Sentences with phrase «city bus system»

Ms. Hodge said North Country Mass Transit would act like a city bus system but serve rural residents.

At 4:30 p.m., Community Voices Heard host a press conference of community members relying on the city buses calling on the common council to approve the budget amendment to fund the city bus system for the rest of the year, Poughkeepsie City Hall, 62 Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepsie.

Not exact matches

Technology company DTI Group has won a contract with the Brisbane City Council to supply its surveillance systems to a fleet of buses for an undisclosed sum.

Not surprisingly, this bus route has one of the lowest ridership rates in the city; but then why ride the Red Rocket, as Torontonian lovingly call their transit system, when you can rocket around in the latest Ferrari?

Other factors in this revolution include the urgent imperative to make cities more livable, with lower congestion and cleaner air, the enormous potential for autonomous cars and trucks, innovative approaches to subway systems and buses, and rising consumer interest in car sharing and bike sharing.

A mass transit system was needed to move these people from their homes in the suburbs to the city centre, and attempts at using chain - driven buses had already failed.

Parents in big cities like New York have relied on taxis, buses, and the subway system for years.

The report contains an extensive section supporting the governor's argument — contrary to widely accepted doctrine — that it is actually the city's responsibility, not the state's, to fund capital improvements to the subway and bus system.

In 2018, the tax will help raise $ 700 million for the city's ailing subway and bus system.

«Rather than sending the bill to working families, and subway and bus riders already feeling the pressure of rising fares and bad service, we are asking the wealthiest in our city to chip in a little extra to help move our transit system into the 21st century,» de Blasio, who is running for re-election, said in an emailed statement Monday.

Five of the six recommendations for making those early mass transit improvements rely in whole or in part on New York City: overhauling the city's parking placard system, which de Blasio has expanded; improving traffic enforcement in New York City, which his NYPD controls; reforming the city system that governs taxis and for - hire companies like Uber; assessing the impact of bus congestion on the central business district; and identifying transit improvements in the outer borouCity: overhauling the city's parking placard system, which de Blasio has expanded; improving traffic enforcement in New York City, which his NYPD controls; reforming the city system that governs taxis and for - hire companies like Uber; assessing the impact of bus congestion on the central business district; and identifying transit improvements in the outer boroucity's parking placard system, which de Blasio has expanded; improving traffic enforcement in New York City, which his NYPD controls; reforming the city system that governs taxis and for - hire companies like Uber; assessing the impact of bus congestion on the central business district; and identifying transit improvements in the outer borouCity, which his NYPD controls; reforming the city system that governs taxis and for - hire companies like Uber; assessing the impact of bus congestion on the central business district; and identifying transit improvements in the outer boroucity system that governs taxis and for - hire companies like Uber; assessing the impact of bus congestion on the central business district; and identifying transit improvements in the outer boroughs.

«Rather than sending the bill to working families and subway and bus riders already feeling the pressure of rising fares and bad service, we are asking the wealthiest in our city to chip in a little extra to help move or transit system into the 21st century,» de Blasio said in a statement.

Prendergast has served more than three years as president of MTA New York City Transit, which runs the subway and bus system in New York -LSB-...]

The new disclaimer language leaves out appointees to public authorities, which represent some of the most influential bodies in state government, including the New York Thruway Authority, the New York Power Authority and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which runs the subway, bus and commuter rail system in and around New York City.

Syracuse residents packed Syracuse's city hall last night to voice their opposition to proposed service reductions on the public bus system.

Although the state controls the MTA, the mayor of New York City often takes the blame for the state of the subway and bus system.

State and local agencies plan to drastically overhaul the city's bus system.

At 10:30 a.m., NYC Council Member Mark Levine will be joined by several members from the Bus Turnaround Coalition in Upper Manhattan to speak about New York City's other transit crisis — the bus system — in addition to calling for significantly faster implementation of Transit Signal Priority, NW Corner of 145th and Broadway, New York CiBus Turnaround Coalition in Upper Manhattan to speak about New York City's other transit crisis — the bus system — in addition to calling for significantly faster implementation of Transit Signal Priority, NW Corner of 145th and Broadway, New York Cibus system — in addition to calling for significantly faster implementation of Transit Signal Priority, NW Corner of 145th and Broadway, New York City.

Andy Byford, who headed Toronto's transit system until last month, now has the job of turning around subway and bus service in America's most populous city as the new president of New York City Trancity as the new president of New York City TranCity Transit.

In addition, officials said public transportation systems including New York City subways and buses are on the alert for possible passengers carrying the virus.

Milwaukee County officials praised elected leaders in the city of Wauwatosa for an initial approval of a proposed bus rapid - transit route, and laid out the remaining local approvals needed before the county could apply for federal grants to pay for the system's construction.

If the City builds alternative methods of transit (like pedestrian plazas, bike sharing, Select Bus Service, and an upgraded subway system), as it has been doing under the Bloomberg administration, then more people will avail themselves of those alternatives.

In the last eight years, the MTA bus system lost 100 million passenger trips, according to a new report from City Comptroller Scott Stringer, which said that New York City's buses move at the slowest speeds of any major U.S. cCity Comptroller Scott Stringer, which said that New York City's buses move at the slowest speeds of any major U.S. cCity's buses move at the slowest speeds of any major U.S. citycity.

Wendel Companies of Buffalo, New York will conduct a service analysis of the City of Poughkeepsie bus system to compare its services to those already provided by the County and recommend potential timetable and route adjustments to the existing LOOP bus routes to serve City residents perhaps as early as summer 2013.

$ 26 billion for New York City public transit system, replacing 3,100 buses and 1,400 subway cars, improve 30 subway stations.

But Kellerman said the proposal, along with the language requiring the city to provide full capital funding for the subway and bus systems, «are an attempt to impose an onerous cost shift onto New York City residents and businesses, who already pay an estimated 72 % of MTA dedicated taxes and subsidies.&racity to provide full capital funding for the subway and bus systems, «are an attempt to impose an onerous cost shift onto New York City residents and businesses, who already pay an estimated 72 % of MTA dedicated taxes and subsidies.&raCity residents and businesses, who already pay an estimated 72 % of MTA dedicated taxes and subsidies.»

«Imagine if Rockland County was part of New York City's bus system and spent twice as much in taxes to get the same service we do now, and then you will see the situation we are currently in with the MTA,» Miele said.

«All the big cities, Albany, Syracuse, Buffalo, have bus systems,» said John Kaehny, the executive director of Reinvent Albany, who described the proposal as «very popular upstate.»

She said she liked the plan to merge the city and county bus systems.

DUNKIRK - As part of a demonstration project and in an effort to encourage riders to be more active, Chautauqua Area Regional Transit System (CARTS) has recently installed bike racks on the CARTS buses that travel the two Dunkirk city fixed... [Read more...]

The intercity bus system has grown massively in the past few years, with budget travelers increasingly using the cheap services between cities such as Boston, Washington D.C. and Philadelphia.

To keep residents riding the rails and to win more drivers» hearts, Chinese cities are using various incentives and disincentives, as politicians promise to increase urban rail systems threefold and bus rapid transit 10-fold by 2015

Germany has an extensive public transport system, cities have buses or subways or trams or all three of those.

Researchers from the Universitat Politècnica de València, in collaboration with the company C - Robots, S.L., have developed a new safety system for city and school buses that detects the presence of pedestrians in the surroundings of the bus stop, warns the driver of dangerous conditions and, ultimately, directly affects the vehicle.

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, which runs the city's subway, bus, and commuter rail systems, rejected the advertisements as scientifically unsound, and the whole matter landed in court.

11) California: The Santa Monica City Council is trying to come to grips with problems in its bus system, but is promising not to contract out.

Ballard Power Systems Deploys 10 More Fuel Cell Buses in China Oct 19, 2016 Next - Gen Transportation News (Oxford, CT) Canada - based fuel cell company Ballard Power Systems says it has commissioned and deployed 10 fuel cell - powered buses in the City of Yunfu, in the Chinese province of Guangdong, as part of the government's larger plan to address air quality in urban centers through zero - tailpipe - emission mass transit solutBuses in China Oct 19, 2016 Next - Gen Transportation News (Oxford, CT) Canada - based fuel cell company Ballard Power Systems says it has commissioned and deployed 10 fuel cell - powered buses in the City of Yunfu, in the Chinese province of Guangdong, as part of the government's larger plan to address air quality in urban centers through zero - tailpipe - emission mass transit solutbuses in the City of Yunfu, in the Chinese province of Guangdong, as part of the government's larger plan to address air quality in urban centers through zero - tailpipe - emission mass transit solutions.

Electric Vehicle Company Expanding in Foster City: Motiv Power Systems Top Zero - Emission Powertrain Manufacturer for Trucks, Buses Aug 18, 2016 The Daily Journal (San Mateo, CA) Move over dirty diesel, there's a growing electric vehicle company in town hoping to make zero - emission trucks and buses the wave of the fuBuses Aug 18, 2016 The Daily Journal (San Mateo, CA) Move over dirty diesel, there's a growing electric vehicle company in town hoping to make zero - emission trucks and buses the wave of the fubuses the wave of the future.

It will also accommodate city, regional and intercity bus systems; local and tourist shuttles; bicycle and greenway linkages; and, auto, taxi, and limousine connections to Detroit International Airport.

The R2ZE Challenge is a collaborative and friendly competition that encourages cities and metropolitan transit districts in the United States and China to deploy innovative and advanced non-polluting Zero Emission Buses (ZEBs) in their transit systems.

In typical implementations, the gear ratio of the transmission and epicyclic system are set to the ratio of the common driving conditions, say highway speed for a car, or city speeds for a bus.

Efficient Drivetrains, Inc. (EDI) has received a production order for PHEV bus drivetrain systems from the city of Kunming, China.

XL recently completed a successful pilot deployment of school buses with Careful Bus Company in New York City outfitted with the XL hybrid system.

The new eStop displays allow service disruption information about such events to be communicated to the public in real - time, before and during the event, allowing for efficient interaction with bus commuters, increasing the service experience for passengers and providing an effective management system for the city.

The communication needs of a comprehensive bus stop system without the need for a city power connection.

The TfL Innovations Day was an opportunity for us demonstrate our Smart City Displays e-Paper System and show how it could be used in the application as an electronic bus destination blind.

Bus stops with dynamic and interactive information displays are one of the key access points enabling the distribution of real - time transport information, increasing the service experience for passengers and providing an effective management system for the city.

Among them are solar - powered, real - time arrival information boards installed at bus stops across the globe, fulfilling the communication needs of a comprehensive public transport system without the need for a city power connection.

The stop is powered by a solar cell, processing the communication needs of a comprehensive bus stop system without the need for a city power connection.

The city provides multiple options for public transportation with its TriMet system, including the MAX Light Rail, the Portland Streetcar, bus lines, and a WES Commuter Rail.