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Deep Discount Group Pass Programs: Innovative Transit Finance, Cornelius Nuworsoo Jan 2005

Deep Discount Group Pass Programs: Innovative Transit Finance, Cornelius Nuworsoo

City and Regional Planning

For public transit operators in the U.S., neither fare increases nor fare reductions have been successful in boosting revenues. A different kind of strategy is needed, one that can produce more revenue for transit operators than it costs. This article argues that deep discount group pass (DDGP) programs can accomplish this goal. DDGP programs provide groups of people with unlimited-ride transit passes in exchange for a contractual payment by a group’s employer or other organizing body. While previous research on DDGP programs has ignored their impact on operator revenues, this article addresses that gap by focusing on their revenue-increasing potential. …

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A Reporter's Resource And Media Guide To Growth In California, R. Thomas Jones, A.I.A. Dec 2003

A Reporter's Resource And Media Guide To Growth In California, R. Thomas Jones, A.I.A.

Office of the Dean (CAED) Scholarship

This Guide was produced by the California Policy Forum through a collaboration of eight non-profit organizations who share a common commitment to greater public understanding about growth in California: California Center for Regional Leadership, California Futures Network, Center for Governmental Studies, Cities Counties and Schools Partnership, Environmental Policy Center, Latino Issues Forum, League of Women Voters Education Fund, and San Diego Dialogue.

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Edra 34: Bibliography Of Books On Display, Kathleen Demsky Jan 2003

Edra 34: Bibliography Of Books On Display, Kathleen Demsky

Bibliographies

edra 34 | People Shaping Places | Minneapolis, MN

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Sustainable Development Principles For East Baton Rouge Parish, Xia Li Jan 2003

Sustainable Development Principles For East Baton Rouge Parish, Xia Li

LSU Master's Theses

This study examines and analyzes the sustainable development indicator data and determines what improvements and recommendations are needed for East Baton Rouge Parish’s development. This thesis has identified methods and indicators for studying sustainable developments, studied patterns of sustainable developments in the East Baton Rouge Parish to identify trends and developed recommendations that would encourage sustainable development in the East Baton Rouge Parish. It forms fourteen sustainable principles that would encourage sustainable development in East Baton Rouge Parish and a framework for a sound development.

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Big Water Redevelopment Phase Iii, Natalie Robins May 1999

Big Water Redevelopment Phase Iii, Natalie Robins

Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects

Big Water, Utah is a small town located just north of the Arizona border in an area of unique scenic character. The town is strategically located as a gateway to outdoor recreation opportunities. It lies between Lake Powell, the newly designated Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument, and the Paria Wilderness. See Figure 1 for an aerial photograph of Big Water and the surrounding area. The region expects growth in the coming years, through both increased tourism and development. Current residents of the area requested planning assistance from the Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning Department of Utah State University. The assistance …

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Land Development And Biotechnology At The Claremont Colleges, Paul Faulstich Feb 1999

Land Development And Biotechnology At The Claremont Colleges, Paul Faulstich

Pitzer Faculty Publications and Research

Founded on the Oxford model of a cluster of institutions, the Claremont Colleges has periodically established a new school. In the Spring of 1997, the Board of Fellows of the Claremont University Center charged with policy-making for the consortium-voted to establish a seventh college; the Keck Graduate Institute of applied life sciences. or bioengineering. Despite other landholdings, including a golf course and a non-operational gravel quarry, the Board of Fellows voted to site the New Venture on a portion-approximately eleven acres--of the Bernard Biological Field Station. (Pitzer's vote was cast against building on the Field Station.)

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Mixed Media October 11, 1998, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives Oct 1998

Mixed Media October 11, 1998, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Mixed Media began as the student publication Your Name Here. The October 11, 1998 issue includes articles on Ottawa Animation Festival, RISD Lecture Series, South Asian Students Association, student alliance meetings, along with the comic "Ben" by Frenzer, event notices, and other announcements.

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Expanding The Boundaries Of Architectural Education: Making A Path To Sustainable Communities, Margot Mcdonald Apr 1996

Expanding The Boundaries Of Architectural Education: Making A Path To Sustainable Communities, Margot Mcdonald

Architecture

Architectural education offers students practice with complex problem-solving, most often separate from the public they will eventually serve. Design education that addresses real clients and real world concerns such as renewable energy and resources, social equity and environmental justice, and economic feasibility demands the skills of coordination, communication, vision, and leadership different from conventional architectural education. This paper outlines an innovative university curriculum that moves in the direction of educating architects as community leaders based on sustainable design and the concept of community in every aspect of the teaching model. Specifically, the teaching model creates an interactive group dynamic in …

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