Sentences with phrase «more on public transit»

«Having banks that have focused principally on building massive new roads focusing more on public transit, safer walking and bicycling, pollution reduction and improved freight systems is a huge breakthrough.»

But is validating commuter gripes and spending more on public transit the best answer?

Not exact matches

«Why should I be pushed onto public transit so that there will be more room on the road for Mercedes and Lexus drivers?

Chariot, the commuter shuttle provider owned by Ford, has received a private transit program permit to operate more safely and, ideally, have less of an impact on public transit in San Francisco.

In more recent years, our advocacy efforts have also focused on regional issues, from our very public role in the 2015 transit and transportation plebiscite, to our work around Metro Vancouver's proposed Bylaw 280 and regional waste management, our longstanding calls for a mobile business licence program across Greater Vancouver, and our advocacy at all levels of government to invest in roads, bridges, and Pacific Gateway trade infrastructure across the region.

Spending $ 5 billion on public transit, building retrofits, renewable energy and so forth would generate many times more jobs than investing in the pipeline.

I don't disagree with John. Personally, I have a long list of things I'd like to see more public spending on (i.e. child care, non-profit housing, income support, public transit, student financial aid, etc.).

There a few things more frustrating than having to lug a heavy stroller on and off public transit like a subway or a bus.

If you frequently use public transportation such as transit buses, you will find the sling much easier to take on board, and much more secure on a bumpy ride!

Introduction of Public - Private Partnerships to Improve Mass Transit In October 2014, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released a report based on a NYC Transit survey that found that approximately 90 percent of New York subway stations had structural defects, yet ridership grows by more than 30 million rides each year.

Kolb was specifically referencing the highly public battle between the mayor and the governor over who's responsible for the downstate transit crisis, and, perhaps more importantly, who should be on the hook for paying to clean it up.

ALBANY — Sen. Jeff Klein (D - Bronx) emerged from a meeting with legislative leaders and Gov. Andrew Cuomo saying more funding for mass transit and crumbling public housing in New York City are part of a «tentative deal» on the state budget.

The city added that its study would not be limited to Uber, but that it would also study the taxi and car - hail industries more broadly, «with a particular focus on revenue for public transit, consumer protections, driver and employee protections, and accessibility for people with disabilities.»

Actions on this priority will be in many directions ranging from environmental protection, saving farmland, public transit, bikeways, attracting sustainable jobs from non-polluting industries, increasing recycling, finding a better solution to sending our trash 240 miles away for disposal and more.

The USDA researchers used a different metric for urban areas, where residents may be more reliant on walking and public transit.

Rio de Janeiro, for example, used a draft of the GPC to determine that transportation was responsible for a whopping 39 % of the city's total emissions; that led the government to focus on expanding public transit to more efficiently shrink its carbon footprint.

The author speculates that this may be caused by dependence on «forms of transportation more likely to fail during snowstorms, such as public transit or low quality cars» or to placing «less value on school attendance.»

Innovations that continuously optimise vehicles to meet these expectations can encourage more people to demand a modal shift from the historic dependence on individual car use to fast and efficient modern public transit.

Buses, parking, toll roads and more Parking fees, public transit tickets, toll road fees and other commuting expenses take a toll on your wallet.

Over here, we're already seeing this happen — more carpooling, more public transit use, reduced travel for holidays / vacations, the Hummers and SUV's are sitting on the dealer lots unsold — these are rational, spontaneous decisions.

It's possible (and to be hoped for) that as public transit becomes a more viable option for more individuals, cities and developers will focus on building more homes next to transportation hubs — as is currently the case for L.A.'s bustling, artsy downtown area.

We like talking about promoting public transit here on Treehugger and at Planet Green, noting that cities and countries that get it right can create a very positive image that in turn steers more people

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It's about realizing people rely on cars because they don't have easy, affordable access to public transit and petitioning your local government to allocate more money towards improving routes.

The headline might have been more accurate if it read, «Billions spent, so therefore fewer are using public transit,» as the billions were spent on the wrong things.

Back to our task of investing more heavily in public transit, he navigated to the exact cell he had in mind, even though it was on a completely different sheet, with only a few keystrokes: Transit, Rtransit, he navigated to the exact cell he had in mind, even though it was on a completely different sheet, with only a few keystrokes: Transit, RTransit, Row 193.

Take a small example: Moving away from internal - combustion automobiles and trucks means more than just swapping in electric vehicles and expanding public transit; it also means building the infrastructure to support the new transportation system (chargers, added bus lines, additional electric power plants), retraining the people whose livelihoods were based on maintaining conventional vehicles, changing how cities are laid out and much more.

Governments attending the summit intend to announce new commitments on carbon emissions and new measures to support those commitments — including investments in renewable energy, public transit and more resilient infrastructure.

But more recently, transit providers everywhere have realized that by unlocking their data, they can gain access to a vast network of developers and thinkers who will take on the task of creating websites, publications, iPhone apps and any number of other systems for helping people use public transit better.

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It will also reduce stress — not sitting in traffic or on public transit for an hour each way can make all the difference in a day but also flexibility to get other things done that can't always be squeezed in when you're at work from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Not to mention the being - more - productive part.

To make the time commuting by public transit pass more quickly, I find watching movie rentals or purchases from iTunes, although expensive, to be a satisfactory experience holding the device on my lap (although it is true what they say about the glare — it is hard to view content in bright sunlight).

If you choose to ride your bike, walk, and carpool or take public transit more, then you could qualify for this discount and save on your car insurance quotes.

While I take public transit more frequently, which is $ 1.75 each way on the bus or rail, I don't pay to maintain the bus or the train.

If you have a set schedule that can not be rearranged, looking into public transit might be a better way to get to work on a more regular schedule.

While efforts to get more people on to public transit will make the biggest difference, people are still going to drive, so let's make vehicles as clean as possible,» said Cherise Burda of the Pembina Institute when last year's winner was announced.

On that other coast, the very drawbacks of L.A. that fill tedious gripe sessions and standup acts — the sprawl, the clogged freeways, the wimpy public transit — have perversely made its westside office space more valuable by discouraging building, Green Street analyst Jed Reagan said.