Sentences with phrase «ride public transit»

But Lepofsky, who is blind, says Ontarians with disabilities still face too many barriers when they try to get a job, ride public transit, get an education, use the health care system, buy goods and services or eat in restaurants.

Read the post to find out why the DA pays his own tab to ride public transit, rather than be chauffered around like his L.A. counterparts.

Somehow, in the cities of America, where unregistered Glocks are as common as dandelions in the suburbs, kids can ride public transit or bike couple of blocks to a friends house.

This is because few New Yorkers own cars (most walk, bike or ride public transit), they live in small spaces and New York has developed up rather than out.

Your actions make a difference: Sign up for clean power, ride public transit, compost and recycle, attend an event outdoors or a public meeting, engage with community and the environment around you.

(Students already ride public transit to school each day, so the bus is not used for a pick - up route.)

This little gadget is meant to make reading a book with one hand more viable, perfect for bookworms who ride public transit.

There is a large demographic of people who ride public transit and are holding onto a pole or guard rail with one hand and read with the other.

If you live in Cluj - Napoca in north - western Romania you can ride public transit without paying anything, as long as you have a book with you.

The majority of study participants reported that it's all good, fine and kosher with them (well, technically «generally OK») to use a cell phone when walking down the street, riding public transit and waiting in line.

Plus, kids actually like riding public transit.

For example, it was around the time of this epic family bowl cut photo (in which I'm front row, all the way left) that I started riding public transit by myself, and by 3rd grade I was responsible for commuting by myself to my parent's mom and pop shop in Jamaica Plain.

The most recent reason for his new unpopularity comes from the new frustrations city residents face riding public transit, with its never - ending breakdowns, project delays and general mismanagement.

For the first time in a very long time the public is responding to high fuel prices by changing their behavior, buying smaller cars, riding public transit, car pooling etc..

TH: Are more people or fewer people riding public transit these days?

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Last April, Daimler launched Moovel, a series of apps that allow users to book and pay for public transportation and see how well it integrates with other transit options, such as bike - or ride - hailing services, to get to a final destination.

Neither did Uber primarily target nonconsumers — people who found the existing alternatives so expensive or inconvenient that they took public transit or drove themselves instead: Uber was launched in San Francisco (a well - served taxi market), and Uber's customers were generally people already in the habit of hiring rides.

In other words, users will be able to use their Uber app to hail a ride to a public transit station and then use the same app to buy a ticket for a bus or train.

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.

The companies, which have collectively raised $ 255 million from venture capitalists, believe scooters are the next step toward a multimodal future, in which the typical person doesn't own a car, but cobbles together shared rides, bikes, public transit, and, yes, scooters, to get around.

Ride - hailing offers a new option for the movement of people around the province and Lower Mainland and could serve as an integral tool in the management of road congestion and a complementary element to a public transit system that is nearing capacity in many communities.

Examine commercial ride - hailing as one of a mix of innovative transportation options which includes public transportation and «active transit.»

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.

If you frequently use public transportation such as transit buses, you will find the sling much easier to take on board, and much more secure on a bumpy ride!

Introduction of Public - Private Partnerships to Improve Mass Transit In October 2014, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released a report based on a NYC Transit survey that found that approximately 90 percent of New York subway stations had structural defects, yet ridership grows by more than 30 million rides each year.

«I strongly suspect that there has to be a complete level of rage from the transit - riding public in order to make this happen,» John Kaehny of watchdog group Reinvent Albany told Miller.

The New York Public Transit Association sent a letter to the governor Thursday in support of allowing Transportation Network Companies, a.k.a. ride - hailing services like Uber and Lyft, to operate in Upstate New York.

PLATTSBURGH Students displaced by the closure of the Webb Island footbridge last month can now catch a ride to school on Clinton County Public Transit (CCPT).

Plattsburgh City School District students can now catch a free ride to school on Clinton County Public Transit.

To improve mobility and traffic patterns, the project will include: · Improved access to Woodbury Common Premium Outlets · Replacing the Route 32 bridge over Route 17, which will include standard Interstate height clearance over Route 17 · Reconstruction and expansion of Park and Ride facilities which will include a bus stop and solar - powered bus station to promote public transit · Reconfiguring the Route 17, Exit 131 eastbound ramp leading to the Thruway · A new interconnected and adaptive traffic signal system along Route 32 to minimize delays and enhance access to local businesses and schools · Intelligent Transportation Systems to adapt to changing traffic conditions and optimize signal responses

New NYC Transit head Andy Byford got an earful from the disgruntled riding public on WNYC's «The Brian Lehrer Show,» with questions on slow buses, subway elevator outages, unreliable Access - A-Ride vans and the reliability of the MTA's own performance statistics.

He says the ride sharing companies should perhaps be required to help pay for the upkeep of roads and bridges, in an arrangement similar to New York City, where taxi cab companies pay a fee towards public transit.

He passed the legislation providing for personal care workers to ride free in public transit, rather than forcing the consumer to pay the fare, and then objecting that it was not being enforced.

The ride - hailing measure was still being discussed Friday, sources said, and has prompted a public back - and - forth involving upstate legislators upset that the emerging proposal would direct a 50 - cent fee toward public transit systems.

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Incorporating more ride sharing and public transit was the only scenario that matched with a pathway to keep global warming under 2 degrees Celsius.

I don't ride my bike or take public transit because it's not an option!

Her motivation is tested at the end of her 11:40 a.m. fourth - period class, when she hikes the half mile to the nearest public transit station for the half - hour train ride downtown.

Some cards even let you use your rewards points for things like Uber rides or public transit purchases.

Sometimes early morning flights (which are usually the cheap ones) are cheap for a reason... public transit just can't get you there early enough, and the cab ride to get there would defeat the purpose of having bought the cheap flight in the first place.

Frieze New York is also accessible by public transit via the M35 bus, which is a quick ride from 125th street in Harlem (and an easy transfer from the 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, B, D, A, and C trains, as well as the Metro North commuter rail).

The way to get people to ride is to make driving and parking cost more, and to make the public transit systems everywhere extend, like NYC's, to every couple of blocks in a downtown area to make walking to work feasible even in a Nor» easter.

LimeBike's national statistics — which point to 1,000,000 miles in under six months — would seem to back up this story, with 40 % of rides starting or stoping at public transit stations.

«In many cities where the public transit system is shoddy, only the city's poorer residents who can't afford a car are compelled to ride it.»)

Public transit, walking, biking, carpooling, and ride - hailing services can reduce the number of miles a car is driven.

«Clearly, even if you don't ride public transportation, it is still in your best interest to support investment in public transit.

Through a mix of alternative energy vehicles and public transit, denser urban landscapes, and ride share services, Philadelphia can cut emissions while still providing reliable and affordable transit services.

Even if you aren't someone who is concerned about your carbon footprint, forgoing the car in favor of public transit or ride share just makes financial sense.

«Bike sharing solves the $ ˜last mile» commute challenge making it feasible for the public to take transit and ride a bike the final distance to work,» said Jack P. Broadbent, executive officer of the Air District.