Sentences with phrase «public transit agencies»

The assumption is that a person making a switch to public transportation would likely purchase an unlimited pass on the local public transit agency, typically available on a monthly basis.
Transportation technology company TransLoc announced on Monday a partnership with Uber, marking a significant advancement in the ride - hailing company's effort to ally itself with public transit agencies.
The company spent months working on an ambitious project with the largest public transit agency in Los Angeles, which would use a $ 1.3 million federal grant to test subsidizing shared Lyft Line trips to and from public transit stations.
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.
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.
Uber and ride - hailing competitor Lyft have been working to find allies among public transit agencies, recognizing that if they are to be truly cheaper than car ownership as each company has touted it is, they must be used in combination with public transit.
Uber and Lyft have both made progress in befriending public transit agencies.
Public transit agencies lose many potential riders because they lack options getting to or from the bus or train stop, TransLoc said.
Though public transit agencies traditionally purchase these vehicles and use them beyond their estimated life, NJ Transit was faced with a dire need to replace their aging and dilapidated assets.
«All three positions require the individuals in the position to man areas of knowledge and perform executive functions for two sectors, effectively managing a mid-sized public transit agency and a mid-sized airport authority simultaneously,» the report said.
Geller's attorney had appealed Manhattan Federal judge John Koeltl's ruling last June, in which he said «No law requires public transit agencies to accept political advertisements as a matter of course.»
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.
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters)- Transportation technology company TransLoc announced on Monday a partnership with Uber, marking a significant advancement in the ride - hailing company's effort to ally itself with public transit agencies.
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 head of Houston's public transit agency was recently suspended for a week for using the agency's Internet connection to look at porn.
Public transit agencies have made an investment in clean buses.
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.
FTA conducted extensive outreach to partners across the transit industry, including transit vehicle manufacturers, component suppliers, public transit agencies, and state departments of transportation.
Such employers could include public or governmental agencies like school districts and public transit agencies (e.g. Metropolitan Transit System, etc.).
Patent trolls take billions of dollars each year from hotels, coffee shops, Realtors, retailers, public transit agencies and dozens of other American industries.
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