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Traffic control devices, visibility, and highway-rail grade crossings, 2010. by National Research Council (U.S.).Transportation Research Board.(CARDINAL)141287;
Includes bibliographical references.Suggestions Concerning School Traffic Control Devices -- Perceptual Measures to Influence Operating Speeds and Reduce Crashes at Rural Intersections: Driving Simulator Experiment -- Evaluating Innovative Ideas in Pedestrian Signing for Temporary Traffic Control -- Assessing Benefits of Chevrons with Full Retroreflective Signposts on Rural Horizontal Curves -- Protected-Permissive Left-Turn Signal Control Mode: New Analytical Approach to Estimate Operational Benefit and Safety Cost -- Evaluation of Effectiveness of Converging Chevron Pavement Markings in Reducing Speed on Freeway Ramps -- Guidance on Design and Application of Rumble Strips -- Do Pedestrian Countdown Signals Influence Vehicle Speeds? -- Effects of Dynamically Activated Emergency Vehicle Warning Sign on Driver Behavior at Urban Intersections -- Dilemma Zone Driver Behavior as a Function of Vehicle Type, Time of Day, and Platooning -- Relative Visibility of Internally Versus Externally Illuminated On-Premise Signs -- Quantifying the Public Impacts of Highway-Rail Grade Crossing on Surface Mobility: Regional Impact Model -- Speed Reduction Profiles Affecting Vehicle Interactions at Level Crossings with No Trains."This issue contains 13 papers that are concerned with traffic control devices, visibility, and highway-rail grade crossings. Specific topics discussed include the following: school traffic control devices; speed control at rural intersections; innovation in temporary pedestrian signing; chevrons with full retroreflective signposts on rural horizontal curves; protected-permissive left-turn signal control; reducing speed with converging chevron pavement markings on freeway ramps; rumble strips; pedestrian countdown signals influence on vehicle speed; dynamic emergency vehicle warning sign impact on driver behavior; dilemma zone driver behavior; internally versus externally illuminated on-premise signs; impacts of highway-rail grade crossings on surface mobility; and speed reduction profiles affecting vehicle interactions at level crossings with no trains."--pub. desc.
Subjects: Technical reports.; Conference papers and proceedings.; Road markings; Traffic signs and signals; Highway-railroad grade crossings;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Guide for the development of bicycle facilities / by American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials,publisher,issuing body.(CARDINAL)138446;
Includes bibliographical references.Chapter 1. Introduction -- ch. 2. Bicyclist operation and safety -- ch. 3. Bicycle planning -- ch. 4. Guidance for choosing a bikeway type -- ch. 5. Elements of design -- ch. 6. Design of shared use paths -- ch. 7. Design of separated bike lanes and side paths -- ch. 8. Bicycle boulevard planning and design -- ch. 9. Design of shared lanes and bike lanes -- ch. 10. Traffic signals and pedestrian hybrid beacons -- ch. 11. Bicycle facility design at interchanges, alternative intersections, and roundabouts -- ch. 12. Rural area bikeways and roadways -- ch. 13. Structures -- ch. 14. Wayfinding systems for bicyclists -- ch. 15. Maintenance and operations -- ch. 16. Bicycle parking, bike share siting, and end-of-trip facilities."The fifth edition of AASHTO's Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities (2024) is based on extensive research and represents a major rewrite of the previous edition"--Foreword.
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Bicycle lanes; Traffic engineering; Urban transportation; Roads; Bicycle trails;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Intelligent transportation systems and connected and automated vehicles. by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.),sponsor.(CARDINAL)335317; National Research Council (U.S.).Transportation Research Board,issuing body.(CARDINAL)141287; National Research Council (U.S.).Transportation Research Board.Planning and Environment Group,sponsor.;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Intelligent transportation systems.; Vehicle-infrastructure integration.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Reading price charts bar by bar : the technical analysis of price action for the serious trader / by Brooks, Al,1952-(CARDINAL)493588;
Subjects: Graphs.; Stocks; Financial futures; Investment analysis.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Using all-way stop control for residential traffic management / by Cottrell, Benjamin H.(CARDINAL)311411; Virginia.Department of Transportation.(CARDINAL)291718; Virginia Transportation Research Council.(CARDINAL)195142;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 27-28).Final report;All-way, or multiway, stop signs are perhaps the most controversial form of residential traffic control. Residents are likely to request all-way stop signs more frequently than any other form of control. Stop signs are thought of as panaceas for many traffic problems. The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) receives requests for all-way stop control (AWSC) on residential streets primarily to slow traffic, but also to reduce cut-through traffic. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of AWSC for residential traffic management. The study was limited to the use of AWSC on local residential streets. A comprehensive review of the literature and a questionnaire survey of selected traffic engineering agencies were conducted to identify current use of AWSC. Three case studies using a series of AWSC intersections to reduce cut-through traffic on local residential streets were analyzed. The majority of traffic engineering agencies use AWSC warrants from the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). Several agencies use modified MUTCD warrants or a rating system because the MUTCD warrants appear inappropriate for residential streets with lower traffic volumes. When installed at a series of intersections, AWSC was effective in reducing cut-through volumes at the three locations. VDOT should continue to use a series of AWSC intersections as one tool to decrease cut-through traffic on local residential streets.Sponsored by Virginia Department of Transportation in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration, under contract no.
Subjects: Technical reports.; Traffic flow; Traffic signs and signals;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The edge of sleep / by Emanuel, Jake,author.(CARDINAL)872767; Block, Willie,author.(CARDINAL)872768; Gurley, Jason,author.(CARDINAL)410561;
"What if the whole world fell asleep...and didn't wake up again? Dave Torres, a night watchman in a placid coastal town, knows all about sleep troubles. Since childhood, he's battled terrors and nightmares. Sometimes those battles leak into his waking life, with disastrous consequences for those he loves. Now Dave lives alone and self-medicates to neutralize his dreams. It's not much of a life, he knows. The morning after Independence Day, Santa Mira, California, is so quiet Dave can hear the ocean from miles away. Traffic signals blink from red to green over empty intersections. Storefronts remain locked up tight. Every radio station whispers static. And all over town, there are bodies, lying right where their owners left them. Dead right where they slept. Dave-along with his ex-girlfriend, Katie, his best friend, Matteo, and Linda, a nurse he's just met-struggle to unravel the mystery before sleep overtakes them all. Except the answer to the mystery might lie in the one place that frightens Dave most: His twisted, unnerving dreams. Now Dave and his friends must straddle the liminal boundary between life and death as they fight to save everyone they've ever loved-and to keep their eyes open. Because if any of them falls asleep now, it will be the last thing they ever do."--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Science fiction.; Horror fiction.; Nightmares; Watchmen; Liminality; Dreams; Sleep;
Available copies: 12 / Total copies: 12
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African American arts : activism, aesthetics, and futurity / by Luckett, Sharrell D.,editor,writer of introduction,contributor.(CARDINAL)853911; Byrd, Rikki,contributor.; Caplan, Lucy,contributor.; Charlson, Doria E.,contributor.; Coles, Jasmine,contributor.; Cornet, Florencia V.,contributor.; Dobson, Abby,contributor.; Gaskins, Nettrice R.,contributor.; Gillespie, Carmen,writer of foreword.(CARDINAL)483121; Hinds, Rickerby,author of afterword.; Hyacinthe, Genevieve,contributor.; Johnson, Amber,1980-contributor.; Johnson, Julie B.,contributor.; Kinsey, J. Michael,contributor.; McCalla, Sammantha,contributor.; McNeil, Daniel,contributor.; Moss, Shondrika Lanise,contributor.; Pettiford-Wates, Tawnya,contributor.; Weems, Carrie Mae,1953-writer of foreword,photographer.(CARDINAL)206414; Bucknell University Press,publisher.(CARDINAL)855572; Rutgers University Press,distributor.(CARDINAL)853929; African-American Arts : Activism and Aesthetics (Conference)(2016 :Bucknell University);
Includes bibliographical references and index."Signaling recent activist and aesthetic concepts in the work of Kara Walker, Childish Gambino, BLM, Janelle Monáe, and Kendrick Lamar, and marking the exit of the Obama Administration and the opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, this anthology explores the role of African American arts in shaping the future, and further informing new directions we might take in honoring and protecting the success of African Americans in the U.S. The essays in African American Arts: Activism, Aesthetics, and Futurity engage readers in critical conversations by activists, scholars, and artists reflecting on national and transnational legacies of African American activism as an element of artistic practice, particularly as they concern artistic expression and race relations, and the intersections of creative processes with economic, sociological, and psychological inequalities. Scholars from the fields of communication, theater, queer studies, media studies, performance studies, dance, visual arts, and fashion design, to name a few, collectively ask: What are the connections between African American arts, the work of social justice, and creative processes? If we conceive the arts as critical to the legacy of Black activism in the United States, how can we use that construct to inform our understanding of the complicated intersections of African American activism and aesthetics? How might we as scholars and creative thinkers further employ the arts to envision and shape a verdant society?"--
Subjects: African American arts; Arts and society;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Truck characteristics for use in highway design and operation / by Harwood, Douglas W.(CARDINAL)312183; United States.Federal Highway Administration.(CARDINAL)139839; Midwest Research Institute (Kansas City, Mo.)(CARDINAL)143054;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-243, volume 1).v. 1. Research report -- v. 2. Appendices.Final report;Highway geometric design and traffic operations are based in part on consideration of vehicle characteristics. However, many of the current highway design and operational criteria are based on passenger car characteristics, even though truck characteristics may be more critical. This report reviews existing data for the truck characteristics that need to be considered in highway design, including truck dimensions, braking distance, driver eye height, acceleration capabilities, speed-suspension characteristics, and rollover threshold. The report also includes these truck characteristics. The highway design and operational criteria evaluated include sight distances, vertical curve length, intersection design, critical length of grade, lane width, horizontal curve design, vehicle change intervals at traffic signals, sign placement, and highway capacity. An assessment has been made of the need to change the current highway design and operational criteria to accommodate trucks. The cost effectiveness of proposed changes in design and operational criteria has been evaluated.Sponsored by Office of Safety and Traffic Operations R&D, Federal Highway Administration, under contract no.
Subjects: Technical reports.; Roads; Trucks; Trucks;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Eyeliner : a cultural history / by Hankir, Zahra,author.(CARDINAL)785435;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-328).Introduction: Liner notes -- The beautiful one has arrived : Nefertiti and the dawn of kohl -- People of the taboo : Worso and the Wodaabe -- Eye paint as resistance : Sormeh in Iran -- Pirates of Petra : kohl in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan -- Not a costume : cat eye in Chola culture -- The eye dance : Kathakali and Kajal in Kerala -- Geisha gaze : Mebari in Kyoto -- "Naked without it" : drag and the transformative power of eyeliner -- Back to black : Amy Winehouse and liner in the public eye -- #GraphicLiner : eyeliner in the age of influencers."From the acclaimed editor of Our Women on the Ground comes a dazzling exploration of the intersections of beauty and power around the globe, told through the lens of an iconic cosmetic From the distant past to the present, with fingers and felt-tipped pens, metallic powders and gel pots, humans have been drawn to lining their eyes. The aesthetic trademark of figures ranging from Nefertiti to Amy Winehouse, eyeliner is one of our most enduring cosmetic tools; ancient royals and Gen Z beauty influencers alike would attest to its uniquely transformative power. It is undeniably fun-yet it is also far from frivolous. Seen through Zahra Hankir's (kohl-lined) eyes, this ubiquitous but seldom-examined product becomes a portal to history, proof both of the stunning variety among cultures across time and space and of our shared humanity. Through intimate reporting and conversations-with nomads in Chad, geishas in Japan, dancers in India, drag queens in New York, and more-Eyeliner embraces the rich history and significance of its namesake, especially among communities of color. What emerges is an unexpectedly moving portrait of a tool that, in various corners of the globe, can signal religious devotion, attract potential partners, ward off evil forces, shield eyes from the sun, transform faces into fantasies, and communicate volumes without saying a word. Delightful, surprising, and utterly absorbing, Eyeliner is a fascinating tour through streets, stages, and bedrooms around the world, and a thought-provoking reclamation of a key piece of our collective history"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Informational works.; Cosmetics.; Eye; Cosmetics industry.; Beauty, Personal.;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 9
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The 99% invisible city : a field guide to the hidden world of everyday design / by Mars, Roman,author.(CARDINAL)839281; Kohlstedt, Kurt,author.(CARDINAL)837708;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 356-375) and index.1. Inconspicuous -- Ubiquitous -- Official graffiti: utility codes -- Initialed impressions: sidewalk markings -- Planned failure: breakaway posts -- A little safer: emergency boxes -- Camouflage -- Thornton's scent bottle: stink pipes -- Exhaustive outlets: fake facades -- Catalytic diverters: ventilation buildings -- Neighborhood transformers: electrical substations -- Cellular biology: wireless towers -- Resourceful artifice: production wells -- Accretions -- Seeing stars: anchor plates -- Scarchitecture: urban infill -- Lines of sight: relay nodes -- Thomassons: maintained remains -- Accumulative controversy: love locks -- Spolia of war: constructive reuse -- 2. Conspicuous -- Identity -- Vexillology rules: municipal flags -- Public bodies: civic monuments -- Fonts of knowledge: historical plaques -- Distinguished features: that fancy shape -- Safety -- Mixed signals: traffic lights -- Visibility aids: retroreflective studs -- Checkered past: recognition patterns -- Memorable but meaningless: warning symbols -- Signs of times: shelter markers -- Signage -- Broad strokes: hand-painted graphics -- Tube benders: neon lights -- Sky dancers: inflatable figures -- Outstanding directors: production placards -- Minded businesses: absent advertising -- 3. Infrastructure -- Civic -- Bureaucracy inaction: incidental bridge -- Good delivery: postal service -- Water -- Rounding down: manhole covers -- Upwardly potable: drinking fountains -- Reversing course: waste management -- Circling back: subsurface cisterns -- Apples to oysters: flood mitigation -- Technology -- Fine lines: utility poles -- Alternated currents: power grids -- Moonlight towers: street lights -- Dialed back: electricity meters -- Network effects: internet cables -- Roadways -- Accelerating change: painting centerlines -- Shifting responsibility: blaming jaywalkers -- Key indicators: crash testing -- Cemented divisions: lane separators -- Extra turns: safer intersections -- Circulating logic: rotary junctions -- Incomplete stops: calming traffic -- Reversing gears: changing lanes -- Public -- On verges: interstitial spaces -- Crossing over: pedestrian signals -- Sharrowed routes: cycling lanes -- Congestion costs: easing gridlock -- Extravehicular activities: naked streets -- 4. Architecture -- Liminal -- Imperfect security: locked entries -- Open and shut: revolving doors -- Improved egress: emergency exits -- Materials -- Stolen facades: recycling brick -- Aggregate effects: cracking concrete -- Hybrid solutions: amassing timber -- Regulations -- Secular orders: taxable units -- Formative setbacks: mansard roofs -- Heaven to hell: property limits -- Towers -- Braking good: modern elevators -- Cladding skeletons: curtain walls -- Topping out: skyscraper races -- Unanticipated loads: managing crises -- Perspective matters: redefining skylines -- Beyond above: engineering icons -- Grouped dynamics: street canyons -- Foundations -- Vernacular enclaves: international districts -- Reality checks: service centers -- Approachable ducks: commercial signifiers -- Competitive starchitecture: contrasting additions -- Heritage -- Heathen's gate: overlapping narratives -- Landmark ruling: historic preservation -- Recrowned jewel: complex restoration -- Architectural license: faithless reconstruction -- Unnatural selection: subjective stabilization -- Faded attraction: alluring abandonments -- Runed landscapes: peripheral traces -- Unbuilding codes: premeditated deconstruction --5. Geography -- Delineations -- Points of origin: zero markers -- Edge cases: boundary stones -- Defining moments: standardized time -- Road boosters: national highways -- Configurations -- Rounding errors: Jeffersonian grids -- Unassigned lands: patchwork plans -- Rectilinear revelations: coordinated layouts -- Good eixamples: reconfigured super-blocks -- Standard deviations: growth patterns -- Designations -- Citations needed: informal geonyms -- Hybrid acronames: neighborhood monikers -- Calculated omissions: unlucky numbers -- Deliberated errors: fictitious entries -- Misplaced locations: null island -- Paved ways: Tucson stravenues -- Accessible voids: nameless places -- Landscapes -- Graveyard shifts: pastoral parks -- Trailing spaces: converted greenways -- Courting palms: street trees -- Lawn enforcement: owned backyards -- Lofty treescrapers: ungrounded plants -- Synanthropes -- Naturalized denizens: common squirrels -- Ghost streams: fish stories -- Home to roost: unloved doves -- Raccoon resistance: trash pandas -- Unmanned lands: wildlife corridors -- 6. Urbanism -- Hostilities -- Loved park: dubious skateblockers -- Urine trouble: discouraging spikes -- Obstinate objects: discomforting seats -- Cities of light: dissuasive illumination -- Targeting demographics: disruptive sounds -- Exterior motives: deceptive deterrents -- Interventions -- Guerrilla fixation: unsanctioned shield --- Drawing attention: viral signage -- Asking permission: open hydrants -- Seeking forgiveness: embattled boulders -- Legitimizing action: middle way -- Catalysts -- Ramping up: cutting curbs -- Cycling through: clearing cars -- Driving away: appropriating parklets -- Grafting on: grassroots gardening -- Bumping out: collaborative peacemaking."A beautifully designed guidebook to the unnoticed yet essential elements of our cities, from the creators of the wildly popular 99% Invisible podcast." --
Subjects: Trivia and miscellanea.; Cities and towns; Public works; Design;
Available copies: 22 / Total copies: 24
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