Sentences with phrase «local city transit»

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.

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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.

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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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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 iTransit 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 itransit 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 iTransit Authority (MTA) to restore all transit services cut itransit 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.