Tag Archives: Buses

The New York Times 9:46 pm on March 21, 2023
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Officials Eye Bus Service to La Guardia After Rail Project Is Scrapped

New York transportation authorities appear poised to improve bus service to La Guardia after a plan for a rail link was scrapped last week.

#buses, #cotton-rick, #cuomo-andrew-m, #hochul-kathleen-c, #laguardia-airport-queens-ny, #metropolitan-transportation-authority, #new-york-city, #new-york-state, #port-authority-bus-terminal-manhattan-ny, #port-authority-of-new-york-and-new-jersey, #transit-systems

The New York Times 5:22 pm on March 13, 2023
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Plans to Build AirTrain to La Guardia Are Officially Scrapped

Ballooning costs help doom what had been a pet project of former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.

#airports, #buses, #cuomo-andrew-m, #governors-us, #hochul-kathleen-c, #laguardia-airport-queens-ny, #metropolitan-transportation-authority, #port-authority-of-new-york-and-new-jersey, #subways, #transit-systems

The New York Times 11:17 am on March 9, 2023
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Colorful, Iconic Jeepneys May Soon Be Off the Road in the Philippines

The passenger vehicles have been ubiquitous for decades. The way the government wants to replace them with pricey new minibuses is rankling operators.

#automobiles, #buses, #minivans, #philippines, #strikes, #taxicabs-and-taxicab-drivers, #transit-systems

The New York Times 6:51 pm on February 8, 2023
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Texas Bused Migrants North. Then New York Did the Same.

New York City is buying bus tickets for migrants who want to seek asylum in Canada, where they hope to have an easier time getting work permits and health insurance.

#abbott-gregory-w-1957, #adams-eric-l, #asylum-right-of, #buses, #illegal-immigration, #immigration-and-emigration, #port-authority-bus-terminal-manhattan-ny

The New York Times 12:05 am on December 26, 2022
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British Columbia Bus Crash Leaves 4 Dead and Dozens Injured

The authorities said an investigation was continuing but that “it is believed that extremely icy road conditions” caused the bus to roll over.

#buses, #canada, #deaths-fatalities, #kelowna-british-columbia, #roads-and-traffic, #traffic-accidents-and-safety

The New York Times 10:00 am on December 20, 2022
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Our Top Travel Stories, Tips and Photos From 2022

Long-postponed trips sometimes fizzled into staycations as Covid lurked and costs rose. But when we were finally able to travel, we were dazzled anew.

#airlines-and-airplanes, #amtrak, #budget-travel, #buses, #croatia, #europe, #italy, #travel-and-vacations, #united-states

The New York Times 9:00 am on October 19, 2022
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Goodbye Planes, Trains and Automobiles. Hello, Luxury Bus?

Start-up travel companies are hoping more Americans will embrace the concept of sleeper and luxury coaches. Just don’t call them buses.

#airlines-and-airplanes, #automobiles, #buses, #country-music-hall-of-fame-and-museum, #depaul-university, #nashville-tenn

The New York Times 11:28 am on September 25, 2022
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The Morning: The back story of the migrant buses

Republican governors’ immigration stunts are actually helping some migrants.

#buses, #illegal-immigration, #internal-storyline-no, #politics-and-government, #republican-party

The New York Times 9:14 am on September 21, 2022
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‘We’re on That Bus, Too’: In China, a Deadly Crash Triggers Covid Trauma

A bus heading to a quarantine facility crashed, killing 27. The Chinese public saw themselves in the victims: a country being held hostage by the government’s harsh policy.

#buses, #communist-party-of-china, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #deaths-fatalities, #politics-and-government, #traffic-accidents-and-safety

The New York Times 10:03 pm on September 15, 2022
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Migrant Crisis Puts N.Y. ‘Right to Shelter’ Law to the Test

The city’s obligation to provide a bed to anyone who asks is unique and has added urgency to its efforts to welcome more than 11,000 migrants.

#abbott-gregory-w-1957, #adams-eric-l, #bowser-muriel-e, #buses, #catholic-charities, #chicago-ill, #colombia, #desantis-ron, #florida, #homeless-persons, #immigration-and-emigration, #legal-aid-society, #marthas-vineyard-mass, #massachusetts, #mayors, #new-york-city, #port-authority-bus-terminal-manhattan-ny, #pritzker-j-b, #texas, #washington-dc

The New York Times 7:00 am on August 15, 2022
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New York City Braces for an M.T.A. Budget Disaster, Again

New Yorkers fear a repeat of past service cuts as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority faces a $2.5 billion budget deficit in 2025.

#buses, #commuting, #congestion-pricing, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #metropolitan-transportation-authority, #subways, #transit-systems

The New York Times 2:20 pm on June 15, 2022
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How #Vanlifers Are Adjusting to Rising Gas Prices

Remaining in destinations longer, using gas apps and signing up for fuel cards allow nomadic travelers to stay on the road.

#american-automobile-assn, #budget-travel, #buses, #global-warming, #greenhouse-gas-emissions, #national-parks-monuments-and-seashores, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #prices-fares-fees-and-rates, #quarantine-life-and-culture, #recreational-vehicles, #summer-season, #travel-and-vacations, #upstart2022, #vans

The New York Times 9:00 am on May 31, 2022
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When the Only Way to Get to Work Is This Slow Bus

The Q23 is one of the slowest buses in Queens, where many residents live beyond the subway’s reach and more people ride buses than anywhere else in New York City.

#buses, #delays-transportation, #metropolitan-transportation-authority, #new-york-city, #queens-nyc, #transit-systems

The New York Times 9:00 am on May 30, 2022
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Circling Sicily on Its Regional Trains

A Dutch photographer, documenting the culture of regional train travel, managed to get around the Italian island for less than $100. Here’s what she saw.

#buses, #europe, #italy, #railroads, #sicily-italy, #stations-and-terminals-passenger, #travel-and-vacations, #weather

The New York Times 9:00 am on April 26, 2022
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Texas’ Busing of Migrants to D.C. Isn’t Having Abbott’s Intended Effect Yet

The plan, meant to rattle President Biden, fits into his strategy for addressing record numbers of border crossings. The migrants said they were grateful for the chartered bus ride.

#abbott-gregory-w-1957, #biden-joseph-r-jr, #buses, #central-american-resource-center-carecen, #illegal-immigration, #immigration-and-customs-enforcement-us, #immigration-and-emigration, #nonprofit-organizations, #states-us, #texas, #united-states-politics-and-government, #volunteers-and-community-service, #washington-dc

The New York Times 7:00 am on April 25, 2022
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Cities Want to Return to Prepandemic Life. One Obstacle: Transit Crime.

Crime rates on trains and buses are up in some of the nation’s biggest cities, one more barrier for downtowns trying to rebound.

#assaults, #atlanta-ga, #buses, #chicago-ill, #chicago-transit-authority, #commuting, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #coronavirus-return-to-office, #crime-and-criminals, #east-bay-san-francisco-calif, #lightfoot-lori, #los-angeles-calif, #los-angeles-county-metropolitan-transportation-authority, #new-york-city, #philadelphia-pa, #ryan-kevin-k, #san-francisco-bay-area-calif, #solis-hilda-l, #southeastern-pennsylvania-transportation-authority, #subways, #transit-systems, #urban-areas, #washington-metropolitan-area-transit-authority

The New York Times 4:51 pm on April 19, 2022
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NYC Subways, Buses and Taxis Are Still Requiring Masks

The state-controlled Metropolitan Transportation Authority doubled down on its mask mandate for subways, buses and commuter rail.

#buses, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #masks, #metropolitan-transportation-authority, #new-york-city, #subways, #transit-systems

The New York Times 12:21 pm on March 23, 2022
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N.Y.C.’s New Subway Chief Comes From Boston and Doesn’t Own a Car

Richard A. Davey, a former Massachusetts transportation secretary, will be the first permanent president of New York City Transit since the start of the pandemic.

#boston-mass, #boston-consulting-group, #buses, #commuting, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #massachusetts-bay-transportation-authority, #metropolitan-transportation-authority, #new-york-city, #new-york-city-transit-authority, #prices-fares-fees-and-rates, #subways, #transit-systems, #transportation

The New York Times 9:00 am on March 23, 2022
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You Can Still Save on Spring Break

Depending on where you live, the annual ritual is approaching fast, but with some strategy, there are still deals to be had.

#automobile-renting-and-leasing, #budget-travel, #buses, #content-type-service, #hotels-and-travel-lodgings, #travel-and-vacations

The New York Times 10:13 pm on March 17, 2022
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Bus Shooting in Florida Leaves 2 Dead and 2 Injured

After the attack, the bus “came to a stop” in the Fort Lauderdale Police Headquarters parking lot, and a suspect was taken into custody.

#broward-county-transit, #buses, #florida, #fort-lauderdale-fla, #mass-shootings

The New York Times 10:26 pm on March 10, 2022
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Poland’s Tourism Industry Is Helping Ukrainian Refugees

As Ukrainians flood into Poland, the travel industry has become part of an effort to supply transportation, accommodations and more to people fleeing the Russian invasion.

#airbnb, #buses, #germany, #hotels-and-travel-lodgings, #poland, #refugees-and-displaced-persons, #russian-invasion-of-ukraine-2022, #twitter, #ukraine

The New York Times 8:00 am on February 12, 2022
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Will More Bus Lanes Solve N.Y.C. Traffic Problems?

Mayor Eric Adams has promised 150 miles of new bus lanes in New York City, but some drivers and businesses say they have created headaches in the past.

#adams-eric-l, #brooklyn-nyc, #buses, #london-school-of-economics, #metropolitan-transportation-authority, #new-york-city, #riders-alliance, #roads-and-traffic, #rodriguez-ydanis, #transit-systems

The New York Times 10:00 am on January 12, 2022
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For the Climate, Biden Must Be More Aggressive in Ending New Truck and Bus Emissions

To meet his climate goals, the president must clean up these carbon-spewing vehicles. 

#air-pollution, #buses, #california, #canada, #china, #electric-and-hybrid-vehicles, #environment, #environmental-defense-fund, #environmental-protection-agency, #executive-orders-and-memorandums, #fedex-corporation, #ford-motor-co, #fuel-efficiency, #fuel-emissions-transportation, #germany, #global-warming, #greenhouse-gas-emissions, #labor-and-jobs, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #organized-labor, #quebec-province-canada, #respiratory-diseases, #states-us, #united-parcel-service-inc, #united-states, #united-states-politics-and-government, #walmart-stores-inc

The New York Times 5:50 am on November 23, 2021
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Bulgaria Bus Crash Kills Dozens

The bus, which had North Macedonian plates, caught fire on a highway, a fire official said.

#bulgaria, #buses, #deaths-fatalities, #republic-of-north-macedonia, #traffic-accidents-and-safety

The New York Times 8:00 am on November 15, 2021
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How the $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill Could New York

The bill, which President Biden is expected to sign Monday, is likely to fund road and bridge repairs, water infrastructure upgrades and airport expansions.

#airports, #bridges-and-tunnels, #brookings-institution, #buses, #connecticut, #corbett-kevin-s, #electric-and-hybrid-vehicles, #garbarino-andrew, #gutman-hank, #infrastructure-public-works, #latimer-george-s, #law-and-legislation, #malliotakis-nicole, #metropolitan-transportation-authority, #new-jersey, #new-jersey-transit, #new-york-city, #reed-thomas-w-ii, #regional-plan-assn, #roads-and-traffic, #subways, #transit-systems, #tri-state-transportation-campaign, #van-drew-jeff

The New York Times 9:00 am on October 26, 2021
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Faster Buses on 5th Avenue? Not if Business Leaders Get Their Way.

A busway in the heart of Manhattan is now uncertain after a major real estate developer expressed opposition to the plans to Mayor Bill de Blasio.

#buses, #de-blasio-bill, #fifth-avenue-manhattan-ny, #fifth-avenue-assn, #gutman-hank, #metropolitan-transportation-authority, #new-york-city, #quarantine-life-and-culture, #real-estate-commercial, #roth-steven, #vornado-realty-trust

The New York Times 8:05 am on October 3, 2021
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Trams, Cable Cars, Electric Ferries: How Cities Are Rethinking Transit

Urban transportation is central to the effort to slow climate change. It can’t be done by just switching to electric cars. Several cities are starting to electrify mass transit.

#alternative-and-renewable-energy, #bergen-norway, #berlin-germany, #bogota-colombia, #buses, #cable-cars-and-trams, #colombia, #electric-and-hybrid-vehicles, #europe, #ferries, #fuel-emissions-transportation, #global-warming, #greenhouse-gas-emissions, #norway, #transit-systems

The New York Times 10:51 pm on September 29, 2021
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Greyhound Agrees to Pay $2.2 Million Over Immigration Sweeps on Buses

The settlement will provide restitution to passengers who were detained, arrested or deported after immigration agents conducted warrantless searches on buses, Washington State’s attorney general said.

#border-patrol-us, #buses, #customs-and-border-protection-us, #discrimination, #ferguson-robert-w-1965, #greyhound-lines, #greyhound-lines-incorporated, #illegal-immigration, #immigration-and-emigration, #provost-carla, #suits-and-litigation-civil

The New York Times 7:00 am on September 19, 2021
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In Nashville, Rolling Parties Rage at Every Stoplight

As Nashville’s popularity has grown, so has the “transportainment” business — a motley assortment including old buses, farm tractors and a truck with a hot tub. Many think it has gotten out of hand.

#automobile-safety-features-and-defects, #bars-and-nightclubs, #buses, #cumberland-river, #deerecompany, #franklin-tenn, #music, #nashville-tenn, #regulation-and-deregulation-of-industry, #travel-and-vacations, #united-states-army

The New York Times 9:00 am on September 16, 2021
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Schools Are Seeing Shortages of Bus Drivers, Cafeteria Workers and Other Essential Roles

Just weeks into the new year, schools are struggling to fill jobs. Low pay, few benefits and erratic schedules are keeping workers away.

#buses, #cafeterias, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #education-k-12, #labor-and-jobs, #san-antonio-tex, #shortages, #unemployment, #wages-and-salaries

The New York Times 11:35 am on September 3, 2021
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Here’s What Train Service Looks Like in NY After Ida’s Damaging Floods

The majority of the city’s subway lines had delays Friday morning, while the area’s airports appeared to be running smoothly.

#airports, #amtrak, #buses, #delays-transportation, #floods, #hurricane-ida-2021, #long-island-rail-road-co, #metropolitan-transportation-authority, #new-jersey-transit, #new-york-city, #railroads, #stations-and-terminals-passenger, #subways, #transit-systems

The New York Times 5:05 pm on August 27, 2021
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As Schools Reopen, Districts Are Desperate for Bus Drivers

School officials are getting creative, offering bonuses and other incentives to address a driver shortage that the pandemic made worse.

#buses, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #education-k-12, #helena-mont, #labor-and-jobs, #new-york-city, #pittsburgh-pa, #savannah-ga, #united-states, #wilmington-del

The New York Times 9:00 am on August 19, 2021
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Those Anti-Covid Plastic Barriers Probably Don’t Help and May Make Things Worse

Clear barriers have sprung up at restaurants, nail salons and school classrooms, but most of the time, they do little to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

#buses, #content-type-service, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #coronavirus-risks-and-safety-concerns, #coughs, #desks, #disease-rates, #education-k-12, #heating-ventilation-and-cooling-hvac, #masks, #protective-clothing-and-gear

The New York Times 9:00 am on August 19, 2021
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Why Anti-Covid Plastic Barriers in Classrooms and Restaurants May Make Things Worse

Clear barriers have sprung up at restaurants, nail salons and school classrooms, but most of the time, they do little to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

#buses, #content-type-service, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #coronavirus-risks-and-safety-concerns, #coughs, #desks, #disease-rates, #education-k-12, #heating-ventilation-and-cooling-hvac, #masks, #protective-clothing-and-gear

The New York Times 9:02 pm on August 3, 2021
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Covid Delta Variant Safety: Your Questions Answered

The rise of the Delta variant of the coronavirus has raised new questions about how the vaccinated can stay safe and avoid breakthrough infections. We asked the experts for advice.

#airlines-and-airplanes, #buses, #content-type-service, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #coronavirus-reopenings, #coronavirus-risks-and-safety-concerns, #deaths-fatalities, #disease-rates, #grandparents, #heating-ventilation-and-cooling-hvac, #masks, #protective-clothing-and-gear, #restaurants, #supermarkets-and-grocery-stores, #transit-systems, #vaccination-and-immunization

The New York Times 10:07 pm on June 11, 2021
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Martha White, 99, Dies; Before Rosa Parks, She Sparked a Bus Boycott

The 1953 protest in Baton Rouge, triggered by her ejection from a bus for sitting in a “whites only” section, became a template for Martin Luther King.

#baton-rouge-la, #black-people, #boycotts, #buses, #civil-rights-and-liberties, #civil-rights-movement-1954-68, #white-martha-1922-2021

The New York Times 9:46 pm on June 7, 2021
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M.T.A. Bus Crashes Into Brooklyn Home, Injuring 16

An M.T.A. bus slammed into a historic rowhouse in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens, injuring several people aboard the vehicle, the authorities said.

#buses, #historic-buildings-and-sites, #new-york-city, #prospect-lefferts-gardens-brooklyn-ny, #traffic-accidents-and-safety

The New York Times 9:00 am on June 7, 2021
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Living on the Margins, ‘Surfing’ on the Buses

In the Brazilian city of Olinda, a group of thrill seekers has taken up an illegal and death-defying hobby: riding on the outside of public buses.

#black-people, #brazil, #buses, #economic-conditions-and-trends, #murders-attempted-murders-and-homicides, #olinda-brazil

The New York Times 9:00 am on May 27, 2021
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Will New York City Finally Have a Bus Mayor?

Eight leading mayoral candidates share their ideas and plans for improving public transit.

#adams-eric-l, #buses, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #de-blasio-bill, #elections-mayors, #garcia-kathryn, #mcguire-raymond-j, #metropolitan-transportation-authority, #new-york-city, #stringer-scott-m, #transit-systems, #wiley-maya, #yang-andrew-1975

The New York Times 5:01 pm on April 21, 2021
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Arrival Developing Electric Vehicles Without Assembly Line

Arrival, a developer of electric vans and buses, says it has come up with a cheaper way to build vehicles in small factories. But can it deliver on that promise?

#arrival-ltd, #automobiles, #buses, #charlotte-nc, #electric-and-hybrid-vehicles, #england, #factories-and-manufacturing, #initial-public-offerings, #inventions-and-patents, #mergers-acquisitions-and-divestitures, #robots-and-robotics, #rock-hill-sc, #start-ups, #stocks-and-bonds, #united-parcel-service-inc, #vans

The New York Times 7:00 am on April 5, 2021
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5 NYC Mayor’s Race Takeaways: Yang Drives the Bus, Republicans Joust

The Democratic candidates vowed to stop Zooming and get out more, and a rap video earned mixed reviews.

#buses, #democratic-party, #donovan-shaun-l-s-1966, #elections-mayors, #mateo-fernando, #midwives-and-doulas, #morales-dianne, #new-york-city, #primaries-and-caucuses, #rap-and-hip-hop, #sliwa-curtis, #stringer-scott-m, #video-recordings-downloads-and-streaming, #yang-andrew-1975

The New York Times 9:00 am on March 18, 2021
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We Need Buses, Buses Everywhere

Better service would improve millions of Americans’ lives.

#buses, #infrastructure-public-works, #roads-and-traffic, #transit-systems, #urban-areas

The New York Times 11:47 am on March 11, 2021
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Indonesia Bus Falls Into Ravine, Leaving Dozens Dead

The brakes on a bus carrying 66 students, teachers and relatives who had visited an Islamic missionary’s tomb appear to have malfunctioned, killing 29.

#buses, #holidays-and-special-occasions, #indonesia, #java-indonesia, #rescues, #roads-and-traffic, #traffic-accidents-and-safety

The New York Times 10:00 am on February 28, 2021
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The City Where Cars Are Not Welcome

As automakers promise to get rid of internal combustion engines, Heidelberg is trying to get rid of autos.

#austin-tex, #automobiles, #batteries, #bicycles-and-bicycling, #bloomberg-michael-r, #buses, #c40-cities-climate-leadership-group, #copenhagen-denmark, #electric-and-hybrid-vehicles, #energy-and-power, #energy-efficiency, #europe, #ford-motor-co, #fuel-emissions-transportation, #general-motors, #germany, #heidelberg-germany, #hydrogen, #international-council-on-clean-transportation, #jaguar-land-rover, #mercedes-benz, #oslo-norway, #portland-ore, #real-estate-commercial, #reckitt-benckiser, #roads-and-traffic, #rotterdam-netherlands, #sap-ag, #stockholm-sweden, #transit-systems, #united-nations-framework-convention-on-climate-change, #university-of-heidelberg, #wurzner-eckart

The New York Times 3:02 pm on February 24, 2021
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Elizabeth R. Duff, First Woman to Drive a Nashville City Bus, Dies at 72

A Black woman, Mrs. Duff broke gender and race barriers. She died of Covid-19.

#black-people, #buses, #chauffeurs-and-drivers, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #deaths-obituaries, #duff-elizabeth-r-1949-2021, #nashville-tenn, #transit-systems, #women-and-girls

The New York Times 8:40 am on February 19, 2021
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The Outlook for Public Transit in N.Y.C.

Transit officials announced that major cuts to service would be avoided through 2022. But the agency still faces a substantial deficit over the next four years.

#buses, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #drive-in-theaters, #new-york-city, #transit-systems

The New York Times 8:56 pm on February 12, 2021
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Selfies With Guns on Party Bus Get N.Y.P.D.’s Attention

Fourteen people were arrested after investigators found eight firearms, the police said, as gun violence in the city continues to spike.

#buses, #crime-and-criminals, #dumbo-brooklyn-ny, #gun-control, #police-department-nyc

The New York Times 8:00 am on February 8, 2021
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New N.Y.C. Transportation Boss Has Big Agenda but Little Experience

Hank Gutman, a retired lawyer, will lead the city’s efforts to build more bus and bike lanes and move away from car-clogged streets.

#bicycles-and-bicycling, #buses, #content-type-personal-profile, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #de-blasio-bill, #gutman-hank, #new-york-city, #transportation

The New York Times 10:15 am on January 22, 2021
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The Plan to Rebuild the Port Authority Bus Terminal

The proposed changes could take a decade, but officials hope to transform the loathed building into a 21st-century transit hub.

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The New York Times 7:20 pm on January 21, 2021
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‘Notorious’ Port Authority Bus Terminal May Get a $10 Billion Overhaul

After years of study and debate, there is finally a proposal to rebuild the Midtown Manhattan eyesore from the ground up.

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