Buses
A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a road vehicle designed to carry many passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type is the single-deck rigid bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses while coaches are used for longer-distance services. Many types of buses, such as city transit buses and inter-city coaches, charge a fare. Other types, such as elementary or secondary school buses or shuttle buses within a post-secondary education campus do not charge a fare. …
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MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 12 November 2024 English
Railway commuting is today a mundane and routine necessity, yet for the Victorians it was a novel experience. It opened up new possibilities of living at a remove from the …
Mechanized public transport in the form of trams and buses took over from their horse-drawn predecessors, while …
DDN: Dundurn Press · 29 October 2024 English
“Honest and insightful, a testament to Japanese Canadian resilience.” — KERRI SAKAMOTO, author of Floating CityWhen the North American dream meets traditional Japanese conformity, two cultures collide. Does the past …
were washed away. The ship docked in Vancouver. Buses waited to drive the solemn group to their temporary …
UAP: University of Alberta Press · 22 October 2024 English
Stories Left in Stone explores the lives, histories, and artistic legacies of Cáceres and Extremadura. Author Troy Nahumko has lived in the old town of Cáceres, a UNESCO World Heritage …
way, the sidewalk becomes more crowded and city buses pass by so close you can feel their draft as they …
VTPI: Victoria Transport Policy Institute · 20 September 2024 English
BIT: Frequent and Affordable Vancouver Island Bus Service Frequent and Affordable Vancouver Island Bus Service Why and How to Provide Convenient and Inexpensive Public Transit Connecting South and Central Vancouver …
inadequate capacity during peak periods. Commercial buses are expensive, generally costing more than driving … waiting areas and limited baggage capacity (many buses do not accommodate bicycles or other large sports … trips during off- seasons, and inadequate capacity (buses are often full) during peak periods. Fares are generally … Sooke-Victoria route, with $5 fares, would make buses more attractive than driving for many trips. The …
VTPI: Victoria Transport Policy Institute · 18 September 2024 English
passenger rail on some corridors, and Transport Canada regulates motor carriers (including intercity buses) and aviation, but no agency is responsible for analyzing dema. [...] 9 A Business Case for Improving …
operation, these • Motorists who want to avoid shuttle buses must also stop and pick-up every young woman they … and cities on this Highway. The number of shuttle buses required would be exactly seven (7) to cover the … operating costs, crash rates and energy consumption, buses are the most efficient travel mode (Litman 2021; … alcohol drinkers are particularly likely to use buses rather than drive, provided they are convenient … are replaced by budget bus services (called “curb buses” because they lack stations) that operate only on …
ARCC: Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada · 16 September 2024 English
Doré, was suspended for the content of a letter he had sent to the presiding judge following a criminal proceeding for which he was acting as counsel.6 The plaintiff appealed …
from public buses.14 While the relevant ads were originally approved and posted on the buses, the city … that all three advertisements be removed from the buses. The court ruled that the removal of the ads constituted … required to post the advertisements at issue on its buses. There are legitimate significant competing considerations … Anderson went on to consider the fact that city buses are frequented by a broad and diverse range of individuals … applies to public spaces, including city-owned buses and infrastructure.42 Additionally, quasi- public …
UAP: University of Alberta Press · 16 September 2024 English
On Beauty is a provocative collection of moments, confessions, overheard conversations, and memories, both fleeting and crystalized, revolving around the small chasms and large craters of everyday life. Situated at …
calling it, this is a full- blown snow day. School buses are cancelled, some schools are closed, and certain …
Community Foundation Canada · 16 September 2024 English
small- and medium-sized enterprises The new Storyteller-in-Residence program is part of UVic’s commitment to ʔetal nəwəl — which means relationships with 11.4: Strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the lands, …
DISTRICT with the announcement of sixty-six electric buses on order. Transit can also get you there faster …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 September 2024 English
In lush and vivid poems, Cynthia Woodman Kerkham ponders the urgent question, What does water want? Whether as the body of a beloved lake, where people wrestle with the concerns …
displays and I feel home another language on buses Cantonese first then English finally Mandarin …
EAC: Centre d'action écologique · 11 September 2024 English
Affordable housing is primarily the responsibility of the provincial government, and municipal planners are restricted by the Municipal Government Act, but municipalities still have many tools they can and should …
increased service hours and a move to electric buses. These improvements increased the percentage of … inadequate with users complaining of overcrowded buses and lack of frequency. One of the problems facing … temperatures. Timelines for replacing diesel buses with electric buses. Ramping up electric vehicle (EV) charging-station … will you support continued purchase of electric buses and public education on their importance? What should …