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Scott Seider - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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The trouble with teaching ethics on Trolley Cars and train tracks
Journal of Moral Education, 2009Co-Authors: Scott SeiderAbstract:In this study, I investigate the beliefs of privileged adolescents about their obligations to those contending with hunger and poverty as well as the impact of ‘Trolley problems’ upon these adolescents' beliefs. To consider the attitudes of the young adults in this study, I draw upon their student writing from a course on social issues as well as survey and interview data collected at the start and conclusion of this course. I found that, for the privileged adolescents in this study, their consideration of a particular Trolley problem actually decreased their sense of responsibility for countries and individuals contending with hunger and poverty.
John B Mccall - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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mckinney avenue transit authority experience
Transportation Research Record, 1992Co-Authors: Frank A Schultz, John B MccallAbstract:Dallas' McKinney Avenue Transit Authority (MATA) was an early participant in the growing renaissance of vintage Trolley systems in the United States. With a majority of its construction funding--and all of its operating subsidy--sourced in the private sector, MATA is perhaps singular in its public/private relationship. For more that 2 years, four vintage Trolley Cars have been maintained and operated over nearly 3 mi of reclaimed city Trolley trackage by a largely volunteer labor force. This experience has application to present or planned vintage Trolley and light rail operations. Promoted by commercial property owners adjacent to its route, MATA secured endorsements from city and state governments, as well as a federal construction grant, and began operation on a daily schedule in July 1989. The start-up process of construction, maintenance, personnel management, and initial operation revealed both unique opportunities and special problems that are associated with realization of an operating vintage Trolley system. Farebox revenues have been influenced by both seasonal factors and economic trends that have not been sufficient to cover system costs. Hindsight reveals that MATA's initial route plan fell short of an important traffic generator that would have significantly improved system results. During 1991, a 2-year federal operating grant to supplement declining private-sector subsidy and reduced revenues was indefinitely forestalled. Failure to fully comply with Federal grant regulations, positions taken by employees of Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), as well as the intrinsic nature of MATA's operation created this result. As a result, in fall 1991, MATA eliminated all but one part-time paid employee, reduced its operating schedule to evenings and weekends, and began to cope with the problems created by deferred maintenance.
Frank A Schultz - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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mckinney avenue transit authority experience
Transportation Research Record, 1992Co-Authors: Frank A Schultz, John B MccallAbstract:Dallas' McKinney Avenue Transit Authority (MATA) was an early participant in the growing renaissance of vintage Trolley systems in the United States. With a majority of its construction funding--and all of its operating subsidy--sourced in the private sector, MATA is perhaps singular in its public/private relationship. For more that 2 years, four vintage Trolley Cars have been maintained and operated over nearly 3 mi of reclaimed city Trolley trackage by a largely volunteer labor force. This experience has application to present or planned vintage Trolley and light rail operations. Promoted by commercial property owners adjacent to its route, MATA secured endorsements from city and state governments, as well as a federal construction grant, and began operation on a daily schedule in July 1989. The start-up process of construction, maintenance, personnel management, and initial operation revealed both unique opportunities and special problems that are associated with realization of an operating vintage Trolley system. Farebox revenues have been influenced by both seasonal factors and economic trends that have not been sufficient to cover system costs. Hindsight reveals that MATA's initial route plan fell short of an important traffic generator that would have significantly improved system results. During 1991, a 2-year federal operating grant to supplement declining private-sector subsidy and reduced revenues was indefinitely forestalled. Failure to fully comply with Federal grant regulations, positions taken by employees of Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), as well as the intrinsic nature of MATA's operation created this result. As a result, in fall 1991, MATA eliminated all but one part-time paid employee, reduced its operating schedule to evenings and weekends, and began to cope with the problems created by deferred maintenance.
