Sentences with phrase «occupancy vehicles»

Also, where I live, fuel efficient vehicles are permitted on the «high occupancy vehicle» express lanes with only one occupant.

The company states that 78 % of cars on the road are single occupancy vehicles and it wants to change that with this app.

With the ability to command multiple occupancy vehicles it sounds like the action will be even more intense than Call Of Duty 2!

a violation related to the improper use of High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes in Suffolk County, between exits 49 and 57 of the Long Island Expressway

«Eliminating high - occupancy vehicle restrictions led to substantially worse traffic,» says Ben Olken, a professor of economics at MIT and co-author of a new paper detailing the study.

The real distortion is that fact that we subsidized low occupancy vehicles by not taxing users for their societal cost.

The reduction of single occupancy vehicles from the road is an integral component to reducing traffic congestion, strengthening the investment in our Nation's infrastructure by reducing vehicle strain on roads and bridges, and reducing emissions.

To combat congestion, the Smart City Challenge finalists proposed a wide range of strategies to make alternatives to single occupancy vehicle travel more convenient.

The ongoing study, which has tracked how thousands of Boulder residents get around since 1990, found that bicycle use has nearly doubled since the early»90s while single - occupancy vehicle trips have decreased 7 percent.

The alternative, which is probably inescapable without transportation options like the streetcar... is most likely more and more single occupancy vehicles clogging the streets.

A self - repair station at the SCC provides a method for students and faculty to address their bicycle issues at their own convenience while encouraging clean transportation and supporting the Sustainability Action Plan goal of reducing single occupancy vehicle commuting by making bicycle commuting more feasible for staff and faculty.

Did the agreement outlaw single occupancy vehicles starting tomorrow?

High Occupancy Vehicle rules: The HOV lane, also known as the carpool or diamond lane, is designed to reduce traffic congestion and promote ride - sharing on freeways.

The Chevrolet Volt will be able to qualify for California's High Occupancy Vehicle lanes in 2012, after General Motors announced the availability of a Low Emissions Package for their hybird - electric car.

The Cadillac ELR will meet California's Enhanced AT - PZEV emission standard, giving it access to high occupancy vehicle lanes.

The paper, «Citywide effects of high - occupancy vehicle restrictions: Evidence from «three - in - one» in Jakarta,» is being published in the journal Science.

Commuters in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area will have the option of using some high - occupancy vehicle lanes for a price even if they don't have enough passengers.

Cities plagued with terrible traffic problems may be overlooking a simple, low - cost solution: High - occupancy vehicle (HOV) policies that encourage carpooling can reduce traffic drastically, according to a new study co-authored by MIT economists.

The new tolled express lanes will combine with the existing high occupancy vehicle («HOV») lanes to create two Express Lanes in each direction in the I - 405 median from SR 73 to I - 605.

The project consists of the development, design, finance, construction, maintenance and operation of 29.4 miles of High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) / High Occupancy Toll (HOT) Lanes along I - 95 and I - 395 which will provide congestion relief and trip time reliability to auto and transit users travelling to and from major employment centers in Northern Virginia, such as Tysons Corner and Washington, D.C., and five major military sites.

The project consists of the development, design, finance, construction, maintenance and operation of 29.4 miles of High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) / High Occupancy Toll (HOT) Lanes along I - 95 and I - 395 corridor in Northern Virginia, from Garrisonville Road in Stafford County to Edsall Road in Fairfax County over a 76 - year concession period.

This section of I - 66 currently has between two to three general - purpose lanes (the section with three general - purpose lanes begins west of Route US - 50) and one rush hour high - occupancy vehicle lane.

The new tolled express lanes will combine with the existing high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane to create two Express Lanes in each direction in the I - 405 median from SR 73 to I - 605.

The project also includes the I - 90 Two - Way Transit project, which will provide eight miles of High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes across both sides of the I - 90 Floating Bridge.

The existing high - occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes (one in each direction), commonly known as carpool lanes, on the southern part of the project are being converted to express lanes.

The state of California has stopped awarding high occupancy vehicle (HOV) access permits to plug - in hybrids.

Plus that high - occupancy vehicle lane freebie in California and now New York State.

It was also just approved for the high - occupancy vehicle lane...

Buying an EV allows a single - occupant vehicle to use high - occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes.

It was also just approved for the high - occupancy vehicle lane in the Golden State.

And named a Transitional Zero Emission Vehicle (TZEV) by the California Air Resource Board, the Optima Plug - In Hybrid is eligible for a High - Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) decal in CA and other select states.

Or they because hybrid owners enjoy sailing past traffic in special HOV (High Occupancy Vehicle) lanes So many possible reasons

Zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) get perks like better parking spots and access to high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes.

Like many other states, Florida offers drivers of greener cars solo access to its high - occupancy vehicle lanes, also known as carpool lanes.

I started by collecting a bunch of data from government sources: the average commuting distance by U.S. workers; the breakdown of commuting by modes of transportation (76 % is in single - occupancy vehicles); the average fuel economy of our vehicles (21 mpg); and building occupancy in square feet per office worker.

By stripping away the gloss, anonymity, and cultural connotations of car exteriors and leaving only their bulk, the ad brilliantly highlights why moving around in single - occupancy vehicles is so absurd in an urban context.

We recently reported that the state of Ohio is «changing laws that allow any hybrid into the HOV (high - occupancy vehicle) lane.»

In California, vehicles that meet certain fuel economy and tailpipe emission criteria are granted special access to the high occupancy vehicle lanes (HOV, aka the carpool lane).

According to the Associated Press, it is believed that the bus driver thought that he was continuing onto a HOV, or High Occupancy Vehicle, lane, but drove onto a mismarked exit ramp.

Many drivers with more than two passenger skirted traffic by utilizing high occupancy vehicles or HOV lanes on many Toronto roads.

Furthermore, if your state has high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes as Kentucky does, the rules for motorcycles may not be the same as those for standard automobiles.

If you are heading north, and you are alone in your car, you have a very brief opportunity to get out of the express lane before it turns into the carpool lane (also known as the HOV or High Occupancy Vehicle lane).

These HOV lanes or «high occupancy vehicle» lanes were designed to force us to carpool on our way to work, as crazy as that sounds.

They could also take advantage of the High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes found in many cities and effectively cut their commute in half.