Sentences with phrase «supporting public transit»

When Apple launched its Maps app for iOS (and soon coming to the Mac in their Mavericks OSX release), it caught some flak for not supporting public transit natively.

The issues here are serious for our city — protecting workers and passengers, fair service for people with disabilities, supporting public transit, addressing rising congestion.

Our «Faithful Budget» calls for supporting public transit, job training, affordable housing near work — the sorts of programs that increase productivity and engagement in the economy.

-- Slashing the state and local tax deduction, pressuring lawmakers to decrease revenue sources that would otherwise be expected to support public transit.

NYPTA recommends that a portion of any new state revenues received from TNCs be used to support public transit,» Association President Bill Carpenter said.

What caught our attention from Vince's questionnaire / interview: «I support public transit and incentives for commuting and efforts to limit cars into the city as busiest times of day.»

Not exact matches

Offering free transportation to public transit hot spots not only shortens commutes and supports environmentally friendly modes of transportation; it also allows businesses to set up their headquarters in more locations.

Hey, @elonmusk, your recent comments about public transit are too repulsive and your reply to @humantransit too infantile for me to keep supporting you financially.

For instance, the government says it will invest $ 950 million over five years to support «superclusters,» but the vast bulk of that money is repurposed from last year's budget, with the remainder scraped from «public transit and green infrastructure» funding allocated in the 2016 fall economic statement.

«In addition to the confirmation of the Public Transit Fund, we are particularly pleased with the $ 700 - million announcement to support the Action Plan for Women Entrepreneurs.

This includes the splitting of pension income for seniors, (to make amends for breaking its promise on the taxation of family trusts); special tax preferences to support participation of youth in sports activities, arts and cultural activities; tax breaks for people who take public transit; and, tax breaks to help volunteer firemen.

The government has announced welcome additional support for public transit investment starting with just $ 250 million in 2017 - 18 but increasing to $ 1 billion per year from 2019 - 20.

Specific policies include a Canada Employment Credit and Tax Fairness Plan to reduce taxes for working families and seniors; tax credits for public transit, kid's sports, textbooks, tools, and apprentices; increased support to the provinces and territories to create new child care spaces; increasing the Senior Age Credit amount by an additional $ 1,000; and allowing income splitting for caregivers of family members with disabilities.

I don't disagree with John. Personally, I have a long list of things I'd like to see more public spending on (i.e. child care, non-profit housing, income support, public transit, student financial aid, etc.).

Taste of Chicago food vendors, on the other hand, have supported the current location because it is close to downtown office buildings and Loop public transit stops.

At 10 a.m., NYC Public Advocate Letitia James, Councilman Donovan Richards and the «BRT For NYC» Coalition hold a press conference to announce increased community support for bringing high - quality bus rapid transit to Queens, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

Since 2011, Reinvent Albany and numerous advocacy, business and labor organizations have supported a series of «lockbox» bills that would make it more difficult for the governor to divert funds dedicated to public transit to the General Fund or other purposes.

«If Governor Cuomo leads with a strong congestion pricing plan that generates billions of dollars for public transit, he will have the support of millions of frustrated subway and bus riders who are desperate for relief.»

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.

«Uber supports the agreement between the governor and the legislature to target a per - trip fee on Manhattan riders where there is convenient access to public transit and to adopt a first - in - the - nation tax discount on shared trips,» Anfang said in a statement.

«significant investment in transit before and during the implementation of congestion pricing; reinvestment of revenues generated directly into public transit; dynamic tolling that changes commuter behavior; and information campaigns that generate broad public support for congestion pricing.»

In a minute - and - half video, Goldberg touts the WFP as the «progressive party» that has helped elect officials who in turn have fought to pass measures such as paid sick leave, living wages and support for public transit.

In a third term on the Council, he will support an extension of the bike - share program to his own district and especially to areas with limited public transit access.

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«We need a New York that works for all of us, where big corporations are responsible for paying their fair share of taxes to support our schools, roads, public transit and the services that we all rely on,» said Tomas Garduno, political director of ALIGN.

WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses the shifting goal from replacing to simply repealing Obamacare, New York legislators fighting back, President Trump defending his son's meeting with a Russian lawyer, and Governor Cuomo's plunging support in light of the «summer of hell» for public transit in New York City.

Local supporters of expanded public transit are seeing some light at the end of the tunnel, with increasing support for extending the Metro Rail.

I will support renewable energy, hold polluters accountable, ban oil drilling in our Great Lakes, and promote public transit.

The state senator, whose turf covers not Maspeth but neighborhoods like Bayside and Whitestone, read a scripted speech that sounded like a laundry list of middle - class outer borough complaints against the present administration: from de Blasio's «narrow - minded anti-motorist» Vision Zero program, to his opposition to bringing the city into line with the rest of the state's two percent property tax cap, to his allegedly insufficient support for co-ops and small senior centers, to the influence of high - power political consultants at City Hall, to the lack of public transit options in the deepest reaches of the city (which the state controls), to his purported failure to shield small businesses from rent hikes, to — yes — his scrapped plans to convert the Holiday Inn into a homeless shelter.

Glazer supported banning strikes by public transit workers, embraced pension reforms and campaigned to elect more business friendly Democrats.

Benefits to Public: Federal support for transit infrastructure provides transportation alternatives for all allowing individuals who do not have vehicles, persons with disabilities, people with low income, and senior citizens to have basic mobility to access medical, employment and leisure locations.

The improved River Cities Transit Facility supports public transportation service within a 100 - mile radius for people living in 11 counties in central South Dakota, including seniors, people with disabilities, veterans and the Cheyenne River Sioux and Lower Brule Sioux tribes.

«President Obama's support for an America built to last is putting people back to work across the country, including here in Maryland, modernizing our nation's roads, rails, bridges, and public transit systems,» said Secretary LaHood.

«President Obama's support for an America built to last is putting people back to work across the country, including here in Massachusetts, modernizing our nation's roads, rails, bridges, and public transit systems,» said Secretary LaHood.

If your city still does not offer reasonable public transit options, it may be a good time to let your lawmakers know you support such an initiative and why it's important to you.

This project supports Building Together, Ontario's long - term infrastructure plan to repair, rebuild and renew the province's roads and highways, bridges, public transit, schools and postsecondary institutions, hospitals and courthouses.

To this end, there are two laws in Singapore that support the use of Guide Dogs: The Environmental Public Health Act, and the Rapid Transit Systems Act.

Additional support was provided by the Japan Foundation, public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and transit from Northeast Transit Fine Art Setransit from Northeast Transit Fine Art SeTransit Fine Art Services.

The wide - ranging responses enacted throughout Lower Manhattan highlighted in the exhibition include the institutionally - supported erection and eventual removal of Richard Serra's large - scale sculpture Tilted Arc; Keith Haring's radiant subway drawings in the space of everyday transit and their lasting impression on street art culture; and Jenny Holzer's conceptual texts focusing on social and political commentary wheat pasted in heavily populated public spaces, among others.

The current response by the public from driving and travelling less and using more public transit as a result of higher transportation costs will be supported by sensible people looking after their personal pocket - book issues.

This includes support for and increased access to public transit, pedestrian - friendly community development, and expanded opportunities for walking and biking.

Indeed to support fuel conservation during World War II, pleasure driving was virtually eliminated in the U.K., and between 1938 and 1944, use of public transit went up by 87 percent in the U.S. and by 95 percent in Canada.

it marks a turning point in the climate movement; we are breaking free from fossil fuels, and bringing green infrastructure and climate - conscious economic practices to the forefront... decreasing our meat and dairy consumption, taking public transit, and supporting businesses with sustainable practices.

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

The increase in support may reflect the public outreach efforts of advocates and agency officials to list the specific transit improvements that would be funded by congestion pricing (in addition to Tri-State and RPA's borough and regional fact sheets, the Campaign for New York's Future now has fact sheets for individual City Council and State Legislative districts).

Take a small example: Moving away from internal - combustion automobiles and trucks means more than just swapping in electric vehicles and expanding public transit; it also means building the infrastructure to support the new transportation system (chargers, added bus lines, additional electric power plants), retraining the people whose livelihoods were based on maintaining conventional vehicles, changing how cities are laid out and much more.

Then there are all the supporting steps, like commitments to have 50 percent of new buildings in cities and towns be green buildings by 2020, or efforts to promote 30 percent of motorized transport be through public transit in large and medium cities by the same year.

«TD was the first North American - based carbon neutral bank and we have been reducing our travel - related carbon emissions by supporting the use of public transit and by investing in video - conferencing — but we recognize that real change requires a shift in fuel supply,» said Karen Clarke - Whistler, Chief Environment Officer, TD Bank Group.

Fund public transportation systems and support urban planning designs that incorporate walkability, open space, green building design, reduced dependence on automobile transit, and climate change resilience.

Take public transit, carpool, bike or walk — stay healthy while supporting local businesses.