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Tài liệu Bike Lanes, On-Street Parking and Business: A Study of Bloor Street in Toronto’s Annex Neighbourhood docx

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Proposalstoinstallbikelanesonmajorstreetsareoftenmetwithoppositionfrommerchantswhofearthatthereallocationofroadspacefromonstreetparkingtoonstreetbikelaneswouldhurtbusiness.ThepurposeofthisstudyistounderstandandestimatetheimportanceofonstreetparkingtobusinessonBloorStreetintheAnnexneighbourhoodofToronto.ToencouragemoreCanadianstousebicyclesforutilitariantripsmoreoften,itisessentialthattheimplementationofbikelanesonmajorstreetsbeaccelerated.TheBloorDanforthcorridorisaparticularlyattractiveoptionforacitywideeastwestbikelaneinTorontobecauseitisoneoftheonlylong,straight,relativelyflatroutesthatconnectsthecityfromendtoend;therearenostreetcartracks;andithasoneofthehighestincidencesofbicyclecollisionsinthecity.Thisreportisaboutthedevelopmentandtestingofnewanalytictoolstodeterminethepublicacceptabilityandeconomicimpactofreallocatingroadspace.ThestudyconductedinJulyof2008surveyedtheopinionsandpreferencesof61merchantsand538patronsonBloorStreetandanalyzedparkingusagedatainthearea.Amongthestudysfindings:ã Only10%ofpatronsdrivetotheBloorAnnexneighbourhood;ã Evenduringpeakperiodsnomorethanabout80%ofpaidparkingspacesarepaidfor;ã ... importanceof on streetparkingtobusinessactivity on BloorStreetWest in theAnnex.Thefindingsshowthatrelativetotheothermodesoftransportation,notverymanypatronsdrivetotheBloorAnnexarea.Therefore, on streetparkingdoesnotappeartobe a majorissuefortheeconomicwell‐beingofbusinesses.71%ofmerchantsbelievethatlessthanone‐quarteroftheirpatronsdrivetotheirbusiness.Accordingtooursurveyofpeople on thestreet,only10%ofpatronsdrivetotheBloorAnnex, and 16%ofpatronswhodonotliveorwork in thearea.Furthermore,ofallpatrons,thosethatdrivetotheBloorAnnexvisittheleastoften and reportspendingtheleastamountofmoney.Thesecondgoalofthis study wastoprojecttheimpacts on businessactivityofreallocatingspace in theAnnexfrom on streetparkingtoothertravelmodessuchascycling (a bikelane) and walking (a widersidewalk).From a purelyeconomicalpointofview, in ordertomaximizecommercialactivity,theprioritizationofspaceshouldshiftclosertowardthemodeoftravelusedbythemajorityofpatrons.Pedestrians,cyclists and publictransitusersmakeup90%ofpatrons, and donotneed on oroff‐streetparking.Providingmorespaceforcycling and forpedestriansimprovesaccessibility.Dedicatedbicyclelanesattractcyclists and widenedsidewalks–wherethereismorespacetodedicatetostreetfurniture,likebenches,wastereceptacles,plantings and bicycleparking–attractpedestrians.Thesurveyshowsthatpatronsarrivingbyfoot and bicyclevisitthemostoften and spendthemostmoney.Itappears in thebestinterestofmerchantstofavourreallocatingspacetowardtheirmorefrequent and higher‐spendingpatrons– in thiscase,pedestrians and cyclists.AccordingtothedatasuppliedbytheTPA, on averagebetweenaboutonethird and twothirdsof on streetparkingisusedduringthepayparkingperiods(9:00 a. m.to9:00p.m.), and 48%to82%ofoff‐streetparkinglotspaceisused.Theremovalofonelaneof on streetparkingwouldreduce on streetparkingbyonehalf and totalpaidparking in the study areabyabout 20%.Sinceaveragepeakusageisnotfarabove80%atanytimeoftheday,thepotential20%reductioncanlikelybeabsorbedbyexistingpaidparkingcapacity. In addition,evenifalltheBloorAnnexpatronswhodrivecannotbeaccommodated,thesurveydatashowthelostbusinessassociatedwithreducedparkingspacewouldlikelybemorethanoffsetbyattractingmorenon‐drivingpatronsbyimprovingthebicycling and pedestrianenvironment. On thequestionofwhethertoinstall a bikelaneorwidenthesidewalk,theresponseofpatronswasquiteclear:bikelanesarepreferred.75%ofmerchantsthought a bikelaneorwidenedsidewalkwouldimproveorhavenoeffect on business, and patronspreferred a bikelanetowidenedsidewalksat a ratioofalmostfourtoone.Even46%ofdriverssupportedtheideaof a ... P’lots,alsowithin a twoorthreeminutewalkofthe study area:at577Palmerston,365Lippincott and 19Spadina.ThedatatrackspaymentsmadeusingTPA’spay and displaymachinesforboth on streetparking and off‐streetTPAlots.For on streetparking,dataisreportedasthenumberofvalidticketsduring15‐minuteintervalsthroughoutthedaysthatcorrespondwiththepedestriansurveydays(July8,9,10,15,16,17 and 19).However,dataforSaturday,July19thwasnotavailable,soSaturday,July12thwassubstitutedinstead.Theresearcherstookhourlysnapshotsbetween10:00 a. m. and 9:00p.m.–thehourswhenthemachinesaregenerally in use– and determinedtheaveragenumberofvalidticketsthroughouttheday,aswellasmorning‐midday,afternoon, and eveningaverages.Fortheoff‐streetlots,parkingdataisreportedasdaily and eveningpeaks–thehighestrecordednumberofvalidticketsatanygiventime in thedayoreveningperiod.Again,theTPAsupplieddataforthesamedaysasthe on streetparkingdata,whichcorrespondtothepedestriansurveydays.Theaveragevalidticketcountswerecomparedtotheoverallcapacity–either on streetor in lots–todeterminetheaverageusageof on street and off‐streetpaidparking.3.4...

Tài liệu THE VICTORIAN TAXPAYER AND THE LAW A Study in Constitutional Confl ict doc

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... and despite the increase in the range and rate of most taxes in the eight-eenth and early nineteenth centuries, and a measure of consolidation and innovation. In particular, though the land ...  inadequate, a law of commercial association rudimentary and a property law inhibiting the full exploitation of land and minerals. Finally the legal process was one of in nite slowness, ... agrarian economy. Land was the foundation of political power, social status and material wealth; the main focus of society was the village or the small town and the population was small, and...

Tài liệu The Clyde Mystery a Study in Forgeries and Folklore doc

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... Australia, as on Clyde, the stones bear some of the archaic markings common on the rock faces both in Scotland and in Central Australia: on large rocks they are painted, in Australia, in Scotland ... circles, a cupped stone, and a large quartzcrystal of the kind which Apaches in North America, and the Euahlayi tribe in New South Wales, use in crystal gazing. In early ages, after the metals had ... (dismissing the Kintyre and Tappock stones,) the "manufacturers" did know, apparently, that perforated and inscribed, or uninscribed tablets and plaques of shale and schist and slate and gas...

Philosophy in a New Key A Study in the Symbolism of Reason, Rite, and Art

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... early Church Fathers and culminating in the greatScholastics. But, at last, its generative ideas—sin and salvation,nature and grace, unity, infinity, and kingdom—had donetheir work. Vast systems ... geometrical relationshipsare known to us by inductive reasoning from many observedinstances. Physicists may think of certain facts in place ofconstants and variables, but the same constants and variableswill ... mission that we regard it as the only im-portant expressive act, and assume that all other activity mustbe practical in an animalian way, or else irrational—playful,or atavistic (residual) past...

modelling interest-free economy a study in macroeconomics and development

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Báo cáo sinh học: "Time-course of sFlt-1 and VEGF-A release in neutropenic patients with sepsis and septic shock: a prospective study" pptx

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... Campinas, Campinas,SP, BrazilFull list of author information is available at the end of the articleAlves et al. Journal of Translational Medicine 2011, 9:23http://www.translational-medicine.com/content/9/1/23â ... contrast, in an animal model ofsepsis VEGF -A levels increased in liver, kidney and heart, and no difference could be detected betweenVEGF -A levels in serum and plasma, arguing against a majorroleofplateletsasasourceofVEGF -A[ 8] .In our ... considered a medical emergency, and a standar-dized management approach including wide-spectrumantibiotics and admission is usually implemented for allpatients. So far, there are no reliable...

báo cáo hóa học: " Lipopolysaccharide modulates astrocytic S100B secretion: a study in cerebrospinal fluid and astrocyte cultures from rats" pdf

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... brain slices during and after ischemia: comparison with lactate dehydrogenase leakage.Neurochem Int 2005, 47:580-588.6. Nardin P, Tramontina F, Leite MC, Tramontina AC, Quincozes-Santos A, ... Intraperitoneal infusion of LPS, or saline solution, was carried out in adult Wistar rats under anaesthesia. After 30 min or 24 h, CSF was collected by magna puncture (C) and blood by intracardic ... S100Bsecretion: a study in cerebrospinal fluid and astrocyte cultures from ratsMaria Cristina Guerra†, Lucas S Tortorelli†, Fabiana Galland, Carollina Da Ré, Elisa Negri, Douglas S Engelke,Letícia Rodrigues,...

báo cáo hóa học: " Genotoxic effects in occupational exposure to formaldehyde: A study in anatomy and pathology laboratories and formaldehyde-resins production" ppt

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... machine operatorsFactory Quality Laboratory Quality control 0.52 Quality TechniciansPathology and anatomy laboratories Macroscopic examination 5.02 PathologistPathology and anatomy laboratories ... Portugal and REQUIMTE/CQFB, Faculty of Sciences and Technology,Universidade Nova de Lisboa and SINTOR-UNINOVA, Monte de Caparica,Portugal.6Environmental and Occupational Health Department and ... RESEARC H Open AccessGenotoxic effects in occupational exposure toformaldehyde: A study in anatomy and pathologylaboratories and formaldehyde-resins productionSusana Viegas1,3*, Carina Ladeira2,3,...

báo cáo hóa học:" Time-course of sFlt-1 and VEGF-A release in neutropenic patients with sepsis and septic shock: a prospective study" pdf

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... Taha Y, Raab Y, Larsson A, Carlson M, Loof L, Gerdin B, Thorn M: Vascularendothelial growth factor (VEGF) a possible mediator of inflammation and mucosal permeability in patients with collagenous ... contrast, in an animal model ofsepsis VEGF -A levels increased in liver, kidney and heart, and no difference could be detected betweenVEGF -A levels in serum and plasma, arguing against a majorroleofplateletsasasourceofVEGF -A[ 8] .In our ... Yoshida H, Sakisaka S, Taniguchi E, Kawaguchi T,Ariyoshi M, Saiki T, Sakamoto M, Nagata K, et al: Vascular endothelialgrowth factor in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Scand J Rheumatol1998,...

Three Dimensional Integration and Modeling A Revolution in RF and Wireless Packaging by Jong Hoon Lee Emmanuil Manos M Tentzeris and Constantine A Balanis_3 ppt

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... The packaging layer is broughtdown and taped into hard contact and measured. (Case 3) A top metal press plate and a 15 lbwt are put on top of the packaging layer (15 psi) to simulate bonding ... stackup.aluminum contacts. However, for a reliable and long-term operation, a substantial sealed packageis still desired to protect GaAs MMICs from the environment. In addition, to create compact,inexpensive ... resistance and reactance of the inkjet-printed RFID tag. THREE-DIMENSIONAL PACKAGING IN MULTILAYER ORGANIC SUBSTRATES 23As a benchmark of this approach, an inductively coupled feeding RFID tag...