Deals with public transit agencies could complement public transit, instead of competing with it.
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On the public transit front, Uber has partnered with Masabi, a mobile ticketing platform for public transit.
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Ride-hailing users who also use public transit have higher personal ownership rates than those who only use public transit.
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Jarrett Walker is an international consultant in public transit network design and policy who writes a public transit blog, HumanTransit.org.
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Forouzesh recommends avoiding touching your face on public transit and carrying hand sanitizer with you and using it as soon as you leave public transit.
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In a feature that feels like the public transit tab on Google Maps directions, Lyft will show different route options using public transit and the ride-sharing app.
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The truth, though, is the growth of individualized transportation options is cannibalizing public transit—and without good, reliable, vast public transit networks, we'll never have social and economic equity.
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As Klein points out, although our national airport network is good and many cities have good public transit, you often can't use public transit to get to the airport.
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Cervero suggests that even those who support investing in public transit don't always walk the walk (or ride the ride?), and rarely is investment in public transit an effective political bargaining chip.
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To take one example, even as ride-hail companies strangle public transit, there will likely be no response to Uber's new plan to profit off of public transit until it is too late.
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It's also true that public transit doesn't perfectly match demand; bikeshare's current Age of Enlightenment is built on the premise that it is a last-mile solution for people using public transit. However.
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The self-driving cars, if we get reasonable occupancy on them and they really are a public transit, then today we subsidize public transit, about 90 percent of it is subsidized by taxes.
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Some groups protesting increased police presence on New York subways are calling for, among other things, removing police from public transit, increasing accessibility for riders of all physical abilities and free public transit.
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People in southern California are ditching public transit en masse.
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And historically, it's been the purview of public transit agencies.
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I draw public transit PSAs and furry fan art commissions.
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It's bad news for public transit authorities around the country.
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The fees collected would go toward improvements in public transit.
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I've been pretty bad this week about taking public transit.
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Public transit is undergoing a major overhaul in San Francisco.
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Around 34% of the city's residents rely on public transit.
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There will be public transit to and from the venue.
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But public transit isn't the best option for every trip.
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Finally, someone on public transit you'll actually enjoy talking to.
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CLOSE YOUR LEGS ON PUBLIC TRANSIT, OH MY GOD. 11.
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In a sense, the experiment made Uber into public transit.
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Just 15 percent said they felt best on public transit.
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The public transit system, meanwhile, is trapped in the 1930s.
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But public transit can be "slow and inconvenient," Davis said.
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It's not just public transit that's feeling the coronavirus' effect.
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Clearly the day pass for public transit was worth it!
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Some have also been barred from public transit, Kulkarni added.
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Are there any cities that will never embrace public transit?
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One user claims to serially assault women on public transit.
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We have excellent public transit, bringing people into close proximity.
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But this was the line's first go as public transit.
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Do locals recommend taking a taxi or riding public transit?
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But it does have a sweet approach to public transit.
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Uber started selling public transit tickets in Denver last May.
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The autonomous vehicles will be integrated into existing public transit.
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Public transit meant shivering waits for buses that rarely came.
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Below are some of their tales of exceptional public transit.
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People complain rent and public transit prices are too high.
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Uber has launched public transit ticketing options in Las Vegas.
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It's also going to be a boon to public transit.
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New York's public transit system, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), announced it would be doing a deep clean of all of its subway systems and public transit vehicles — and New Yorkers say it's about time.
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A Lyft spokeswoman said that 30 percent of rides in San Francisco take place in underserved neighborhoods, and 20 percent begin or end at a public transit station, underscoring its collaboration with public transit agencies.
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Its creator also claims it can be used for public transit.
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Not urban planners, not community members, certainly not public transit experts.
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In the world of public transit, data is a valuable thing.
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Public transit would have taken me three and a half hours.
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How do bikes fit in with public transit in the Netherlands?
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Airlines -- and public transit in general -- are turning into the Thunderdome.
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Plus, I live in an area where public transit is possible.
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Have them improve public transit, because pokémon cluster on train platforms.
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To American eyes, Germany may look like a public transit paradise.
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A robust public transit system is essential to achieving that goal.
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Public transit doesn't work or go where people need it to.
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Why does the U.S. suck at building good, useful public transit?
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Further, it emphasizes public transit as a way to lower emissions.
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Start washing your hands before eating and after riding public transit.
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Don't touch your face, whether you're on or off public transit.
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The move would provide billions of dollars for public transit upgrades.
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Mr. Christie's commitment to public transit has been a recurring issue.
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Unlike most navigation app, Citymapper is designed for public transit commuters.
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We can draw people to public transit because people like free.
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Public transit agencies are facing a unique challenge in unique times.
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So what does that mean for America's largest public transit system?
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There are already more than 70 cities partnering with new private mobility services in part to bolster public transit offerings, while also easing the pressures of rising public transit costs, aging assets and rapidly increasing ridership.
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This location's proximity to public transit implies that the chicken is meant to be something of an antidote to the ill that plagues so many riders: having to smell someone else's fried chicken on public transit.
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And specifically by connecting customers to public transit, Uber is attempting to counter narratives that its services are the antithesis to city infrastructure, and that it takes customers — and, therefore, revenue — away from public transit agencies.
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Public transit: Perhaps a derivative of the effect of ride-hailing services on public transit, a number of city officials worry that new private transportation like scooters will continue to divert ridership (and funds) from local transit.
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She also relied on public transit and walked a lot every day.
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This ain't Sesame Street—counting riders really, erm, counts in public transit.
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Apple Pay came to public transit in Portland, Oregon on May 21.
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They're already doing it, and talking about doing it with public transit.
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"You can take public transit to reach us very easily," Shomaker said.
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DART, the local public transit, has been closed downtown as police investigate.
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Go deeper: How on-demand transportation could make public transit more efficient
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The city's public transit system has also been disrupted on multiple occasions.
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But Uber says it's committed to providing further links to public transit.
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Moovit's integration with Uber can make public transit a more viable option.
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What about the impact of last-mile options on public transit usage?
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Maybe your dream ride on public transit includes an ice cream bar.
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I get basically everywhere on public transit and my own two feet.
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Depending on the time and your location, public transit might be inconvenient.
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Like many Midwestern cities, Cincinnati's public transit system has seen better times.
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Google's app isn't alone in tackling public transit from a new angle.
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Cities fell in line, dispensing with sidewalks and abandoning public transit projects.
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As gas stations ran out of fuel, for instance, public transit halted.
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The Trump administration has basically admitted that it doesn't like public transit.
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It was successful: The Supreme Court declared segregation on public transit unconstitutional.
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Uber and Lyft have both made progress in befriending public transit agencies.
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I spend a little more than $10 a week on public transit.
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Some streets in Port-au-Prince flooded, and public transit was paralyzed.
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He faces aggravated assault and battery charges in a public transit station.
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But even as public transit stumbles, another transportation story is playing out.
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The concept is that well-run public transit ought to be profitable.
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Public transit funding ought not to be a response to any crisis.
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For those who take public transit, this concern is top of mind.
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Assistance to local public transit systems could be tied to ridership numbers.
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Across the country, public transit systems are getting crushed by social distancing.
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The results suggest that ride-hailing draws people away from public transit.
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"I think buses and public transit are the unsung heroes," Isaac said.
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Public transit is at a near-standstill in and out of Wuhan.
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Are there different forms of public transit, such as trains and buses?
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Do you think your community should make public transit free for everyone?
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Uber is making a big bet on public transit in Las Vegas.
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The US has bad public transit, but you probably already know that.
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That finding suggests the need for faster, more frequent public transit options.
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"Everywhere I know that free public transit has been implemented, people are happy with it," Allan Alaküla, head of the Tallinn European Union Office and a champion of Tallinn's free public transit initiative, told me in an email.
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On Thursday, Rogen tweeted, "I'M GONNA BE THE VOICE ON PUBLIC TRANSIT IN MY HOMETOWN OF VANCOUVER" along with a teaser that shows him in a soundbooth talking about how he loves Canada and public transit in Vancouver (liar).
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Meanwhile, millennials took 24 percent more bike rides and used more public transit.
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The public transit information is being launched in partnership with the app Transit.
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And they really do mean everywhere: offices, restaurants, public transit, you name it.
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Governor Alfredo del Mazo announced public transit would be free Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Public transit, for all of its sights and smells, is a beautiful thing.
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In March, users will get new upgrades for public transit and augmented reality.
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Will Swiftly become the go-to app for public transit in San Francisco?
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How does the environmental impact of scooters stack up next to public transit?
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"It's a symbiotic relationship between public transit and [ride-hailing apps]," Grisby said.
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Let's see an autonomous public transit prototype for a US city in 2017.
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Public transit agencies are not known for their flashy, up-to-date technology.
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"Currently there isn't much to favor public transit over private cars," he said.
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What happened when Uber took over public transit in a small Canadian town.
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It has well-known universities, public transit and a strong technical talent pool.
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It also says it wants to supplement, not replace, existing public transit options.
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They were quicker than most public transit options, if those options even existed.
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This effectively combines public transit with cabs to create completely new integrated routes.
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A bus ride home on the local public transit system would be $2.50.
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They are a very public and specific commitment to spending on public transit.
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Let's think about local needs and start funding public transit as Congress asked.
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And my personal obsession: urban density and public transit (both crucial to decarbonization).
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He is charged with Aggravated Assault and Battery in a Public Transit Station.
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But he noted that crime on public transit had dropped in recent decades.
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If I want to venture further afield, I have unlimited public transit options.
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"This ain't Pornhub, this is public transit," the employee added, according to Childs.
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Research has shown that poorer communities have shoddier access to public transit systems.
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And if you feel sick, you should certainly stay away from public transit.
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The trade group for the nation's public transit systems is seeking $12.9 billion.
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But the bill was amended in August to include public transit and municipalities.
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Obviously we want density downtown, in walkable neighborhood centers, and near public transit.
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On Monday, a strike brought public transit — including airline flights — to a standstill.
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Walking also costs the city very little, unlike cars and even public transit.
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Just like the subway, public transit for New York's disabled riders is maddening.
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All nonessential travel via bike, car, public transit, scooter, or foot is banned.
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But being afraid of public transit isn't going to do anyone any good.
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The idea has attracted the attention of public transit activists in Southern California.
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Andrew M. Cuomo made a point of saying public transit was an exception.
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Some commuters preferred to give up on public transit entirely and walked instead.
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Not exactly public transit; it will cost about $113 to $96, round trip.
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But the pool of dollars available for something like public transit is limited.
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The trashcans are often seen in government buildings, airports and public transit centers.
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He should apply the same grand vision to our vital public transit system.
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Maybe they're located in the boonies; maybe there's no convenient public transit nearby.
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In the region's biggest cities, many public transit systems tried to press on.
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It also has wide social acceptance; I know C.E.O.s who take public transit.
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Drivers would have to adjust or use public transit for the restricted day.
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Public transit use is rising and ride-share use is rising as well.
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Public transit agencies are increasingly exploring how autonomous buses could help reduce operating costs, improve service on low-ridership or specialized routes, and bridge gaps at the beginning and end of public transit trips — so-called first- and last-mile connections.
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Those routes can include a combination of walking, public transit and taking a Lyft.
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And the proliferation of individualized transportation options is going to make public transit worse.
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Free public transit feels like a good idea, but it's not a silver bullet.
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Public transit systems remain too slow or sporadic to reliably get commuters to work.
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A monthly pass providing access to all the area's public transit costs nearly $200.
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The spaces they were building were inhospitable to walking and cycling and public transit.
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Eventually, if the population keeps growing, it will need a real public transit solution.
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I don't have a car, so I go everywhere by public transit and Lyft.
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The problem is you are car-less and San Francisco's public transit system sucks.
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However, Uber now portrays that market as an opportunity to work with public transit.
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Already you can simply tap your Apple Watch to travel on London's public transit.
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Amazon interns are invading Seattle once again — and it's affecting the city's public transit.
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For example, public transit agencies could handle booking and subsidize the cost of trips.
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Public transit systems should be redesigned to better integrate and leverage emerging micromobility networks.
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The public transit systems and small taxi services lose their chance at potential fares.
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The couple's car tags had expired, so both were enduring long public transit commutes.
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Although eating on public transit is not permitted (even pizza), citations are rarely issued.
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Officials raised the terror threat level and shut down public transit after the blasts.
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It was deemed the best public transit system in North America despite those flaws.
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And Salzberg says, Uber may not need public transit dollars to influence the sector.
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In October, he toured Uber's offices in India and began a public transit partnership.
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Now if only Detroit and its metro area could get serious about public transit.
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Further, we have to build reliable public transit alternatives for urban communities in Michigan.
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The bottom line: Neuhausen shows that AVs are ready for public transit prime time.
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When researchers asked people to interact with strangers on public transit, they were horrified.
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Arlington, Texas, went without a public transit system before partnering with Via in 2017.
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Public transit ridership dropped in 25 of 35 U.S. major metropolitan areas in 2100.
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Public transit, Americans for Prosperity says, goes against the liberties that Americans hold dear.
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Connecticut relies on a state transportation fund to pay for roads and public transit.
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One concrete way to think about this — and we talked earlier about public transit.
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Separately, the city's public transit system is seeking a $2300 billion federal bailout. 240.
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Furthermore, it's unclear that the public-transit substitution is occurring during peak Manhattan hours.
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Its mass public transit system and close quarters undoubtedly helped spread the novel coronavirus.
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Public transit ridership is down across the country as the virus continues to spread.
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Public transit ridership across the country has dropped, as The New York Times reports.
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The public transit can be spotty, and so he often finds himself on foot.
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Public transit was expected to resume in stages through the rest of the week.
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This slowed the bus system, in turn leading more people to abandon public transit.
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Nearly $20 billion annually would go toward public transit, according to the fact sheet.
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Improving public transit was a major issue in the city&aposs recent mayoral election.
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The arrival of the first formal public transit was supposed to transform the favela.
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The couple's car tags had expired, so both were enduring long public-transit commutes.
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Both companies have also looked at ways to integrate public transit into their apps.
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Depending on the city, both offer cars, carpooling, bikes, scooters, and public transit directions.
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If the office is far from the hotel, opt for public transit if possible.
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The scooter icon is for scooters, the bus for public transit ... you get it.
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"They've had too much demand," says Moaz Ahmad, a Toronto-based public transit consultant.
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But though the word itself is new, the practice of manspreading — whereby a man spreads his legs while sitting on public transit, taking up too much space — has apparently been pissing people off since around the time public transit became a thing.
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They're also avoiding the use of public transit cards that can link location to identities.
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So when she moved to San Francisco, she decided to get around on public transit.
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Traffic will be terrible, public transit will be overwhelmed, and the security will be tight.
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Despite my never-ending battle with public transit, my blood pressure seems to be fine.
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This marks the first time the city's public transit system has issued a lifetime ban.
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Uber, however, has yet to integrate public transit, which the company also announced in April.
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They should adopt carbon taxes as well as invest in public transit and clean energy.
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A well-designed public transit map is a wonderful thing: clean, clear, simple and intuitive.
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For example, Estonia launched the largest free public transit system in the world in July.
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Willhoite, who was a public transit worker, had been employed at Pierce Transit since 2008.
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Unlike most Americans, I don't own a car; I bike or I take public transit.
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It's our public transit systems, which often pass right by neighborhoods that need them most.
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In a virtuous cycle, the money goes to better public transit and more bike lanes.
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We are the center of technology, and our public transit system is old and embarrassing.
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Lately, MasterCard has positioned itself as a leader in contactless ticketing for public transit systems.
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The city's impact on Moth is deeper than references to public transit or crowded sidewalks.
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Good thing you own a truck and aren't a fool on public transit like me.
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With 25,000 incoming employees expected, public transit has to be a major consideration for Amazon.
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The speed with which Uber has entered the public transit sector has stunned industry activists.
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Investments in public transit can help people access local corner stores, supermarkets and farmers' markets.
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It will soon be compatible with several public transit systems, including New York and Chicago.
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The general purchase category includes shopping, entertainment, public transit and vehicle expenses other than gas.
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Then there are the worksheets that deal with public transit, parking placards, and so on.
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Ideally, cities would be composed of clusters of such walksheds, connected by reliable public transit.
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She won, and the ruling eventually led to the desegregation of our city's public transit.
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Simply put, the U.S. builds less public transit per urban dweller than its peer countries.
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But most stuff is humongously far from public transit, like Socrates Park & the Queens Museum.
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Why do you think people like to say that their city has bad public transit?
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Few US cities share Barcelona's combination of density, mixed-use zoning, and functional public transit.
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That station also connects to public transit options like the Metrorail and the Tri-Rail.
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Our writer chronicled the strange and wonderful things that New Yorkers bring on public transit.
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Only respondents from Guangdong, China and Singapore thought entertainment districts were riskier than public transit.
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He has said it would not make sense to take public transit to the gym.
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Supporters of public transit say it reduces traffic, spurs economic development and fights global warming.
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If you think they deserve even more of your money, keep voting against public transit.
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Restaurants, tennis courts, parks with jogging trails and public transit are all within walking distance.
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Surprisingly enough, these two spots are also well-served by public transit, according to Jalopnik.
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Maps now includes real-time public transit estimates and a Google Street View-like mode.
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"We have seen experimentally that [public transit data] increases engagement with the app," Khosrowshahi says.
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At least one public transit station had been shutdown, according to the Boston Transportation department.
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Most of the expected $303 billion revenue through 2024 will help finance public transit improvements.
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According to the American Public Transit Association, over 735,000 students take public transportation to school.
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Essential services, including public transit, grocery stores, and pharmacies will continue to operate, Ford said.
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The idea is to boost ridership—and curb traffic—by making public transit more convenient.
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Helsinki, Finland, has a plan to densify its suburbs and connect them with public transit.
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Consumers who use scooters or public transit are also consumers who will use ride-sharing.
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Uber and ride-hailing competitor Lyft have been working to find allies among public transit agencies, recognizing that if they are to be truly cheaper than car ownership as each company has touted it is, they must be used in combination with public transit.
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How about first improving the planes of existence (and public transit systems) we all already use?
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Emissions and traffic would go down, while higher meter fees would encourage use of public transit.
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They protect you from the elements, weather-related and otherwise (we're looking at you, public transit!).
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I've been the cat lady of public transit services for as long as I can remember.
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But, he argued, it's still cheaper than building out public transit for a relatively small population.
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Decarbonizing transportation with major investments in public transit, and phasing out sales of internal combustion vehicles.
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More cars on the road make it difficult for bikers and public transit to get around.
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I hope that driver has to ride public transit for the rest of their freaking life.
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The ARC also found last year that only 3.1 percent of Atlanta commuters used public transit.
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This lack of supply cuts across public transit, private transportation companies like Uber, and taxi services.
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Looking at online posts about transportation, people are talking more about ride-sharing than public transit.
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Last week, Bloomberg reported that Apple plans to allow public transit payments in Japan this year.
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In this scenario, you, a Dutiful Citizen, have paid your fair share to use public transit.
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The TMC also connects cars to city infrastructure, public transit systems, and other "smart" city platforms.
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Why it matters: Questions over ride-hailing's impact on public transit have persisted over the years.
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"Public transit is for the public, but it is also for the working public," she says.
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As a result, the public transit system was unable to charge for rides for a weekend.
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The only way around it is to build lots more housing that's accessible to public transit.
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While the city's public transit system proved mostly reliable, I decided to try other transportation options.
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Lyft could also provide data about ride-sharing, biking, and public transit usage — for a cost.
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Alternatively, 1% of Austinites opt to bike instead of drive or take public transit to work.
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In 1945, a new Master Plan was envisioned to improve public transit, parks, and major roadways.
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"Lyft is confident that our service is a complement to public transit," spokeswoman Alexandra LaManna said.
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"There are already alternatives to private car ownership, like using public transit, walking, cycling," notes Loro.
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None of this solves what may be the biggest impediment to good American public transit: costs.
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Those riding public transit must maintain at least six feet of social distancing from other passengers.
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First, here's what you need to know before heading out: • Public transit is up and running.
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Robust public transit systems and large airports with direct flights to Seattle were also a plus.
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Existing structures are being recycled, and the city's public transit system is being expanded and improved.
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Getting to Texel from Amsterdam on public transit is easy — about 2 hours, door to door.
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You want to integrate public transit and ride-sharing, maybe other modalities like vanpooling over time.
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One truth unites most riders of New York City public transit: The system is in crisis.
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But it is also an area where deindustrialization and inadequate public transit have taken a toll.
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As rapidly as the Atlanta area has grown, public transit is practically absent outside Atlanta itself.
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In contrast, far more workers, including the poor, rely on public transit, according to the report.
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Have they siphoned riders from public transit, or have they made transit feasible for more riders?
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Opposing public transit also dovetails with the Kochs' financial interests, which benefit from automobiles and highways.
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In its request for proposals, Amazon asked for good airport connections, public transit and strong universities.
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That little piece of information can radically transform your sense of the quality of public transit.
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Its largest steelmaking city, Tangshan, suspended all public transit in an effort to contain the virus.
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Any setbacks in introducing congestion pricing would risk delaying vital improvements to public transit, she said.
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Or is public transit normalized and used by a wide variety of people in your community?
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This isn't just a feel-good experiment in civics, nor is it a public transit boondoggle.
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Chariot also hopes to scoop up some commuters frustrated with New York's often cramped public transit.
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Sadly, the neglect of maintenance is not limited to New York, public transit or this summer.
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The city is also near an airport, one of Amazon's other requirements, and along public transit.
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In these areas, everything is so spread out it's difficult to put public transit in place.
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But building public transit in vulnerable areas comes with particular challenges, and must be approached thoughtfully.
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Wash hands "constantly," advises Dr. Mysore, and wear a face mask on planes and public transit.
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Short trips are the lowest-hanging fruit — you could usually walk, bike or take public transit.
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Short trips are the lowest-hanging fruit — you could usually walk, bike or take public transit.
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"Few cities in the world are as dependent on public transit as New York," he said.
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Behave yourself on the bus, too, because disturbing people on public transit is a $400 infraction.
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And to make matters worse, this income group relies on public transit more than any other.
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But he avoided the Lyft IPO and worries the service and Uber will diminish public transit.
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On the other hand, startups could benefit from integrating public transit into their offering, which seems to be what Uber was after when it partnered with Denver's Regional Transportation District for a pilot project, and Lyft and Uber moved to integrate public transit information into their apps.
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This all means that the fare recovery ratio can be lowered if a larger chunk is funded through taxes on real estate (which profits from the proximity to transit hubs), corporations (which use public transit to bring workers and clients to the office), professional sports teams (which use public transit to bring fans into their stadiums), and other profiteers of gentrification (which has pushed lower-income people further from city centers, forcing them to rely on public transit more).
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They could be helping, incrementally, to move affluent riders from public transit systems to privately driven cars.
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The Lyft app has a new look and it's all about shared rides and taking public transit.
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In cities where people commute using private cars, this is a much softer transition into public transit.
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One 2018 study by Schweiterman gathered data on cities where ride-hailing apps worked with public transit.
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In April, Uber unveiled its multi-modal transportation ambitions, which includes car rentals and public transit integration.
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"We need to expand and improve the public transit system and make it greener first," she said.
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People watched everywhere: in offices, in schools, on park benches, on public transit, in airports, on airplanes.
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People spend $503 billion a year on public transit, but very few local agencies enable mobile payments.
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The London 2012 Games did reduce emissions during construction work and improved the city's public transit network.
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In Los Angeles, the struggle is putting more scooters in low-income communities underserved by public transit.
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The American Society of Engineers says that deficient public transit costs the US economy $90 billion annually.
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Regardless of that outcome, this is all a very bad look for the city's public transit authority.
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Apple Pay is adding public transit payments for its first U.S. cities — Portland, Chicago and New York.
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Transportation plans include tolling and an autonomous circulator shuttle around the island that connects to public transit.
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The state pays for public transit for all employees, so I always take the train to work.
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But they could also expose public transit riders to data privacy risks, and upend transit's business model.
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It's going to be ridesharing, ridehailing and public transit — and these vehicles may not even require drivers.
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That's an impressive reach for any public transit system and especially for a nascent system like LA's.
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"Imagine if a person in public transit is wearing skirts—it can be quite titillating," he said.
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Dunkin' Donuts did, however, get him to pass out "CharlieCards" (Boston's public transit cards) in 2009. 10.
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This eliminated the need for customers to haul their heavier purchases home themselves, or on public transit.
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Some public transit authorities around the world use similar systems on networks of buses and regional railways.
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Having traveled widely in Mexico, I've come to prefer public transit and hired drivers to rental cars.
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But, look: She's an equal member of the team and black people work in public transit. Politics!
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There were severe public transit disruptions a day after demonstrators staged a fiery standoff against the police.
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The app now supports airport and mall maps, lane guidance, public transit, EV charging stations and more.
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Why this matters: Where you live influences your views on everything from public transit to dirty air.
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On the council, he cast votes to protect funding for public transit and to expand police accountability.
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Few public transit agencies in the world are profitable, and most of them are based in Asia.
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Broadly speaking, Americans for Prosperity campaigns against big government, but many of its initiatives target public transit.
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In China, government officials suspended public transit to and from Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Should we actually bother to think about American public transit policy, we can make things better quickly.
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This should include large investments in public affordable housing, job training, green space, public transit and more.
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It's a city where some bosses won't hire employees who have to take public transit to work.
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The strike, which was backed by the Catalan regional government, also brought public transit to a standstill.
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Of course, there are still measures people can take to reduce their risk even on public transit.
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And people who can't afford cars and live where public transit is inadequate have a harder time.
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People need to get to work and they are finding that public transit isn't getting them there.
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They are the housekeepers in the closed hotels and the families without options when public transit closes.
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"I had no experience, no diploma," said Mr. Saidi, now a bus driver for Marseille public transit.
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Sixty percent of public transit users are people of color who rely on broken or inefficient systems.
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Miami does have a public transit system that is cheaper than the average Lyft or Uber ride.
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For many, public transit is the key to earning a living or a high quality of life.
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"Think about an elderly Angeleno who relies on public transit to get around her neighborhood," he continued.
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Public transit is not the only New York City issue that has run into trouble in Albany.
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The offering adds an interesting twist to the complicated relationship that ridesharing companies have with public transit.
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Many a politician takes a hard look at public transit and decides to find an easier fight.
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From reducing our energy use to expanding public transit, Chicago will not skirt our responsibility to act.
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Cities' efforts to use ride-hail services like Uber to replace public transit hit some speed bumps.
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Mr. Green said he planned to further expand Lyft into other modes of transportation, including public transit.
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The goal of Via from the beginning was to strengthen public transit, not replace it, Ramot said.
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Innisfil, Ontario in Canada replaced its public transit system with subsidized Uber rides and saved $8 million.
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Uber on Thursday announced that its users in Denver can book and redeem public transit tickets directly through its own app via Uber Transit, which officially launched earlier this year and allows residents of the Colorado city to view real-time public transit routes, including departures and travel times.
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London, instead, has Oyster, which can be used for nearly every form of public transit in the city.
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They're a convenient alternative to taking a car or relying on a not-so-vibrant public transit network.
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Xiaomi already started trialling public transit payment earlier this year in Shanghai and Shenzhen, based on local reports.
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But the stuff, in this case, includes baseline city functions, like garbage collection, safe streets, efficient public transit.
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And they have said that they, and Uber, intend on being a piece of the public transit ecosystem.
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In London this week, a curious thing happened: A city gave its residents more public transit, not less.
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Public transit in LA could grow even faster if the $24.2 billion Measure R extension passes in November.
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A man who repeatedly cut and masturbated into women's hair has been banned from public transit in Portland.
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And a few places have begun to experiment with different ways to harvest brake power in public transit.
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It partnered with Valley Metro, the Phoenix regional public transit agency, to provide last-mile transportation to commuters.
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Last week, one of Toronto's regional public transit services teased a radical, futuristic mode of transportation on Twitter.
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Riders pay a lot less than they might otherwise, as a result – barely more than public transit costs.
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Uber, on the other hand, recently announced a partnership with Masabi a mobile ticketing platform for public transit.
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Historically, scale economies in transport, from railways to public transit, pushed systems towards monopoly and eventual government interference.
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Here says the deal will include not just maps, but real-time traffic flow and public transit data.
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The Big Apple accounts for a whopping 41% of all rides on public transit in the United States.
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When public transit doesn't work, there are no other options for the most vulnerable residents of our country.
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I'm lucky I live in a city that has accessible public transit and infrastructure for biking and walking.
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This happens every day to women on public transit, in the streets, in businesses, in the universities. Enough.
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It actually looks like a very efficient (and clean!) public transit, which makes the secrecy even more confusing.
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The union rejected the company's last and best offer for a contract, according to the Public Transit Department.
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They also experimented with special discounts and drop-off locations for riders heading to major public transit hubs.
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Those public transit features compete directly with Citymapper and most likely relies on a lot of open data.
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Connecting public transit systems with automated vehicles — whether in ride-sharing or shuttle services — could offer one solution.
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In contrast, e-scooters are generally cheaper to utilize than alternatives like public transit, taxis, and personal cars.
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The state's public transit subcommittee is in talks to invest billions of dollars to upgrade its transportation systems.
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We agreed to leave together today so she can show me how to use the public transit system.
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With over a century of experience, you would think the city would know how to handle public transit.
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However, it's not too far fetched to imagine that Olli points the direction of future public transit systems.
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The two men have feuded over issues such as public transit and housing in the nation's largest city.
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Also, how would an autonomous car-based public transit system, like the one planned in Beverly Hills, work?
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They forgot to do public transit, so, in turn, it created a very mobile atmosphere in the city.
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The familiarity is as unsettling as the strangeness, like riding public transit in a city you don't know.
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Talk about how public transit will evolve, and a future with fully-integrated travel based on smartphone technology.
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If this sort of behavior on public transit (and elsewhere) continues unreported, then we are essentially silencing ourselves.
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Martz's proposal would make the suburb of Altamonte an unlikely test bed for one future of public transit.
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This yielded a poor public transit system, extreme poverty, ailing educational resources, and ever-changing, often corrupt leadership.
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He was an army veteran who became a bus driver for Sun Metro, El Paso's public transit system.
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By the fall, it will also be compatible with several public transit systems, including New York and Chicago.
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In response, Toderian called for people to tweet about good things that happened to them on public transit.
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Public transit may not be very enticing for investors, but these systems deliver solid returns to everyone else.
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Uber, after announcing its intentions to get into public transit last April, is ready to launch in Denver.
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Still, the cost savings that ride sharing promises (versus public transit) make it an irresistible option to some.
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Local governments and agencies can work with ride-hailing services to enhance public transit instead of undermining it.
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But epidemiologists said that the risk of transmission connected to using public transit is hard to accurately assess.
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If the outbreak becomes more serious, health officials may recommend that public transit officials adopt more drastic measures.
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A great many things are broken about the way the federal government funds public transit in this country.
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Washington, DC (CNN)Public transit systems across the country are struggling under the weight of the coronavirus pandemic.
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"We should be ahead of the curve in terms of providing public transit," he said in an interview.
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Getting the market signals right for parking, congestion, curb access, infrastructure and public transit matters more than ever.
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Shortly thereafter, Mr. Ng decided to specialize in public transit, which he considered a somewhat more useful pursuit.
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Traffic is also a concern; Seattle is contending with an excessive burden on the city's public transit system.
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Car services might also be prompting wealthier people to ditch public transit, thus reducing political support for it.
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He noted that several ambitious public transit projects are underway that would ease congestion both underground and aboveground.
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Our writer chronicled some of the strange and wonderful things New Yorkers bring with them on public transit.
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The study found the people who took public transit had an increased risk of an upper respiratory infection.
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Real estate prices soared, the public transit system was revamped and cranes towered over much of the city.
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The ever-sunny Lewis Black has some ideas about how to handle New York City's public transit woes.
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But they've been widely criticized as coming too late and failing to stop the crowds on public transit.
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He told French residents to take public transit only if absolutely necessary and to buy only essential groceries.
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And Uber is worsening the MTA crisis, siphoning income away from public transit by subsidizing its passenger fares.
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Proposals for public transit or global trade serve the coasts and major metropolises but generate fierce opposition elsewhere.
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It suggests charging drivers based on distance traveled, vehicle emissions, real-time congestion, and availability of public transit.
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They call both areas "transit deserts" where public transit is often not available within a convenient walking distance.
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Unsurprisingly, Tokyo's extensive public transit system will be key in shuttling attendees to and from venues each day.
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Voice AI company Cerence developed a public transit voice system to bring real-time information through voice commands.
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New and emerging technologies can provide flexible alternatives to traditional public transportation or even enhance regular public transit.
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These terminals are all over the place: Coffee shops, gas stations, retailers and even some public transit lines.
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Public transit systems in cities like New York and San Francisco are stuck in a miasma of delays.
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If we want to keep public transit running for another century, Governor Cuomo must make necessary investments now.
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Over time, these places develop the necessary infrastructure — broadband, public transit, high quality of living — for continued innovation.
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My work for it often requires taking public transit to meet with schools, sponsors and teams across Istanbul.
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Navigating through public transit in a big city can be overwhelming, but Citymapper's free app makes it easier.
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It has to do with a lack of housing, a lack of public transit and underinvestment in things.
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They are also expanding quickly across the country, altering the travel landscape in places with poor public transit.
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Via is launching an on-demand public transit network in the city of Cupertino The aim is for these on-demand shuttles — starting with six vans branded with the city of Cupertino logo — to provide more efficient connections to CalTrain and increase access to public transit across the city. 7.
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But rain and snow, combined with mountainous terrain and limited public transit, mean traveling even short distances poses hardship.
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While Cleveland's public transit system is considered to be pretty solid, it has seen dwindling ridership in recent years.
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In America, public transit is often seen as only benefitting low-income populations, groups often ignored by government agencies.
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It may have launched the opening salvo in what could be a war against public transit, with national consequences.
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It also has developed apps that let users schedule or track rides on shuttles, buses and other public transit.
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Yes, on-demand service is finally coming to public transit, and it could reshape the way Americans get around.
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There were buses made to look like NYC public transit, plus NYPD cruisers and other NY-themed vehicles throughout.
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That was a differentiator that made it ideal for quiet browsing in class, on public transit or in bed.
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Uber announced its public transit ambitions back in April, but has yet to integrate those offerings into the app.
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If you regularly commute via train or bus, chances are you've fallen in love with someone on public transit.
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Better roads, bridges and public transit, higher wages, stronger civil rights, fairer voting laws — states can do this too.
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Two people who won a local contest are the brains behind Edmonton, Alberta's newest public-transit service: the gondola.
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Designer Cameron Booth has put together Transit Maps, which rounds up awful public transit maps from around the world.
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It will be interesting to see if Swiftly becomes the go-to app for public transit here and elsewhere.
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Apple Pay also announced it's adding public transit payments for its first U.S. cities—Portland, Chicago, and New York.
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Everyone knows that the Death Star has an incredibly comprehensive public transit system—possibly the best in the universe.
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But using liquid repelling paint to combat the problem in the public transit system is misguided, and almost cruel.
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But the message was clear: private companies were encroaching on the turf of public transit agencies, with uncertain consequences.
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At some point or another, most of us living in big cities have applied makeup while riding public transit.
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At first public transit authorities were worried that ride sharing would take people away from using trains and buses.
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Instead of using more efficient public transit, more people are getting into cars they can order from their phones.
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Meow-Meow uses the Opal card — the equivalent of London's Oyster card — to get on public transit in Sydney.
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New, young residents are keen to use public transit and even plan their home choices around access to it.
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If you visit Settings > Maps, you can choose whether you want directions for driving, walking or for public transit.
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"Ladies and gentlemen…" If you frequent public transit, you're probably used to hearing this booming, gendered greeting over loudspeakers.
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Half of the trips the group surveyed replaced non-taxi modes of transportation, including public transit, walking, and biking.
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Nationwide, 40 percent of LimeBike rides start and end at a public transit station, LimeBike CEO Toby Sun said.
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With public transit options limited and taxi costs adding up quickly, sleeping in a pod became a viable option.
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But there are definitely not enough cabs or public transit options to handle all of the demand without them.
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Nationwide, the U.S. public transit system faces an $86 billion repair backlog, according to the American Public Transportation Association.
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Today, the CTA, Chicago Transit Authority, is the country's second largest public transit system after New York City's MTA.
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The property is right across from the Bellevue Transit Center, which could make it convenient for public transit commuters.
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Washington, DC (CNN Business)Uber took down the taxi industry and now it wants a piece of public transit.
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HUD's next secretary can help reduce this financial burden on families by building new housing near public transit. 3.
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Most cities do not have 24-hour public transit systems, and many also demand last calls around 2 a.m.
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Elsewhere, Uber, Amazon, and a few others are increasingly filling the role of public transit or the postal service.
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The Estonian capital of Tallinn has offered free public transit to all registered residents of the city since 0003.
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In 2016, San Francisco's public transit system was struck by ransomware but continued operating free of charge for customers.
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In San Francisco, fully one-third of Lyft and Uber riders use ride-hailing in lieu of public transit.
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While ride-hailing is pulling riders away from public transit in some places, it can also enhance transit ridership.
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Private mobility companies and public transit agencies have launched nearly 50 pilot projects and partnerships to explore these opportunities.
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A new study suggests that they might, arguing that people will embrace ride-hailing services and abandon public transit.
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This is a straightforward, efficient and sensible way to gently discourage driving while helping to finance public transit improvements.
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New York's task force estimated its proposed congestion plan could raise more than $1 billion annually for public transit.
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What was essentially happening was our data shows about 40 percent of rides start or end at public transit.
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Many rely on public transit — yet live and work in neighborhoods with limited and unreliable bus and subway service.
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In time, businesses will choose to move elsewhere, to cities where public transit is better and housing is cheaper.
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New Hampshire's Medicaid waiver suggests the state will also consider places with limited educational opportunities and limited public transit.
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Public transit has remained open during the shelter-in-place order for those providing essential services, like grocery workers.
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My favorite transportation apps help me navigate public transit, telling me when the next bus is coming, for instance.
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Meanwhile, the MTA's "full fleet" of public transit vehicles, trains, cars, and buses, would be sanitized every 72 hours.
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L.A. is partnering with Via, an on-demand shuttle service, to give people rides to busy public transit stations.
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If you select the "Advanced" settings, you will be able to enter miles for specific forms of public transit.
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In the case of I-66, those substitutes in the short run are other roads, public transit, or carpooling.
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Ride-hail has captured some former taxi riders, and transformed some public transit and shuttle passengers into customers too.
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And looking for an alternative on the city's other major mode of public transit is not necessarily the answer.
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Public transit, where it exists, is even worse: Lacking dedicated lanes, buses crawl, making riders wish they had walked.
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He started four small businesses before launching Detroit Bus Co. in 2011, a city-tour and public-transit company.
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" Baptiste didn't report her situation to police or public transit officials because she "didn't want to get anyone fired.
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The other is for public transit, connecting one of the city's sprawling favelas to the rest of the city.
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Many rely on public transit to get to work or need to schedule childcare in advance of their shifts.
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"The bottom line is car travel faces congestion, but (public) transit (in Los Angeles) essentially is not an option."
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This includes public transit, waterway navigation and connected infrastructure systems that will enable the transportation network of the future.
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This doesn't mean public transit and land planning are bad ideas, or that widening freeways is a bad idea.
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It wasn't because the public transit system had improved, or because I was old enough to rent a car.
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For the festival we rely on public transit to get our actors, crew and audience members to each venue.
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The video shows an elderly man on public transit coughing and vomiting blood profusely while sitting on a bench.
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The plan may well work in Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn, where riders have an abundance of public transit options.
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But on the road, I'm less willing to take the safety risk of putting in earbuds on public transit.
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"Uber&aposs innovative thought leadership has completely transformed the transportation landscape by upending our traditional notions of public transit."
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That's two miles away, and going that distance on public transit requires a two-hour trek on three buses.
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When people live closer together, they can take advantage of non-car transit modes: walking, biking, and public transit.
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Just imagine riding public transit with a bunch of hammered English people, honeyed with sun-baked barley and hops.
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That's due to miles driven by AVs with no passengers, along with ride-hailing cannibalizing public transit, walking and bikes.
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Many trips that could be made by foot, bicycle, or via public transit are now made by ride-hailing services.
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It's not easily accessible via public transit from my school, and it's cheaper and easier if I go home first.
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Carsharing, ridesharing, ride-hailing, public transit, and cycling—"all of those things are needed to replace personal cars," said Chase.
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Instead, New York should be investing more resources in real affordable housing, better public transit, and high-quality public schools.
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In Tallinn free public transit didn't reduce car usage; instead it replaced walking as a form of short-haul transportation.
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Since launch, the service has transported more than 35,000 passengers, helping to test the acceptance of AVs in public transit.
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There's a real problem that many people who rely on public transit know — people almost never give up their seats.
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Rounding out the respondents, 3 percent switched to public transit and 42 percent switched to another, smaller transportation networking company.
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Wegener said the residents of the complex were evacuated, roads closed, and public transit diverted while they investigated Reynosa's claims.
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But hey, Toronto's solid public transit ridership figures seem to imply that our neighbor up north is on to something!
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Will your benefits package let you put pre-tax dollars toward something you buy anyway, like a public transit card?
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Rounding out the respondents, 3 percent switched to public transit, and 63 percent switched to another, smaller transportation networking company.
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She points toward a line of cars honking at the corner of campus as a reason she prefers public transit.
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The language was a shift from how Uber had talked publicly for years about being a complement to public transit.
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My fiancé knows how much I hate morning commutes and using public transit, and makes jokes to lighten the mood.
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Dame is suing New York's public transit agency for refusing to run subway ads for its women-focused sex toys.
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The service does offer those traditional tiles, too, though, and they include support for 3D buildings and public transit info.
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"We never wanted to compete with the public transit agency," he said, adding that city transportation's subsidies made that impossible.
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We thought about what might make public transit more comfortable for more than half of the population—you know, women.
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It still puts more cars on the road to pick up riders that would've taken public transit or other methods.
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Facebook is the archetypal time-killing app you scroll through while in line at Starbucks or sitting on public transit.
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The good news is that public transit isn't priced by the marketplace, but by human beings who want your vote.
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Virtue and Copenhagen Pride have high ambitions to embed the virtual assistant in everything from personal tech to public transit.
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It was a jewel of the public transit world, but has been dogged by years of mismanagement and maintenance issues.
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Still, the companies have continued to say that they want to be a partner to public transit systems in cities.
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Most public transit is far from luxurious, and when another passenger makes it even more uncomfortable, it can be maddening.
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Moral of the story: The simple human act of holding hands can do wonders, even with strangers on public transit.
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Public transit authorities need a sustained revenue from ridership in order to maintain infrastructure and keep servicing low-income people.
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The company has also struck partnerships with over 90 public transit providers worldwide, for example by optimizing school bus routes.
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Uber has hinted at similar public transit integrations but has yet to fully roll out step-by-step transit directions.
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The travel credit applies to travel purchases made through airlines, hotels, car rental agencies, travel agencies, public transit and more.
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Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets of Brooklyn Friday evening to protest increased policing of the public transit system.
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Bill de Blasio's presidential campaign announcement was met with intense anger and mockery over New York's failing public transit system.
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Theoretically, the flexibility of its model allows it so help compensate for prolonged service outages on regular public transit lines.
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I don't own a car, so flying a drone in the Bay Area inevitably involves a trip on public transit.
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At Transit Center, we engage in numerous activities to advance public transit around the country, advocacy being one of them.
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By comparison, taxis and ride-hailing vehicles account for less than 0.5% combined, and all public transit less than 5%.
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Local governments determine policies around the quality of schools, job training programs, public transit, affordable housing and so much more.
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Private subsidies were replaced by public ones, just at the time when government was deeply, fundamentally uninterested in public transit.
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Maybe you've seen the videos on social media of Asian-Americans being harassed on the street or in public transit.
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Detroit is looking for ways to beef up its public transit in response to losing out on the Amazon bid.
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None of those fees should be charged, the task force said, until repairs are made to the public transit system.
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Floated by a raft of venture capital, they have undercut the taxi industry and in some places even public transit.
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And cities like London, Chicago, Washington and Montreal use a version of tap technology on their public transit systems, too.
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In 2015, the Beijing police detained five feminists who tried to distribute leaflets warning of sexual harassment on public transit.
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Local reports indicated surge-pricing for alternatives like Uber had increased dramatically as public-transit service ground to a halt.
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The concern is upending family routines, leaving some parents of infants steering clear of public transit, playgrounds, malls and more.
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Public transit systems, particularly metro lines, are improving but will not get people the last mile to home or work.
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One response to the comment about assault on public transit praised the user for getting "more action" than other incels.
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Grocery stores, pharmacies, gas stations, police and fire stations, health care facilities and public transit will remain open and active.
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With no other public transit on the site, the shuttles are a vital cog for some New Yorkers' multimodal commute.
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The storied "beauty" pageant, revived two years ago, now rewards those who most creatively vent their frustration at public transit.
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While we're on the subject of arguing on public transit, Staten Island Ferry commuters are still fighting over electrical outlets.
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The app Migo shows passengers local ride-share options as well as bikes, scooters, taxis, public transit and car shares.
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In many rural and suburban communities with inadequate public transit, older people who can't drive may face genuinely constricted lives.
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Instead, state lawmakers approved a more modest source of revenue for public transit, a fee on taxi and Uber trips.
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If it's possible, try to leave work a bit earlier or later to avoid packed public transit during rush hour.
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Forouzesh recommends not eating or drinking while on public transit because there's a higher chance you will touch your face.
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Both companies run a fleet of electric scooters and bikes and have begun integrating public transit information into their apps.
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This is not surprising: Wealthier people tend to have higher access to cars, and thus rely less on public transit.
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But in each bout of unrest, public transit systems have taken on new meaning, manifesting into a locus for protest.
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We couldn't resist the convenience of Uber and Lyft, but now we've seen their effect on public transit and drivers.
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The general spending category includes shopping, entertainment, public transit, vehicle expenses other than gas, some household costs and travel expenses.
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Frankly, we use Uber because it's often more affordable, available, or reliable than taxicabs or our crumbling public transit systems.
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Ten years ago, moving people here and there was the province of a few huge automakers and public transit agencies.
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If so, Android users can experience the joy of a stranger trying to send them weird photos on public transit.
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But Mr. Brown championed the initiative, which was the most expansive public transit project currently under construction in the country.
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Instead, any and all available public transit ticket data could be analyzed to understand actual demand patterns and optimize routes.
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Over the next decade, Brown plans to provide $36 billion to improve state infrastructure, including highways, roads and public transit.
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CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says customers will be able to buy public transit tickets and rent a car in Uber's app.
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Jessica Vaughn's wall sculpture, After Willis (rubbed, used and moved) #005, features 36 individual used, machine-fabricated public transit seats.
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One of the first places WEVC is going to have an impact, outside of individual garages, is in public transit.
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Motorists were stranded on highways, public transit was mostly halted, New York City banned driving and thousands of flights were canceled.
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As cities work to get citizens out of cars, anything that makes getting around via public transit is a valuable tool.
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He can afford to make choices like biking or taking public transit, and have people work around his schedule if necessary.
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Cities could also offer incentives to ride-sharing services that augment public transit, feeding people to major subway and rail lines.
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Public transit used to be the great equalizer, but affordable private rides have become the new favorite of the middle class.
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Staying off the roads, using public transit, and having a designated driver are all ways to stay safe this patriotic season.
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Some experts are confident that the latest rollout to major public transit systems could finally win over Americans to contactless payments.
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That's the promise of the Catalyst E2 Series, a new electric bus debuting today that's aimed squarely at city public transit.
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Last year, it just so happens, the company won a contract to help build a new public transit system in Montreal.
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One way to reach O.co Coliseum, where the A's play, is by taking BART, the Bay Area's public transit rail system.
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Alphabet will not be the project's lead developer, and there's no guarantee that public transit will be extended to its site.
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It increases the size of the catchment area for each station, so it's feeding more customers into the public transit system.
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In 2015, high school students in Innisfil handed city council a 400-signature petition imploring the town to implement public transit.
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Public transit systems in Portland, London, Vancouver and other locations already accept digital payments through Apple Pay, according to Apple's website.
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Singapore is known for being strict as hell—it's illegal to litter, spit, smoke publicly, and chew gum on public transit.
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"Public transit is very important to our communities and cities and it's something that needs to be more efficient," Simkin said.
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"Public transit is this extensive piece of the community and there to serve everyone, but often times those tools fall short."
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So you could load up your TAP card for public transit fares, or pay for parking in advance if you drive.
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The move follows criticism from public transit experts detailed in a CNN Business article on the broader impacts of the strategy.
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Public transit agencies could develop their own next-generation apps to compete, but doing so is expensive and requires software expertise.
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Google Maps also recently pushed an update to make wheelchair accessible routing an option when planning to travel via public transit.
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Also, since the freeways were removed, fewer people are driving into the city, choosing to take public transit or other options.
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Alphabet – Alphabet's Google unit announced new features for Google Maps, aimed at people whose commutes involve both driving and public transit.
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Talking about public transit, you'll be able to see your bus or train on the map, slowly moving closer to you.
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The researchers even predict the eventual arrival of fully autonomous vehicles could worsen traffic and dissuade more people from public transit.
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There are, after all, other ways to get around on public transit than just the six systems the company currently supports.
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Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo announces that every Parisian kid under age 11 will be able to use public transit for free.
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This weekend, San Francisco's public transit riders got what seemed like a Black Friday surprise: The system wouldn't take their money.
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She's responsible for the ramp-up and onboarding of additional mobility services, including public transit integration, scooters, car rentals and bikes.
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All this data shows how e-bikes, e-scooters, and yes, even public transit, can work together to get people around.
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And just as these tireless commuters depend on convenient, reliable public transit, the strength of our local economy depends on them.
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The aim is to provide a service that lives above public transit but below ownership in terms of affordability, Harms explained.
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The town made headlines in 2017 when it began using Uber to provide public transit, instead of starting a bus line.
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If it passes, this will be the first ride-hailing fee in a U.S. city dedicated to a city's public transit.
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Still, it's an outside the box idea that has some potential, especially in a progressive, public-transit rich area like Austin.
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Public transit use has been steadily growing over the past few decades, with ridership increasing by nearly 39 percent since 85033.
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And public transit use continues to fall: recently, the city has considered downsizing to smaller buses on some of its routes.
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"Walking, cycling and public transit rates were much higher in walkable neighborhoods," she said, "and that leads to better health outcomes."
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Since last year, Uber has scored public transit agreements with San Francisco, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Dallas, Cincinnati, and Pittsburgh, among other cities.
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Public transit use was down slightly last year from 2014, while every driver averaged 2.40 percent more miles on the road.
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For now, it'll only be available in a Florida county that already partnered with Uber to help fix public-transit problems.
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It's very likely that some Chinese public transit systems will be autonomous within two years, with taxi companies quick to follow.
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Just type your destination in the search box, select public transit as the mode of transportation, and tap the route suggestion.
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Travelers on public transit systems in Washington, New York and other major cities saw beefed up security details on Tuesday morning.
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You don't need a car to get around either, as Brookline is a fairly walkable area with options for public transit.
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New York's home to the nation's largest public transit system, and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Instagram account lives up the title.
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For years, as it aggressively entered new markets, Uber has maintained that it is a complement and ally of public transit.
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By the end of next year, Via wants to be in about 300 cities powering the public transit system, Ramot said.
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"LES and Greenpoint are two very high-growth boroughs that haven't historically had a lot of public transit alternatives," he said.
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If possible, avoid having a car at all costs; walking, rideshare, and public transit are much better options in most cases.
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Other public transit systems, like BART in the San Francisco Bay Area, are reporting a ridership decline as of last week.
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As criticism has grown, Dodge City's public transit agency, Lyft and local Democrats have all offered free rides to the polls.
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Some videos showcase gallons of hand sanitizer and overflowing refrigerators, while others show empty Target shelves and ghost-town public transit.
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That said, if you're ill or at-risk, you should stay home and avoid public transit and crowded spaces in general.
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This can mean snagging the desk physically nearest the boss, but also, say, sharing public-transit with others in your profession.
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Christof Spieler, a structural engineer and urban planner from Houston, has lots of opinions about public transit in America and elsewhere.
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When the driver reaches his or her destination, the app will pick up from there for foot or public transit directions.
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It doesn't really prove that I'm smart, but it has done wonders for my sense of public transit-related personal space.
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Driving is a lifeline for some older people, especially in Britain, where smaller towns and rural areas have scant public transit.
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The latest weapon being used to combat the rampant sexual harassment women face on Mexico City public transit is a penis.
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And, of course, New York needs a revitalized public transit system, with particular focus on improving the aging and neglected subways.
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Ridership on New York City public transit systems has fallen dramatically as the coronavirus forced businesses, schools, and restaurants to shutter.
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Schools and universities all over the country will remain closed until April 3, he said, but public transit will remain operational.
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Belgians are advised to work from home, though the country's public transit will still continue to run, for the time being.
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There is some survey evidence that New Yorkers who are hailing rides are using it as a substitute for public transit.
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Six staff members, including pizza makers, delivery messengers and a cashier, grew concerned about taking public transit to come into work.
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Travel on foot, bicycle, scooter, motorcycle, automobile, or public transit unrelated to an essential business activity or need is also prohibited.
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The emergency funding needed to keep American transit operating, according to a request to Congress from the American Public Transit Association.
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The New York Times estimates that 100 cities around the world offer free public transit, with many of them in Europe.
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Cities across the world, like London and Stockholm, have adopted systems that have succeeded in reducing traffic and improving public transit.
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Transportation network companies like Uber and Lyft have siphoned riders away from public transit systems, which are declining as a result.
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Some people support free public transit as a way to have fewer cars on the road and to reduce carbon emissions.
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The closures came in tandem with mass quarantines in China and orders to halt public transit in Wuhan and neighboring cities.
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Guests must meet at their assigned locations throughout the city and then walk or take public transit to the final destination.
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The usual alternative to streaming (unless you have great public transit) is to drive to go see or buy a movie.
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Limited sidewalk space and public transit options mean Indonesians travel mainly by car and motorbike, compounding the lack of national fitness.
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It is unclear whether the Gateway project might be included or whether the president plans to prioritize investments in public transit.
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I take public transit to Bluestone Lane coffee shop in San Fran's FiDi and order a matcha latte with oat milk.
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Andrew Cuomo's plan to add 500 additional police officers to the public transit system in an effort to curb fare evasion.
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Public transit just happens to be a space that no one — not even public officials — can turn a blind eye to.
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Ads for the devices claim they reduce car trips and carry public transit riders the first and last mile of trips.
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A scholarship also could cover fares for public transit, or even the costs of a state-approved, child-friendly ridesharing program.
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The government does many of the things it does because they don't make business sense — food stamps, public transit, senior healthcare.
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His law firm has over 36 years of experience advocating for the rights of first responders and public transit accident victims.
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A round-trip ride on public transit costs 2112.64 cents, and the average attraction entry ticket runs about $2206, Starling found.
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But looking back, I've come to see that the hours I logged on public transit provided an education of their own.
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I have spent hours upon hours creating perfect systems of traffic, elegant and efficient public transit, and tinkering around with trains.
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Both require major financial investments, regulations and — in the case of spurring electric-vehicle development and public transit — probably new taxes.
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Public transit is key to connecting people with jobs, but it also produces powerful benefits that keep our country's economy buzzing.
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The union, especially its Local 100, represents tens of thousands of public transit workers in the state-run Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
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The data is also used to ensure that a city or county's public transit system serves the needs of all groups.
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This requires managing the economy, it requires planning, it requires major investments in energy, public investments, major investments in public transit.
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The People Mover is inarguably ridiculous as a form of public transit — not least because it services a hilariously small footprint.
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Outside of the federal domain, we can look at another common forum for commercial advertising on government-owned platforms: Public transit.
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It started with a pair of buses in 2017, which serviced routes that the company's data said were underserved by public transit.
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And now, Apple Pay is coming to public transit, too — starting with Portland, OR, with Chicago and New York City coming soon.
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When the usage of public transit grows or shrinks, the city knows immediately, and can adapt to what the public is demanding.
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Advocates say they offer both an emission-free car alternative in congested cities and serve as a connection to public transit options.
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Both companies want to become the all-in-one transportation platform, incorporating public transit and different vehicle options to the mobile apps.
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These are especially welcome in smaller cities or sections of cities without robust public transit, where Uber and Lyft can fill gaps.
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Scooters can also encourage people to use public transit: A 20-minute walk to a train station becomes a 5-minute ride.
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If local governments are now subsidizing Uber in place of public transit, how do you prevent against that inhibiting access to transportation?
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No seats are available on the bus this morning, and other passengers' backpacks knock me around; I wish public transit was free.
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Many female New Yorkers not represented in the survey may not have as easy of access to safer alternatives to public transit.
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Walter has more that a dozen convictions, many of them related to cutting women's hair and masturbating into it on public transit.
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Soon, you'll be able to use the rideshare app to book an electric bike, rent cars, and pay for public transit, too.
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They're more likely to take their e-bike or scooter than an Uber or a taxi, or even the public transit system.
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I work for a public transit agency and we actually have three propositions that we need the city and county to approve.
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Google is heavily expanding on the feature it launched last year that reported crowd levels in public transit based on user data.
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That leaves people with the option of cabs or public transit, and it's fair to say those aren't beloved entities either. 2.
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In Denver, Amazon and local officials talked at length about public transit options and the creation of bike lanes, said Mr. Bailey.
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It even includes public transit and walking directions right in the app so you don't have to worry about flipping between apps.
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In total, Google says that it's working with over 30 cities worldwide to allow Google Pay to be accepted on public transit.
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I say it when I'm tempted by bits of the quotidian that have that special glimmer: reading Malcolm X on public transit.
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And I met a human resources worker, Karen Coulter, who complained about the lack of public transit in rural areas outside Vancouver.
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If you take public transit to work every day, you are privy to a deep set of truths about the human condition.
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I mean, if it's all about efficiencies, then maybe we should just invest in better bike-lane infrastructure and existing public transit?
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This can help you avoid accidental leaks, because no one wants a coffee shower when they're walking, driving, or taking public transit.
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So much so, she shared one of her favorites with the people of London by leaving copies across public transit this week.
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Not every community wants a glassy high rise with hundreds of new tenants who could strain public transit and increase traffic congestion.
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"Why public transit isn't a good solution for getting around"Mass transit hasn't yet figured out how to get to everybody's doorstep.
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The accident took place on February 14 and involved a self-driving Lexus and a public transit bus in Mountain View, Calif.
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New York is a city with a booming public transit system that millions take every day, but it's also filled with gaps.
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Reallocating what we spend on building new roads to paying for public transit instead would go a long way toward limiting sprawl.
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The money can be used for public transit, taxis, and car-sharing, as long as at least $30 is put toward Uber.
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There's also the argument, long-percolating, that in a time of climate crisis, cities should reward the act of taking public transit.
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San Francisco's public transit service, BART, stopped running early Saturday, halting all train traffic for several hours before "limited service" was restored.
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Israel just realized a great way to make welfare more "pro-work" was to cut public transit fares by about 15 percent.
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While many cities regularly cleanse their public transit of paint, photos of the Romanian capital's trains decked with letters and murals abound.
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Until last week, it's safe to say that very few people had heard of Jarrett Walker, a public transit consultant from Portland.
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In addition, public transit customers can save thousands of dollars a year by choosing mass transit over driving for their daily commute.
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Transit officials worldwide worry that ride-hail apps like Uber and Lyft are creating traffic and pulling passengers away from public transit.
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This has the potential to be the solution for a lot of problems we've had in public transit for a long time.
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Ten of the nation's largest public transit agencies face a collective repair backlog of $29 billion, according to the Regional Plan Association.
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Mexico's clogged streets, underdeveloped public transit system and growing base of smartphone users make the country ripe for app-based ride services.
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Large tour buses are too big for narrow roads, public transit is overwrought and the streets and beaches become crowded with tourists.
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The company has partnered with a public transit ticketing company, though, to allow users to purchase transit tickets in the Uber app.
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But even if you detest the bus as public transit, you probably won't be on board a bus longer than two hours.
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"You know instantly who the brand is for: They're targeting young people who live in cities and use public transit," Roese said.
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Public transit agencies lose many potential riders because they lack options getting to or from the bus or train stop, TransLoc said.
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Three-quarters of rides are being used to access public transit, helping to fill in the gaps left by those established systems.
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Starting this week in Santa Monica, the Lyft app will give some users access to information about public transit, including nearby lines.
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"It's taking us back to a city where there's less and less space for public transit," said Jarrett Walker, a transportation consultant.
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How, for example, will survivors get around if their vehicles were damaged, especially in places where most people don't use public transit?
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Unless you live in some Scandinavian infrastructural utopia, dealing with public transit can be maddeningly frustrating even at the best of times.
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Apparently the cops did show eventually because the dude who had the audacity to spit on a public transit driver was arrested.
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It's grown into a mobile app platform that enables multi-modal transportation, integrating public transit, ride hailing, bike sharing and scooter sharing.
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On the B2B side, the startup's customers are large OEMs, and public transit companies or suppliers, such as the Japanese conglomerate Marubeni.
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The people left riding public transit become, increasingly, the ones with little or no political weight to demand improvements to the system.
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I've been on public transit a lot, and I've just been kinda of going around the city in drag whenever is necessary.
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The backlash also exposes the refusal to acknowledge that current options, namely private cars and public transit, aren't fulfilling many residents' needs.
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Mr. Tarango also navigates public transit mostly by memory and the use of his cane, even while strolling along narrow train platforms.
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" Mikayla on "How the Koch Brothers Are Killing Public Transit Projects Around the Country" Nishant Mishra on "'Why Do You Hate Us?
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While researching the question of why our public transit is so bad, I've encountered a series of partial but ultimately incomplete explanations.
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You can use a ride-sharing service or public transit, but only for an essential purpose such as to the grocery store.
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The campaign promises subsequent policy on that stuff and, crucially, on efforts to reduce vehicle use through urban density and public transit.
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And the fare for the airport AirTrains that link airline terminals with public transit would jump by more than $2 to $7.75.
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The new two-mile tunnel is expected to remove the street noise from vehicles and encourage the city's growing public transit system.
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When the SARS outbreak was sweeping through China, e-bike sales surged as riders looked for more personalized alternatives to public transit.
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It's equally not preordained that these apps will make traffic worse, or that they must come at the expense of public transit.
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Planes, trains, and buses into and out of the city were shut down, and public transit and private car travel were stopped.
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Uber struck a partnership with the start-up Masabi earlier this year to let users buy public-transit tickets through its app.
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A similar decline in ridership has taken place in public transit systems in other cities where confirmed cases of coronavirus are ballooning.
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Schools, hospitals, nursing homes and public transit will be exempt from the guidelines, which are to take effect Friday at 5 p.m.
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M.T.A. officials said the money paid for the bridge's maintenance, services and debt, with any remaining surplus going to support public transit.
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And in some countries it will say whether public transit has a separate section for women to ride, including Japan and India.
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That's exactly what happened on Thursday ... when Auston Matthews and his boys headed to their annual outdoor practice by using public transit.
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The trillion-dollar question is how Mr. Trump's broader infrastructure proposal could affect public transit and how it would be paid for.
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Before March, the last major attack was in 2005, when suicide bombers coordinated an assault on London's public transit system, killing 52.
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Riders of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system are raising their concerns about cleanliness on public transit as the virus spreads.
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To get anywhere, tourists must rely on scooters; public transit (buses and ferries); pricey taxis; or, the most recent option, electric cars.
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Every day, millions of parents head to work using roads, highways, transportation networks and public transit systems funded by our federal dollars.
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While public transit can spare workers the headache of sitting in traffic and ponying up for gas, it can still be costly.
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But when we walk to our cars or public transit, everything creeps back, and we are in this new nightmare, players included.
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It also offers real-time public transit estimates and a Google Street View-esque mode, which is years late but finally here.
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The economic impact of public transit systems to cities and the nation as a whole are tremendous and far too often overlooked.
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"Ralph says the sheer cost of electrifying public transit has generated "a certain amount of concern in terms of the dollar figures.
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Nine areas were on Staten Island, a borough where public transit is sparse, including Port Richmond, New Brighton, Westerleigh and Arden Heights.
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"Bathrooms, anywhere with fluorescent bulbs, public transit, inside spaces," said Eric Randall Morris, 29, a designer, artist and architect in San Francisco.
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Finally, if you usually take public transit or a shuttle from home to the airport, you won't have to lug the gear.
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What's happening: Public transit ridership is down across the U.S. due in part to new mobility services like ride-hailing and scooters.
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The FTA had a limited role in overseeing Metro, but public transit had been seen as a local issue in most cases.
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So cities must strike a balance between making public transit accessible to the largest number of residents, and meeting their budget goals.
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BYD claims this is the largest electric coach currently on the road and also has the possibility to be used as public transit.
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According to WageWorks, you can save an average of 30% to 40% on public transit, which could be hundreds of dollars a year.
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Google Maps has become the gold standard for finding your way around strange areas, particularly if you're on foot or using public transit.
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Hell, if you have visited a major city, even for just a weekend, and gotten on public transit, you've most likely been there.
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Jarrett Walker, a consultant in public transit policy, made this point well in a blog post titled Does Elon Musk Understand Urban Geometry?
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He sat with an air of detachment mixed with anticipation, like a passenger on public transit not sure where the bus will stop.
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The city justified the handout as part of a plan to "accelerate" ongoing efforts to triple the capacity of the public transit services.
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Researchers in Hong Kong—home to a public transit system that services 5 million commuters every day—recruited volunteers for an unique experiment.
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James Robert Derbyshire, 52, was killed when a public transit bus jumped a curb and ran into his son's house Thursday in Philadelphia.
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"Public transit rollouts like we're seeing in New York, Chicago, and Portland will help boost awareness," said Ted Rossman, industry analyst at CreditCard.
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One final Washington state question: I wanted to ask how you see the role of density and public transit in the climate fight.
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American cities are growing, traffic is getting worse, emissions are surging, and public transit systems are suffering from years of underfunding and neglect.
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Swedish authorities reacted quickly, shutting down the public transit system, emptying shopping malls and searching major facilities such as the central train station.
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The best stories often take place on or around public transit for a reason; do crushes on people through car windows really count?
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This is the part where I'd normally start lecturing about the importance of public transit and other options, like biking, buses, and trains.
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The "pause" will last 12 months; at that point the city will review how the break affected congestion, public transit, drivers, and passengers.
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In fact, the company will essentially serve the purpose of public transit in the small Canadian town of Innisfil, Ontario starting May 1st.
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Lyft has officially entered the public transit space with the launch of Nearby Transit, a feature currently available just in Santa Monica, Calif.
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The maps are detailed, with global coverage, 3D satellite imagery, public transit, and good integration with other mobile devices like the Apple Watch.
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They called for a "Community Benefits Agreement," a platform of 11 concerns surrounding better policing, housing policies, and public transit options among others.
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It's not uncommon to see once-isolated fans recognize each other on public transit because of the unmistakable look of the AO3 interface.
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The public transit system is world-class (in two months here, I've never waited more than 11.053 minutes for a bus or tram).
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But if public transit becomes unusable, people aren't going to take an ecofriendly hyperloop to work—they'll be forced to return to driving.
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And there was a 55-year-old who got to his job in the airline industry using public transit, cabs and his car.
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In fact, a group of Americans the study named "supersharers" who dabbled in multimodal transportation options are most likely to use public transit.
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And it's another good argument for making all self-driving vehicles part of a car-sharing system that functions more like public transit.
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AP Photo/Jessica GreskoThis week, the passengers of the two most popular public transit systems in the country got some really bad news.
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One blessed day two winters ago, the city where I lived urged residents to stay home and off the roads and public transit.
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I'm thankful to the friends who support my public transit habit by walking me to stations at 3 or 4 in the morning.
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And the city&aposs public transit agency waived all fees and people were encouraged to use public transportation because parking downtown was limited.
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For instance, riders will be able to bike to and from public transit stops that don't have a nearby docked bike-share system.
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It has potential as both a door-to-door service or for last-mile connections to public transit, especially during off-peak hours.
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My Orca card that I get through work is good for essentially all public transit in Seattle, the only exception being the ferries.
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If you're all in on the environment, and you live somewhere with frequent, quality public transit, your commute should be a no-brainer.
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As a recent report from a transportation consultant showed, ride-sharing apps like Lyft and Uber are taking riders away from public transit.
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Streetsblog questions the latest wave of "microtransit" experiments—on-demand public-transit services that you can beckon with the tap of a phone.
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The first thing Christof Spieler does in Trains, Buses, People, his so-called "opinionated atlas" of US public transit, is thank his wife.
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"We arrived at the governor's mansion on public transit because my parents couldn't afford to get us there any other way," Abrams says.
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She grew up in New York City, she says, where many people never learn how to drive because of the convenient public transit.
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"We're investing a disproportionate amount of resources into transport verticals that represent orders of magnitude fewer trips than public transit today," Sion said.
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If they are to help at all in urbanist terms, AEVs must supplement and strengthen, not replace, fixed-route, high-capacity public transit.
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But as the satirical site the Onion put it nearly 20 years ago, 98 percent of Americans favor public transit for other people.
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As Wing notes, the program arrives as Helsinki is making a push to lessen dependence on car ownership by improving public transit citywide.
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Approximately 57 percent of those supersharers said they used public transit most often, followed by car-sharing, bike-sharing, and finally ride-sharing.
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"You can actually get a better body by using ridesourcing in conjunction with public transit," said Michael Melaniphy, president and CEO of APTA.
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And many people have very specific requirements for the job they are seeking, such as location, accessibility to public transit and special skills.
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The FTA also had a limited role in overseeing Metro, but public transit has been seen as a local issue in most cases.
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That was the recent charge leveled against the freshman member of Congress, due to her apparent preference for car travel over public transit.
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Fewer massive parking garages and unsightly freeways plaguing the cityscape, driverless emergency response and police vehicles, and state-of-the-art public transit.
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"A lot of those actual and perceived fears influence the likelihood that a woman is even going to use public transit," Blumenberg says.
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Public transit agencies are making the case for being included in President Trump's $1 trillion infrastructure package, stressing job creation and economic growth.
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But if you're dependent on public transit, you'll immediately see the value in having a little bit of extra armor protecting your gear.
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Thousands have been protesting in Chile's capital over the past week since the country's government proposed raising prices for its public transit system.
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The Chilean government recently announced it planned to increase public transit fares by 4% — raising them from the equivalent of $1.12 to $1.16.
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"The thing to understand about public transit in the U.S. is there is metropolitan New York and there is everything else," he said.
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She also helped defend a group of feminists who were detained last year for organizing a campaign against sexual harassment on public transit.
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Her protest that day eventually sparked a 13-month bus boycott, which culminated with the Supreme Court declaring segregation on public transit unconstitutional.
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Limits on building height, in particular, prevent us from making more use of the most efficient public transit system yet invented – the elevator.
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Disrupt SF's location at Pier 48 is great because it is close to public transit and easily accessible via any shared ride service.
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Morning, night, in my room, or on public transit, I'd start uncontrollably dancing attracting the concern and confusion of bystanders and co-workers.
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Cities like Los Angeles are looking for ways to bring to public transit the dynamic, on-demand features that make ride-hailing popular.
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The movement generally advocates a mix of land uses, higher building density and walkable neighborhoods close to public transit to create stronger communities.
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Many people assume public transit, because of the sheer number of commuters who use it daily, is a fertile breeding ground for diseases.
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Many are also refusing to use public transit to avoid not only the possibility of getting the virus but also potential racist attacks.
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"Energy that could be put into better public transit systems is instead diverted to perfect the coding of self-driving cars," he wrote.
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Additionally, his plan allocates more than $1.2 trillion in housing, transportation, public transit and small business grants to revamp the nation's economic infrastructure.
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It's not uncommon to see once-isolated fans recognize each other on public transit because of the unmistakable look of the AO3 interface.
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Citi is paying for branch employees' transportation costs so they can avoid public transit systems, where they might be exposed to the virus.
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By now, they're used to the funny looks and questions generated by a 40-man team commuting by public transit to lacrosse practice.
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Of course, drivers who provide this service, unlike public-transit workers, are not considered employees, let alone employees with union protections and benefits.
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But by reducing the cost of individual rides, Uber and Lyft also draw a privileged subset of passengers away from public transit systems.
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But if that doesn't apply to you, then you probably shouldn't fear public transit, at least any more than any other public space.
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We had become fully-converted urbanites: we loved the restaurants, the used book stores, the sidewalks, the public transit, the architecture, the culture.
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Details: In Grand Rapids, Michigan, Via is launching an on-demand paratransit service in partnership with the city's public transit system, The Rapid.
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For all of its lip service to walkability and public transit, Marohn believes the plan ultimately prioritizes car traffic flow above all else.
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And White House officials have said that this money could come from cutting existing infrastructure spending on things like public transit and Amtrak.
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The core business model of public transit, according to Taylor, depends on "crowding people together" to bring riders where they need to go.
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New York announced on March 4 that it would be doing a deep clean of its subway systems and public transit vehicles daily...
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For the people in these food deserts, finding a ride, waiting for public transit, walking or biking requires extra time, money and exertion.
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Protestors say their end goals are to eliminate the strong police presence in the subway system and provide free public transit for all.
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More people took public transit in Houston, Milwaukee, Detroit, the New York area and the San Francisco Bay area than in 2015, too.
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We've started to turn the tide on these challenges over the last 22020 years, though, with smart investments in better public transit options.
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Mr. Byford had long been considered a rising star in the transportation world, credited with fixing public transit systems in London and Toronto.
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Last week, China took the extreme measure of halting public transit and imposing a quarantine on Wuhan, a city of 11 million people.
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And then there is the fact that this is not the first time a celebrity voice is making a cameo on public transit.
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Phase one of this new public transit partnership launches in August and will first bring Valley Metro employees to and from the center.
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Physical limitations can make it difficult to use trains or buses, and some jobs are not easily reached by public transit, they said.
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Wherever I travel next, I&aposll be sure to look into the local public transit system and consider ditching the ride-share apps.
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Of that, C$1.18 billion will go to federal projects and C$1.60 billion will go to public transit and other municipal infrastructure.
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Car-share programs, officials said, can play a vital role in helping people without cars who live far from public transit get around.
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China's largest steelmaking city Tangshan, in northern Hebei province, suspended all public transit in an effort to prevent the spread of the virus.
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Citroën says the pint-sized EV will help people move around cities, serving as an alternative to bicycles, mopeds, scooters, and public transit.
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