Sentences with phrase «over the city traffic»

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Other cities have tried different approaches, with the Los Angeles Police Department launching a «look up, phone down» public information campaign and Augsburg, Germany, embedding traffic signals into sidewalks so people hunched over mobile devices can spot them.

Beyond saving lives, consider the money saved (traffic accidents cause $ 500 billion in economic damage worldwide each year), the benefits to cities (parking lots become green spaces), the increases in productivity (commuters can work in transit; truckers can sleep without pulling over), and improvements in accessibility (the elderly, blind, and disabled get affordable robot chauffeurs!).

Mobile broadband over 3G EV - DO and EDGE networks currently delivers real - time traffic info, video clips, push e-mail and internet access to most large cities across the U.S..

Otto's tech is at present confined to highways, and humans take over in city traffic.

The number of traffic fatalities in 2017 in New York City plummeted to the lowest level since record - keeping started over a century ago, city officials said — a decline led by a steep drop in pedestrian deaths, which fell by nearly a third from the year befCity plummeted to the lowest level since record - keeping started over a century ago, city officials said — a decline led by a steep drop in pedestrian deaths, which fell by nearly a third from the year befcity officials said — a decline led by a steep drop in pedestrian deaths, which fell by nearly a third from the year before.

The debate over creating new dedicated revenue for the MTA has revived discussions of congestion pricing, which would add tolls to city roads and possibly the East River bridges in order to both manage traffic while also raising money for transit.

Mayor Sheehan went a step further and said her particular brand of sanctuary city would not ask city residents about their legal status, even if they were pulled over for traffic violations.

Is it safe to have such a high volume of helicopter traffic over our city?

Initially there were concerns over how the city would allocate that budget increase, but at a Staten Island Transportation and Traffic Task Force meeting on Friday, the DOT informed Oddo and councilmembers Debi Rose (D - North Shore) and Steven Matteo (R - Mid Island) about Island - specific spending.

I've said over and over again, I think our city is very dangerous as far as traffic, and I'm hopeful that this will help create a safer environment in our city.»

The city claims it has boosted NYPD traffic and bus - lane enforcement, and says it will add 21 Select Bus routes over the next decade.

BY SAMUEL I. SCHWARTZ Over 20 years ago, when I was the city's traffic chief, I warned that Lower Manhattan would be deluged with drive - through traffic if then - Congressman Guy Molinari's one - way toll system at the Verrazano Bridge was passed into federal law.

Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito today asserted that proposed legislation to limit the number of new app - hail cars on the road is based on concerns over traffic congestion, pollution and labor standards — not the plummeting value of the city's once - coveted taxi medallions.

Reportedly, it will open «soon» for traffic, possibly after pigs fly over City Hall.

The city's blueprint for Mott Haven's future will take precedence over the traffic plan, Stephanie Rabins reports in the Mott Haven Herald.

Less than two months later, Keefe was transferred from City Court on Morton Avenue, where he presided over criminal matters, to handle traffic court and civil cases at City Hall.

BY NATHAN RILEY Outraged that Mayor Bill de Blasio continues to sit on a city health department study into the efficacy of establishing safe places for drug users to pursue their high — facilities that are in place all over Europe with proven track records of reducing fatal overdoses — protestors sat down in the middle of Broadway across from City Hall bringing downtown traffic to a hcity health department study into the efficacy of establishing safe places for drug users to pursue their high — facilities that are in place all over Europe with proven track records of reducing fatal overdoses — protestors sat down in the middle of Broadway across from City Hall bringing downtown traffic to a hCity Hall bringing downtown traffic to a halt.

At an April town - hall meeting in Staten Island, residents quizzed New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio over traffic - clogged streets, broken water pipes and hotels packed with homeless people.

«It is wrong for the governor to try to take over urban planning, traffic management and real estate development in New York City,» said Richard Gottfried, the veteran Democratic assemblyman who represents the area.

Some urban planners still believe that the best way to ease traffic congestion is to build more roads — especially expressways that can take drivers around or over crowded city streets.

Rome has tried several measures over the past five years to limit traffic in the historic centre of the city.

If I know the car ride is over 30 minutes — which is common because it's a big city with a lot of traffic — before I get into a cab, I go to the bathroom, wash off my face and then sheet mask right away.

I commend the developers for adding literally hundreds of pedestrians in the game that can actually be run over if they get in the way and not to mention the myriad of traffic that is spread out throughout the city of Hong Kong itself.

We just wish Benz had dialed it back in city traffic, where the GLA45 boils over.

Yet the Lusso T was a completely happy driving partner, idling in traffic without complaint, shifting smoothly despite the constant stop - start - stop routine, even riding agreeably over some of the City of Angels» devilishly broken tarmac.

That's over a real mixture of roads and traffic conditions, including long motorway stretches, the continent's equivalent of A - and B - roads, and driving through German and Belgian city centres in rush hour.

I found that, over a course of driving involving freeways, pounding down mountain roads, and not too much stop - and - go city traffic, the car turned in 23.6 mpg.

At the end of my week with the Jetta, I averaged 27.5 miles per gallon over a combined route of city traffic and highway stretches, much less than the expected EPA fuel rating of 32 miles per gallon combined (28 city / 39 highway).

Over a seven - day period he drives about 300 miles in both highway and city traffic, hauling cargo and passengers, including children.

With many metropolitan cities facing worsening traffic conditions, compact vehicles have gained considerable traction over the past few years.

In testing over freeways, mountain roads, and city traffic, CNET's A7 showed an average of 17.5 mpg, below the EPA range, and probably due to overuse of the thirsty supercharger.

Over a course of freeway and high - revving mountain driving, with a little city traffic at the end, my overall average came to 29 mpg, not bad for such a sprightly little car.

Driving into unknown regions and cities, the Legacy's optional navigation system offered helpful guidance with its turn - by - turn directions and live traffic received over satellite radio.

Some things, you have no control over, like the population of your city (higher populations equal higher rates) or the number of traffic deaths, there are things you can control.

The growth in population has resulted in major traffic problems for West Jordan residents, many of who spend over an hour on their commutes to Salt Lake City.

They fly helicopters over the major cities and report down to frustrated commuters on peak hour traffic conditions.

Any time after 15h00, on a Friday, and you'll spend over an hour in gridlocked traffic trying to leave the city.

In the Magistrate's Court today, two Belize City men were condemned to a heavy fine and prison time for trafficking over fifty pounds of cannabis found inside a Dodge Caravan at the police George Price Highway checkpoint at Mile 4 on May 11, 2013, two years ago.

When in Bandung one of the best areas to stat unless you are concerned only with practicality is the north of the city where the pace is a little slower and you will find the traffic is less dense and higher up the hills there are some awesome views out over the city.

I can just about stand Toad's Turnpike with its lorries and Mushroom City is pushing it, but Moonview Highway pushes me over the edge when it comes to traffic tracks in Mario Kart.

The lackluster color and detail carried over to the video I captured of passing New York City traffic.

Globally, the International Labour Organization estimates over 20.9 million victims of human trafficking (more than the total populations of New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, and Philadelphia combined).

Ward explains: «Over the summer of 2015, I rode the trains of each of New York City's twenty - two subway lines, collecting bacterial samples from hand rails, seats and other high traffic surfaces in an attempt to create an unconventional series of portraits of the city's complex eco-system and a snapshot of the city at laCity's twenty - two subway lines, collecting bacterial samples from hand rails, seats and other high traffic surfaces in an attempt to create an unconventional series of portraits of the city's complex eco-system and a snapshot of the city at lacity's complex eco-system and a snapshot of the city at lacity at large.

IBM (yes, the IBM) recently released a global study of traffic, surveying over 8,000 adult drivers in 20 major cities.

Not only are you at risk of being run over on the traffic - clogged roads and streets of this chaotic city of 14 million — you're also more than likely to suffer from serious health problems due to some of the worst air pollution [continue reading...]

It is the quintessential smog - laden, traffic - jammed, heat island, but a new initiative from Mayor Eric Garcetti aims to help cool the city by 1.67 °C over the next 20 years.

In addition to creating bike lanes and trails in all its cities, the system also often gives cyclists the advantage over motorists in right - of - way and at traffic lights.

Over forty people filled the back room of Bicycle Habitat in SoHo for a recent Citi Bike Street Skills class.If you're new to city cycling, getting back in the saddle after a few years away, or interested in learning tips on safely navigating urban traffic, Citi Bike's street skills class is for you.In a fun -LSB-...]

Over forty people filled the back room of Bicycle Habitat in SoHo for a recent Citi Bike Street Skills class.If you're new to city cycling, getting back in the saddle after a few years away, or interested in learning tips on safely navigating urban traffic, Citi Bike's street skills class is for you.In a fun interactive classroom environment, Citi Bike Street Skills focuses on city cycling scenarios like traffic, jaywalkers, puddles and intersections and how to handle them so that you enjoy pleasant, stress - free rides.

The core of the argument is a disagreement over the issue of private car traffic in the city's streets, with the city hesitant to reduce road space for cars in favor of public transport solutions on the surface, while proponents of surface transit point out that less car traffic in the city center would create better urbanism.