For example,
local city transit authorities, such as Transport for London, would encourage commuters to use public transportation instead of gas - guzzling alternatives by rewarding them with ETK tokens.
Not exact matches
The problem is that
city and
local governments may be hesitant to accept liability for the risks the tunnels may pose to existing infrastructure or let private companies compete with public
transit systems.
The TWU represents more than 140,000 men and women in the airline, railroad,
transit, service, utility and gaming industries across the U.S., and 43,000 of them are members of
Local 100 in New York
City.
By simply making the
City's tolling system fairer — reducing tolls that are too high and adding and restoring tolls where traffic is worst and
transit options are plentiful — we can generate the revenue we need to maintain, modernize, and expand our aging
transit system and improve our road and bridge network, creating 30,000 + new,
local, annually recurring jobs in the process.
Local elected officials, including
City Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer have lined up behind the Mayor: «Mayor de Blasio's forward thinking proposal promises to provide more Queens and Brooklyn residents with a new reliable
transit option,» said Jimmy Van Bramer in 2016 press release.
Despite gaining the support of
transit advocates and several
local officials, including Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, Mayor de Blasio has been reluctant to fund the pilot program, or any variation of it, saying the
city can not afford it and that ultimately the MTA is the state's responsibility.
Amalgamated
Transit Union, ATU
Local 726, ATU
Local 1056, ATU
Local 1179 ATU
Local 1181 - 1061, American Council of Engineering Companies of New York Asian Americans for Equality, Center for Working Families, Citizens Committee for NYC, Common Cause / NY, Construction Industry Council, CUNY Institute for Urban Systems, DC 37, DC 37
Local 375B, DC37
Local 1655, Empire State Transportation Alliance, Environmental Defense Fund, General Contractors Association of New York, League of Women Voters of the
City of NY, League of Women Voters of New York State, Long Island Contractors» Association, Inc. (LICA), MTA Coalition of Unions, National Conference of Firemen and Oilers, New York Building Congress, NY League of Conservation Voters, NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign, NYS Council of Machinists, NY State Legislative Conference Board, NYS Transportation Equity Alliance, PCAC to MTA, Pratt Center for Community Development, Regional Plan Association, Reinvent Albany, Teamsters
Local 808,
Transit Riders Action Committee, Transportation Alternatives, TWU
Local 100, TWU
Local 252, TWU
Local2001, TWU
Local 2054, Transport Workers International Union of America, Tri-State Transportation Campaign, UPROSE, We Act for Environmental Justice, Women's
City Club.
The New Year's Eve event will be hosted by the Association for a Better New York, Blasters, Drillrunners and Miners
Local 29, Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York, Central Park Conservancy, Manhattan Chamber of Commerce, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Municipal Art Society of New York, the Museum of Modern Art, New York Historical Society, the New York Mets, New York State Council on the Arts, New York
Transit Museum, Partnership for New York
City, Real Estate Board of New York, Regional Plan Association, NYC Sandhogs
Local 147, Transport Workers Union
Local 100 and the Whitney Museum of American Art.
Paterson quickly signed five pieces of legislation on his first day in office: to add the New York State Department of Labor to the New York
City Transit Track Safety Task Force; to eliminate a law that discouraged employers from holding blood drives; to change the way in which members are appointed to a state health and research board; to restore eligibility caps to certain senior employment programs; and to grant tax exemptions to several
local development corporations in New York State.
Although a wide - range of topics were discussed, such as mass
transit options and Hurricane Sandy recovery, one
local issue raised had to do with the recent snow storm and its lackluster response from the
city.
Among those honored at the event were New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli; Public Advocate Letitia «Tish» James; New York
City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito; and
Transit Workers Union (TWU)
Local 100 President John Samuelsen.
A small chunk of Buffalo Billion funds designated for revitalizing neighborhoods and improving
transit in the
city went to about two dozen companies and
local groups, a few of which also donated to the governor.
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Transit System, Gateway Train Station, Gebbie Foundation, Greg Edwards, Jamestown
City Council, Marie Carrubba, National Comedy Center, Strategic Planning and Partnership Commission
John Samuelsen, President of Transport Workers Union
Local 100, said: «Our
city's
transit workers deserve the same level of respect and protections that we offer to New Yorkers each and every day.
On Tues., July 24th,
Transit Workers» Union Local 100, together with transit riders, elected officials and community advocates, gathered on City Hall's steps to announce the launch of the «Bring Back Our Buses and Subways» campaign and called on the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) to restore all transit services cut i
Transit Workers» Union
Local 100, together with
transit riders, elected officials and community advocates, gathered on City Hall's steps to announce the launch of the «Bring Back Our Buses and Subways» campaign and called on the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) to restore all transit services cut i
transit riders, elected officials and community advocates, gathered on
City Hall's steps to announce the launch of the «Bring Back Our Buses and Subways» campaign and called on the Metropolitan
Transit Authority (MTA) to restore all transit services cut i
Transit Authority (MTA) to restore all
transit services cut i
transit services cut in 2010.
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.
As Amazon nears a decision on the location for its second headquarters, it's weighing a number of factors about each
city: access to
transit systems, the size and makeup of the
local workforce, available real estate and tax breaks.
Cuomo has called for increased control over the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and is pushing
local governments within the MTA's service area to spend more on
transit in the area, including New York
City.
Members of dozens of
city and state unions joined the rally Monday, including hardhats from the Building and Trades Council, teachers from the United Federation of Teachers,
transit workers from Transport Workers
Local 100 and many more, along with several community groups.
«There's no impending strike at the moment,» Michael Cordiello, president of the Amalgamated
Transit Union
Local 1181, told reporters at a press conference at
City Hall, where he and other union leaders slammed the Bloomberg administration for creating «unnecessary fear» among parents by warning of the strike.
Constantinides has previously been endorsed by Congressman Joe Crowley (D - Jackson Heights), several members of the
City Council, New York's Working Families Party, 1199SEIU, Brooklyn - Queens NOW PAC, Hotel Trades Council,
Local 32BJ Service Employees International Union, Amalgamated
Transit Union,
City Council's Progressive Caucus Alliance, and Democracy for NYC.
Recently, CVH released a statement with dozens of high profile New York elected officials and other allies, such as District Council 37 and
Transit Workers Union
Local 100, calling for the expansion of the Transitional Jobs program in New York
City and the termination of the Work Experience Program.
«The power play between the two of them is impacting [services],» said Earl Phillips, secretary - treasurer of Transport Workers Union
Local 100, which represents
transit workers in the
city.
Local state senators introduced a bill in the Senate Monday that, if approved, would repeal the Metropolitan
Transit Authority payroll tax for all employers in counties outside New York
City.
Plainspoken and witty, it qualifies as social history, film theory, personal reverie, architectural history and criticism, a bittersweet meditation on automotive transport, a critical history of mass
transit in southern California, a wisecracking compilation of
local folklore, «a
city symphony in reverse,» and a song of nostalgia for lost neighborhoods such as Bunker Hill and unchronicled lifestyles such as those of
locals who walk or take buses.
Engage Detroit
city leaders, like the mayor and
local developers, in addressing safety,
transit, and social - service support to help families and schools develop a strong choice infrastructure.
Although the Dallas Area Rapid
Transit (DART) will get you around the
city starting at just $ 1.25 a ride, most
locals are still loyal to personal transportation.
Close to Termini station, with incredible rates and excellent rooms, Stargate is your best gateway to Italy's most magnificent
city.We're located... Read more in Rome's historic centre, right next to the main train station (Termini, also the terminus for all
local transit routes), and near all of the
city's most important historical and touristy sites, all reachable on foot - including the Domus Aurea, the Colosseum, Santa Maria Maggiore, Trevi Fountain, Trajan's markets, The Roman Forum, Circus Maximus...
Local Attractions: Flyers Skate Zone 1 mi SandCastle Baseball Stadium 1 mi Beach and Boardwalk 2.5 mi AC Casinos 3 mi AC Convention Center 3 mi AC Medical Center and Community College 3 mi Amtrax 3 mi Greyhound 3mi NJ
Transit bus system 3mi Absecon Lighthouse 4 mi Ripleys Believe It or Not 4 mi Steele Pier 4 mi Ocean Life Center 5 mi Social Security office 5 mi The Shore Mall 5 mi Noyes Museum 6 mi Atlantic
City Intl Airport 7 mi NJ Tax office 7 mi Air Force Base 8 mi Shore Memorial Hospital 8 mi Stockton State College 8 mi Storybook land 8 mi Hamilton Mall 12 mi Renault Winery 16mi Come and Stay at Ramada West Atlantic
City!
You can walk nearly anywhere you want here, and if you don't want to walk, the
city now has Uber (which is a definite deal if you have two or more people since the
local transit — songthaews — are 30 baht per person.
The
city's
transit authority voted to convert its fleet of buses to zero emission technologies by 2030; UCS provided testimony, analysis, advocacy, and partnership with
local organizations to support the decision.
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.
This conference has highlighted just how much
local leadership there is on the issue of climate change and how many innovative new projects are going on in
cities around the country: Seattle's incentives for greening existing buildings, Los Angeles's million tree initiative, Miami's bus rapid
transit program — and the list goes on.
Under his leadership, the
city created or renovated 1,200 parks, introduced a highly successful bus - based rapid
transit system, built hundreds of kilometers of bicycle paths and pedestrian streets, reduced rush hour traffic by 40 percent, planted 100,000 trees, and involved
local citizens directly in the improvement of their neighborhoods.
«
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.
Developers are scouring the
city in search of under - utilized sites as never before, and are often joining forces with public agencies — including redevelopment officials and the
local transit authority — to help them assemble multi-acre parcels.
Once in the
city, a good
local transit system is paramount.
Issues of concern at the
city and county level, such as properties located in an airport flight path or near planned rapid -
transit construction, may prompt your
local board to recommend forms and disclosures.
Because of the turnaround, we had already experienced business confidence, plus the infrastructure the
City developed to facilitate the World Cup (such as the MyCiTi bus rapid
transit network), suddenly many
locals realised the CBD was once again a great place to be and still had a great deal of potential.