Sentences with phrase «regional transportation needs»

Or why a state government slow to fund major regional transportation needs would commit $ 100,000 to build a skateboard park anywhere — much less in Albany, a city so broke it couldn't balance its budget without a bailout from the governor this year.

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Very small world: increasing need for regional or worldwide «zoning ordinances» for control of arms, technology, pollution, trade transportation, population, resource utilization, and the like

State Sen. Todd Kaminsky (D - Long Beach), who is vocal on regional transportation issues, said the MTA needs to do more to prioritize the most heavily used commuter railroad in the United States and its busiest station.

The grant, worth approximately $ 3.7 million, means that the only cost to the county is for the electricity needed to power the buses, said David Cookson, a comprehensive and regional planner in the Office of Transportation.

There is a need for a regional transportation - planning process with authority, and the organizational structure for such already exists in the federally mandated long - range transportation - planning process called the Metropolitan Planning Organizations.

Central Florida, like all other regional economies, needs a reliable public transportation rail system as part of a smart - growth strategy,» says Stephen Baker, chairman of the board of the Orlando Regional REALTOR ® Association.

Plus, the revenues generated from sales, hotel, and restaurant taxes go toward schools, regional transportation, and other vital public services the city so desperately needs.