A prolonged fight for mayoral control of the Board of Education (editorial, Jan . 7 will distract from more urgent problems facing New York City: the budget deficit, the rebuilding of downtown and longstanding public transportation needs.
Such a move would break from Maryland's longstanding system of transportation funding, under which the same fees and taxes apply in all parts of the state and revenues are funneled into a Transportation Trust Fund to support roads, mass transit and other modes of travel.
When we do a project like that we think about bang for the buck: does it serve enough people to make it something we want to expend scarce capital on?" Almost immediately after the World Trade Center attack, real estate forces, transit advocates and public officials all understood that a historic moment was at hand to fix many longstanding problems with Lower Manhattan transportation.
Nevertheless, the school district says it is required to provide a seat for every eligible child every day to comply with longstanding state laws that govern school transportation.
Transportation surveys are a longstanding tool for urban planning, not normally applied to crime analysis.
Within the disability community, "accessibility" is multifaceted and has been a longstanding goal in the areas of education, transportation, housing, and employment.
Bill Weeks, the group's spokesman, said the legislature clearly meant to relax a longstanding ban on carrying firearms on all public transportation, including at the airport.
Transportation experts said the stimulus was drawing attention to a longstanding trend.
It is a longstanding arrangement for the men and women who work on New York City's transportation system: devote decades of work and labor to the upkeep of bridges, roads and railways, and receive a lifetime of free rides in return.
With the introduction of a European-style bike-share system, billed by city officials as the first new wide-scale public transportation option in more than half a century, Mr. Bloomberg's longstanding bet on cycling has reached its climactic moment.
