Sentences with phrase «light rail transit in»

Improvements in the plan include better service on existing SkyTrain and bus routes, light rail transit in Surrey and Langley, Broadway Corridor rapid transit, replacement of the Pattullo Bridge and 11 new B - Line routes throughout the region.

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EllisDon won the $ 5.3 - billion contract to build Toronto's Eglinton Crosstown light rail transit line, the largest PPP project in Canadian history, working alongside ACS Infrastructure Canada, Aecon and SNC - Lavalin as part of the Crosslinx Transit Solutions consortium (the project is scheduled to be completed intransit line, the largest PPP project in Canadian history, working alongside ACS Infrastructure Canada, Aecon and SNC - Lavalin as part of the Crosslinx Transit Solutions consortium (the project is scheduled to be completed inTransit Solutions consortium (the project is scheduled to be completed in 2021).

Proceeds from the bond will support seven projects: Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit (LRT) in Toronto: $ 407 million GO Transit Whitby Rail -LSB-...]

An environment - friendly festival, All Points West is encouraging attendees to stay in hotels around the park and use mass transit like ferry, light rail, train and carpool to get to the concert.

Public transportation in Erie County is provided by the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority which owns and operates Buffalo Niagara International Airport as well as an extensive bus and light rail transit system.

UAlberta mechanical engineering professors Marc Secanell and Pierre Mertiny have discovered definite advantages to using flywheel technology in light rail transit.

As part of the federally funded Transit Cooperation Research Program, Nelson and his colleagues tested the use of rail and wheel vibration absorbers at the Portland Tri-Met, the light rail transportation system in the Portland area.

The Regional Connector Transit Corridor Project (Regional Connector) is a 1.9 - mile underground light rail connection between the Little Tokyo / Arts District Station to the 7th Street / Metro Center Station in downtown Los Angeles.

Located in Southwest Los Angeles, the project consists of the construction of an 8.5 - mile light rail transit (LRT) line including a minimum of six transit stations (with off - street parking), the procurement of a minimum of 20 light rail vehicles, and the construction of a full service maintenance facility.

Located in Southwest Los Angeles, the Crenshaw / Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Transit Corridor Project consists of the construction of an 8.5 - mile light rail transit (LRT) line (the «Crenshaw / LAX Line»), including a minimum of six transit stations (with off - street parking), the procurement of a minimum of 20 light rail vehicles, and the construction of a full service maintenance faTransit Corridor Project consists of the construction of an 8.5 - mile light rail transit (LRT) line (the «Crenshaw / LAX Line»), including a minimum of six transit stations (with off - street parking), the procurement of a minimum of 20 light rail vehicles, and the construction of a full service maintenance fatransit (LRT) line (the «Crenshaw / LAX Line»), including a minimum of six transit stations (with off - street parking), the procurement of a minimum of 20 light rail vehicles, and the construction of a full service maintenance fatransit stations (with off - street parking), the procurement of a minimum of 20 light rail vehicles, and the construction of a full service maintenance facility.

The Federal Transit Authority (FTA) issued a Record of Decision (ROD), approving the East Link Light Rail line in November 2011.

Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) officials signed the $ 5.6 billion P3 contract in March 2016 with the Purple Line Transit Partners to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the 16.2 - mile light rail system.

The text provides a running commentary of where and why everyone is traveling, plus vocabulary words defined in context (e.g., terminal, transit pass, light rail).

Public transit options in Boston include subways, commuter rail, street cars, light rail, and a bus system.

The No. 5 neighbourhood in our Edmonton ranking has close proximity to highways, the Rexall Centre and the city's light - rail transit system.

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This past year, he was commissioned by New Jersey Transit to create a sculpture for the Jersey Ave. Light Rail platform in Jersey City and in 2011 was the U.S. representative at the 50th Forma Viva International Sculpture Symposium in Portoroz, Slovenia.

Instead of building a fully funded and approved light rail transportation system with 25 stops that might have generated billions in Transit - oriented development, Mayor Tory rigorously pushed through a $ 3 billion dollar subway with exactly one stop (down from the 3 in illustration), because the previous crackhead mayor of Toronto believed that LRTs are trolleys running down the middle of the road and blocked cars, and you can't block cars in Toronto or take away their lanes.

Lets invest in lots of clean, fast light rail like they have all over Europe and get social on public transit.

lished on April 5, 2010, Secretary LaHood said: 2010 «What Americans want is to get out of We certainly can't forget Secretary LaHood's famous tabletop speech at the their cars, and get out of congestion, and 2010 National Bike Summit «You have a have opportunities for more transit, more light rail, more buses, and some commufull partner in Ray LaHood.»

As we shift to plug - in hybrid cars, light rail transit systems in cities, and high - speed electric intercity rail systems like those in Japan and Europe, our transport system will also be powered largely by electricity.

As John Doyle points out in the Globe and Mail, The War on the Car that Rob Ford just won, where he plans to cancel light rail projects and bike lanes across town, is not a war on elites and artsy people; it is a war on «lunch - pail, blue - collar people,» the students, the elderly, the poor working people who overwhelmingly take transit.

A controversy has raged for years in Tel Aviv between city officials, the central government, and local green groups over whether its future mass transit system will be BRT or light rail - based.

Several urban transit projects were discussed, and Yishai Dotan, CEO of NTA (the company in charge of planning Tel Aviv's transit network), offered a convincing account of the benefits that the light rail / subway system is supposed to deliver.

In a country where the roads are the major public works projects in most places, upgrading bus lines to BRT technology could prove to be a more efficient transit solution than building light rails and subways, which require new and expensive infrastructures of their owIn a country where the roads are the major public works projects in most places, upgrading bus lines to BRT technology could prove to be a more efficient transit solution than building light rails and subways, which require new and expensive infrastructures of their owin most places, upgrading bus lines to BRT technology could prove to be a more efficient transit solution than building light rails and subways, which require new and expensive infrastructures of their own.

What we need is a change in our transportation infrastructure, so that we have significantly fewer individual cars on the roads (replaced by modern mass transit like light - rail, bus rapid transit, separated bike paths, walkable neighborhoods, etc), and so that those that are there have much cleaner tailpipe emissions (hybrids like the AT - PZEV Prius are a step in the right direction, but we can do better).

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The 4th Principle, TRANSIT, was the most interesting to me, as I live in Toronto where there is a huge battle going on between advocates of an expensive 3 - stop subway extension and a 7 stop light rail system.

Gatmaytan also assisted Ernst & Young Solutions in the light rail transit line 6 project, which extends the line to the south of Metro Manila.

Development of the transit oriented development (TOD) master plan document pertaining to the specific mixed use development / housing in and around the light rail transit depots throughout the Middle Rio Grande corridor

In addition to bus and light rail services, Miami - Dade Transit offers the unique Metromover.

The public transit system in the city is known as the Metro, and it includes both buses and light rail.

Most rewarding projects have been the Public Works in nature origin such as the San Jose Light Rail Transit Mall Project.

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«Cities see light rail as a badge that shows they're a world - class place,» says Timothy Lovain, a transit specialist in Washington, D.C., who helps state and local governments compete for a share of federal transit dollars.

But beyond that, city leaders are pressing the federal government for transportation money because they increasingly feel their cities won't be competitive in a global economy without strong transit systems, particularly light rail.

More and more communities are building Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems because they are considerably cheaper than light rail and produce similar results in terms of ridership and development.

In Minnesota, the Hiawatha light rail line, running from downtown Minneapolis to suburban Bloomington, has been a huge success since it began operating in 2004, according to the nonprofit organization Transit for Livable CommunitieIn Minnesota, the Hiawatha light rail line, running from downtown Minneapolis to suburban Bloomington, has been a huge success since it began operating in 2004, according to the nonprofit organization Transit for Livable Communitiein 2004, according to the nonprofit organization Transit for Livable Communities.

«Dallas Area Rapid Transit's light rail operations continue to be one of the best examples of the growing importance of transit, in all modes, to sustainable economic and community development,» the studTransit's light rail operations continue to be one of the best examples of the growing importance of transit, in all modes, to sustainable economic and community development,» the studtransit, in all modes, to sustainable economic and community development,» the study said.

They include vanpooling — «probably one of the largest and most successful vanpool programs in the country,» Smith said — as well as mass transit options such as light rail, buses and ferries.

Other green aspects of the building are consistent with responsible urban development, including a location within walking distance to several mass transit options including PATH, Light Rail, NJ Transit Buses and NY Waterway Ferry, hosting two vehicles in a car share program, bike storage, electric car charging stations and community connectivity with walking distance to parks, shops, schools, library, fitness center, hospital, banks, churches and restatransit options including PATH, Light Rail, NJ Transit Buses and NY Waterway Ferry, hosting two vehicles in a car share program, bike storage, electric car charging stations and community connectivity with walking distance to parks, shops, schools, library, fitness center, hospital, banks, churches and restaTransit Buses and NY Waterway Ferry, hosting two vehicles in a car share program, bike storage, electric car charging stations and community connectivity with walking distance to parks, shops, schools, library, fitness center, hospital, banks, churches and restaurants.

This small Ottawa neighbourhood is set to have a major impact on the city in the coming years, with new condo projects, urban transit and light rail stations, and commercial developments all planned for the area.