Sentences with phrase «rapid rail transportation»

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Furthermore, DOT is helping Americans use less gas by promoting transportation options, such as bus rapid transit, light rail, streetcars and bike shares, as well as raised fuel economy standards for their cars.

Additionally, DOT has helped Americans use less gas by giving them transportation options, such as bus rapid transit, light rail, streetcars and bike shares.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today highlighted $ 2.5 billion recommended in President Obama's Fiscal Year 2015 budget to advance the construction or completion of 26 rail, bus rapid transit (BRT), and streetcar projects in 16 states.

-- For purposes of section 202 of this Act and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), it shall be considered discrimination for a public entity that provides designated public transportation to fail, in accordance with the provisions of this subsection, to make key stations (as determined under criteria established by the Secretary by regulation) in rapid rail and light rail systems readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs.

The rapid transit system is the second busiest, behind only the New York City subway system, and the city also provides transportation via commuter rail and bus.

Mexico City has many modes of public transportation, from the metro (subway) system, to suburban rail, light rail, regular buses, BRT (bus rapid transit), «pesero» minibuses, and trolleybuses, to bike share.

The importance of moving forward with Metro's Westside subway extension, bus rapid transit and other Metro surface transportation and rail improvements can't be underscored.

What we need is a change in our transportation infrastructure, so that we have significantly fewer individual cars on the roads (replaced by modern mass transit like light - rail, bus rapid transit, separated bike paths, walkable neighborhoods, etc), and so that those that are there have much cleaner tailpipe emissions (hybrids like the AT - PZEV Prius are a step in the right direction, but we can do better).

These public transportation options have increased as the city's population has grown steadily, with hundreds of thousands of commuters and residents riding Utah Transit Authority buses (including the popular MAX rapid transit service), TRAX light rail lines, «S» streetcar line and «Frontrunner» commuter rail each week.

The study looked at five regions, which illustrate the types of high - frequency public transit systems throughout the U.S. High - frequency public transportation includes subway (heavy rail), light rail and bus rapid transit.