Sentences with phrase «urban transportation as»

Ever since the Boosted Electric Skateboard came out, it has been redefining the urban transportation as we know it.

As President of VerdeGo Aero, Lindbergh's current goal is to create revolutionary short - range aircraft for fast, clean, quiet, and efficient urban transportation as shown in this video.

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As more and more people return to urban centers, modern transportation systems are increasingly strained.

Its Cost of Living Index measures prices in 269 urban areas for housing, groceries, utilities, transportation, health care, and miscellaneous goods and services such as getting your hair done or going to a movie.

Amazon's wish list includes an initial 500,000 square feet of space in an urban or suburban area, with access to highways, airports and public transportation, as well as a qualified technology workforce in the area.

Since their introduction in 2015, dockless bike - sharing systems have moved from East to West as they sweep through urban transportation markets.

The chairman and ranking member, respectively, of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development subcommittee of the broader Senate appropriations committee want GAO to «examine the impact self - driving trucks will have on the two million Americans who currently work as truck drivers and the communities where they live,» according to a press release issued last week.

Other important considerations around fairness must also be addressed, such as whether to provide charge - free access options or routes to ensure accessibility and inclusivity, whether to charge individuals a congestion fee for driving where alternative modes of transportation are not available (e.g. the lack of public transit in rural areas), whether the charge for commercial and private vehicles differs or not, and whether individuals living further away from urban areas and thus travelling further distances should face a higher charge than individuals living in urban areas.

Jurisdictions have turned to mobility pricing to address a specific or combination of objectives, such as managing congestion in rapidly growing urban areas to facilitate the movement of people and goods, generating revenue for transportation infrastructure projects, maintenance and improvements, or environmental reasons.

She spends her working hours as an urban planner solving the pedestrian and transportation quandaries of Massachusetts (no small feat!)

They think about the logistics, especially in urban settings such as using public transportation, going up stairs into apartments, or getting your stroller in and out of a car.

Aregbesola said the administration will remain unwavering in its rural - urban integration in the state so as to open up the farms for easy transportation of farm produced.

Also road congestion pricing schemes have been implemented in a limited number of urban areas as a transportation demand management tool to try to reduce traffic congestion and air pollution.

While serving as Governor of the old Bendel State, Dr. Ogbemudia initiated improvements in the areas of sports, urban development, education, public transportation, housing, commerce and agriculture.

Ravitch, a Yale - educated lawyer, has a long history of running into flames and rescuing institutions: the Urban Development Corporation in the seventies, Bowery Savings Bank in the eighties, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, both as chairman during Mario Cuomo's administration (they butted heads) and as the architect of the bailout plan approved by lawmakers in the spring.

Richard Ravitch, who served as lieutenant governor under Gov. David Paterson and earlier chaired both the New York State Urban Development Corporation and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, said that these infrastructure projects aren't really priorities until there is a clear source of funding.

In addition, as urban affairs editor, Watson oversees coverage of the city school system, transportation and politics.

In spite of such known urban pressures on health as air and water pollution, water shortage, overcrowding, poor housing, the stresses of city transportation and the generally accelerated pace of city life, there is no substantial evidence from the National Health Survey that the overall health of the urban resident is worse than that of the rural resident.

The second author of the paper, Dr Gururaja K V from the Centre for Infrastructure, Sustainable Transportation and Urban Planning at the Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, had observed that another species of frogs, known as the Ochlandra reed frog (Raorchestes ochlandrae), breeds in internodes of bamboo.

As transportation costs may become a large part of future food price increases, this aspect of city life, an underexploited resource at present, may assume an important place in the sustainable urban experience of tomorrow.

But as the paper notes, the growing presence of ride - sharing services such as UberPool, ZipCar, and Car2Go all indicate that ride - sharing may become a larger part of the urban transportation mix.

Bikes vs. Cars (Unrated) Eco-documentary advocating the adoption of bicycles over autos as the primary form of urban transportation in order to reverse the global warming trend.

Neighborhood characteristics outside of Wilson HS may also be less important as students travel farther as they grow older: the median travel time is 6 minutes for a kindergartener, 9 minutes for a middle school student, and 13 minutes for a high school student (Urban Institute Student Transportation Working Group, 2018).

MPS Career and Technical Education programs are aligned to the existing labor market and expose students to areas of study such as advanced manufacturing, engineering, transportation / automotive, construction / architecture, health, business, information technology, marketing, media / graphics and urban agriculture.

Ballard Power Systems Deploys 10 More Fuel Cell Buses in China Oct 19, 2016 Next - Gen Transportation News (Oxford, CT) Canada - based fuel cell company Ballard Power Systems says it has commissioned and deployed 10 fuel cell - powered buses in the City of Yunfu, in the Chinese province of Guangdong, as part of the government's larger plan to address air quality in urban centers through zero - tailpipe - emission mass transit solutions.

Not since Tomorrowland's PeopleMover has a vision for the future of urban mass transportation garnered as much attention as the high - speed Hyperloop system has.

The majority of regional agencies and local jurisdictions in California currently use a version of the Urban Transportation Modeling System (UTMS), commonly referred to as the «four - step travel demand model.»

In a decade or so, you'll need an autonomous car, bicycle or public transportation to make your urban commute, saving the driver - operated automobile for transportation in rural areas and between cities, and for sport, and for annual celebrations of our culture such as this event.

The new Chevy Trax was introduced by Alan Batey, the President of General Motors, as the future of modern urban transportation.

Although not as popular as compact and mid-size options, very small cars such as those that were once exclusive to the streets of Tokyo and London have gradually made their way over to the United States, where they have attracted the interest of city - dwellers who need occasional transportation that's easy to park in an urban landscape.

The Range Rover Evoque Convertible looks at home on the sand and serves as comfortable transportation to upscale urban events.

As a resident of Avalon Santa Monica on Main, you'll be able to walk to work, bars, shops, and anywhere else you want to go so you don't have to worry about traffic or crowded public transportation and other problems of urban life.

As the population grows and move toward urban areas, the desire of driving their Corvette with their hair in the wind, is being replaced by low gas consumption transportation.

Both the Department of Transportation and the Department of Housing and Urban Development consider dogs used solely for emotional support as service dogs protected under their policies.

Additional laws such as the Department of Transportation's Air Carrier Access Act, the Housing and Urban Development's Fair Housing Act, and the Federal Rehabilitation Act protect the rights of people with disabilities to be accompanied by their service animals in a wide variety of circumstances under which the ADA may not be applicable.

Over the past 53 years, the Pratt Center has built on its model of inclusive planning to address such issues as sustainable community development, transportation equity, affordable housing, and urban manufacturing.

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Providing public transportation, as well as housing, electricity, water and sanitation for a densely settled urban population is typically cheaper and less environmentally damaging than providing a similar level of services to a dispersed rural population.

As I said, I don't like to make long comments; I think most people can apply this kind of reasoning to other issues like transportation, urban organization, and so on.

Dr. Bullard has authored numerous books on the prominence of waste facilities in predominately African - American areas all over the nation, as well as others that address urban land use, industrial facility siting, housing, transportation, climate justice, emergency response, smart growth, and equity.

If we truly are to confront global warming, the approach of peak oil, and a host of looming problems, then, as Lester Brown has suggested, «The challenge is to redesign communities, making public transportation the center - piece of urban transport and making streets pedestrian and bicyle friendly.»

Hockey describes himself as as «a neophyte student of urban planning» and he certainly understands some of the current thinking regarding the promotion of active transportation: «You first have to start with the pedestrians».

The full Presidential Climate Action Plan (as opposed to summaries) contains a comprehensive set of ideas to reduce transportation emissions, covering not only improvements in vehicle efficiency and alternative fuels, but also changes in national policy to promote high - speed rail for intercity travel, mass transit and telecommuting, and smart growth in urban development.

If we truly are to confront global warming, the approach of peak oil, and a host of looming problems, then, as Lester Brown has suggested, «The challenge is to redesign communities, making public transportation the center - piece of urban transport and making streets pedestrian and bicycle friendly.»

You couldn't be more right, Andrew, with the following statement: «If we truly are to confront global warming, the approach of peak oil, and a host of looming problems, then, as Lester Brown has suggested, «The challenge is to redesign communities, making public transportation the center - piece of urban transport and making streets pedestrian and bicycle friendly.»»

Other countries in the region have taken bigger steps, such as planning urban development based on climate change, limiting fossil fuels and creating eco-friendly transportation.

Influencing trends being noticed: urban planning with attention to more transit - oriented designs and streets that accommodate multiple modes of transportation; more people telecommuting; a rise in car - sharing as an alternative way to travel in cities; increased political interest in congestion pricing.

As a free application, Spotcycle helps bike share users take advantage of a sustainable and ecologically sound solution for urban transportation in its scalability, adaptability and comprehensive support of bike share schemes worldwide.

In addition finding and creating markets for products and transportation costs limit the economic viability of waste stream diversion especially in rural areas as opposed to urban areas.

From there, American Rivers joined a highly anticipated visioning process known as the Livable Centers Initiative and spent the next few months attending meetings and workshops, speaking with urban planners, transportation engineers, community groups, water professionals, and various government entities.