Sentences with phrase «bus lanes on»

The DOT's plan to create dedicated bus lanes on East 34th Street was rejected by Murray Hill residents Thursday.

The state could commit to dedicated bus lanes on the bridge, then slowly make space to extend the bus - only lanes on the highways, going three miles out from the bridge at first.

«Our concerns that bus lanes may not be part of the final project were raised by the use of the word «potential» to describe the establishing of bus lanes on the new bridge by the New York State Department of Transportation,» Rockland County Executive Ed Day said in a statement to the Rockland County Times.

Two open houses earlier this week in West Nyack and in Greenburgh (Westchester) presented New York State Department of Transportation findings about a dedicated bus lane on the new bridge.

Andrew Cuomo's new HOV / bus lane on the Verrazano - Narrows bridge — which was intended to be a key part of the governor's plan to ease commutes ahead of planned maintenance work on Amtrak lines but which turned into a traffic «disaster» on the day of rollout — was partially complicated by a contractor screwup on signs, the MTA admitted.

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As electric vehicles gain popularity, such technology could become as ubiquitous as stoplights, with chargers embedded at bus stops and in stop signs or even in roads themselves (the U.K. government is testing charging lanes on highways that would offer electric cars virtually unlimited driving range).

Existing toll lanes on the highway system are reserved for buses, emergency vehicles and car - pooling vehicles with three or more passengers; cars with two passengers can pay to use the road during peak hours.

From all reports, it looks like the Lexus RX 450h that Google uses for testing on public roads made a lane change and didn't notice a bus was speedy up slightly.

The Mount Zion Baptist Church bus from Huntsville, Alabama, was heading to the airport for a student ministry mission trip to Africa when it collided with another vehicle on a four - lane road, Fulton County Police Corporal Partrena Smith said.

The drive from Humboldt to Nipawin takes about two hours, and it's spent on that same straight - line, two - lane highway the Broncos» bus had taken.

And it's not just a simple matter of «parking the bus» as many of Burnley's detractors describe it, the back 4 especially as well as the 3 - 5 CMs spend a lot of time practicing cutting down on the shooting lanes so goalie Heaton has less goal to cover and generally doesn't need to move too far to get behind a shot.

On reaching a section of the road between Nyamebekyere and Nsuta, there was a heap of sand in the lane of the Jeep which was being used for the road maintenance, and the driver in trying to avoid running into the sand, swerved onto the opposite lane and grazed the nearside portion of the bus and plunged into the railings at the edge of the road, killing the three other occupants identified as Francisca Nkansah Kuri aged 27 years, Priscilla Opoku Kwarteng [Ebony], and Lance Corporal Vondee Francis Atsu, aged 29 years.

The Fix NYC panel is also recommending that cops better enforce rules already on the books — such as those banning drivers from blocking intersections in bus - only lanes — and suggesting City Hall roll back the number of city - issued parking placards that allow drivers to defy parking regulations with impunity.

Instead, we now have bus lanes, cycle paths, restrictions on parking and even the congestion charge.

Mayor Bill de Blasio dashed the hopes of transit advocates by suggesting on Thursday that he opposes creating 24/7 bus - only lanes on 14th Street in Manhattan during next year's L - train shutdown — a proposal that many believe is essential to lessening the impact of the transit crisis.

She's been a staunch advocate for protected bike lanes on First and Second Avenues, Select Bus Service and congestion pricing.

«This decision comes after a lengthy meeting we held with the MTA, DOT and my colleagues in government, urging further consideration about the potential impact that removing significant parking and creating a bus - only lane could have on small businesses,» said Deutsch.

«The bus travelling behind on the fast lane was too fast and could not stop but run into the truck that swerved from slow to the fast lane.

«I wrote to Governor Cuomo earlier this year urging the Lower Hudson Transit Link team to expedite the study process to ensure that buses are able to use emergency lanes on the new bridge as dedicated bus lanes.»

Buses would have their own lanes to speed them up, like on Second Avenue.

Previously, four express bus lines couldn't use the bridge's upper - level HOV lane because they needed to exit from ramps only available on the the lower level.

To wit: When Pataki announced his plan for a new TZB in 2000, the idea of a system that could allow cars in bus lanes or not, depending on up - to - the - minute sensors» signals was still futuristic.

However, the agency did not update the routes, and X4, X5, X7 and X8 buses were forced to exit the HOV lane before getting on the bridge and face traffic on the lower level.

Sadiq Khan and Zac Goldsmith went head - to - head in a lively debate on LBC Radio, during which the Labour MP accused his opponent of wanting to abolish bus lanes.

Four lanes each of opposite - direction traffic on the westbound span will continue until the eastbound span opens later this year, when each span will each have eight general traffic lane — four breakdown and emergency lanes and dedicated bus lanes — in addition to space for commuter rail when funds become available and a bicycle and walking path.

The lane on the far right will be for emergency vehicles and during rush hour for buses as well.

Neighbors are also worried about the bus lanes blocking the entrances to their front doors and limiting curb access for children or residents with disabilities on 34th Street.

«This ceaseless commitment will continue this year with a community - supported bus lane, pedestrian refuge islands and a protected bike path on First Avenue straight through East Harlem, and we will continue to push for speed cameras to make our streets and our schoolchildren even safer,» he said.

She is focused on transportation and healthy food access: bringing Select Bus Service to major bus lanes in the district, expediting bus service, bringing Citi Bike and protected bike lanes and expanding green markeBus Service to major bus lanes in the district, expediting bus service, bringing Citi Bike and protected bike lanes and expanding green markebus lanes in the district, expediting bus service, bringing Citi Bike and protected bike lanes and expanding green markebus service, bringing Citi Bike and protected bike lanes and expanding green markets.

The samples were then run on 4 — 12 % bis - tris gels (Life Technologies) in MES buffer, with 20 µg of protein per lane.

Twice, a bus whizzed by on its evening route, finding space to pass even as the marchers took up a lane of traffic.

Aside from all that, a big factor in Norway is because the government offers a comprehensive program to promote electric mobility, including removal of all toll fees, dedicated lanes on highways, the right to use bus lanes in the cities, free parking, free charging and other purchase incentives.

Project improvements include a managed HOT lane in each direction from Pecos Street to the Interlocken Loop interchange (approximately 10 miles), reconstruction of general purpose lanes, bridge replacements, and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) accommodations at stations located on ramps and adjacent park - n - ride facilities.

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Tatty coaches full of carrot - crunchers up for the Xmas wallet - fuck, pale - skinned, rust - grazed Transit vans with England flags taped across their back windows, boogaloo bruvvers in Seven Series BMWs, throw - cushion specialists in skateboard - sized Smart cars, Conan - the - fucking - Barbarian motorcycle couriers, warped flat - bed trucks piled high with scrap metal, one - eyed old Routemaster buses — the whole stinky caravan of London wholesale - to - retail, five credit - worthy days before Christmas was intent on crushing this bit of Yank, wannabe roadkill... So Dave slewed the Fairway over to the nearside lane and waited to see whether he'd make it.

But whilst bicycles and carts competed with gusto against honking motorbikes, cars, trucks and buses swerving from lane to lane (some with passengers clinging on to the sides), I was amazed to see that no - one hit anybody else - nor did anyone show signs of road rage.

Buses run about 4 times a day to within half a mile of the property Taxis are on call There are footpaths and lanes to st.Ives and penzance that are safe and quiet to walk or bike ride (ask at the office) An adjacent footpath to the hostel takes you across fields going east to the nearest pub... about a 10/15 minute walk... going west about 35 minutes gets you to the coastal path good surf beaches are reached at st.Ives 3 miles and hayle 4 miles

In fact the Hanoi Backpackers» Hostel is situated on a lane too narrow for shuttle buses and taxis to drive down.

At the 1964 fair, the G.M. exhibit depicts, among other things, «road - building factories» in the tropics and, closer to home, crowded highways along which long buses move on special central lanes.

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On the other you have the nimble, flexibility of cities that over the past decade have installed collectively thousands of new miles of bike lanes, bus lanes, plazas and pilot projects.

What: Graffiti on a bus stop bench, «Stop and Smell the Carbon Monoxide» next to Peterborough's only (partly) protected bike lane.

Have you ever been in a hurry to get somewhere important, only to get stuck on a one - lane road behind a huge bus just lumbering along?

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Cameras will also be mounted on the buses to photograph any vehicle blocking the BRT lane, so traffic tickets could be mailed to the violator.

There is a war on the car right now you know, where those cyclists are taking over the roads, where driving lanes and parking spaces are being lost to bike lanes which is killing businesses everywhere, and where cyclists are getting killed by crashing into buses without wearing helmets and have nobody to blame but themselves.

Here's the two things that make this concept interesting: the 62 - mile electrified road would be many times cheaper to deploy than building a two - lane railroad, and the trucks on the road would be able to travel much faster than current electric trolley buses and trucks.

More on bike lanes in Toronto: Watching The Dismantling Of Everything Green In Toronto The War on The Bike and the Bus In Toronto: Activists Regroup, Respond

On Tuesday, environmental activists organized a «race» between three different modes of transportation: a bus traveling in a designated bus lane, a bicycle and a private car.

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