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One of the most successful light rail systems in the whole of Europe, the Nottingham Express Transit system which opened in 2004 after 16 years of development and planning has become a vital part of the city's public transport system, being able to clear away the cars from the narrow streets of the city, opening up the area to have on-street restaurants and cafes to give the place an all the more European feel.
The NET system was originally conceived in 1988, in an attempt to win back the crowded and congested city from the grip of poorly designed urban road networks that had ended up becoming huge car parks full of smog. £268 million and several retreads with the Department for Transport, resulted in the 8.7 mile, 23 stop system opening on the 9th March 2004. The original route was built between Hucknall and Nottingham Station, with 2.8 miles of track built for street-running. From Wilkinson Street northward, the line runs parallel to the Robin Hood Railway line, which runs from Nottingham to Worksop on the Sheffield/Lincoln line. In addition to the Hucknall route, a small 1 mile branch to Phoenix Park diverges near the north end of the route to allow for Park & Ride connections with the M1 Motorway, with trams operating between the two termini alternating on a 10 minute headway, meaning services into the city run every 5 minutes.
However, more recently the route has garnered acclaim for the construction of its new Phase 2 scheme, which has seen the route extended beyond its elevated terminus at Nottingham Station and onwards to Clifton and Toton, extending the route to 14.8 miles and serving areas to the south of the city. The most prominent part of this route's construction was the gradual movement of a 170ft long bridge over the active Nottingham train station, taking the completed structure and pushing it wholesale over the tracks and trains below, with the result that no trains were disrupted by this inch-by-inch operation. Services began in September 2015.
Trams currently used on the route are the original fifteen Incentro AT6/5 units built by Bombardier Transportation at Derby Litchurch Lane, but have since been complimented in 2014 by Citadis 302 tramcars built by Alstom, with 22 units constructed to coincide with the opening of Phase 2. Between them, these units have an annual ridership of 7.9 million people, an average of 21,000 per day.
Of all the wonderful creatures in nature, the human teenager is one of the most curious. Caught in a paradoxical dilemma, teens strive for independence from their parents, but they also rely heavily on their dependence. “Mom, get out of my life, but first take me to the mall.”
Paula Schriefer, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations, on February 28, 2013 participated in a side event at the UN Human Rights Council “Women’s Access to Justice” organized by the International Development Law Organization (IDLO). Moderated by IDLO Director-General Irene Khan, other panelists included Miriam Estrada of the Raoul Wallenberg Institute, Joy Ngozi Exeilo, UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, Erika Feller, Assistant High Commissioner, Protection (UNHCR), Jina Jilani, Advocate, Supreme Court of Pakistan, and Silvia Pimentel, Chair, CEDAW. In her remarks, Ms. Schriefer highlighted that the legal empowerment of women and ensuring their access to justice is an important priority for the United States. She noted, “Women in the United States fought long and hard to achieve laws that protect women from discrimination based on gender and we enjoy the benefits of a justice system that can enforce these laws.” Regarding U.S. international efforts, she the United States issued in 2011 the U.S. National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security, which aims to empower women to act as equal partners in preventing conflict and building peace in countries threatened and affected by war, violence and insecurity and that in 2012 the U.S. Department of State issued an implementation plan on the National Action Plan which outlines our commitments to accelerate, institutionalize, and better coordinate efforts to advance women’s participation in peace negotiations, peacebuilding, conflict prevention, and decision-making institutions; protect women from gender-based violence; and ensure equal access to relief and recovery assistance in areas of conflict and insecurity. She stressed that the United States is proud of its participation in IDLO and its role currently holding the IDLO Presidency. The full text of her remarks can be found here: geneva.usmission.gov/2013/02/28/u-s-remarks-at-womens-acc...
U.S. Mission Photo by Eric Bridiers
Certificate ceremony for graduate fellows of ILRI Nairobi. Certificates were awarded on 9/12/2011 (photo credit ILRI/Onesmus Mulinge).
Original 1974 plan for Greentree Village development in Evesham NJ, at this time called Roberts Farm PUD (Planned Unit Development). Some of the roads were changed and the shopping center was built on the opposite side of Rt. 73 and became a strip center but overall not far from what was actually built here from 1977-86.
This is a sign i photographed in a Mc Donalds in Chicago The advertising plaque is titled "The parade of progress"
The flight over showed Arrested Development and Fraiser with Finnish subtitles. For some reason, this amused me greatly.
Taken from hotel window up the hill. How elating it would be to live in one of those rooftop shacks!
Kings Cross development in London, with significant sustainability features including its own energy centre (the three stacks in the background), one of the largest Combined Heat and Power plants in the U.K. - see www.kingscross.co.uk/the-energy-centre-at-kings-cross.
The development includes the future home of Google (above the Kings Cross train tracks), and has been cited as the inspiration for Washington, DC's Union Station plan.
Buddhism and Social Development Association (BSDA) Mekong Kampuchea's Kids Project. bsdaoffice@gmail.com www.bsda-cambodia.org Tel: +855 42 690 06 05 or +855 12 788 973
Buddhism and Social Development Association (BSDA) Mekong Kampuchea's Kids Project. bsdaoffice@gmail.com www.bsda-cambodia.org Tel: +855 42 690 06 05 or +855 12 788 973
Marvelling at the exceptional people within this organization and the leadership they bring to their work.
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Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation Pat Bell discusses how the first regional economic development pilot project community forum fits within the framework of Canada Starts Here: The BC Jobs Plan. Background and video. Dec. 8, 2011.
Photo Credit: Colin Andre – District of Maple Ridge
I took this at the Child Development Center at Grossmont College. They have developed into a Reggio Emilia center. I loved it. I really like how they used natural items through out the classrooms and I liked how they displayed the art work. They had really neat 3-D art projects displayed.
Event: 2016 Integrated Product Development Trade Show
Location: Ross School of Business
Photographer: Philip Dattilo
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In Hypnobirthing classes, the predominant philosophy is that birth is something your body is designed to do–and that you can manage it, says Elliott.
April 21, 2012 - Washington Dc., World Bank/IMF 2012 Spring Meetings., Closing Development Committee Press Briefing. Marek Belka is the Development Committee Chairman; Robert B. Zoellick World Bank President; Christine Lagarde IMF Managing Director. Photo: Simone D. McCourtie / World Bank
Photo ID: 042112-DevCommPress_015
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2016-08-25: President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina addresses during the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development.
13-14 November - Green Growth and Sustainable Development Forum 2014.
For more information, visit: www.oecd.org/greengrowth/ggsd-2014.htm
Photo: Andrew Wheeler