Sentences with phrase «transportation system works for»

«We need to make sure that our transportation system works for everyone, including the city's traditional yellow cabs, for - hire drivers, and most importantly the riding public,» he added.

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While these teams, along with larger companies such as Hyperloop One and Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, are working on solving the technical issues of the hyperloop, other challenges exist ahead for the transportations system.

Unlike previous NASA programs, in which NASA handled all of the work and the funding, the Commercial Crew program entails a partnership between government and industry in which NASA set the final safety and functionality requirements for the transportation system, but left it to the companies themselves to figure out the best way to meet those requirements.

Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, a group of about a hundred engineers from around the world, have come together via the JumpStartFund crowdsourcing platform to pitch together their ideas for a working Hyperloop system in exchange for potential equity.

It is also important for women thinking about a planned home birth to consider if they are healthy and considered low - risk and to work with a CNM, certified midwife, or physician who practices in an integrated and regulated health system; have ready access to consultation; and have a plan for safe and quick transportation to a nearby hospital in the event of an emergency.

Finally, I acknowledge the great efforts and hard work of the Minister of Transportation, Chief Rotimi Amaechi and his team for ensuring that we realize our objective of providing a functional and efficient rail system to Nigerians.

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The Westchester County Department of Public Works and Transportation have already held two meetings for the public to comment and county lawmakers get a chance to share their thoughts on the bus system.

«I want to thank Governors Cuomo and former Governor Paterson for the honor of serving the people of New York State,» Walder said in a statement «The MTA's transportation system is the foundation of the metropolitan region and we are fortunate to have thousands of dedicated men and women who work so hard to provide these critically important transportation services to millions of people each and every day.

These functions include a variety of activities which assist both governmental agencies and the general public, such as: (1) Review and approve and sign street acquisition and damage maps for Department of Transportation (DOT) and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP); (2) Review and approve street alteration maps; (3) Review and ensure the maintenance of survey monument information; (4) Review and ensure maintenance of street grade and elevation data for the Borough; (5) Issuance of street house numbers and the management of the topographical record room; (6) Present new revenue stream ideas and develop the fee structure for topography services and a system to collect, maintain and reconcile said fees; and (7) Work with the Office of Management and Budget, the Comptroller's Office and other Borough President's Offices to ensure that the fee structure and collection system is compatible and appropriate.

Unfortunately, this would reverse improvements made by Uber and others to our transportation system and most notably, stand between New Yorkers looking for work and their opportunity to make a better living.»

We intend for all the trails to eventually link, like a transportation system, so people can use them to get to work, school, the gym and church, McBrayer says.

«We now have better information sharing between federal agencies and systems to track whether students and researchers have changed their fields of study,» says C. Stewart Verdery, outgoing assistant secretary for Border / Transportation Security Policy at the Department of Homeland Security and one of the officials who worked on the extension.

Rising fuel costs and an emphasis on «greener» modes of transportation are shifting priorities in the U.S. Still, the proposed U.S. projects have their work cut out for them if they hope to match the speed and popularity of established high - speed rail systems in other parts of the world.

Boeing is one of three American companies working with CCP to develop safe, reliable and cost - effective crew transportation systems during NASA's Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap) initiative, which is intended to make commercial human spaceflight services available for government and commercial customers.

That test and a precursor flight without crew are part of the final development work Boeing is completing with NASA's Commercial Crew Program to certify a new crew transportation system for low - Earth orbit.

On the importance of government, for example, Brian Eschbacher, executive director of Planning and Enrollment Services in Denver Public Schools, described policies and systems in Denver that help make choice work better in the real world: a streamlined enrollment system to make choosing easier for families, more flexible transportation options for families, a common performance framework and accountability system for traditional and charter schools to ensure all areas of a city have quality schools, and a system that gives parents the information they need to choose schools confidently.

He started a new job as the assistant superintendent for facilities and transportation services in the neighboring 181,500 - student Fairfax County system — the largest district in Virginia and the one where he first worked as a senior school budget analyst.

Last month, during a hearing before California lawmakers on the need to reform remedial education — the system that aims to ready underprepared students for college - level work — a student testified that because his test scores required him to take one year's worth of remedial education, he would have to scramble to figure out how to pay another year's rent, school fees, and transportation.

I am confident that working together we can ensure an accessible transportation system that provides equal access for all Americans.

There is absolutely no reason that Congress can't pass another temporary fix while it works out the details of a longer - term vision for the future of America's air transportation system.

With a system to monitor work zone data in place, Iowa DOT is now in the process of developing tools to analyze this data in conjunction with the Iowa State University Center for Transportation Research and Education.

If it is purely for transportation, then look at alternatives, e.g. moving points A and B (say residence and work) closer together, improve public transit systems, use bicycles, walk.

In addition, the Senate bill would provide greater incentives for construction of nuclear power plants and for low - emissions transportation systems, an aide working on the measure said.

Working with partners Multicultural Communities for Mobility, the City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation and LA Metro, the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition will conduct surveys, interviews, community outreach and engagement in order to further define and refine equity goals and strategies to guide the bike share system as it expands beyond the downtown pilot.

«We have the opportunity in California, to take money away from suburban sprawl... to rebuild a public transportation system that works for poor people as well as rich people,» Anthony said, citing the Sustainable Communities legislation that would redirect $ 218 billion to rebuild public transportation.

The Plan thus calls for increased availability of public transportation, the implementation of energy - efficiency standards, and the adoption of a «green rating» system to constrain carbon emissions associated with construction and other public works.

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In recent years, MIT students have faced legal challenges for groundbreaking and creative work: an MIT student arrested by homeland security for wearing e-textiles who eventually dropped out; MIT researchers who found security flaws in public transportation systems; and a gradstudent whose research helped hobbyists extend the capabilities of their gaming hardware.

By contrast, when I took the Red Line to work I would frequently find myself sitting stopped outside Alewife or Harvard Square for about 20 minutes for track maintenance, or because they lost the third rail, or because there was another train in the station whose doors were jammed, or any number of other reasons that a well - maintained public transportation system shouldn't have.

Follows established working plans and systems for school bus, charters, and other requested transportation...

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