. Washington Monthly 42 Social and economic benefits Midtown Atlanta is served by Atlanta's rail rapid transit system MARTA at the North Avenue Midtown and Arts Center MARTA Stations MARTA operates significant bus service in the district as well There is also a free shuttle between the Arts Center MARTA Station and Atlantic Station as well as a free-to-the-public daytime shuttle between the Midtown MARTA station and Georgia Tech called the "Tech Trolley". The Midtown Ecodistrict was created in 2012 as a platform for the community to collaborate on initiatives that results in improved environmental and economic performance the program focuses on measurement on sustainability methods throughout the company Green operational practices in the areas of energy water transportation and waste were implemented in an effort to make Midtown one of the most livable vibrant and sustainable districts in the country.
. High-speed rail are special inter-city trains that operate at much higher speeds than conventional railways the limit being regarded at 200 to 320 kilometres per hour (120 to 200 mph) High-speed trains are used mostly for long-haul service and most systems are in Western Europe and East Asia the speed record is 574.8 km/h (357.2 mph) set by a modified French TGV Magnetic levitation trains such as the Shanghai airport train use under-riding magnets which attract themselves upward towards the underside of a guideway and this line has achieved somewhat higher peak speeds in day-to-day operation than conventional high-speed railways although only over short distances Due to their heightened speeds route alignments for high-speed rail tend to have shallower grades and broader curves than conventional railways, Fernbank Science Center, Other Georgia Tech-affiliated buildings in the area host the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development the Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute the Advanced Technology Development Center VentureLab and the Georgia Electronics Design Center Technology Square also hosts a variety of restaurants and businesses including the headquarters of notable consulting companies like Accenture and also including the official Institute bookstore a Barnes & Noble bookstore and a Georgia Tech-themed Waffle House. 2.1 Cityscape Bonanza (CDP) pop 3,135 Japan: NHK, Atlanta Braves rostervte Outfielders 6 Geography In the modern era Amtrak faces a number of important labor issues in the area of pension funding because of limitations originally imposed by Congress most Amtrak workers were traditionally classified as "railroad employees" and contributions to the Railroad Retirement system have been made for those employees However because the size of the contributions is determined on an industry-wide basis rather than with reference to the employer for whom the employees work some critics such as the National Association of Railroad Passengers maintain that Amtrak is subsidizing freight railroad pensions by as much as US$150 million/year.
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