerful reason to go to Coney Island, and entrepreneurs...
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The Transit of Civilization from England to America in the Seventeenth Century

Book by Edward Eggleston; D. Appleton, 1901

Subjects:

United States--Civilization--To 1783, United States--History--Colonial Period, Ca. 1600-1775

Collections: History, Entire Library

...run. Which heat, light, life infuse, time, night and day Distinguish, in our human bodies sway, etc. In 1666 Samuel Danforth published, in Cambridge, Mass., a book entitled An Astronomical Description of the Late Comet or Blazing Star...
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World Peace, Mass Culture, and National Policies

Book by William Over; Praeger, 2004

Subjects:

United States--Foreign Relations, War In Mass Media

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...government spending on the type of knowledge that expands arms capabilities at the expense of such human-centered projects as infra- structure/mass transit, education, medical research, and city planning. Drawing on the Cold War contention that...
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Johnson and Boswell: The Transit of Caledonia

Book by Pat Rogers; Oxford University Press, 1995

Subjects:

Authors, English--18th Century--Biography, Authors, Scottish--18th Century--Biography, Boswell, James--1740-1795--Journal Of A Tour To The Hebrides With Samuel Johnson, Ll.D, Boswell, James--1740-1795--Journeys--Scotland--Hebrides, Fiction, Johnson, Samuel--1709-1784--Journey To The Western Islands Of Scotland, Johnson, Samuel--1709-1784--Journeys--Scotland--Hebrides, Scotland--History--18th Century, Travelers--Scotland--Hebrides--History--18th Century

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...concerns, was incapable of ignoring these human implications. And he was brave enough...Travel Account , 1760- 1840 Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 1984 , 1-29. When Stafford...the comment also applies to the kind of human enquiry which Johnson undertook.

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Transit Access for Americans: A Proposal for the Next Stage of Implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (1)

Journal article by Michael A. Winter, Fred Laurence Williams; Policy Studies Journal, Vol. 29, 2001

Subjects:

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Disability rights--Evaluation, Disabled persons--Services, Disabled services--Evaluation, Local transit--Services, Transportation policy--Evaluation

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...known then as the Urban Mass Transit Administration, UMTA...approximately 4 to 5% of total annual transit expenditures. No valuation...calculated. The crux of the transit industrys resistance to the ADA lies here. Many transit professionals historically...profound misunderstanding of transits role in the community, and...
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Brigid Brophy's It's-All-Right-I'm-Only-Dying Comedy of Modern Manners: Notes on 'In Transit.'

Journal article by Brooke Horvath; The Review of Contemporary Fiction, Vol. 15, 1995

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Authors, English--20th century, Black humor (Literature)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Brophy, Brigid--Works, In Transit (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Women authors--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...207); "WE ARE ALL HUMAN, AND HUMANS ARE ALL THOROUGHLY NICE...hesitant to label In Transit a novel, preferred...after the airportlike mass coziness and common...traditional novel, In Transit is mostly another of...mean is to say that In Transit is a novel whose manner...reveals itself in In Transits presentation of itself...
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Moving Violations: Data Privacy in Public Transit

Journal article by Nancy J. Obermeyer; The Geographical Review, Vol. 97, 2007

Subjects:

Electronic surveillance--Ethical aspects, Electronic surveillance--Social aspects, Privacy--Social aspects, Public transportation--Social aspects, Public video surveillance--Analysis

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...2005 bombing of the London transit system. Some CCTV surveillance...passively and can be reviewed by a human either at regular intervals...against terrorism in public transit would include cameras on vehicles...ideally monitored at all times by humans or by technology that employs...coverage of a large public-transit system by CCTV remains costly...
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Financing Transit Systems through Value Capture: An Annotated Bibliography

Journal article by Jeffery J. Smith, Thomas A. Gihring; The American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Vol. 65, 2006

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...Effect of MRT Mass Rapid Transit on Land Values Rekindled...Rail Pay? Light Rail Transit and Urban Redevelopment...United Nations Centre for Human Settlements. Comparative...No. HS/236/91E, Mass Public-Transport Modes...Impact of Light Rail Transit on Real Estate Values...
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The Influence of a Merit Pay Guide Chart on Employee Attitudes toward Pay at a Transit Authority

Journal article by K. Dow Scott, Steven E. Markham, Michael J. Vest; Public Personnel Management, Vol. 25, 1996

Subjects:

Bonuses--Management, Incentives (Business)--Analysis, Performance appraisals--Evaluation, Performance appraisals--Measurement

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...longevity is certainly widespread. Human capital models proposed by...were taken from an audit of a transit organizations merit pay program...from among approximately 200 transit authorities that had merit...from this study. Since the transit authority was a public organization...

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Living with Mass Transit

Magazine article by Stephen Browne; Ideas on Liberty, Vol. 52, September 2002

Subjects:

Lifestyles, Mass transit

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Living with Mass Transit by Stephen Browne The foes...long sung the praises of mass transit as the savior of...automobile pollutes and enables human beings to spread out over...anyway, etcetera, etcetera. Mass transit, it is argued...
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Sensor Network Could Aid Mass Transit

Magazine article; USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), Vol. 136, July 2007

Subjects:

Civil defense, Crime prevention, Indiana University--Research, Public transportation, Robotics--Innovations, Sensors--Usage

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...Sensor Network Could Aid Mass Transit. Human behavior can be observed...supporting interaction between humans and robots. "This is...an explicit model of human beings and specific modules...linked together yet, and human operators are still relied...
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Keeping Mass Transit Ahead of the Curve: A Multipronged Approach That Includes Training Programs, Cutting-Edge Technology, and K-9 Units Is the Best Way to Secure Mass Transit

Magazine article by Marta Roberts; Security Management, Vol. 49, November 2005

Subjects:

Electronic security systems--Government finance, Emergency response teams--Training, Los Angeles County, California. Metropolitan Transportation Authority--Management, Public transportation--Safety and security measures, Security measures--Government finance, Security systems--Government finance

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Keeping Mass Transit Ahead of the Curve: A Multipronged...many resources that must be deployed by mass transit systems in their efforts to detect...are both vital steps in securing any mass transit system. Other solutions that can be...
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Butterfly Mass Transit

Magazine article; Natural History, Vol. 102, June 1993

Subjects:

Animal behavior, Animal migration, Butterflies & moths

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Butterfly Mass Transit "Buddha banded peacock approaching...found practically everywhere. Mass migrations of painted ladies...I noticed that the whole mass of grass seemed violently...mountain roosts are vulnerable to human disturbance, conservation...
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Fair Transit: The Vancouver Bus Riders Union Works to Make Transit Accessible to Minorities Who Need It Most

Magazine article by Beenash Jafri; Alternatives Journal, Vol. 31, July 2005

Subjects:

Labor unions--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Labor unions--Canada, Labor unions--Social aspects, Local transit--Environmental aspects, Local transit--Social aspects, Local transit--Usage, Minorities--Civil rights, Vancouver, British Columbia--Environmental aspects, Vancouver, British Columbia--Services, Vancouver, British Columbia--Social aspects

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Fair Transit: The Vancouver Bus Riders...fight for accessible transit, the groups 680 members...matter. For the BRU, transit is a broader issue of human rights, anti-racism...once arguably the worst mass transit and bus system...

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Forum Shines Spotlight on DuPage Mass Transit Needs

Newspaper article by Jill Jedlowski; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), October 22, 2004

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Shines Spotlight on DuPage Mass Transit Needs. by Jill Jedlowski...Water said. Beefing up mass transit is essential in...Whats key is making sure mass transit makes sense and...the DuPage Department of Human Services, agreed. She...
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Turkey May Profit from Greece's Moves to Delay Marines' Transit

Newspaper article by Andrew Borowiec; The Washington Times, June 13, 1999

Subjects:

Greece, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Turkey

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...moves to delay Marines transit by Andrew Borowiec NICOSIA...Greek government delayed transit of U.S. Marines en...Thessaloniki, the main transit point for NATO troops...NATO had "pulverized human rights" and "demolished...States. According to the mass-circu-lation daily...
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To Err Is Human ..

Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), January 25, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

To Err Is Human ... Byline: The Register-Guard In an era when transit systems can be designed...theres a reason why humans still operate our trains...outing to check out Lane Transit Districts new EmX, another human-operated transit system. The first leg...faith in human-operated mass transit.
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Secrets of the Brothers Grim; (1)THE FINAL ACT/ FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE, THE BONDS OF DEPRAVITY THAT TIED JOHN WEST TO MASS KILLER FRED (2)They Grew Up Sharing Everything, Even the Body of Rose

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), November 30, 1996

Subjects:

Masefield, John, West, Fred

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...BONDS OF DEPRAVITY THAT TIED JOHN WEST TO MASS KILLER FRED (2)They Grew Up Sharing Everything...the cellar at 25 Cromwell Street, where human remains were later found. `He came round in his transit van and said he and John could do with a...
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Swamped by the 30-Mile Human Torrent; AID WORKERS OVERWHELMED AS RWANDA REFUGEES FLOOD IN

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), November 18, 1996

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Swamped by the 30-Mile Human Torrent; AID WORKERS...torrent of people. The mass of Hutus which began leaving...finally, home. From the transit camp, they will be transported...those responsible for mass murder two years ago entering...to Zaire following the mass exodus of Rwandan refugees...

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United States

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Agriculture; Commerce; Labor; Health and Human Services; Education; Housing and Urban...the late 1940s. In addition, a serious human problem was presented by Europe, prostrated...pledge to stand against nations that abused human rights resulted in a grain and high-technology...
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Global Warming

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...observed warming is the result of human activity, and that the problem needs...the change was most likely due to human activities. A UN Conference on Climate...construction, and national support for mass transit are among relatively simpler adjustments...
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Belarus

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...notably among the Jews, led to mass emigration to the United States...government has been criticized for human-rights abuses, including...price increases by imposing a transit tax on Russian oil exported...siphoning off oil as payment for the transit tax, and after threats of retaliation...
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Egypt

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...and Aswan . Land The great mass of Egypt is located in Africa...industries, and navigation transit fees from the Suez Canal are...and robbed it of its thriving transit-trade on the Alexandria...accused Egypt of systematic human-rights abuses and as acting...

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