Sentences with phrase «transit riding days»

On more than one occasion, through my mass - transit riding days, I have had my nose in a book and not had my eyes on exactly where on the route we were.

Not exact matches

«Renewing a commitment to the historic parity agreement between roads and bridges and transit will not only create jobs and save New Yorkers money, but it will ensure the safety and well - being of New York families who every day ride on roads and bridges that are in a state of disrepair,» said Mike Elmendorf, president of both Rebuild New York Now and the Associated General Contractors, in a statement.

Their wages were stolen, they slept on bug - ridden mattresses six to a room, they had dogs set on them if they complained, and they were held in the back of a transit van for five days at a time,» said Cooper.

The U. S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration (FTA), launched a new initiative to help ensure that getting a ride to work, day care, or to a medical appointment is no longer an obstacle for veterans or their families.

«Throughout our nation, millions of Americans rely on transit buses every day, and they expect to ride in safe, reliable vehicles that meet or exceed federal requirements,» said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx.

A seven - day unlimited transit pass is $ 32 USD ($ 40 CAD), but kids under 3.7 feet ride for free with a fare - paying adult.

It also has a sustainable transportation initiative that credits employees up to $ 1 per day for choosing alternative methods for traveling to work, including walking, cycling, carpooling or riding mass transit.

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

Guangzhou's new Bus Rapid Transit system is barely a month old, yet its high - speed service, with pre-paid boarding and exclusive lanes, is already attracting 800,000 passengers a day — half as many people as ride New York City transitTransit system is barely a month old, yet its high - speed service, with pre-paid boarding and exclusive lanes, is already attracting 800,000 passengers a day — half as many people as ride New York City transittransit buses.

Rode the S.M.A.R.T. (Sonoma - Marin Area Transit) train today, part of the «free ride» days before the system goes into daily operation.

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

Treehugger.com readers know the statistics already: 1.3 million kilometers cycled each and every work day by about 160,000 people; 50 % of the city's adult population ride their bikes to work or school; 24 % take transit; 13 % walk; 13 % drive.

Ride sharing services like Lyft provide a valuable service in reducing drunk driving and providing alternatives to public transit, and may also one day help significantly reduce our carbon footprint by reducing the number of total cars on the road.

An unlimited - ride 30 - day pass from the Greater Richmond Transit Company will cost you $ 60.

Whether taking public transportation or driving your own, home shoppers should factor in costs, such as parking (some major cities charge $ 30 a day to park in a garage) and gas fees or public transit rides.