bus on tiles

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLbhhdoCdl0&t=73s

Rail Bus

Bus lanes might solve some congestion problems. But where are we going to put them? Take the case of a bus lane from Lynn bus station to the Blue Line in Wonderland. Where would we put it?

Suppose we had a bus that could ride roads as usual and could lower some rail wheels and ride the commuter rail.

Here is how it would work.
1) The "Rail Bus" starts at the Lynn Bus Terminal
2) It gets on the commuter rail headed south. Behind the Toyota dealer.
3) It travels south for about 2 miles.
4) It stops at Wonderland, gets off track, crosses the Lynnway, lets passengers off at Wonderland subway stop


Advantages:

1) Minimal construction costs
2) An expensive ADA compliant station does not need to be built at Wonderland
3) Quick. Not much needs to be built.
4) Flexible, routes can change easily
5) Bypasses the congested Lynnway
6) Get more use out of rail system

Disadvantages
• Where do we get a rail bus?
• The commuter rail operator would require compensation for signaling
• Rider acceptance
• How long does it take the "rail bus" to get on and off the rail.

Picture: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road%E2%80%93rail_vehicle#/media/File:Dual_Mode_Vehicle.jpg

Bus Train A dual mode road/rail vehicle is being tested in Japan by Toyota and its truck-manufacturing division Hino Motors. The bus bridges the gap between road and rail with 4 rubber tires for road use and 4 steel wheels for riding on rails. It can hold 25 passengers and is based on the Toyota Microbus. The bus has been in service in Japan for the past 18 months, and there are plans to produce a newer version by June of 2008. Hino spokesperson Kenichiro Baba has stated that the bus “is expected to be another step toward more practical use of the dual mode vehicle.” This could be the mass transit vehicle of the future for Japanese commuters.

https://www.hino.com/hino-trucks.html

https://www.facebook.com/HINOTRUCKSUSA
General Truck Center, Inc.
23.1 miles
109-115 Lindberg Avenue
Methuen MA 1844
United States
Phone: 978-686-1800
Fax: 978-689-2215
Website: www.hinoofmethuen.com

 

Individual vs. community rights?

What is your leadership style?

 What is the value of individual vs. community rights?

World Health Organization COVID19 Dashboard: https://covid19.who.int/

Research and Analysis Based

https://vietnamnet.vn/en/society/us-media-outlet-details-why-vietnam-has-had-so-few-covid-19-cases-634592.html

Vietnam quickly employed a variety of successful tactics to detect cases and reduce the risk of the epidemic from spreading, including widespread quarantining and aggressive contact tracing. These methods have subsequently won praise from the World Health Organization and the CDC for its transparency in dealing with the crisis.

Algal Oil

Algal Oil

350 LTE

Welcome to the 350 MA Letters-to-the-Editor team. We're glad you joined. Here's a link to a short slideshow that gives you a high-level view of what we do: http://bit.ly/350ma-lte-slides And here's the link to our "user guide" document: http://bit.ly/350-LTE-Team Please take a quick look and let us know if you have more questions. Fred Hewett, Larry Rosenberg, Mary Memmott fred.hewett@gmail.com larry.rosenberg@gmail.com memmottm@gmail.com

Green Economics

An Empirical Survey of the Ramifications of a Green Economy

CourtWatch

CourtWatch as a Model for something we might do

• a description of court watch
• my experience
• how this might this something like courtwatch could be used by 350

Description

• Who: Sponsored by ACLU or other community organizations. Some paid organizers and the rest volunteers.
• What: Apply pressure on DA's and elected officials with facts.
• Where: There are many CourtWatch projects world wide. Seems like every state. Many countries: Poland, France. Multiple project around the state.
• Why: Mostly focussed on helping poor people get fair treatment in court, which includes people of color and immigrants.
• How: Volunteers collect data by race. Analysis by researchers. Lawyers present findings to DA and press.

My Experience

• About a year ago I signed up for the Bail Fund. They got my name from my Synagogue, Shirat Hiyam. They never called me back. But they did give my name to ACLU's CourtWatch. 
• I helped accused say "Judge I do not understand the charges. I want to talk to my lawyer". You get more time. Might get dismissed. Flawed cases.
• Some judges welcomed me. My presence changed things for the better.
• Security guard from Lynn said everyone knew when I was in the building.
• Turned in about 10% of the cases. 40 times.
• Saw first hand how wealth tips the scales of justice. We are wasting money.
• Rollins, globe, changes in cell phones in Lynn.

How we might adapt this

• Collect data on constituencies, new programs and bills passed
• Analyze, compare, present and publish