Sentences with phrase «in urban transit»

Behind the dockless bike boom, Chinese tech titans are jostling for dominance in urban transit and e-commerce.

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«The Boring Company's goal is to reduce urban congestion and further enable mass transit through the use of tunnels in Los Angeles, Hawthorne, and Culver City.

For example, investments in rail from 2004 to 2008 will outweigh capital expenditures on buses by a factor of eight to one, according to the Canadian Urban Transit Association.

Portland has invested heavily in rail - based public transit, and the city enacted strict urban planning rules to encourage greater residential density around transit nodes and workplaces.

Many of the challenges that urban regions face spill over the boundaries of municipal governments — none more so than in the current Ontario debate over public transit.

Mass Transit: Elon Musk said in his Master Plan, Part Deux blog post that he wants to design «high passenger - density urban transport».

This year, Musk unveiled a much - hyped proposal for urban transit that he called the Hyperloop, which he said would be able to transport passengers from Los Angeles to San Francisco in just 30 minutes, at 350 miles per hour.

Mass transit: Musk said in his Master Plan, Part Deux blog post that he wants to design «high passenger - density urban transport.»

In regard to infrastructure, the Party has provided $ 11.3 billion over ten years to municipalities so they can plan in advance to manage growth; delivered a twenty - year strategic plan to catch up on high priority infrastructure projects; and committed an average of $ 6 billion annually to build, maintain, and repair schools, hospitals, highways, urban transit, universities, colleges, parks, and senior care facilitieIn regard to infrastructure, the Party has provided $ 11.3 billion over ten years to municipalities so they can plan in advance to manage growth; delivered a twenty - year strategic plan to catch up on high priority infrastructure projects; and committed an average of $ 6 billion annually to build, maintain, and repair schools, hospitals, highways, urban transit, universities, colleges, parks, and senior care facilitiein advance to manage growth; delivered a twenty - year strategic plan to catch up on high priority infrastructure projects; and committed an average of $ 6 billion annually to build, maintain, and repair schools, hospitals, highways, urban transit, universities, colleges, parks, and senior care facilities.

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.

We are expecting in early June in an urban / suburban environment (lots of old sidewalks that will see a lot of us, urban playgrounds, some shopping / eating out, but also a decent amount of driving expected without a lot of public transit).

Brindisi said the upstaters have broadened their focus to include transit — «something we all agree could use more funding» — and addressing the needs of immigrant / refugee populations that have popped up in certain urban centers.

At 8:30 a.m., during a panel discussion about the MTA's five - year plan for construction and renovation projects, representatives of the Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA and the Urban Land Institute New York introduce an initiative titled «Keeping NY on Track: The Importance of the MTA Transit Network in a Changing World»; Rosenthal Pavilion, 10th floor, Helen & Martin Kimmel Center for University Life, NYU, 60 Washington Square S., Manhattan.

A variety of affordable transit options such as public transit, taxis, car shares, cycling, and safe pedestrian pathways is critical for residents of Erie County to engage in a wide variety of community activities across urban, suburban, and rural settings.

Wisconsin's highways are aging, congestion is worsening in Milwaukee, Madison and other urban areas and there is demand for public transit, even in rural areas, that isn't being met.

• Highway Infrastructure and Urban Transit, administered by the Department of Transportation and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, continued to fund thousands of jobs in construction projects around the State and directly funded 2,735 jobs.

«As urban aerial transit solutions grow in popularity around the world, it's very exciting to see Albany / Rensselaer at the forefront here in the U.S.,» Madison said in a statement.

The Bronx Council on the Arts, located at the Longwood Art Gallery at Hostos Community College, 450 Grand Concourse (at 149th Street), hosts three exhibitions through May 7: In the City: Memory, Places and Spaces, which includes works on migration and urban planning; Transmit - Transit: Hatuey Ramos - Fermin @ The Project Room, featuring traveling in the city and ethnic diversity; and Impractical Hats: Indie Crafts Reinvent Everyday Gear, featuring construction of hats in unorthodox wayIn the City: Memory, Places and Spaces, which includes works on migration and urban planning; Transmit - Transit: Hatuey Ramos - Fermin @ The Project Room, featuring traveling in the city and ethnic diversity; and Impractical Hats: Indie Crafts Reinvent Everyday Gear, featuring construction of hats in unorthodox wayin the city and ethnic diversity; and Impractical Hats: Indie Crafts Reinvent Everyday Gear, featuring construction of hats in unorthodox wayin unorthodox ways.

In urban areas, moving the stops farther away reduces the amount of pollution transit users breathe, as long as the stop is not so far that it gets pollution from the next street, researchers said.

The blueprint also encourages urban agriculture, rethinks sewer and wastewater management and reduces greenhouse gas emissions per capita to the lowest in the world by promoting even higher - density living with smaller multifamily homes, especially along transit corridors in Vancouver's downtown peninsula.

Innovative urban design could create increased access to active transport.99 The compact geographical area found in cities presents opportunities to reduce energy use and emissions of heat - trapping gases and other air pollutants through active transit, improved building construction, provision of services, and infrastructure creation, such as bike paths and sidewalks.303, 318 Urban planning strategies designed to reduce the urban heat island effect, such as green / cool roofs, increased green space, parkland and urban canopy, could reduce indoor temperatures, improve indoor air quality, and could produce additional societal co-benefits by promoting social interaction and prioritizing vulnerable urban populations.311urban design could create increased access to active transport.99 The compact geographical area found in cities presents opportunities to reduce energy use and emissions of heat - trapping gases and other air pollutants through active transit, improved building construction, provision of services, and infrastructure creation, such as bike paths and sidewalks.303, 318 Urban planning strategies designed to reduce the urban heat island effect, such as green / cool roofs, increased green space, parkland and urban canopy, could reduce indoor temperatures, improve indoor air quality, and could produce additional societal co-benefits by promoting social interaction and prioritizing vulnerable urban populations.311Urban planning strategies designed to reduce the urban heat island effect, such as green / cool roofs, increased green space, parkland and urban canopy, could reduce indoor temperatures, improve indoor air quality, and could produce additional societal co-benefits by promoting social interaction and prioritizing vulnerable urban populations.311urban heat island effect, such as green / cool roofs, increased green space, parkland and urban canopy, could reduce indoor temperatures, improve indoor air quality, and could produce additional societal co-benefits by promoting social interaction and prioritizing vulnerable urban populations.311urban canopy, could reduce indoor temperatures, improve indoor air quality, and could produce additional societal co-benefits by promoting social interaction and prioritizing vulnerable urban populations.311urban populations.311, 303

His talk about «edu - localism» connects with his usual arguments about how improved transit infrastructure in urban settings makes everything better — he wants kids to be able to easily commute across town to access better schools that might be far from the neighborhoods they live in.

On the non-governmental side, the Sustainable Cities Program at Energy Foundation China focuses on reducing carbon emissions and air pollution in urban areas with an emphasis on sustainable urbanization and transit systems.

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 solutions.

Investment in transit infrastructure also contributes to the livability of our cities and communities by reducing air pollution, reducing congestion (during peak commuting periods) and promoting urban land use patterns (that reduce energy use).

The groundbreaking program encourages urban, suburban, and rural transit agencies to find new, cost - effective ways to manage and maintain the condition of their systems — everything from railroad tracks and train stations to bus facilities and electrical equipment, resulting in improved system safety and reliability.

Urban core families could prove the exception, for whom compact dimensions and «parkability» in a vehicle that seats seven (theoretically) will place the Transit Connect LWB wagon in a category featuring only itself and the dated but spunky — and cheaper — Mazda 5.

That unpleasant task might be the frustration of a traffic jam for those of us in urban areas, the boredom of a transit commute, or the tedium of exercise.

It was close to transit in a neighbourhood popular with the urban crowd.

Jill L. Grant, a professor in urban planning at Dalhousie University, has interviewed plenty of suburbanites who would be happy to take transit to work if they could get a smooth ride with minimal transfers.

This urban center of about 70,000 residents is by far the largest in a country that has many different types of tourist draws, but Belize City itself is rarely more than just a transit point for visitors.

Transport Fever by Urban Games is a transportation focused tycoon simulator that tasks you with building bus stations, railroads, and airports in an attempt to increase the transit of people and goods.

14) Theaster Gates: Known for his juggernaut urban reclamation project, Gates was awarded a $ 1.3 million contract by the Chicago Transit Authority to create the city's largest public artwork project in its history; and $ 50,000 of that will go toward activities for community engagement.

His use of factory - made moving blankets, for example, frequently found in galleries and museums during installation project the idea of transit and relates to the nomadic nature of urban living.

Open through August 14, Strukelj's work mediates between memory and imagination in constructing a hypothetical, alternative urban landscape of Los Angeles — specifically an LA with a cohesive transit system.

We've also made historic investments in high - speed rail and mass transit, because part of making our transportation sector cleaner and more efficient involves offering all Americans, whether they are urban, suburban, or rural, the choice to be mobile without having to get in a car and pay for gas.

I would however suggest that there is a need for a model for people to live within a close social structure without becoming detached from nature in which the land on which we live is involved with supporting us through what might be called urban agriculture, vertical farming and the affiliated processing of clean water, natural dynamic energy generation like wind, solar and water, and cheap / easy / affordable transit all tied - up with great education and health care.

«Existing transit networks are often radial, so you always have to go through the center,» he added, noting that by connecting outlying neighborhoods with ring routes, you «create value by repairing the breaks in the urban fabric.»

The full Presidential Climate Action Plan (as opposed to summaries) contains a comprehensive set of ideas to reduce transportation emissions, covering not only improvements in vehicle efficiency and alternative fuels, but also changes in national policy to promote high - speed rail for intercity travel, mass transit and telecommuting, and smart growth in urban development.

Influencing trends being noticed: urban planning with attention to more transit - oriented designs and streets that accommodate multiple modes of transportation; more people telecommuting; a rise in car - sharing as an alternative way to travel in cities; increased political interest in congestion pricing.

Innovative urban design could create increased access to active transport.99 The compact geographical area found in cities presents opportunities to reduce energy use and emissions of heat - trapping gases and other air pollutants through active transit, improved building construction, provision of services, and infrastructure creation, such as bike paths and sidewalks.303, 318 Urban planning strategies designed to reduce the urban heat island effect, such as green / cool roofs, increased green space, parkland and urban canopy, could reduce indoor temperatures, improve indoor air quality, and could produce additional societal co-benefits by promoting social interaction and prioritizing vulnerable urban populations.311urban design could create increased access to active transport.99 The compact geographical area found in cities presents opportunities to reduce energy use and emissions of heat - trapping gases and other air pollutants through active transit, improved building construction, provision of services, and infrastructure creation, such as bike paths and sidewalks.303, 318 Urban planning strategies designed to reduce the urban heat island effect, such as green / cool roofs, increased green space, parkland and urban canopy, could reduce indoor temperatures, improve indoor air quality, and could produce additional societal co-benefits by promoting social interaction and prioritizing vulnerable urban populations.311Urban planning strategies designed to reduce the urban heat island effect, such as green / cool roofs, increased green space, parkland and urban canopy, could reduce indoor temperatures, improve indoor air quality, and could produce additional societal co-benefits by promoting social interaction and prioritizing vulnerable urban populations.311urban heat island effect, such as green / cool roofs, increased green space, parkland and urban canopy, could reduce indoor temperatures, improve indoor air quality, and could produce additional societal co-benefits by promoting social interaction and prioritizing vulnerable urban populations.311urban canopy, could reduce indoor temperatures, improve indoor air quality, and could produce additional societal co-benefits by promoting social interaction and prioritizing vulnerable urban populations.311urban populations.311, 303

Instead, the Legislature recently killed a high - profile bill that would have granted developers «by right» approval to build higher - density housing around transit stations, which would have boosted housing supply in urban areas.

For example, according to IEA analysis presented in the special section on urban energy systems in Energy Technology Perspectives 2016 (ETP 2016) the gradual evolution of urban transport systems to encourage walking, cycling and public transit could save $ 21 trillion by 2050, while at the same time making a significant dent in greenhouse gas emissions.

Countries that have well - developed urban transit systems and a mature bicycle infrastructure are much better positioned to withstand the stresses of a downturn in world oil production than are countries whose only transport option is the car.

And now, the subway system, once the crown jewel of urban transit in America, has deteriorated over time thanks to neglect and mismanagement.

Such changes might depend on a social movement for climate stabilization that supports long - term changes in social norms (e.g. about family size), greater availability of mass transit, climate - friendly urban design, or other actions that are impractical on the short term but on a longer time scale increase the plasticity of potentially high - impact behaviors.

In developing countries where most future urban growth will occur, increasing the uptake, comfort, and safety of mass transit and nonmotorized transport modes can help improve mobility.

Bike share is a vital part of urban transportation networks, providing a new commuting option, complementing and, in some cases, supplementing transit.

Motivate is thrilled to participate in the renowned UITP Global Public Transport Summit in Montreal this week, where we're showcasing the latest innovations in bike share and our CEO, Jay Walder, is participating in two sessions, one specifically about bicycling and transit, and the second on enabling innovation for urban transport.

This move recognizes the role that Motivate's large - scale bike share systems have come to play in cities — they are a fundamental part of urban transit networks, and they are offering a lower - cost, more flexible complement to traditional transit.