Sentences with phrase «for city commuters»

Particularly useful for city commuters, the Citymapper Android Wear app will guide you to your destination using transit maps and schedules.

500 rentable bike lockers are being rolled out at transport hubs, and the CBD has seen 200 bike rings added for city commuters to secure their steeds to.

If renault can make an electric car for that price, surely an electric motorbike / moped at a realistic price with a range suitable for city commuters must be realistic??

Plus, it's only 35 minutes outside of Los Angeles, making it a good choice for city commuters.

More information about the 2012 smart fortwo: For city commuters who often contend with tight parking spaces and high fuel costs, the Smart fortwo is here to solve both your problems.

The Onondaga County Legislature will vote Tuesday afternoon on a resolution asking the state to eliminate those tolls for city commuters.

An advocacy group for city commuters awarded its first «Worst Commute of the Week» award to a librarian from the borough of Queens for her story of an agonizing two - hour wait in a tunnel one stop from her home after skipping a restroom visit before leaving work.

Not exact matches

European aerospace giant Airbus is debuting its on - demand helicopter booking platform, Voom, in Mexico City on Thursday in an effort to drum up demand for choppers among well - heeled urban commuters sick of spending hours in traffic.

The decision capped a perplexing, embarrassing saga for a major city that consistently ranks near the top for bicycle commuters per capita.

In many cities, bike - sharing programs are an environmentally friendly option for commuters and visitors.

Even populous cities that seem logical candidates for successful LRT systems have a hard time when commuters aren't ready for them.

Due to its location between Hershey and the state capital, Hummelstown is a popular residence for commuters working in either city.

«Uber isn't just the better choice for drivers and riders and commuters, it's the right choice for cities, and all the people who live there.»

Unfortunately, with Christy Clark playing endless transit funding games with the mayors of Metro Vancouver, at this rate commuters in other cities will wait for years before they see the buses and trains required to reduce gridlock and traffic.»

There's a BART station in the city as well, which makes life easier for commuters who live in the area.

Commuter marriages allow for spouses to live in separate cities, often for career - related reasons.

New York City commuters are dealing with transit issues on multiple fronts this summer, including delays and derailments on the MTA - run subway system and track upgrades at Penn Station causing further problems for Long Island - bound travelers.

Included was a proposal to re-establish the commuter tax to help the city raise revenue and pay for basic services, such as fire and police.

Delays throughout the city's subway system have caused problems for commuters.

Glen Cove officials are viewing the temporary Metropolitan Transportation Authority ferry service that begins tomorrow as a crucial test run for the long - term commuter boat routes to Manhattan that the city has been planning for years.

And it would give the state and city time to improve transit access to the central business district — thereby lessening the pain for commuters once the tolls go into effect.

While this will be controversial in the city centre (where bus lanes have been removed) the metro mayor must ensure that the key route network prioritises a free flowing peak time service for commuters from across the city region.

The tragic death of cyclist Gabriela Aguilar - Vallinos in September 2015 shed a light on the need for such a service extension to increase commuter safety to and from the City Island.

A range of groups representing commuters, the construction industry and transportation planners praised the proposal, saying it would reduce bottlenecks on the railroad while allowing more trains to travel from New York City to Long Island for people making the reverse commute.

Transportation for students and commuters in and around New York City continues to expand one week after Superstorm Sandy while Consolidated Edison is back in preparation mode for more high winds along the coast.

In New York City, one has been moving commuters over the East River between Roosevelt Island and Manhattan for more than four decades.

A series of subway and commuter train crises last spring prompted the Democratic governor to declare a state of emergency for the city's transit system after predicting riders faced a «summer of hell.»

Metrocard dust up between candidates In an email to supporters and reporters, Elvin Garcia, a Democrat running for City Council in District 18, accused rival Sen. Rev. Rubén Díaz of being AWOL on the deteriorating subway service experienced by Bronx commuters.

The speaker is also known for successfully pushing to repeal New York City's commuter tax and blocking two of Mayor Bloomberg's major proposals: his attempt to build a stadium on Manhattan's West Side and his plan to charge drivers $ 8 for entering a congestion zone in Manhattan.

ALBANY — The Republican leader of the state Senate gave an icy response to the notion of imposing «congestion pricing» on New York City commuters as a way to ease gridlock and drum up money for the subway system.

It is a main thoroughfare for commuters and visitors between the City of Buffalo and Niagara Falls.

Bill deBlasio: If we organize a campaign so that the public of this city ensures that every candidate for Governor, for Assembly, for State Senate, this is a litmus test in their races, then we can get a commuter tax.

The subway is facing a «summer of hell,» but don't tell that to the out - of - town bus drivers in New York City brought in to alleviate problems for frustrated commuters.

Cuomo lamented the lack of investment for major projects — criticism that comes as the governor is also under scrutiny for the problems with the New York City subway system, which has deteriorated for years, leading to a «summer of hell» for commuters.

The Republican leader of the state Senate, John Flanagan, gave an icy response to the notion of imposing «congestion pricing» on New York City commuters as a way to ease gridlock and drum up money for the subway system.

«Getting permission from the state for a local income tax about one percent that would be paid by city residents, and also commuters coming into the city, that would be used for both the city side and school district side,» Humphrey said.

This is a positive change for commuters,» Manhattan City Councilman Robert Jackson said in the same statement.

The Manhattan borough president, Scott M. Stringer, will call on Tuesday for restoring New York City's long - abandoned suburban commuter tax to help stabilize the finances of the region's creaky mass transit network.

According to the council, restoring the tax would help the city pay for the cost of police, fire, transportation and other services used by city residents and commuters who come into the city every day.

«If the City wants to up its contribution to help shore up the subways for commuters and their families — which we support — it certainly has the means to do that.»

The station is a hub for North Jersey commuters working in the city, and for that state's politicians — Murphy included — replacing it is a top - tier priority.

A fake greeting penned to New Yorkers from de Blasio has him boasting of beaches and lobster dinners while denying commuters some of City Hall's $ 4 billion surplus for track repairs, because they are not «wealthy campaign donors.»

Our dreams for a commuter rail component to allow people in Rockland County easier access in and out of New York City were dashed early on.

«There are significant problems in New York City that need significant help,» Mr. Cuomo said during an Easter event at the Executive Mansion in Albany, listing his other efforts to use the budget to address homelessness as well as provide assistance for Nycha, the subways, commuters and inmates.

For the second day in a row, Metrocard machines in all city subway stations were not accepting credit or debit cards Tuesday, sending commuters into a tizzy.

The governor's veto on the Thruway bill drew criticism from local state legislators who supported the bill, saying it would reduce traffic accidents in the city and provide much - needed respite for commuters once construction begins on Interstate 81.

The members of the two organizations that plotted that Town Hall stunt are aggressively uninterested in other things, too: the MTA payroll tax on New York City - commuter counties, «illegals» using area emergency rooms, questions about the moral rightness of Peter King's American - Muslim - radicalization hearings in Congress, and generally footing the bill for other people's stuff.

De Blasio will also announce the department will create a new division for the recently formed Office of Labor Policy and Standards which will work on labor issues for workers in the city and help to enforce specific labor laws, such as paid sick leave and commuter benefits.

DeFrancisco said Syracuse is deserving of the waived fees, especially as the state considers what will come of Interstate 81 in the city, depriving commuters of a major highway for some time.

He also was assailed for agreeing to legislation like ending the New York City commuter tax and weakening affordable housing regulations to keep suburban Democrats happy.