Sentences with phrase «in alternative transportation»

They can help you pay damages, cover the cost of the stolen vehicle, and even assist in alternative transportation while the investigation is taking place.

Rising fuel prices are causing mainstream awareness and interest in alternative transportation technology.

The inventory also showed that over 50 % of Cal Poly's emissions are produced by commuting, reinforcing the need to continue investing in alternative transportation programs and on campus housing.

This is precisely why his Grantham Foundation has aggressively invested in alternative transportation technologies, such as the lithium - ion battery systems expected to drive mass - market adoption of electric vehicles.

Not exact matches

With this Series C investment — Founders Fund invested $ 15 million in its Series B in 2012 — Lyft becomes the most well - funded transportation alternative start - up in this increasingly competitive space.

What kickstarted in 2009 with just $ 200,000 in seed funding is now a multi-billion dollar company that provides commuters from all across the globe an alternative to the usual taxi transportation.

We need to begin reducing the number of vehicles on our roadways, and the best ways to accomplish that is to invest in public transit infrastructure and embrace innovative transportation options that offer alternatives to conventional driving and car ownership,» says Black.

Some have already started to question whether the company can live up to its $ 68 billion valuation in the wake of all of its problems, and in the meantime, a number of regional rivals continue to raise funding in a bid to position themselves as credible alternatives in a rapidly evolving market for mass transportation.

Speaking at an energy conference in Tel Aviv, Energy Minister Steinitz said the country's manufacturing and transportation industries will be fueled entirely by natural gas, electricity and alternative fuels within the next 12 years.

Other important considerations around fairness must also be addressed, such as whether to provide charge - free access options or routes to ensure accessibility and inclusivity, whether to charge individuals a congestion fee for driving where alternative modes of transportation are not available (e.g. the lack of public transit in rural areas), whether the charge for commercial and private vehicles differs or not, and whether individuals living further away from urban areas and thus travelling further distances should face a higher charge than individuals living in urban areas.

This statewide program guides California «s wineries and winegrape growers to adopt an integrated system for their operations based on tested «best practices» in alternative energy, packaging, transportation, production and farming practices to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) footprints in the state with the most stringent environmental laws in the country.

Brightline will redefine what it means to travel by train in America with express inter-city passenger rail service arriving 2017, providing an important transportation alternative to connect Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, with future service to Orlando.

«When we really looked at our dependence on fossil fuels for practically everything needed to live comfortably in Maine — home heating, transportation to work and school, even getting Hannaford's shelves restocked every 5 days — an ecologically - minded cohousing community seemed like one viable and attractive alternative.

As the borough with one of the highest rates of air pollution in New York City, the Bronx has experienced firsthand the negative effects of heavy traffic and lack of access to alternative transportation options for decades.

We've heard of organizations like GoBike helping Buffalo progress in terms of alternative transportation.

From activists for social and environmental justice, to advocates for affordable housing and alternative transportation, to leaders in the struggle for immigrants» rights and civil rights, NKD is building a progressive Brooklyn alliance.

Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney said, «Folks in the Hudson Valley can tell you just how important revitalization efforts are - we've got aging infrastructure that can be put to good use and we've got a growing demand for alternative transportation and recreation opportunities in a lot of New York's small cities.

«I request that the federal government treat this as an emergency situation and provide funding for the short - term Penn construction and transportation alternatives and facilitation of a long - term resolution for Penn Station,» Cuomo wrote in a letter to Trump that the governor's office released in an email.

The first morning of what officials warned would be an excruciating summer of travel, disrupted by the closings of several tracks at Penn Station for urgent repairs, was marked by ample alternative transportation options and guidance from transit agencies that resulted in a relatively smooth commute on buses, ferries and trains.

«Drastic funding cuts have inevitably led to service cuts for Nassau County residents who often have no alternative means of transportation, meaning even longer waits and longer commutes,» said Vincent Pellecchia, associate director of the tristate Transportation Campaign, a nonprofit advocacy grouptransportation, meaning even longer waits and longer commutes,» said Vincent Pellecchia, associate director of the tristate Transportation Campaign, a nonprofit advocacy groupTransportation Campaign, a nonprofit advocacy group in Manhattan.

«I request that the federal government treat this as an emergency situation and provide funding for the short - term Penn construction and transportation alternatives and facilitation of a long - term resolution for Penn Station,» Cuomo wrote in the letter.

The Greater Buffalo Niagara Regional Transportation Committee is assisting the state in evaluating detours and other traffic alternatives during the project, but so far the only option under study is keeping open one lane of the two - lane bridge while the other undergoes rehabilitation, said Hal Morse, executive director of the agency.

Foldenauer, an attorney, is an environmental advocate and has proposed major capital investments in climate change resiliency, as well as compost initiatives and clean transportation alternatives.

Epstein mentioned how the Commuter's Council was told it would be included in crafting alternative transportation but then was «frozen out» of contingency planning.

«We had also sought alternative transportation modes that would help relieve at - capacity mass transit service and already - congested roadway networks in the vicinity.

In addition to optimizing car travel, ITS technologies can also support alternative modes of transportation.

The only likely exception to the rule against biofuels in transportation is the urgent need to decarbonise air transport, where low - carbon alternatives to liquid hydrocarbon fuels remain a distant prospect.

In that case, we do nothing and suffer the consequences of dealing with a burgeoning demand for liquid transportation fuels globally without offering any alternatives to petroleum.

After years of research and development, and tests by general aviation pilots in Alaska and air transport carriers in the Ohio River Valley, the FAA in 2005 declared ADS — B to be a safe radar alternative and pegged the technology as a crucial component of the agency's plans to by 2020 upgrade the national airspace system — a program known as Next - Generation Air Transportation System.

(5) reduction in transportation sector emissions through increased transportation system and vehicle efficiency or use of transportation fuels that have lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions that are substantially lower than those attributable to fossil fuel - based alternatives;

«Other options like rail or truck are not feasible for the transportation of large quantities,» said Elizabeth Shope, anti — tar sands advocate with environmental group the Natural Resources Defense Council, in a conference call with reporters, noting that such alternative transportation more than triples the cost of moving tar sands oil.

Through our Vehicle, Bioenergy, and Fuel Cell Technologies Offices, EERE advances the development of next - generation technologies to improve plug - in electric and other alternative - fuel vehicles, advanced combustion engine and vehicle efficiency, and produce low - carbon domestic transportation fuels.

«There is a pressing need for a game - changing approach to produce alternative, drop - in, liquid transportation fuels by sustainable, technologically viable and environmentally acceptable emissions processes from abundant, low - cost, renewable materials.

This new DC Nation Wonder Woman short not only looks gorgeous and reveals an alternative mode of transportation to the Invisible Jet, but also makes us excited that a modern, nuanced, and totally badass Wonder Woman like this could be showing up in her own something - something sooner rather than later.

Students engage in activities like recycling, planting a tree or alternative transportation methods.

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In a practical sense, families who lack personal transportation or live far away from private schools do not have access to alternatives.

In some states, scholarship - giving nonprofits also provide innovation grants to public schools and / or transportation assistance to students choosing alternative public schools.

That includes teachers and other employee salaries who work with students with disabilities, services and resources for those students, transportation for students with disabilities and other expenditures to ensure districts are serving students with disabilities in accordance with federal and state laws that can range from due process costs or even tuition for schooling alternatives when a public school can't meet their needs.

If the sending district provides an alternative method of transportation for students enrolled in the sending district's public schools, it shall not be assessed for transportation costs which exceed the per pupil cost of said alternative.

Separate Alternative Learning Center — designed for students needing a special curriculum, such as parenting skills or special job skills, and a separate location from the traditional school, many times located in business environments, churches, or remodeled retail centers with excellent transportation services;

As a state with some of the largest metropolitan areas in the nation, spread out over hundreds of miles, Texas is now in high demand for alternative modes of transportation.

There are two existing ferry systems that create substantial improvements to the overall capacity of the national freight transportation system as a possible alternative to ground transportation in the movement of people.

Experience at the Department of Transportation, in other Federal agencies, and in the private sector have shown that alternative dispute resolution (ADR) can improve communications and achieve mutually acceptable solutions more effectively than traditional, non-collaborative processes.

advance training related to maintenance of alternative energy, energy efficiency, or zero emission vehicles and facilities used in public transportation;

«We applaud Montgomery and Prince George's counties and the State of Maryland for their vision and support to build a safe, efficient and connected transportation network that will give nearly two million residents a new convenient and reliable alternative to traffic congestion in the Washington region,» said FTA Executive Director Matthew Welbes.

An Emergency Valet component of the BMW roadside assistance package helps to arrange for alternative transportation in the event of a vehicle breakdown, and computerized trip routing and itinerary services are also included.

And while your car is in our care for select services, we are pleased to provide alternative transportation at no cost to you.

While the outgoing model never amounted to much more than basic transportation in the shape of an SUV, the all - new, more sophisticated 2007 Outlander makes a compelling alternative to the category's best.

Looking for an alternative form of transportation to get to the SEMA Show while in Las Vegas?