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A Green Light for Muni Customers By Stephen Chun Have you ever been on a Muni vehicle and realized that if the light had only stayed green for just a few more seconds you wouldn’t have been trapped at a red light?  SFMTA’s Connected Corridor Pilot  approached this problem with a new state of the art solution.   Most signals in San Francisco do not have sensors to detect vehicles at an intersection. However, through a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation, our project team was able to test an advanced technology for signal timing based on who is present at an intersection. In this way, transit platform and traffic signal sensor data can be used to activate signal timing adjustments, responding to traffic conditions in real time. These adjustments provide more opportunities for transit vehicles to make it through intersections on a green light.    The project team turned on the adaptive signal timing program during several days in Jul...

Biến thể Omicron được ghi nhận ở Châu Phi tại Botswana, Nam Phi, sau đó xuất hiện tại Hồng Kông, Israel và Bỉ. Vì thế, hôm nay hãy cùng IELTS Vietop tìm hiểu về biến chủng này bên dưới bài viết sau nhé! Sample The Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant was first reported to WHO from South Africa on November 24, 2021. Over the past few days, the number of infections has increased significantly, coinciding with the detection of the variant. Since then, at least other 12 countries have confirmed cases of the new strain , with several other reporting suspected cases . Shutters have also been brought down in these countries to contain the new phase of the pandemic.  This ‘variant of concern’, classified by WHO, carries an unprecedented number of spike mutations , which make it more dangerous and highly contagious . At present, WHO is working with many researchers around the world to better understand Omicron, to make assessments of its transmissibility , severity of infection, symptoms, th...

Biến thể Omicron được ghi nhận ở Châu Phi tại Botswana, Nam Phi, sau đó xuất hiện tại Hồng Kông, Israel và Bỉ. Vì thế, hôm nay hãy cùng IELTS Vietop tìm hiểu về biến chủng này bên dưới bài viết sau nhé! Sample The Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant was first reported to WHO from South Africa on November 24, 2021. Over the past few days, the number of infections has increased significantly, coinciding with the detection of the variant. Since then, at least other 12 countries have confirmed cases of the new strain , with several other reporting suspected cases . Shutters have also been brought down in these countries to contain the new phase of the pandemic.  This ‘variant of concern’, classified by WHO, carries an unprecedented number of spike mutations , which make it more dangerous and highly contagious . At present, WHO is working with many researchers around the world to better understand Omicron, to make assessments of its transmissibility , severity of infection, symptoms, th...

Đối với IELTS Speaking, để đạt được band điểm như mong muốn đòi hỏi bạn phải trải qua quá trình ôn luyện thật nhiều. Vì vậy, ngoài ôn tập bằng các chủ đề thì luyện tập bằng những bộ đề cũng là một gợi ý hay. Hôm nay IELTS Vietop gửi đến các sĩ tử bài giải chi tiết đề IELTS Speaking ngày 10/10/2021. Bạn có thể ôn tập và áp dụng vào phần Nói của bản thân nhé! Part 1 Topic: Pets and Animals Sample 1. Do you like to see animals in the zoo? Of course! 1 They say the zoo is just for children, but 2 I believe a lot of grown-ups (người lớn) are keen on watching animals, too. Visiting the zoo enables me to expand my horizon (mở rộng kiến thức) about all kinds of animals and their behavior, which is something I don’t get to see very often 3 since we are living in the city. I show a keen interest in (đặc biệt thích thú) safari tours where I can interact (tương tác) with the animals in a close distance.  (1): Trả lời câu hỏi Yes/ No; (2): Liên từ “but” giúp nối các vế câu lại...

Đối với IELTS Speaking, để đạt được band điểm như mong muốn đòi hỏi bạn phải trải qua quá trình ôn luyện thật nhiều. Vì vậy, ngoài ôn tập bằng các chủ đề thì luyện tập bằng những bộ đề cũng là một gợi ý hay. Hôm nay IELTS Vietop gửi đến các sĩ tử bài giải chi tiết đề IELTS Speaking ngày 10/10/2021. Bạn có thể ôn tập và áp dụng vào phần Nói của bản thân nhé! Part 1 Topic: Pets and Animals Sample 1. Do you like to see animals in the zoo? Of course! 1 They say the zoo is just for children, but 2 I believe a lot of grown-ups (người lớn) are keen on watching animals, too. Visiting the zoo enables me to expand my horizon (mở rộng kiến thức) about all kinds of animals and their behavior, which is something I don’t get to see very often 3 since we are living in the city. I show a keen interest in (đặc biệt thích thú) safari tours where I can interact (tương tác) with the animals in a close distance.  (1): Trả lời câu hỏi Yes/ No; (2): Liên từ “but” giúp nối các vế câu lại...

Watch San Francisco’s Bike Network Bloom By Eillie Anzilotti From just a few stretches of scattered lanes in 2013, San Francisco’s protected bike network now stretches like a green web connecting more and more of the city. See how much has changed over the last eight years:   In just the blink of an eye, San Francisco has become one of the most bike-friendly cities in the U.S. To date, San Francisco has 464 miles of bikeways, including: 42 miles of protected bike lanes 78 miles of off-street paths and trails 21 miles of buffered bike lanes 139 miles of striped bike lanes As we’ve expanded the network of safer bicycle routes through San Francisco, more people are choosing to ride bicycles for recreation and transportation every year. Since 2006, travel by bicycle has grown by 184 percent citywide. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, bike counts hit an all-time high: in 2019, approximately 52,000 bicyclists were observed at 37 locations during peak periods, a 14 percent incre...

Childhood là chủ đề khá quen thuộc trong bài thi IELTS Speaking. Vì vậy, IELTS Vietop gửi đến bạn đề luyện tập IELTS Speaking số 2: Topic “Childhood” gồm cả 3 part, tham khảo và ôn luyện thôi nào! Part 1 Sample 1. Do you think it is better for children to grow up in a city or the countryside? It has been a topic of discussion for many years. While a lot of people are against the downfalls of city life, such as heavy traffic and the lack of green space, I guess it is still a better idea for children to live in the cities, where they are exposed to more people and have more chances to enhance their social skills. Living in the countryside may allow them to develop a connection with nature, and maybe to have more time to spend with their parents, but the education opportunities, as well as social development, are still of greater importance to children today.  Downfall (n): sự suy yếu  Expose (v): tiếp xúc Be of greater importance: quan trọng hơn 2. How does a pe...

Childhood là chủ đề khá quen thuộc trong bài thi IELTS Speaking. Vì vậy, IELTS Vietop gửi đến bạn đề luyện tập IELTS Speaking số 2: Topic “Childhood” gồm cả 3 part, tham khảo và ôn luyện thôi nào! Part 1 Sample 1. Do you think it is better for children to grow up in a city or the countryside? It has been a topic of discussion for many years. While a lot of people are against the downfalls of city life, such as heavy traffic and the lack of green space, I guess it is still a better idea for children to live in the cities, where they are exposed to more people and have more chances to enhance their social skills. Living in the countryside may allow them to develop a connection with nature, and maybe to have more time to spend with their parents, but the education opportunities, as well as social development, are still of greater importance to children today.  Downfall (n): sự suy yếu  Expose (v): tiếp xúc Be of greater importance: quan trọng hơn 2. How does a pe...

IELTS Vietop gửi đến các sĩ tử bộ đề luyện tập IELTS Writing số 9: Describe a bicycle & Crime and Punishment. Xem và bắt đầu ôn luyện ngay nhé! Task 1 Đề bài The illustration shows a two wheeled bicycle which is a relatively recent invention. Describe to someone with no prior knowledge how a bicycle operates. Sample A two-wheeled bicycle is depicted in the graphic, which is a relatively new invention. Overall, riding bicycles is a remarkable yet simple procedure, which requires nearly non-prior knowledge to do.  The most well-known component of a bicycle, the saddle, also known as a seat, is one of three points of contact on an upright bicycle. It’s a spot where you sit on your bike while riding. A bicycle saddle is often attached to the bicycle frame, which is the bicycle’s principal component and onto which wheels and other components are mounted.  The second point of contact on a bicycle is a pedal, which is the portion of the bike that you push with your fo...

IELTS Vietop gửi đến các sĩ tử bộ đề luyện tập IELTS Writing số 9: Describe a bicycle & Crime and Punishment. Xem và bắt đầu ôn luyện ngay nhé! Task 1 Đề bài The illustration shows a two wheeled bicycle which is a relatively recent invention. Describe to someone with no prior knowledge how a bicycle operates. Sample A two-wheeled bicycle is depicted in the graphic, which is a relatively new invention. Overall, riding bicycles is a remarkable yet simple procedure, which requires nearly non-prior knowledge to do.  The most well-known component of a bicycle, the saddle, also known as a seat, is one of three points of contact on an upright bicycle. It’s a spot where you sit on your bike while riding. A bicycle saddle is often attached to the bicycle frame, which is the bicycle’s principal component and onto which wheels and other components are mounted.  The second point of contact on a bicycle is a pedal, which is the portion of the bike that you push with your fo...

From Elkton to Green, the Evolution of Muni’s Oldest Rail Yard By Jeremy Menzies In part two of our two-part series on one of the city’s oldest transit properties, we bring you the history of Muni’s Green Division. Green Division, also known as Muni Metro Center, has served as the primary maintenance and repair facility for our rail fleet for over 40 years. Construction began on Green Division in 1975. This new rail facility would replace Elkton Shops, which was built in 1907. The new shops were built in two phases, first the shop building then the rail yard. This 1976 photo shows major excavation and concrete work underway for the main shops building of Green Division.  At far left is Elkton Shops built in 1907 by the United Railroads Company. In phase one of the project, crews demolished the bus yard occupying the eastern half of the property and built a massive new building that would house repair and maintenance shops for a new fleet of Muni rail vehicles. This phase too...

IELTS Vietop gửi đến bạn bài giải chi tiết đề IELTS Writing 13.11.2021. Xem và note những điểm cần lưu ý trong bộ đề Writing này nhé! Task 1 Đề bài The maps below show a plan of a city in 1950 and at the present.  Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Sample The diagrams illustrate the changes occurring in a city, recorded in the year 1950 and the present day.  ​​The initial impression from the maps is that the city showed an expansion of most infrastructures, from the residential area, the major roads to the city airport.  It can be seen that there is an upsurge of 10 times in the city’s population, which promotes the extension of the residential area. A new major road leading from the west to the east of the town was built, and the business district in the center of the city was accordingly expanded. Along the river also appeared a new lake, passing through the residential area in the m...