Polly Trottenberg will be the new DOT Commissioner, replacing Janette Sadik-Khan, who served six years as Commissioner under outgoing Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Trottenberg has served as the Under Secretary for Policy at the U.S. Department of Transportation since January 2013.
The program expanded to provide service to disabled and low-income residents, as well as deliver Meals on Wheels.
The program has trained nearly 1,500 human services professionals since its inception in 2011. In FY 2013 alone, the program has trained 752 individuals at 46 different non-profit agencies and schools.
The contract extension comes in the context of the need to issue a request for proposals for the service, and the Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority’s possible implementation of a five-year transit improvement plan.
Public policy makers should eliminate duplications and/or have high-performing transit agencies manage services for low-performing adjacent areas, report recommends.
Google announced its self-driving car project in 2010 to make driving safer, more enjoyable, and more efficient. Video shows Steve, who joined us for a special drive on a carefully programmed route to experience being behind the wheel in a whole new way. Music: The Album Leaf - "We Need Help"
Mountain Metropolitan Transit's paratransit service, expected to provide 157,000 rides in 2014, complements the regional fixed-route bus service by providing transportation for persons with disabilities.
Approximately 70% of game attendees will need to arrive by mass transportation – via bus, train, and high occupancy vehicles.
Possible new projects include enabling all residents to get to two transit routes within a quarter-mile of where they live or work, and having transit operation hours mirror the times people travel to and from work. UTA is also working on a distance-based fare system.
Promotional campaign touting public transportation for Super Bowl XVLIII.
Agency offers a $10 payment for each trip for a passenger with a wheelchair, and for trips outside the central part of the city, a credit for a front-of-the-line pass for customers at San Francisco International Airport.
While one agency reaches the end of its "cooling-off period" and another could strike any time, passengers say they are disproportionately affected.
The city of Binghamton is considering cutting funds normally issued to Catholic Charities' Retired Senior Volunteer Program, which provides free rides to seniors. The program is typically awarded between $10,000 and $15,000.
The Office of Student Life Disability Services reviews and accepts students with permanent or temporary disabilities to use the service.
The e-Government Prize recognizes accomplishments that make the most of information and communications technologies that facilitate access to improved, integrated, and citizen-focused services provided at all times and for all locations.
Here’s a look at the Bus Roadeos held in North Carolina by the Charlotte Area Transit System and Florida by Palm Tran.
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