The conversion of Yale's shuttle buses and vans from steel wheels to aluminum wheels is expected to save the fleet of 30 vehicles nearly 1,000 gallons of fuel and reduce CO2 output by 10 metric tons per year.
The agency is attempting to close an $800 million budget gap. The hike follows increases in 2008 and 2009.
The ARC Project Executive Committee recommended termination of the ARC Project based on a 30-day review, which confirmed the project is expected to substantially exceed its current budget. Cost overruns are estimated to be in a range from more than $2 billion to over $5 billion.
"If we grew a garden on the roof of every one of the 4,500 buses in the MTA bus fleet, we would have 35 acres of new rolling green space in the city," says Marco Castro Cosio, an NYU graduate student.
Maspeth, Queens-based Atlantic Paratrans of NYC Inc. will eventually lay off all of its 610 employees, and Progress Transit Inc. of Mill Basin, Brooklyn, will lay off 244 workers.
The company, a manufacturer of integrated build to print solutions for public transit, aerospace, and alternative energy will be listed in the NYS Unified Certification Program’s Directory of Certified DBEs, allowing them to participate in local and federally funded projects.
The company began operations in 1910 as a taxi service run by a husband and wife: Wayne and Cora Taylor. Cora Taylor was the first woman in Michigan to have a chauffeur’s license.
With Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority’s debut of the VTA Commuter Express, customers will enjoy faster and more frequent light rail service with six newly added, peak-hour commute trips throughout San Jose.
A Flint, Mich.-based company that produces a biodiesel processing machine could be selected by the MTA to convert cooking oil into fuel for the agency's fleet.
UTA implements fuel surcharges as a way to protect budgets without imposing permanent fare increases, officials say.
The new report was released in conjunction with the IBM Smarter Transportation Virtual Forum, which brought together experts from across the public sector, private industry and academia to discuss urban mobility and the growing need for technology solutions to the nation's transportation, economic and environmental challenges.
Although highway, rail, aviation deaths declined, pipeline and marine fatalities showed an increase. The data indicates that transportation fatalities in all modes totaled 35,928 in 2009, compared to 39,569 in 2008.
The honors go to young business leaders age 25 and under from across the nation. Voting ends on Oct. 21, and the top five vote-getters will be announced on the Small Business channel on Oct. 28.
The sites feature improved navigation and downloadable brochures on VIS's brake safety products and robotic wheel polisher.
The Solar Bus consists of four thin film solar panels that run the length of the bus and charge an on-board battery bank. When the bus engine is off, the batteries power the air-conditioning and wireless connectivity equipment, enabling the buses to effectively meet anti-idling standards without compromising passenger comfort.
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