Sentences with phrase «about transportation funding»
Meanwhile, de Blasio was attending an event at Penn Station about transportation funding with Westchester County executive Rob Astorino, who happened to run against Cuomo in 2014.
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Although his opponents have used claims about the transportation fund to suggest that the Malloy administration has neglected the state's roads and bridges, Malloy has spent more on transportation than both Rell and her predecessor, Republican John G. Rowland.
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At the Green Growth Fund (GGF) at KPCB, we are optimistic about and energized by the amount of transformation occurring in the transportation and mobility space.
And you raise a good point about open campuses — once kids are in high school, if they have transportation and funds, there's nothing to keep them from eating fast food every day, just as you say.
The Assembly's proposed $ 76.6 billion 2018 - 2019 spending plan includes about $ 500 million in new revenues from the Transportation Sustainability Program, which would be used to fund «certain transportation and MTA initiatives,» according to a news release from Speaker Carl HeaTransportation Sustainability Program, which would be used to fund «certain transportation and MTA initiatives,» according to a news release from Speaker Carl Heatransportation and MTA initiatives,» according to a news release from Speaker Carl Heastie's office.
The city's transportation commissioner, Polly Trottenberg (who is also an MTA board member) asked that the agency think more creatively about how to procure the funds, and potentially change the agency's priorities to make the subway repairs of the utmost importance.
A state Department of Transportation spokesman contended the signs helped boost tourism, but didn't address directly DeFrancisco's complaints about the use of emergency funds.
Stephanie Miner, mayor of the city of Syracuse, spoke about increasing funding to the New York State Department of Transportation at a Nov. 18 press conference for the Rebuild New York Now coalition, which seeks to promote awareness about the issues affecting infrastructure in New York state.
Regardless of what decisions the three men in a room ultimately make this week about funding transportation in the state's 2016 - 17 budget, the repercussions will ricochet across New York for years.
Some $ 12.1 million in road resurfacing projects that will cover about 115 miles of state highway are the first of the» NY Works» transportation improvement projects that were funded under Cuomo's signed 2012 - 2013 budget.
Also at 11 a.m., construction industry representatives, government officials and transportation advocates hold a news conference to discuss the release of a report about road conditions in NYC and state, and call for increased government funding of public works and renovation projects; steps, City Hall, Manhattan.
«Now more than ever we need to think creatively about how to address our transportation funding needs as well as how to generate reliable consistent funding for our state's infrastructure.
The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority stands to lose about $ 3.6 million a year in federal funding — and agencies statewide would lose $ 100 million — thanks to a little - noticed amendment to a House transportation bill that pasTransportation Authority stands to lose about $ 3.6 million a year in federal funding — and agencies statewide would lose $ 100 million — thanks to a little - noticed amendment to a House transportation bill that pastransportation bill that passed last week.
Transit advocates and elected officials asked Cuomo to be more specific about his commitments to funding improvements to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's infrastructure, saying his current budget contains nothing more than an IOU.
A day after Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled plans for the new Penn Station, a Metropolitan Transportation Authority board member — Veronica Vanterpool, chairwoman of the Tristate Transportation Campaign — is raising concerns about the project's timeline and its funding.
On transit, he said the next mayor must start a public conversation about how to improve the current funding scheme for the cash - strapped Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which he ran for a little less than a year before stepping down to campaign for mayor.
The current transportation funding legislation includes about $ 50 billion in annual spending on road and transit projects.
An appointee of Mayor Bill de Blasio to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's board raised concerns Wednesday about the funding for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's grand plans for the new Penn Station.
Toby Ann Stavisky and Daniel Squadron asked about funding for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Not only does the five - year legislation provide relatively long - term transportation funding for the first time since 2005, it increases funding for New York City by about $ 500 million, or $ 100 million a year, Gann's memo stated.
She says she's pleased about the additional funding for the new rail and bus center here in downtown Rochester, «I think the more we can get people out of their privately owned vehicles and the more we can depend on mass transportation is better for the ecology and for the economy and any lowering of the carbon footprint, quote unquote is a good thing.»
It is the product of a long and contentious debate in Congress that included efforts to eliminate the Transportation Enhancements program (TEP), which for about 2 decades has required states to spend a small portion of their federal transport funds on 12 types of activities, including bike and walking paths, but also «archaeological planning & research,» and «environmental mitigation.»
Before diving into coverage of water issues like infrastructure funding, drought and ecosystem restoration, Ariel wrote about transportation and defense for E&E News.
Both the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee and the House Science, Space and Technology Committee hearings raised questions about other priorities in the NASA budget request — especially funding for robotic Mars exploration — but the focus was firmly on commercial crew versus the Space Launch System (SLS) and Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) space capsule (called Orion) Congress directed NASA to build in the 2010 NASA authorization act.
It may come when opponents play games with a school's transportation or funding, or when legal barriers are tossed in the way, or when false information about charter schools is widely disseminated.
It will require a total of about $ 29 million in federal funding — or 20 percent of $ 145.5 million — be set aside to pay for tutoring and transportation by schools now considered to be in need of improvement.
School districts have complained for years about inadequate state transportation funding.
Bevin's budget proposal would cut about $ 138 million in state funds for student transportation in school districts.
Previously we posted about the potential impact on school funding of the lack of consensus between the governor and GOP lawmakers on how to fix the state's transportation fund.
On a national basis, public charter schools receive a fraction (about 80 percent as of 2009 — 10) of funding relative to traditional public schools.22 In many jurisdictions, charter schools are ineligible for specific funding streams to which traditional school districts have access, such as funding for facilities and school transportation.
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about U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces $ 750,000 in «Quick Release» Emergency Relief Funds for Roads Damaged by Rainfall in Detroit
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about U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces $ 1 Million in Emergency Relief Funds for I - 65 Bridge over Alabama's Middle River
about U.S. Department of Transportation to Use Up To $ 900,000 in Previously Allocated State and Local Funding to Help Stand up New WMATA SSOA Program
about U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $ 7 Million in Funding for Innovative Research to Improve Public Transportation
about U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $ 152.2 Million Loan to Riverside County Transportation Commission Toward Funding the I - 15 Express Lanes Project
about Secretary LaHood Announces Funding for 46 Innovative Transportation Projects Through Third Round of Popular TIGER Program
about U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces Funding Commitment for New O'Hare South Air Traffic Control Tower
about U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Celebrates New Recovery Act Funded Terminal at Peoria International Airport
about Secretary LaHood Announces More Than 70 Innovative Transportation Projects Competitively Funded Under TIGER II
about U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces Fourth Round of Funding Under Highly Successful TIGER Program
I only have about a couple thousand (after thoroughly taking care of everything else such as emergency fund, future utility bills, transportation) with me, but would like to start investing ASAP for retirement.
In San Francisco, despite receiving about 1 % of transportation funds, bicycling accounts for 3.5 % of trips.
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EARLE3407 Old Dobbin Road, Montgomery, Alabama 36116 - 1903Home Phone: 334-215-3706 Cell Phone: 334-233-2631 Fax: 334-273-0477 E-mail: [email protected] position managing legal discovery and document review with opportunity to assist attorneys with civil litigationBAR ADMISSIONAlabama State Bar, 1999LAW - RELATED EXPERIENCELaw Firm, AlabamaResearch Attorney for Special Projects, Mass Torts Department, November 2001 — February 2008 • Managed Multi-District Litigation (MDL) Document Depository (September 2002 to February 2008) o Reviewed more than 1 million pages of evidentiary documents for litigation purposes and for inclusion in electronic databaseso Coordinated document review assignments with attorneys at local depository and at other sites across the USo Retrieved, reviewed and coded documents in Concordance and Summation legal databaseso Prepared memoranda and spreadsheets providing detailed analysis of discovery materials • Aided attorneys and support staff with processing and preparation of personal injury claims and litigationo Conducted legal research and drafted pleadingso Conducted supplementary online research for additional documents and information pertinent to litigationo Assisted with preparation of correspondence to clients and referring attorneyso Contacted clients for additional information needed in case preparation, litigation, and potential settlementso Prepared and input case intakes and referrals into databaseLaw School, AlabamaStudent Intern, Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP), August 1996 — June 1997 • Participated in law school clinical program under third - year law student practice rule (as authorized by Alabama Supreme Court) o Assisted attorneys and advocates in cases involving mentally ill patients confined to state mental health facilitieso Interviewed clients in person (at state facilities) and over the phoneo Worked with clients, attorneys, and social workers to investigate and resolve issues concerning involuntary confinement and treatmento Aided in legal research on an appellate brief submitted to the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (ruling granted in favor of our client) Faculty Research Assistant for Library Services, Bounds Law Library, March 1996 — June 1997 • Prepared research and teaching materials for law school faculty; worked 20 hours per week while matriculating 10 - 15 hours per semester) o Investigated copyright issues related to procuring and reproducing texts for academic useo Conducted legal research using WESTLAW, LEXIS and the InternetADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCEManufacturing Company (MC), Montgomery, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant and Cost Analyst, Materials Purchasing Department, April 1999 — September 2001 • Assisted materials buyers in negotiating and preparing commodities contracts between raw materials suppliers and MC for manufacturing plants in the US and Mexicoo Assisted Legal Department at MC's corporate headquarters with coordination and preparation of documents for litigationo Notified and educated suppliers about MC's freight - on - board policy and its corresponding Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) provisions; result was the reduction of freight claims for both the company and its supplierso Prepared contracts and purchase orders for raw materials and capital projects involving plant maintenanceo Solicited price quotations from current vendors and established Excel spreadsheet format which simplified quote submission process and allowed MC to track and compare usage volumes and costs over timeo Prepared and analyzed cost reports used by materials buyers and production planners in purchasing decisions, including cost reductions, materials consolidation, and selection of vendorso Acted as liaison between vendors and the Purchasing, Transportation and Accounting Departments on issues concerning inbound freight, commercial carriers, and payment terms for commodities, resulting in reductions in freight costs and greater payment discounts for raw materialso Established online databases and printed directories for the Purchasing Department, allowing buyers to have easier and faster access to current vendor informationo Completed Year 2000 (Y2K) compliance project, which involved data collection and communication with MC's past, present, and potential materials suppliers and service providersNot - For - Profit Organization, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Combined Federal Campaign, September 1998 — January 1999 • Aided Campaign Director with 1998 Federal Campaigns (CFCs) in City 1 and City 2, which together generated nearly $ 700,000 for more than 1,000 local, national and international charitieso Prepared weekly reports on donations using WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Excel and dBase IVo Wrote script for Talent Showcase at City 1's 1998 CFC Kickoffo Assisted Director with merger of the City 1 and City 2 CFCs in 1999Regional Bank, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Year 2000 (Y2K) Department, March — June 1998 • Worked with Vice President of Corporate Projects on short - term project for the bank's Y2K Departmento Analyzed and processed data on Y2K readiness for all branches of Bank throughout the southeastern USo Organized meetings for personnel of Banko Communicated with vendors of computer hardware, software, and office equipment to request information on Y2K complianceo Prepared compliance files for Federal Reserve auditso Prepared in - house memoranda and reports using Microsoft Word and ExcelRecord / Music Promotion Company, AlabamaRecord Pool Co-Founder; Office Manager, September 1990 — December 1991 • Co-founded record pool to enhance promotion of music in Alabama and the southeastern USo Procured and distributed records from major and independent labels for club, radio and mobile disc jockeyso Coordinated jointly sponsored promotional events with record companies, radio stations and clubso Designed, wrote, and published bi-weekly reports and brochures to inform the music industry of the progress and popularity of music and performers in the region, with specific focus on the Alabama music sceneMajor University, AlabamaGraduate Research Assistant, AUM Department of Marketing, June 1989 — August 1990 • Worked 13 - 20 hours per week as a research assistant to Marketing faculty while carrying a full course load in the MBA programo Analyzed consumer surveys used in academic researcho Assisted Conference Chairperson with coordination for Atlantic Marketing Association (AMA) annual meeting (October 1989) o Co-authored five - year index and classification of AMA Proceedings (published Fall 1991) EDUCATIONLaw School, AlabamaJuris Doctor (JD), 1997 • Scholarshipso Seybourn H. Lynne Scholarship, 1996 - 97o Dexter C. Hobbs Memorial Scholarship, 1995 - 96o E. W. Godbey Memorial Scholarship, 1994 - 95 • Honorso Who's Who Among American Law School Students, 1996 - 94o Arthur Davis Shores Award, 1997 • Activitieso Frederick Douglass Moot Court Team Manager, 1996 - 97 Southern Regional Competition, Second Place National Competition, Eighth Placeo John A. Campbell Moot Court Competition, Spring 1996o Black Law Students Association Delegate, BLSA National Convention, 1997 Co-Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1996 - 97 Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1995 - 96 BLSA President's Award, 1996 and 1997o American Bar Association, 1996 - 97 Entertainment and Sports Industries Forum Intellectual Property Section Law Student Divisiono LAWS Student Group Leader, 1995 - 96Major University, AlabamaMaster of Business Administration (MBA), 1990Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.), 1988 (Major: Marketing — Advertising and Promotion Track) • Honorso Dean's List • Activitieso National Student Advertising Competition Team, 1988 - 90 Seventh District Competition: Third Place, 1990o Marketing Club, 1987 - 90 Vice President — Career Development, 1988 - 89o Public Relations / Advertising (PR / AD) Club, 1988 - 90 Charter Member, 1988 Active in fund - raising and membership driveso Theater Guild, 1988 - 90 Screening Committee, 1989REFERENCESAvailable upon request