Sentences with phrase «where public transportation»

Some programs also provide transportation if they are in a location where public transportation is unavailable or difficult for moms and infants.

Maybe you don't have your own but you still live in a place where public transportation isn't widely available or convenient but you have really generous friends who are willing to let you take their car for a joyride (or to buy groceries or whatever).

Here's a smart way to get low cost auto insurance in the state of New Jersey, or in any state where public transportation is easily accessible: Get a driver's license and don't use it for three years.

So, we haven't completely removed the car from our lives, but we can definitely see a possible future where those beautiful bicycle paths are more common, where walkable neighborhoods are standard rather than the exception, and where public transportation is greatly improved.

Rental cars are particularly useful in more rural settings where public transportation may not be well - established, but be aware of how and where you rent.

The truth is, even though we travel A LOT, we still have our home base in San Diego where public transportation is practically non-existant.

She explains why even in Calgary where public transportation is poor, she prefers to manage without a car.

The National Education Policy Center noted one particular example of an NHA owned charter in Louisiana, where public transportation is not offered despite 7 % of the state funding being given to the school to do so (Crawfish, 2015).

Ali Najmi, an attorney and activist, Bob Friedrich, a local civic leader, Sally Frank, a staffer to Comptroller Scott Stringer, and Rebecca Lynch, a former Democratic district leader, are all said to be considering campaigns for the bucolic eastern Queens district, where public transportation options are limited and a booming South Asian population is changing the make - up of the once predominately white neighborhoods.

It is so pleasant to see places, where public transportation works so efficiently.

She explains why even in Calgary where public transportation is poor, she prefers to manage without a car.

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Because many cities don't have widespread public transportation, American households are put in a tough position where a new car is unaffordable but a vehicle is needed to get to work every day.

Turning its Moovel app into a one - stop shop where users can access many different transportation options — including the popular ride - hailing and public transportation services they already use — is a clever way for Daimler to wedge itself into the future of urban mobility.

The most obvious shortcoming for Baltimore (and the one where those other cities have us beat) is our public transportation system, a top consideration for Amazon.

This is true for transportation systems, public utility systems, education infrastructure, health care infrastructure, and senior care infrastructure, to mention only some of the areas where more infrastructure investments are needed.

Eric has a strong financial background from his public accounting experience where he spent seven years providing audit and advisory services to companies in the transportation, manufacturing and distribution, hospitality and software industries.

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.

Otherwise, it would end up terminating 15 miles from where you actually want to go, no access to public transportation, require 2 different toll - roads that terminates into a «highway» with lights every quarter mile before exiting straight into neighborhoods with no traffic control.

How could he sustain an American's need for control in a country where strikes stopped the mail and public transportation every few weeks, where shops closed unexpectedly and the owners hoarded goods because they couldn't keep up with the 4,000 % inflation?

And perhaps not surprisingly, despite a long road of personal responsibility that started in 3rd grade on public transportation, my journey as a parent is where I've realized the full scope of personal responsibility.

I started to be fearful about being in a situation where having a panic attack would be difficult, like if I was driving a car or stuck on public transportation.

For families where there is no access to a vehicle, relying on public transportation makes a simple trip to the grocery store as time consuming and arduous as a trip to the DMV.

The build of this model is a little more compact and discreet, making it perfect for taking onto public transportation or running in areas where there are a lot of people.

I guess you've never lived where there is NO public transportation and all major stores are 35 miles away have you?

Public transportation is a reality for some who don't live where driving a car is feasible.

-- supportive public health system that can ensure parents have the resources they need to properly care for their children (including vouchers for transportation to routine medical appointments, and clinics located in the neighbourhoods where people live).

But almost any stroller can make traveling awkward on public transportation or in places where you have to negotiate lots of steps.

It would help their accessibility to get to the store or other places they can't get to easily, especially where there isn't any taxi or convenient public transportation services.

Laura Curran and Jack Martins played nice, mostly, on Friday morning during their first public showdown since winning their parties» nominations for Nassau County executive — an event where the main topic was transportation infrastructure.

«Public transportation is vital to the communities of eastern Queens, where most live in a transit desert, having limited access to trains and relying heavily on buses to get to work, school or important appointments,» Rozic said.

Tuesday's meeting is the first of two public hearings where the New York State Thruway Authority and New York State Department of Transportation will hear public comments and opinions on the DEIS.

In the wake of last week's shooting in Parkland, Florida, where 17 people were killed, the students planned to take public transportation to the U.S. Capitol to hold a rally demanding legislation to curb gun violence in schools.

Focus On (StreetsPAC article): «In twenty years we should be in a city where every vehicle on the road is a streamlined, fuel efficient necessity and our public transportation system is modernized and properly funded.»

Imagine MegaCorp owns all the land around, (so that walking away is trespassing, and either leads to a shotgun or jail), affordable public transportation is non-existent, private transportation is too expensive, the only road out is a highway where walkers and hitchhikers are arrested.

Howie Hawkins is running on that platform for governor, where we look at public transportation within the Park, we look at rebuilding the railroads.

In a letter sent to New York State Assembly Insurance Committee Chairman, Assemblyman Kevin Cahill, Majority Leader Lorigo advocates for hosting a roundtable in Buffalo in hopes of finally bringing these extremely popular and successful services to Buffalo where affordable public transportation is significantly lacking.

While the report does not specifically say where the jails would be placed, saying only that there should be one in each of the five boroughs, for a total capacity of 5,500 beds, «located in city centers near or adjacent to courthouses and in close proximity to public transportation,» DNAinfo reported previously that the commission had identified four sites by the time that a presentation on the plan was made to Deputy Mayor Anthony Shorris in March.

In making his way up the ranks of permanent government, from the consumer affairs department to the Department of Telecommunications and Energy to the Economic Development Corporation, where he worked as senior vice president for transportation and commerce, Ward has also shown himself comfortable using the proverbial revolving door, moving between the public and private sectors as the need arises, and endearing himself to both public and private constituencies.

Lynch told POLITICO New York there is «a lot that needs to happen» in the «outer - outer boroughs,» like improved traffic and pedestrian safety in a district where a majority of constituents drive, improving public transportation options and infrastructure and bringing more attention to the challenges of being a homeowner.

«The road disrepair is especially troublesome in Staten Island, where the lack of public transportation infrastructure causes islanders to use their vehicles to travel throughout the Island,» Ignizio (R - South Shore) and Matteo (R - Mid-Island) wrote on Jan. 16.

The two men held a press conference to draw attention to the proposed measure Friday at the County Center bus stop in Riverside, where they were joined by Riverhead Supervisor Sean Walter; Southold Supervisor Scott Russell; Tom Neely, Southampton Town transportation director; and Vince Taldone of Five Town Rural Transit, a group that has worked to improve public transportation on the East End.

Luo adds, «crowdedness in public transportation, where commuters are often squeezed against strangers with little else to do, is annoying, and yet ironically an opportune moment for mobile ads.»

If public transportation between city and surrounding neighborhoods, for example, fails to keep pace with growth, more and more people will drive into center cities for work and play and add pollution to areas where they don't live.

While bans in public transportation or in schools were found to decrease the exposure of non-smokers, those in recreational public places, such as bars, restaurants or recreational facilities, increased their exposure by displacing smokers to private places where they contaminate non-smokers, and in particular young children.

But in a city like Tokyo where most people don't own cars and have to take public transportation to get from place to place, walking in heels for long periods of time is... Continue Reading

I had no car in grad school, so walking and public transportation was where it was at!

For example, challenge yourself to 30 days of bringing lunch to work, skipping Uber in favor of walking or public transportation, or denote one month where you only shop your own closet.

Meet in a public place, use your own method of transportation and tell someone you trust where you are (in fact, if you're nervous, get that person to pick you up).

When planning this, be sure to keep it in public, let others know where you'll be and when you should be back, take your own mode of transportation, and obviously bring your cell phone.

Prior to joining Oakland Schools in 2005, Moore was senior deputy chief executive officer for Detroit Public Schools where he oversaw Facility Maintenance, Capital Improvement Programs; Contracting, Real Estate and Urban Planning; Transportation; Food Service; Security; Print Production; Environmental Health and Safety; Warehouse Operations; Financial Functions; and State Legislative Affairs.