P7. Report on 3 examples of current affairs that affect public services and citizens. M4. Analyse the effects on citizens and public services of the way that three current affairs examples have been reported by the media. Army cuts. “Top general warns over ’hollowed-out’ armed forces” The British armed forces are due to be significantly reduced in numbers by thousands of personnel by 2020. The Army will lose 20‚000 soldiers‚ the Navy 6‚000 personnel and the RAF 5‚000. I found this news report on
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Utilization Rate (%) Passenger affected per hour Peak 100 120 90 10800 Off-Peak 100 120 30 3600 It is easy to predict that the majority (95%) shift to use railway plus feeder bus/mini bus services. The minority (5%) will shift to use taxi‚ in some case will even shift to driving by their own. The impact to other public transport modes may include the followings. In peak hours The additional passengers is may cause extra pressure to the railway line which had already approached its maximum loading
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Leicester: Leicester has increasing problems with congestion in central parts of the city and rising pollution rates but the main concern is public transport overall. A survey carried out for company bosses said that a third of the employees said that they find it hard to park in the city centre and in the county. Another 30% said it was down to lack of public transport information the in the area. Ian Borley‚ LBV chairman and senior partner at KPMG‚ in Leicester‚ said “findings showed transport problems
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Using Public Transport The public transportation system in Malaysia is well-developed. Train‚ bus‚ light rail transit are public transport that used by a lots of people. Public transport brings advantages to the public. It provides accessible transport for the people who need it. Besides‚ it helps in reducing the air pollution too. Although public transport us benefits but there is some problem in public transportation. The main problems are unpunctuality of the public transport‚ the public transport
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ultimately to predict how they would react. By understanding the reasons that drive them to use the service or dislike the service‚ we can then understand the motivation behind it and make necessary correction or plan appropriate strategies for the target segment. The objective for this survey is to find out the personality traits of users‚ the perception of the public transport system the public has‚ and their attitude towards the system. The research objective can be clearly defined as: 1. To
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merger of three private bus companies and listed on the then Stock Exchange of Singapore (SES) in 1978 as Singapore Bus Service (1978) limited. In November 1997‚ Singapore Bus Service (1978) Limited was renamed DelGro Corporation Limited (Now ComfortDelGro Corporation Limited) and the subsidiary Singapore Bus Services Limited‚ was separately listed on the SES. Singapore Bus Services Limited changed its name to SBS Transit Ltd in November 2001 to reflect its multi-model status as a bus and rail operator
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Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment Centre for Transport Studies Masters’ Thesis THE ROLE OF BUS RAPID TRANSIT IN IMPROVING PUBLIC TRANSPORT LEVELS OF SERVICE‚ PARTICULARLY FOR THE URBAN POOR USERS OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT A case of Cape Town‚ South Africa Due Date: May 2011 Prepared by: Lorita Maunganidze (MNGLOR002) Cape Town South Africa Prepared for: Professor Romano Del Mistro Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment Transport Studies Programme University of Cape Town South
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CLASSIFICATION OF SERVICES. (FRAMWORKS FOR ANALYSIS OF SERVICES). Problem: narrow exposure of managers to the variety of service industries; managers perceive their service as unique; management personnel is usually inbred; as a result‚ marketing thought in the field of services is underdeveloped. E.g.‚ hoteliers often spend their whole life in the industry or even one company‚ most airline managers have grown up in the commercial aviation industry‚ bankers and hospital administrators usually
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largest public bus company in Hong Kong. KMB carries over 2.8 million passengers per day and operates some 4‚000 buses on 400 bus routes cover and across Kowloon‚ the New Territories and Hong Kong Island. KMB is the only local bus company to hold both ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001 certification and has earned the distinction of being one of the few public bus companies in the world to operate profitably without a government subsidy. Innovation - The Way Forward As a leader in public bus operations
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SWOT Strengths • Market leader in public bus services SBS owns majority of the bus transport business in Singapore with over 3000 buses. With increasing ridership over the past few years and the government’s plans to introduce new routes and more buses through the Bus Services Enhancement Programme‚ this strengthens the strong hold that SBS already has in the provision of bus services in Singapore. • Compliance with strict Standards Having been in the bus industry since 2001‚ SBS Transit
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