Sentences with phrase «making urban transportation»

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Some analysts have noted that rising gas prices have made car - sharing a desirable method of transportation in urban areas; other experts have praised the company for its successful overseas strategy and smart use of technology.

The critical investments we make now in energy, transportation, and urban systems will build the foundation for Canada's future prosperity.

American and European Organic Standards make no such provision, allowing organic farms to produce in areas closer to urban markets to reduce ecological transportation costs.

Governor Walker and County Chief Executive Abele could design a regional public transportation system that would make suburban jobs accessible for urban residents.

These incentives might include additional per - pupil funding for each transfer student, construction funds to make more space available, funds to recruit and employ on - site advocates and mentors to ensure the social comfort and the pedagogic progress of these students, and funds to underwrite their transportation by the same convenient means that wealthy people use to transport their children to private schools — not by circuitous and exhausting bus routes, but rather by point - to - point travel, typically in small vans, from one specific urban neighborhood to one specific school or district.

We prefer the $ 30,835 Prius Four Touring because it not only drives best but also incorporates all the features that make the Prius a good transportation solution in urban environments.

In a decade or so, you'll need an autonomous car, bicycle or public transportation to make your urban commute, saving the driver - operated automobile for transportation in rural areas and between cities, and for sport, and for annual celebrations of our culture such as this event.

Although not as popular as compact and mid-size options, very small cars such as those that were once exclusive to the streets of Tokyo and London have gradually made their way over to the United States, where they have attracted the interest of city - dwellers who need occasional transportation that's easy to park in an urban landscape.

Fortunately, new technologies — both physical and behavioral — are making possible a radical transformation in almost all spheres of economic and social life: our energy systems, urban design, transportation, food production, and industrial processes.

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.

As I said, I don't like to make long comments; I think most people can apply this kind of reasoning to other issues like transportation, urban organization, and so on.

If we truly are to confront global warming, the approach of peak oil, and a host of looming problems, then, as Lester Brown has suggested, «The challenge is to redesign communities, making public transportation the center - piece of urban transport and making streets pedestrian and bicyle friendly.»

I'd like to see more data on the issue, but «making public transportation the center - piece of urban transport and making streets pedestrian and bicycle friendly» is exactly right.

If we truly are to confront global warming, the approach of peak oil, and a host of looming problems, then, as Lester Brown has suggested, «The challenge is to redesign communities, making public transportation the center - piece of urban transport and making streets pedestrian and bicycle friendly.»

«The challenge is to redesign communities, making public transportation the center - piece of urban transport and making streets pedestrian and bicycle friendly.»

You couldn't be more right, Andrew, with the following statement: «If we truly are to confront global warming, the approach of peak oil, and a host of looming problems, then, as Lester Brown has suggested, «The challenge is to redesign communities, making public transportation the center - piece of urban transport and making streets pedestrian and bicycle friendly.»»

The 2010 Urban Mobility Report makes clear that without public transportation services, travelers would have suffered an additional 785 million hours of delay and consumed 640 million more gallons of fuel.

We will make new investments in public transportation and build bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure across our urban and suburban areas.

We have downturn, is making hefty investments to accelerate a tectonic shift from grey to green in sectors such as transportation, industrial energy efficiency, wind, solar, geothermal, and urban design.

But many European cities have found the answer to be fairly simple: make it harder (and / or costlier) to park.According to a new study by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy, innovative parking policies in Europe are allowing cities to enjoy «revitalized town centers, big reductions in car use, drops in air pollution, and rising quality of urban life.»

A nationwide coalition of organizations, Transportation for America is also calling for a a revamped system of transportation in America, including federal help in retrofitting unsafe urban roads, complete streets for cars, cyclists and pedestrians, more local and democratic decision - making and using transport to create affordable housing and jobs (they are talking about over 20 million new jobs in building new infrastructure and repaiTransportation for America is also calling for a a revamped system of transportation in America, including federal help in retrofitting unsafe urban roads, complete streets for cars, cyclists and pedestrians, more local and democratic decision - making and using transport to create affordable housing and jobs (they are talking about over 20 million new jobs in building new infrastructure and repaitransportation in America, including federal help in retrofitting unsafe urban roads, complete streets for cars, cyclists and pedestrians, more local and democratic decision - making and using transport to create affordable housing and jobs (they are talking about over 20 million new jobs in building new infrastructure and repairing the old).

The integration of walkways and bikeways into urban transport systems anchored by public transportation makes a city eminently more livable than one that relies almost exclusively on private automobiles.

Although markets differ, it's becoming clear that upscale urban buyers generally want small, low - maintenance units that are high on style and close enough to downtown or public transportation to make their commute as light and frothy as their morning latte.