Sentences with phrase «affordable public transit»

We want high - speed rail powered by just renewables and affordable public transit to unite every community in this country — in place of more cars, pipelines and exploding trains that endanger and divide us.

I've never lived in an American city where I can walk to shops and to a pleasant cafe, nor one with a reliable or affordable public transit system.

Not exact matches

But there are certain characteristics — like affordable healthcare, public spaces for physical activity, and accessible public transit — that can make cities better places for adults to live and age.

Megan Randall, a researcher at the Urban Institute who studies economic development policy, said companies cared most about a talented work force, which requires good schools and colleges, and amenities like affordable housing, parks and public transit that make a place desirable.

Ottawa could withhold funding for affordable housing, public transit, oil spill cleanup and more — unless Premier John Horgan buckles.

A lack of «quality, affordable rental housing, mixed - use development, and public transit» has led to young people from Long Island to move elsewhere, Bellone wrote.

As a City Councillor, Rob was a leading advocate for public transit and affordable housing.

Improved public transit infrastructure could make additional affordable options more accessible.

Our «Faithful Budget» calls for supporting public transit, job training, affordable housing near work — the sorts of programs that increase productivity and engagement in the economy.

The WFP has chosen to hold tomorrow's interviews at the TWU HQ to highlight its ongoing campaign to save public transportation and student MetroCards, according to party spokesman Dan Levitan, who added: «It's a symbolic move to show that affordable, reliable mass transit will continue to be one the Party's big priorities going forward.

A variety of affordable transit options such as public transit, taxis, car shares, cycling, and safe pedestrian pathways is critical for residents of Erie County to engage in a wide variety of community activities across urban, suburban, and rural settings.

While there are always district - specific issues, some are prominent in most races, including education, affordable housing, public safety, employment, transit, and the somewhat opaque «quality of life,» which typically includes things like traffic, trash, parks, homelessness, and more.

«We are campaigning for a Green New Deal for New York, including full employment through public jobs for the unemployed, a $ 15 - an - hour minimum wage, single - payer health care, fully funded public schools from pre-K through college, affordable housing and expanded mass transit,» Hawkins said.

He said his progressive tax reforms would also fund «A Green New Deal for New York» featuring full employment, living wages, single - payer health care, fully - funded public schools, affordable housing and mass transit, and a 100 percent clean energy system by 2030.

NEW YORK CITY — The City Council is set to approve Mayor Bill de Blasio's two affordable housing rezoning proposals after altering the plans to include more affordable housing and parking in areas with the least access to public transit, according to Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito.

«I am calling for a Green New Deal for New York to establish the human right of all New Yorkers to economic security and prosperity, including decent jobs, living wages, publicly - funded health care, good public education from pre-K through college, and affordable housing, mass transit, and clean energy,» said Hawkins, a working Teamster who unloads trucks at night at UPS in Syracuse.

Robert Moses refused to add a rail right of way to all the parkways he built, preventing the affordable expansion of public mass transit.

It's about realizing people rely on cars because they don't have easy, affordable access to public transit and petitioning your local government to allocate more money towards improving routes.

And through conversations with others in the growing climate justice movement, I began to see all kinds of ways that climate change could become a catalyzing force for positive change — how it could be the best argument progressives have ever had to demand the rebuilding and reviving of local economies; to reclaim our democracies from corrosive corporate influence; to block harmful new free trade deals and rewrite old ones; to invest in starving public infrastructure like mass transit and affordable housing; to take back ownership of essential services like energy and water; to remake our sick agricultural system into something much healthier; to open borders to migrants whose displacement is linked to climate impacts; to finally respect Indigenous land rights — all of which would help to end grotesque levels of inequality within our nations and between them.

Communities of color and low - income groups want «a share of the money to go to the infrastructure that we need to weather climate change,» says Schaefer, like affordable housing near public transit.

Through a mix of alternative energy vehicles and public transit, denser urban landscapes, and ride share services, Philadelphia can cut emissions while still providing reliable and affordable transit services.

It means not just more public transit, but energy efficient affordable housing along those transit lines.

A brand new entry into the e-bike market promises to deliver a high - quality full - sized electric ride that also folds up to fit trunks, public transit options, and storage areas, all for an affordable price.

A further 14 % was transferred to other levels of government to help cover the cost of things like health care, post-secondary education, public transit, affordable housing and other social services.

UCLA Transportation aims to reduce traffic congestion and provide affordable green commuting options for UCLA students, faculty and staff by offering subsidies for Los Angeles public transit agencies.

San Bernardino, CA About Blog Omnitrans is the public transit agency serving the San Bernardino Valley, providing safe, reliable, affordable, friendly and environmentally responsible transportation.

EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson — who testified about the partnership before Congress — said the idea is that these goals would wind up emphasizing developments that use less land and energy, provide affordable housing to people of all income and stages of life, make it easier for people to get to their destinations on foot, bike or public transit and direct growth to developed areas.

Cities can focus on making improvements to the amenities that millennials with children want: accessible public transit, safe pedestrian - friendly neighborhoods, good schools, and affordable childcare.