A nonprofit disability rights organization filed a class - action lawsuit against Uber, claiming the ride - hailing service discriminates against New York
City riders with disabilities by not providing enough access to vehicles that can accommodate wheelchairs.
Not exact matches
Within a few years, the company said, the suburbs will be just as connected as
cities,
with riders able to pay one monthly price, hop in and hop out as needed, and easily get to metro areas without ever needing to drive.
The
City Attorney's office has sent each of the three companies with scooters in the city — Bird, LimeBikes, and Spin — cease and desist orders warning them to curb reckless rider behav
City Attorney's office has sent each of the three companies
with scooters in the
city — Bird, LimeBikes, and Spin — cease and desist orders warning them to curb reckless rider behav
city — Bird, LimeBikes, and Spin — cease and desist orders warning them to curb reckless
rider behavior.
We need to focus on the work ahead — on building a company that everyone is proud to be associated
with: employees,
riders, drivers, and the
cities you serve.
We harness the power and scale of our global operations to deeply connect
with the
cities, communities, drivers, and
riders that we serve, every day.
For those who don't fancy braving Lahore's notorious traffic, Uber has just launched in the
city,
with specific measures in place to ensure
rider safety.»
The public discourse on ridesharing usually focuses on the physical safety of
riders, but Arcade
City could be on the verge of disruption
with a ridesharing solution that has the publicly possessed codebase to make ridesharing feel like it is empowering community members.
Fed up
with traditional taxis,
city dwellers are tapping their smartphones to hitch rides from strangers using mobile apps that allow
riders and drivers to find each other.
«As a company we're committed to working
with government on issues that affect
riders, drivers and the
cities where we operate,» Uber said in that statement.
In a report prepared by the
city's Department of Transportation, which was shared
with Curbed, the
city had put forward its own list of 25 stations that needed improvements based on the number of
riders visiting those stations; the stations picked by the state had significantly fewer
riders, the
city argued.
He then answered questions on the recently announced agreement
with the
City on funding the MTA's capital plan, including how an apparent logjam was broken, what it will mean for subway and bus
riders and how he and Mayor de Blasio personally interacted in reaching this agreement.
The LIRR, which connects the
city and Long Island and has 300,000 daily
riders, is operated by a state agency, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, meaning the ultimate political responsibility lies
with Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo, but the impact in the
city would be undeniable.
On Monday morning, while Mr. de Blasio was testifying, the Senate's Independent Democratic Conference, a group of Democrats who collaborate
with the Republicans, released a survey in which they said 75 percent of
city subway
riders supported the
city paying for half of the subway action plan.
On Tues., July 24th, Transit Workers» Union Local 100, together
with transit
riders, elected officials and community advocates, gathered on
City Hall's steps to announce the launch of the «Bring Back Our Buses and Subways» campaign and called on the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) to restore all transit services cut in 2010.
«Unfortunately, due to concerns over weather and
rider safety, and following discussions
with City officials, I have decided to postpone the annual Tour De Bronx bicycle tour, which was scheduled for Sunday, October 18.
Now,
with the passage of the
city budget just weeks away, advocates
with the
Riders Alliance and Community Service Society gathered in Harlem on Monday to bring that call to action to regular New Yorkers.
While some
riders told PIX11 they have seen some improvements since Governor Cuomo declared a state of emergency for the
city's subway system last year, other
riders said they are just fed - up
with the delays.
Translation services to be provided for Limited English Proficient applicants and
riders of Access - A-Ride, New York
City's paratransit system for New Yorkers
with disabilities.
Just a week before Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman Joe Lhota is due to present the MTA's 30 - day subway overhaul plan, Mayor Bill de Blasio has outlined his expectations for the MTA and Governor Andrew Cuomo — asserting that it is «time for the MTA to level
with its New York
City riders.»
In reality, the real Thunder
Riders disappear 25,000 ft. below the earth's surface to the «Scientific
City of Murania,» an underground empire lorded over by Queen Tika (Dorothy Christy), a blonde Amazonian who constantly compares her superior society
with that of the pitiful world above.
Cowboys and rodeo
riders don't have all that much in common
with city folk on the surface, but when you look beneath, you find plenty.
It is the fifth fastest growing
city in New Mexico,
with 12,000 residents and the highest concentration of millionaires of any
city in the U.S. Los Alamos placed as the third cheapest place for our sample
rider to insure his motorcycle in the state; rates were 7.4 % lower than the state average.
Our study using a sample policy and motorcycle
rider in Iowa found GEICO had the best motorcycle insurance quotes,
with an average of $ 141 across Iowa
cities, across four major carriers.
I recommend you see if there are existing organizations in your community, like Ruff
Riders in New York
City, who are already working to keep pets
with their families.
In addition, Hilton and Uber will launch a new feature in the Hilton HHonors app later this month that will provide users
with a list of the top venues, including restaurants and nightspots, frequented by Uber
riders in 20 major U.S.
cities.
His photograph — Henna Bikers — captured the stylish female motorcycle
riders of Marrakesh who weave through the
city's tightly packed streets in brightly coloured Morroccan garb, conversing
with tourists in several languages to tout their henna tattoo art in the market square.
E-bikes can be wonderful things, great for older
riders, people
with really long commutes or who live in
cities with lots of hills.
Each of the
riders works a «cell» in the
city region
with secure drop boxes on the perimeter of that cell.
High season for cycling is here, along
with more
riders on
city streets than ever before, due to more bike lanes and an acceptance of bicycles as legitimate transportation.
«
Riders connect in a busy, crowded
city,
with other people, the environment and themselves.
Officially a protest event — against oil dependency, and our vulnerability to motorists among other issues — and a public show of support for immodesty, the
riders were also there in celebration of a
city smitten
with cycling.
Of course there's no guarantee that because a certain route is popular
with cyclist that it will get special attention and infrastructure, but it certainly is a best way to send a message than just hoping that TA employees will survey the whole
city and notice where cyclists are going (it's easy to count how many cyclists pass a certain point, but it's harder to know the starting point and end goal of each individual
rider).
DEWEY Regarding converting a pedal bicycle, an interesting source of ideas for donor frames for shorter
riders is [URL = «https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j3f51td6emppjuBaTNjZXgtVPK923HtOudacuyt-g0Y/»] this spreadsheet [/ URL] on the
City Bike subReddit — a list of step through pedal bikes available in North America
with links to the manufacturer websites then you can check what frame sizes are available and where your nearest dealer is located.
There's a widely held perspective that
city and suburban streets are overrun
with lawbreaking
riders — a swarm of oblivious, entitled cyclists rolling red lights, blasting through stop signs, slaloming down one - way streets, then (hypocritically!)
Portland is a cyclist's
city with expanding bike paths (200 miles installed since 2000) and increasing numbers of
riders, but also some pain and problems as more cyclists and motorists try to co-exist.
Maximum weight for
rider and goods is 100 kilos, so as
with many new - fangled bike designs, the need to transport stuff around your
city is pretty much not in the design brief.
We provide a platform for unique and ubiquitous integration into
cities and deep engagement
with our
riders.
The laws in the
city clearly provide these
riders with the rights to operate in the road and they also grant cyclists the same protections as the drivers of cars.
David Rossmiller, of the Portland, OR - based Insurance Coverage Blog, harks back to one of his first - ever weblog posts [original here] in «From The Nostalgia File», featuring video of «an enraged bus
rider attacking a bicycle
rider who had a dispute
with a
city bus»:
Our study using a sample policy and motorcycle
rider in Iowa found GEICO had the best motorcycle insurance quotes,
with an average of $ 141 across Iowa
cities, across four major carriers.
It is the fifth fastest growing
city in New Mexico,
with 12,000 residents and the highest concentration of millionaires of any
city in the U.S. Los Alamos placed as the third cheapest place for our sample
rider to insure his motorcycle in the state; rates were 7.4 % lower than the state average.
The instructor is positioned in the center of the frame
with a squad of barely - visible Peloton
riders behind him or her — all real people, who are taking the class in Peloton's New York
City studio.
And before that, Uber's team in New York
City was experimenting
with asking UberPool
riders to walk to pickups and destinations in Manhattan.
job required drivers to know the
city, deal
with riders desires like changing destinations, helping them
with baggage, or other needs like people
with disabilities.