Whether
you make use of public transportation or your own car, you can reach other parts of the Capital District and downtown Albany in no time.
Not exact matches
The stroller is perfect for you if you are moving about in the city as it can be
used on
public transportation such as buses, subways, or taxis and it is lightweight stroller as it is
made of aluminum frame.
Hundreds
of citizens from across Buffalo Niagara texted in their answers and
made their voice heard on topics as diverse as
public transportation, land
use, vacancy, and food access.
In
making his way up the ranks
of permanent government, from the consumer affairs department to the Department
of Telecommunications and Energy to the Economic Development Corporation, where he worked as senior vice president for
transportation and commerce, Ward has also shown himself comfortable
using the proverbial revolving door, moving between the
public and private sectors as the need arises, and endearing himself to both
public and private constituencies.
The scientists hope that such investments would also cause positive changes
of habits: For example, when parking is
made more expensive in downtown areas, accompanied by an improvement
of public transport, people might tend to give up driving and
use other forms
of transportation not just once, but for a longer time.
The National Geographic Society's annual Greendex analysis
of global consumption habits finds that Americans are least likely
of all people to
use public transportation — only seven percent
make use of transit options for daily commuting.
(5) the purchase or lease by such entity
of a new van with a seating capacity
of less than 8 passengers, including the driver, which is to be
used to provide specified
public transportation and for which a solicitation is
made after the 30th day following the effective date
of this section that is not readily accessible to or usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who
use wheelchairs; except that the new van need not be readily accessible to and usable by such individuals if the entity can demonstrate that the system for which the van is being purchased or leased, when viewed in its entirety, provides a level
of service to such individuals equivalent to the level
of service provided to the general
public;
(7) the remanufacture by such entity
of a rail passenger car that is to be
used to provide specified
public transportation so as to extend its usable life for 10 years or more, or the purchase or lease by such entity
of such a rail car, unless the rail car, to the maximum extent feasible, is
made readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who
use wheelchairs.
(6) the purchase or lease by such entity
of a new rail passenger car that is to be
used to provide specified
public transportation, and for which a solicitation is
made later than 30 days after the effective date
of this paragraph, that is not readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who
use wheelchairs; and
(3) the purchase or lease by such entity
of a new vehicle (other than an automobile, a van with a seating capacity
of less than 8 passengers, including the driver, or an over-the-road bus) which is to be
used to provide specified
public transportation and for which a solicitation is
made after the 30th day following the effective date
of this section, that is not readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who
use wheelchairs; except that the new vehicle need not be readily accessible to and usable by such individuals if the new vehicle is to be
used solely in a demand responsive system and if the entity can demonstrate that such system, when viewed in its entirety, provides a level
of service to such individuals equivalent to the level
of service provided to the general
public;
-- For purposes
of section 202
of this Act and section 504
of the Rehabilitation Act
of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), it shall be considered discrimination for a
public entity that provides designated
public transportation to fail, in accordance with the provisions
of this subsection, to
make key stations (as determined under criteria established by the Secretary by regulation) in rapid rail and light rail systems readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who
use wheelchairs.
-- With respect to alterations
of an existing facility or part thereof
used in the provision
of designated
public transportation services that affect or could affect the usability
of the facility or part thereof, it shall be considered discrimination, for purposes
of section 202
of this Act and section 504
of the Rehabilitation Act
of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), for a
public entity to fail to
make such alterations (or to ensure that the alterations are
made) in such a manner that, to the maximum extent feasible, the altered portions
of the facility are readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who
use wheelchairs, upon the completion
of such alterations.
I have backpacked for years, always trying to
make the best
use of public transportation, flights, and tours.
Quote
of the day: «Our goal is to
make 30 percent
of the total population
use bicycles as
public transportation.»
Simple but effective things that individuals can start doing NOW include: reducing energy
use at home by purchasing energy efficient home appliances; planting trees to absorb carbon from the atmosphere; walking or taking
public transportation instead
of driving;
making smart consumer choices by purchasing environmentally sound products and energy - efficient vehicles; and practicing waste minimization, product reuse, and recycling.
Getting rid
of your car and walking, biking or
using public transportation makes a huge impact on your personal carbon footprint as well as national air quality.
Recycling, reducing your consumption
of goods, composting,
using sustainable energy sources and taking
public transportation are just a few
of the actions you can take to, literally,
make every day Earth Day.
Solutions IBM (or the report writers recommend) are fuel efficient cars, more
public transportation, more ridesharing, more telecommuting, combined with the
use of technology - congestion charging, but an integrated «multi modal» management system that would be able to generate predictions for operators on what traffic was going to do in the very near future, as well as end user information sent via phones and smart phones, to help those in traffic
make alternate solutions.
Take your bike,
use public transportation or
make sure you are combining that bread purchase with all
of your grocery shopping so you don't cancel out the environmental benefits
of the bread (or other organic products) you might be buying.
In place
of the suburb, it wants Soviet - style high density housing; changes in zoning laws that increasingly
make it impossible to maintain single family residences (let alone build new ones); mandated
use of public transportation (thus positioning the high density housing near railroad or bus depots and excluding from those «human residential zones» most roadways and parking installations); and severe limitations on private food, water, and energy consumption, in return for enormously high taxes that will fund «cradle to grave» care by the nanny government.
The federal government
made a stunning 179,000 «categorical exclusions» that allowed corporations — many with disastrous environmental records — to
use stimulus funding to sponsor projects without submitting them to review under the nation's «most basic form
of environmental oversight», a new report from the Center for
Public Integrity found.Making matters worse, many
of these projects were approved under the auspices
of being «green» or clean energy projects (many more are
transportation - related)-- thus helping to comprise the billions
of dollars in funding for green projects that sent progressives» hearts aflutter two years ago.
This is
public transportation, so anyone, including visitors and students, can
make use of this option.