The metamorphosis is set to continue after Labor Day, when the city will remove one of the two remaining driving lanes in the five blocks north of 18th Street by Union Square.
Still, analysts say that for Tata Motors, which recently hired a senior executive from General Motors to help revive its flagging Indian auto business, Jaguar Land Rover is likely to remain a driving force for the near future.
Mr. Blumenthal said that Wall Street would remain the driving force of the city economy, and said lack of growth there would limit the expansion of jobs in other sectors that depend on it, like legal and office services, publishing and hospitality.
Of course, lower costs remain a driving force and a key appeal of outsourcing, particularly given the current economic climate.
Clearly, the upward look to the heavens, along with ambition, competition and trade, remain the driving forces behind a building type that will aim ever higher in the 21st Century and beyond.
"However, the measures that capture participation and performance in formal schooling remain the driving force behind state rankings".
Stability and strong human ties, or what Japanese call kizuna, remain a driving force for the country's recovery.
The Texas GOP will soon have to decide whether they want to remain the driving force in the Lone Star State in the future.
Recent water shortages have challenged this legacy; however, fruit, vegetable and particularly cotton, remain the driving force in the region's economy.
Akerson, a graduate of U.S. Naval Academy who headed the global buyout operation at Carlyle Group before joining GM last year, said China will remain a driving force behind the global market.
