Sentences with phrase «of public transit agencies»

Emily Castor, director of transportation policy at Lyft, said in an interview the company had «a pipeline of dozens of public transit agencies» that are discussing partnerships with the ride service.

Not exact matches

Many public transit agencies are starting to see ride - hailing and other mobility services as a threat to their own business, as some startups, including Lyft, launch shuttle services for transporting larger numbers of riders.

«The demands on our time to respond and trying to engage us as a public forum was pulling us from focus on the operation of a transit agency and that is our business,» Hunter said in an e-mail message to CNN.

ALBANY — Calling the Metropolitan Transit Authority's refusal to release payroll information part of a «pattern of conduct,» the Empire Center for Public Policy has filed a lawsuit against the M.T.A., in an attempt to compel the agency to honor its Freedom of Information Law requests for payroll data.

In addition, the agency has been caught in the middle of a public feud between Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo over how New York City Transit should be funded and improved.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday that he has declared a state of emergency over New York City's troubled public transit system and has asked its new leader to complete a series of urgent reviews of the agency's management and aging infrastructure.

Lawmakers want a portion of that money to be dedicated to local public transit agencies to help them deal with expected ridership declines to the new services and to help fund programs to expand transportation options for disabled people.

The District - government - affiliated agencies with representatives serving on the Task Force are the Office of Human Rights, the Metropolitan Police Department, D.C. Public Schools (DCPS), Office of the State Superintendent of Education, the Mayor's Office on GLBT Affairs, Department of Parks and Recreation, Department of Health, D.C. Public Charter School Board, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, the D.C. Public Library, Department of Mental Health, Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services, Office of Disability Rights, University of the District of Columbia, and Child and Family Services Administration.

FTA: Federal Transit Administration Plan for Increasing the Public Availability of Information About Agency Operations

The integration of cutting - edge, pollutant - reducing buses into transit agencies» fleets goes beyond the public transit sector.

Eligible expenses include the recovery costs of transportation assets owned by other entities, to the extent those assets are used for public transportation purposes, and in a proportion consistent with written agreement (s) between the public transit agency and the owner of the asset.

«When Hurricane Sandy devastated public transportation systems in New York and New Jersey, President Obama pledged to act swiftly to help restore service for millions of riders and help the region's transit agencies recover economically,» said Secretary LaHood.

9:30 — 11:00 AM Public Art Dialogue Agency / Agencies for Public Art Chairs: Eli Robb, Lake Forest College; and Mary Tinti, New England Foundation for the Arts Wendy Feuer, New York City Department of Transportation Anne Pasternak, Creative Time Sarah Reisman, Percent for Art, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs 11:15 — 11:45 AM Artist Presentations Su Stockwell, independent artist, London; and Robert Ransick, Bennington College NOON — 2:00 PM Public Art World vs. the Art World Chairs: Sharon Louden, Louden Studio; and Norie Sato, Sato Service Richard Griggs, Public Art Fund Jack Becker, Forecast Public Art and Public Art Review Jennifer McGregor, Wave Hill Lester Burg, MTA Arts for Transit Brian Tolle, independent artist, New York 2:15 — 2:45 PM Artist Presentations Ethan Greenbaum, independent artist, Brooklyn; and Timothy Nolan, independent artist, Los Angeles 3:00 — 5:00 PM Is Public Space Museum Space?

The increase in support may reflect the public outreach efforts of advocates and agency officials to list the specific transit improvements that would be funded by congestion pricing (in addition to Tri-State and RPA's borough and regional fact sheets, the Campaign for New York's Future now has fact sheets for individual City Council and State Legislative districts).

APTA calculates the average cost of taking public transit by determining the cost of the average monthly transit pass of local public transit agencies across the country.

For example, injury claims involving public transit government agencies in California must be made within six months of the date of the accident.

Quest Corporation of America (City, ST) 03/2010 — 01/2011 Business Development, Operations, Facilities & Information Technologies Manager • Prepare proposals, letters of interest, and responses to customer service and sales issues as needed • Manage FDOT, state, county, municipal, and outside procurement advertisements for marketing and public relations opportunities paying special attention to targeted municipal and county transit and Metropolitan Planning Agencies • Responsible for maintaining current and complete QCA certifications and accounts vital to ongoing operations • Train junior team members in IT, customer service, development, and operations best practices

Developers are scouring the city in search of under - utilized sites as never before, and are often joining forces with public agencies — including redevelopment officials and the local transit authority — to help them assemble multi-acre parcels.

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