Sentences with phrase «new urban transit»

Shortly before a tightly contested election for mayor, a new urban transit fad hit San Francisco.

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Amalgamated Transit Union, ATU Local 726, ATU Local 1056, ATU Local 1179 ATU Local 1181 - 1061, American Council of Engineering Companies of New York Asian Americans for Equality, Center for Working Families, Citizens Committee for NYC, Common Cause / NY, Construction Industry Council, CUNY Institute for Urban Systems, DC 37, DC 37 Local 375B, DC37 Local 1655, Empire State Transportation Alliance, Environmental Defense Fund, General Contractors Association of New York, League of Women Voters of the City of NY, League of Women Voters of New York State, Long Island Contractors» Association, Inc. (LICA), MTA Coalition of Unions, National Conference of Firemen and Oilers, New York Building Congress, NY League of Conservation Voters, NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign, NYS Council of Machinists, NY State Legislative Conference Board, NYS Transportation Equity Alliance, PCAC to MTA, Pratt Center for Community Development, Regional Plan Association, Reinvent Albany, Teamsters Local 808, Transit Riders Action Committee, Transportation Alternatives, TWU Local 100, TWU Local 252, TWU Local2001, TWU Local 2054, Transport Workers International Union of America, Tri-State Transportation Campaign, UPROSE, We Act for Environmental Justice, Women's City Club.

At 8:30 a.m., during a panel discussion about the MTA's five - year plan for construction and renovation projects, representatives of the Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA and the Urban Land Institute New York introduce an initiative titled «Keeping NY on Track: The Importance of the MTA Transit Network in a Changing World»; Rosenthal Pavilion, 10th floor, Helen & Martin Kimmel Center for University Life, NYU, 60 Washington Square S., Manhattan.

Dauda had also testified that Aso Savings and Loans Ltd had stood as guarantor to Abuja Urban Mass Transit when they obtained a loan of N1.8 billion from the former Oceanic bank for the acquisition of new buses.

This week, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced the reopening of a public comment period for a proposed new rule that would improve coordination of multi-modal transportation planning by metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) serving urban areas throughout the nation.

The groundbreaking program encourages urban, suburban, and rural transit agencies to find new, cost - effective ways to manage and maintain the condition of their systems — everything from railroad tracks and train stations to bus facilities and electrical equipment, resulting in improved system safety and reliability.

New plans for both London and Paris hope to address similar problems by enhancing and linking emerging areas of urban concentration to create «polycentric» cities that minimize transit needs (and thus environmental impact).

It is putting technology at the heart of the new paradigm, enabling urban populations to have a personalized experience that was never available before when we think about traditional public transit.

The ideas of yesteryear are falling by the wayside as a new generation of green urban planners incorporate more park space, harmonize development with the environment, and even work on more efficient ways to incorporate mass transit.

Bike share is a vital part of urban transportation networks, providing a new commuting option, complementing and, in some cases, supplementing transit.

Then I saw in a comment that this level of transit use was actually high by most urban standards, and is beat only by New York City.

To make a difference, the rest of the country has to adopt responsible growth policies, eliminate further urban sprawl, promote bicycle and pedestrian access, and emphasize mass transit over the construction of new roads.

While Beijing plans to upgrade its public transportation with a handful of new subway lines and bus rapid transit (BRT) lines, smarter urban planning remains elusive.

They reflect a fundamental shift from the old, unsustainable paradigm of car - oriented urbanism toward a new paradigm where urban forms and land uses are closely integrated with efficient, low - impact, and people - oriented urban travel modes: walking, cycling, and transit.

The Asian Development Bank has called for» increasing energy efficiency and reducing reliance on fossil fuels; adopting a new approach to urbanisation by building more compact and eco-friendly cities; relying much more on mass transit for urban dwellers and railways for long - distance transport; and changing lifestyles to alleviate pressures on finite natural resources».

The development teams behind Time Warner Center in Columbus Circle and the Bloomberg Building in Midtown Manhattan have won the right to redevelop New York City's Farley Post Office into a new transit - oriented urban hub with retail, office andNew York City's Farley Post Office into a new transit - oriented urban hub with retail, office andnew transit - oriented urban hub with retail, office and...

Many of these prime suburban downtowns, including Evanston, Ill. and many suburbs in the metro New York area, are connected to the urban core by mass transit options that have been there for decades.

A new survey by the Urban Land Institute's Terwilliger Center for Housing shows that about 60 percent of the millennial genreation say they prefer a mix of housing choices and prefer to be near shops, restaurants, offices, and transit.

The so - called mega-sized halls are almost always located in very densely populated urban areas, and normally around transit stations, such as the Great Northern Food Hall in the Grand Central Station in New York City.

If you could convince communities to adopt a transfer - of - development - rights concept, where you took the land you wanted for a ring road and created enough density to support a transit system and new urban - type communities, you could attract buyers.

«The sale of Princeton Pike reduces New Jersey's contribution to just 5.5 percent of overall company revenues and amplifies our shift to a more urban and transit - oriented portfolio with better growth characteristics,» said Brandywine President and CEO Gerard H. Sweeney in a statement.

This small Ottawa neighbourhood is set to have a major impact on the city in the coming years, with new condo projects, urban transit and light rail stations, and commercial developments all planned for the area.