Sentences with phrase «build transportation system»

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«We have this interesting paradox of progress, where we are building systems in medicine, transportation and business that are much more sophisticated than what we had in the past,» Tilcsik says.

«We're stressing a systems - based approach,» said Farley, based on building an open - source operating system for transportation available to all companies and also a network of services that stresses Ford's industrial - grade vehicles.

He namechecked a variety of thinkers influencing his new - age concepts, including Janette Sadik - Khan, a transportation advisor to Michael Bloomberg; Designer Alex McDowell of the World Building Institute; and Geoffrey West, the complex systems theorist at the Santa Fe Institute.

«It's very sad and I'm very conscious that this woman's family has suffered a tremendous loss, but if you think about the industry, it's the safest form of transportation ever built and it's done nothing but improve,» said John Cox, a former airline pilot who is now president of consulting company Safety Operating Systems.

The country signed a formal agreement this week with Hyperloop Transportation Technologies to explore building a Hyperloop system in Europe, the first such agreement signed by a federal government.

Waymo and Uber are part of a crowded and hotly competitive field of automakers and technology companies aiming to build fleets of self - driving cars that could transform urban transportation systems.

British tycoon Richard Branson - backed Virgin Hyperloop One is proposing to build a super-fast transportation system in India that would connect the city of Pune with the planned new airport in Mumbai in 25 minutes, saving about three hours.

In addition to SpaceX, the entrepreneur serves as chief executive of Tesla Motor Co., an electric car company, is chairman and co-founder of SolarCity and is working to build a high - speed «Hyperloop» transportation system, which — in theory — could revolutionize travel by cutting commute time from Los Angeles to San Francisco to 30 minutes.

Hyperloop Transportation Technologies says it reached an agreement with Slovakia to explore building an ultra high - speed transit system known as a Hyperloop.

They included SpaceX, the spaceflight company; Tesla, the electric - car manufacturer; SolarCity, a Tesla subsidiary that provides solar energy; and Hyperloop, the project to build a cross-country, high - speed transportation system.

Its rival Hyperloop Transportation Technologies has also submitted a proposed network to the Slovakian government to build a Hyperloop system in central Europe.

Ahlborn proposed the project to SpaceX and Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, Inc. was born with the hopes of building the first commercially viable Hyperloop system in 10 years.

Prospero is an end - to - end transportation management system purpose built for the logistics - intensive grocery industry that improves the overall transportation process.

HTT bought land last year to begin initial construction on the Hyperloop in Quay Valley — a proposed 75,000 resident, solar - powered concept city being built in King's County, California that intends to use HTT's test track as its main transportation system.

It was an odd statement considering that his whole brand is built around that promise — whether it's rescuing the planet or the transportation system and energy grid.

The critical investments we make now in energy, transportation, and urban systems will build the foundation for Canada's future prosperity.

In his paper, the co-founder of PayPal encouraged anyone to take up the mantle of building the system, and indeed, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies is a private company with no affiliation to Musk.

For convenient storage and transportation, it it built with a two step folding system.

Amalgamated Transit Union, ATU Local 726, ATU Local 1056, ATU Local 1179 ATU Local 1181 - 1061, American Council of Engineering Companies of New York Asian Americans for Equality, Center for Working Families, Citizens Committee for NYC, Common Cause / NY, Construction Industry Council, CUNY Institute for Urban Systems, DC 37, DC 37 Local 375B, DC37 Local 1655, Empire State Transportation Alliance, Environmental Defense Fund, General Contractors Association of New York, League of Women Voters of the City of NY, League of Women Voters of New York State, Long Island Contractors» Association, Inc. (LICA), MTA Coalition of Unions, National Conference of Firemen and Oilers, New York Building Congress, NY League of Conservation Voters, NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign, NYS Council of Machinists, NY State Legislative Conference Board, NYS Transportation Equity Alliance, PCAC to MTA, Pratt Center for Community Development, Regional Plan Association, Reinvent Albany, Teamsters Local 808, Transit Riders Action Committee, Transportation Alternatives, TWU Local 100, TWU Local 252, TWU Local2001, TWU Local 2054, Transport Workers International Union of America, Tri-State Transportation Campaign, UPROSE, We Act for Environmental Justice, Women's City Club.

The «best value» approach, made possible by the design - build legislation enacted by Governor Cuomo last year, looks at factors such as design and long - term quality of the project to ensure that the proposal chosen meets the needs of the region, the transportation system and toll payers.

«We have made major investments in water quality improvement and upstate transportation systems and are building on efforts to combat poverty in communities everywhere.

«Let's build a regional transportation system.

Acting Commissioner of the New York State Department of Transportation Stanley Gee said: «I am proud to represent the Department of Transportation which is a permanent member of the new High Speed Rail Planning Board through which I am confident that we will be able to find ways to finance, design, build, operate and maintain a high speed passenger rail system that meets the needs of New York State now and in the future.

As director of SU's sustainability education, May «works with professors and students from all disciplines, as well as with staff in energy management, food services, parking and transportation, buildings and grounds, and waste management to promote understanding and research about the university as a whole system of resources and best practices,» according to a university webpage.

Together, we can build an even better, more reliable transportation system,» Uber NYC General Josh Mohrer said in a statement.

The new, borough - based jail system, which the commission argues would cut down on transportation and staffing costs while helping to better integrate the justice system back into the community, would cost $ 11.4 billion to build but could save the city $ 1.4 billion annually, according to the report.

Puerto Rican scientists are still taking stock of the magnitude of the wreckage nearly two weeks after the hurricane made landfall on Sept. 20 as Category 4 winds propelled trees into buildings, knocked out power systems, left residents without fuel for generators and transportation and diminished access to drinking water and food supplies.

The Act struck a compromise between allowing the Obama Administration to proceed with its plan to turn crew transportation to low Earth orbit (LEO) over to the private sector and Congress's desire to keep NASA in the human spaceflight business by building «beyond LEO» systems — SLS and Orion — to take astronauts further into space.

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.

Some of the most common building services introduced into schools during refurbishment projects included; control systems, security systems, cooling and air conditioning, fire protection (sprinklers), fire detection (alarms) and transportation and disabled access — lifts, escalators and ramps.

Another solution is to create a Detroit - based nonprofit organization that has sufficient funding and authority to be the citywide coordinating body for all public school buildings, special services for families, transportation, enrollment, and parent information systems.

Because there, you have to think about how you build the education, transportation, and housing systems simultaneously.

OIPD works across FHWA to develop or align capacity building, technical support, and guidance to bring forward and accelerate the implementation of innovative designs, materials, construction and environmental techniques and practices, finance and revenue tools, public - private partnerships, and transportation workforce development practices and resources to help FHWA's partners meet the needs of a 21st century transportation system.

As DOT implements an outreach strategy, the Department is committed to building relationships with stakeholders, including state and local partners who help fund our transportation systems and those who serve underrepresented populations, recognizing that community leaders are ideally positioned to champion the public engagement process and disseminate information to their constituents.

The U.S. Department of Transportation is fully committed to building an accessible transportation system that provides equal access for all Americans and prevents discrimination against persons withTransportation is fully committed to building an accessible transportation system that provides equal access for all Americans and prevents discrimination against persons withtransportation system that provides equal access for all Americans and prevents discrimination against persons with disabilities.

«BUILD Transportation grants will help communities revitalize their surface transportation systems while also increasing support for rural areas to ensure that every region of our country benefits,» said Secretary ETransportation grants will help communities revitalize their surface transportation systems while also increasing support for rural areas to ensure that every region of our country benefits,» said Secretary Etransportation systems while also increasing support for rural areas to ensure that every region of our country benefits,» said Secretary Elaine L. Chao.

«President Obama has called on us to invest in transportation systems that are built to last,» said Secretary LaHood.

The Civil Engineer occupation covers positions managing, supervising, leading, and / or performing professional engineering and scientific work involving: construction, renovation, inspection, decommissioning, and / or demolition of structures, infrastructures, and their environmental systems above or under the earth's surface; investigation and evaluation of the earth's physical, natural, and man - made features; and transportation, utilities, building and construction industries.

We can't win the future without today's young women engineering, building, operating, and maintaining tomorrow's transportation systems.

«The Bureau helps DOT to meet the needs of America's growing infrastructure challenges and to build a 21st century transportation system,» said Secretary Foxx.

These partnerships illustrated the private - sector enthusiasm to help build an inclusive transportation system of the future.

These funds will lay a new foundation for economic growth and competitiveness by investing in our national infrastructure network, building on recent safety achievements, and modernizing our transportation systems through research and innovation.

Intelligent transportation systems (ITS) operational improvements, including upgrades to high definition CCTV, the use of toll buildings for ITS hubs and the use of toll gantry generators for ITS

Building on Beyond Traffic 2045, the Smart City Challenge provided a spark for cities looking to revolutionize their transportation systems to help improve people's lives.

Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) officials signed the $ 5.6 billion P3 contract in March 2016 with the Purple Line Transit Partners to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the 16.2 - mile light rail system.

This transportation bill, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP - 21), will sustain our Highway Trust Fund and provide states and communities with two years of steady funding to build needed roads, bridges, and transit systems.

Additionally, libraries that need to move items across multiple floors or buildings can now benefit from a new transportation system that will help get items back on the shelf.

The complete public transportation system in Taipei was built and navigated.

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