Sentences with phrase «more public buses»

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The Committee for Perth has added to the debate over Perth's public transport system by releasing research indicating light rail systems attract more passengers, have lower running costs, and travel faster than rapid bus systems.

If public transport networks become efficient and faster then people may be more likely to ditch their cars and use trains and buses instead, or so the theory goes.

«We can use toll lanes to provide express bus services, which can make public transit far more viable as a competitor to cars,» he says.

Almost immediately I hated the language more than the mandatory tie and jacket that made me an easy target for bullying on the six public buses I rode each....

The question of whether Catholic parochial - school children were to ride public school buses free of charge drew more ink and blood than the cause of justice for women or blacks.

It was a lot more expensive than the public bus, a bus tour or a private car (illegal), but with the baby we felt it was worth it.

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!

Good public transport connects communities supports businesses and strengthens the UK economy Go - Ahead is one of the UK's largest transport companies with more than a billion journeys made on our buses and trains each year Running our business sustainably is vital to our long term success for Customers Our People Investors Society

While the MTA is undertaking a $ 836 million emergency plan to reverse the New York City subway's precipitous slide, an equally consequential crisis has been brewing aboard the city's public buses, which provide more than 725 million rides a year and reach places that are not close to a subway line.

Over the last couple of years the Buffalo Public School District has been trying to hire more school bus aides.

Commenting on the report, Meg Hillier MP, chair of the public accounts committee, said: «The concerns raised by officials about Mr Lamey's appointment should have been taken more seriously by BIS.

Opinion Former comment: Public transport, particularly buses, plays a vital role in helping disabled people to become more independent.

Public transport, particularly buses, plays a vital role in helping disabled people to become more independent.

Greene County Administrator Shaun Groden is unfamiliar with the funding and is unsure if the county would be eligible, but said the county would like to add more routes to its public bus system, the Greene County Transit System.

The public transport system, and the infrastructure on which it sits, is more than just trunk train lines and airports - around two - thirds of public transport trips in Great Britain are actually made by bus — that's 5.2 billion trips a year.

The Buffalo Public Schools could hire as many as 300 more bus aides, if funding can be found.

The city - owned lot, sandwiched between the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library and the bus terminal, had been identified by the Brown administration as ideal for a project to bring more residential un...

Commuters who bounce down the poor surface of Niagara Street in downtown Buffalo can look forward to smoother pavement, shading trees, faster - moving buses, and more clearly marked lanes under a plan explained to a public meeting Tuesday night.

«We should invest in technology so buses can be used more efficiently... We have Uber Share but we don't have it in the public realm.»

This is not the first year Centro has spent more money running buses in its four central New York county service area than it's taken in to do so, but according to the public transit authority's executive director, Frank Kobliski, they've run out of one - time funding streams to fill the hole.

More than 800 UFT members boarded buses headed for Albany at dawn on March 27 to lobby state lawmakers for more public school funding, charter school accountability, an extended and enhanced millionaire's tax, support for Community Learning Schools and other important education initiatiMore than 800 UFT members boarded buses headed for Albany at dawn on March 27 to lobby state lawmakers for more public school funding, charter school accountability, an extended and enhanced millionaire's tax, support for Community Learning Schools and other important education initiatimore public school funding, charter school accountability, an extended and enhanced millionaire's tax, support for Community Learning Schools and other important education initiatives.

During the meeting, Borough President Katz also noted the one year anniversary of the Jamaica NOW Action Plan's April 15, 2015 launch and outlined major milestones of the Jamaica NOW Action Plan in the past year, including the activation of the Bronx - Flushing - Jamaica Q44 Select Bus Service that serves 44,000 New Yorkers daily; the newly - restored paths at Rufus King Park that are part of the first phase of the Park's major capital improvements; redesigned storefronts of local businesses along Sutphin Boulevard (with more on the way); a $ 138,000 «Building Community Capacity» grant toward the formation of the Jamaica Arts Alliance; the release of an RFP to activate the 168th Street Garage into a new, mixed - use development, with the City to announce the winning bid shortly; the launch of the «Jamaica Avenue Streetscape Improvements» study to determine the cost and scope of additional seating, increased plantings and improved pedestrian circulation in the area; and free public Wi - Fi on track by July in the Downtown Jamaica Corridor, the first area in Queens to host LinkNYC.

His platform centers on building more public schools, improving subway and bus service and keeping neighborhoods safe and clean.

The good news from lawmakers didn't calm worries among the more than 100 bus riders and community leaders at a public hearing this afternoon.

The health department trained more than 8,000 people to use naloxone in 2015 — in jails, public housing, bus shelters, street corners and markets.

Bus stops, laundromats, libraries, restaurants, bookstores, grocery stores and travel - related places (buses, trains, planes, etc.) all fall within the public place moniker, although there are surely many more to choose from depending on your specific lifestyle.

You will also find bus routes connecting Carlisle to regional public transportation or intercity bus stations in Workington, Penrith, Ulverston and many more.

Astronomical rent, crazy city construction, muggings, crime bosses, irate bus drivers and more are fodder for Howard Franklin (The Public Eye, The Man Who Knew Too Little) to poke fun at, succeeding in delivering laughs above and beyond the plot of the film itself.

Children riding school buses suffer more injuries than previous public data have suggested, according to a report in the November issue of Pediatrics that examined a national database of emergency room visits.

South Dakota Attorney General opined that any statute requiring the transportation of private school students on public school buses would violate South Dakota's Blaine Amendments because the benefits received by the private schools would be more than «incidental.»

The HSTS serves Halton's public and Catholic boards, and transports more than 28,000 students on 453 buses, mini buses, vans and wheelchair accessible vehicles daily at a cost of more than $ 18 million per year.

As thought leaders debated the future of American public education during the Department of Education's «Education Drive America» 2012 Bus Tour this week, and with more news that the nation's students are falling behind, attention is once again turning to the next great hope in education reform: the Common Core State Standards.

From late August to late September, over 70 billboards, signs, bus benches, and more will carry our messages that billionaires should not be driving the public school agenda, and that amazing people work in our public schools every day.

Ending achievement and opportunity gaps requires implementing a variety of desegregation methods — busing, magnet schools, or merging school districts, for instance — to create a more just public education system that successfully educates all children.

Families for Excellent Schools is the entity that bused charter school parents and students to Hartford from as far away as New York and Boston to rally in support of Governor Dannel Malloy's effort to divert even more public funds to charter schools.

Twenty years ago, the introduction of charter schools changed Denver Public Schools more than any single policy since busing had done.

In addition to «The Big Six,» other organizations that are presently lobbying Connecticut legislators in favor of the charter school and «education reform» agenda include the Bronx Charter School for Excellence, the North East Charter Schools Network, Achievement First, Inc., the large charter school chain with schools in New York, Connecticut and Rhode Island, and Families for Excellent Schools, the New York - based lobbing and political entity that bused in charter school students and parents from as far away as New York City and Boston last year to rally in support of Malloy's efforts to hand charter schools even more public funds.

And how much money did all all of those expensive coach buses cost to transport children to be used as props in a political battle for more resources for the privatization of the public school system?

A report commissioned by the Connecticut State Department of Education entitled Evaluating the Academic Performance of Choice Programs in Connecticut compared student achievement in public schools, charter schools, magnet schools, and among those students bussed from urban areas to the suburbs and did not find evidence that students in charter schools had greater achievement than other students, even with their more select student body.

Fewer Uber trips, more bus rides or other forms of public transportation (or you can just walk to your destination if it's not so far)

With more than 650 miles of subway track and the largest fleet of busses in North America, NYC's public - transit system is the easiest way to get around.

Getting to Cusco is half the adventure — travel by public bus keeps costs down and allows you to connect with the locals in the rarefied mountain ai... Read More

Public buses and bemos, chartered bemos, shuttle buses, taxis and private cars, rented cars Read More»

While bus may be the cheaper option for you to travel we often hear a lot of complains from our guests that the public buses are never on time, they take too long of a time to travel hence the nick name «chicken bus» as it literally stops every 100 meters, they are slow and uncomfortable without air - conditioning, safety and security concerns for your luggage and hand luggage, and more than anything the schedules change so frequently that they are very unreliable.

Catch a bus or train to Elizabeth Quay and join a cruise along the Swan River, or if you prefer to get a bit more active you can cycle along the riverside trail which provides ample vantage points along with manicured gardens and public art displays.

More roads are accessible and with cheaper bus and train fares and more budget flights, it is much easier to get around using public transport than it used toMore roads are accessible and with cheaper bus and train fares and more budget flights, it is much easier to get around using public transport than it used tomore budget flights, it is much easier to get around using public transport than it used to be.

For more information on public transport in Edinburgh, check out Lothian Buses.

Placed to the Third and Fourth floor BUBBLES ROOMS offers the possibility to lodge in the comfortable and bright rooms.The zone guarantees proximity... Read more and convenience to reach the greatest tourist attractions as the Colosseum, Fountain of Trevi, Navona Plaza, Plaza of Spain and the greatest Basilicas in the city.It rises 20 meters away from the station you Finish and from the lines for the public transport attainable afoot in alone 3 minutes, with trains and special bus for the airports

Before you get too excited, public buses and minivans usually still use Route 13 because they pick up and drop off people and goods along the way, plus there are more petrol stations, restaurants and toilet stops.