Sentences with phrase «more affordable transportation»

Line is designed to reduce the number of cars on the road and offer a more affordable transportation option by encouraging passengers to share the ride.

This program has proved a great success by making bike share a more affordable transportation option for many Torontonians and providing a low - cost option for new riders to try the system.

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The reservation of 100 units of Tesla's all - electric truck represents the largest pre-order to date, a significant milestone for the Silicon Valley - based company who's looking to disrupt the commercial trucking industry with more affordable and environmentally conscious transportation.

A positive outcome is a crucial step to expand transportation options, strengthen our economy, reduce pollution, improve the health of our communities, and help make this region a more affordable place to live.»

Improving relationships with the union representing food service workers and working with the union to offer useful training to food service personnel and support services (e.g., transportation and child care) to help make training more accessible and affordable.

Bloomberg emphasized the need to «help the city's middle class,» including preventing foreclosures, coming to the aid of those who have already lost their homes and making mass transportation more affordable.

On Friday, Adam's office recommended the city deny the Rabsky Group's plan to build the colossal eight - building complex, saying the developer shouldn't be allowed to go forward unless they build 24 more affordable apartments, chip in funds to fix the Flushing Avenue G train stop, commit to working with the Department of Transportation on street improvements and define in writing how many bedrooms will be in the apartments they build, among other recommendations released in a letter on Friday.

Our roads are better, our mass transportation has expanded, hospitals give better care to the sick and afflicted, education is improving and more affordable housing is being constructed before our very eyes.

That means more affordable housing in the suburbs, more access to transportation to outlying areas, and better jobs and housing in the urban core.

The Council altered de Blasio's Mandatory Inclusionary Housing and Zoning for Quality and Affordability proposals to make them include more affordable housing and more parking in areas with poor access to public transportation, but these changes was not enough to satisfy some Bronx leaders.

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS — The population of Upper Manhattan is booming — bringing with it the need for more economic opportunities, affordable housing and transportation options, according to a new report from state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.

For example, if you opt for a more affordable place further away from work you could actually end up spending more in transportation costs.

One issue facing schools is the cost of transport for children from school to a leisure centre with a pool, so Jefford said Everyone Active is working with coach companies to find ways to make transportation more affordable.

More jails and prisons were built and strategically aligned to children's performance that suffered from parents who were divorcing, losing jobs, being disenfranchised, fighting drug wars, suffering from mental health challenges, affordable housing and transportation.

We were also able to make an argument during this election for the role our schools play in the overall health of our city, and lay out a strategy for our union to play a more proactive role in the issues — such as a $ 15 minimum wage, affordable transportation, and affordable housing — that impact the families we serve.

Its goal is to provide communities with more, and more affordable, transportation opportunities that connect housing with good jobs, education, and other essential services.

Smart cities will improve how we move by promoting more affordable and sustainable mobility choices through improved traveler information, intermodal connections, and new modes of transportation that connect people to destinations without needing to drive.

It's smaller, more affordable and possibly more fuel efficient than a loaded minivan, providing the basic necessities of transportation to folks who need added seating capacity.

Drivers in Milwaukee, like drivers in any other major metropolitan city area, are always looking for reliable, durable transportation at the right price, and the more affordable options available, the better it is for everyone living in Milwaukee.

If you're spending too much on essentials, then it might be worth it to switch up transportation or move into a more affordable house.

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This means that using public transportation, dining at local restaurants and shopping for groceries could all be more affordable than wherever you currently call home.

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Your best option is to find transportation to the Milford Sound and grab a tour from there, as it's much more affordable than getting transportation from Te Anau or Queenstown.

After researching the day trips we wanted to take in Yucatan, we realized that having our own transportation would make things much more affordable for our group of 5 than relying on tour companies.

After researching the day trips I wanted to take in Yucatan, I realized that having our own transportation would make things much more affordable for our group of 5 versus relying on tour companies.

Would not a more logical step have been to skip the fuel standard and take the necessary financial steps to move us into mass transportation, omit funding for more new road construction and support rapid development of affordable 100 mile range plug - in hybrids and 350 mile electric vehicles.

It makes bicycles and efficient transportation much more affordable and accessible.»

We've seen that a bit with computers, especially as they have become more and more efficient and affordable, enabling better education, health services, transportation services, and economic growth in countless corners of the world.

The good news is that there is nothing like a $ 3 gallon of gasoline to get everyone thinking about new and creative ways to make transportation more affordable, less polluting, and less susceptible to the vagaries of the world oil market.

If we make sustainable forms of transportation more affordable and efficient, more people will be able to participate.

Since its launch in 2013, Citi Bike has expanded to 12,000 bikes at more than 750 stations and has become a fun, affordable, and integral part of New York's transportation network, with more than 50 million rides taken to date.

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 new system advances Mayor Fulop's goal of making Jersey City «America's best mid-size city» providing a new, environmentally friendly, healthy and affordable 24/7 transportation option for the city's residents and visitors, and making the city more welcoming to cyclists overall.

Ultimately, what it comes down to is that Uber unlocked hidden liquidity in the transportation market, making transportation more accessible, affordable, and in demand by all.

Choosing a practical car with a high safety rating over a sports car will give your teen a reliable mode of transportation and contributes to more affordable insurance rates.

«We believe our cities need more efficient, affordable transportation options to make car ownership a thing of the past and look forward to continuing to work collaboratively with transit agencies to achieve this goal,» Lyft said in a statement.

Better use of existing resources creates affordable transportation without the need for more roads or vehicles.

Despite the pain of their separation, and despite numerous misunderstandings and frightening arguments, they made a plan that protected the child, gave the father extensive visitation time until the mother left the U.S., protected the father's right to have more time with the child as the years passed, handled transportation for visits realistically, provided for the child having access to health coverage in the mother's home country, arranged for visits through Skype calls for the absent parent at least once a week, planned for the mother to bring the child to the U.S. to visit the dad at least once a year if the dad could pay for the plane tickets, planned for the dad to pick the child up in Europe for a traveling visit at least once a year, if affordable, and increased the length of the visits with dad, as the child got older.

The partnership has some broad goals outlined in its agreement, which include: provide more transportation choices, promote equitable and affordable housing, support existing communities, increase access to economic opportunities and align policies and funding among the three agencies to support the effort.

Despite the rising prices commonly frequently seen in walkable areas, those communities are inherently more affordable since individuals living in walkable areas usually spend about 43 percent of their income on housing and transportation, as opposed to those living in non-walkable areas, who spend about 48 percent.