Sentence examples for transit dependent from inspiring English sources
"The Gold Line is a method of transportation that is very much needed in East Los Angeles and Boyle Heights because we're so transit dependent," she said.
"But we have to position this agency for the long term, to expand the quality and quantity of service to this increasingly transit dependent region".
"However, we have worked to keep local bus fares below the regional average and preserved some important discounts for seniors and people with disabilities, as well as for students and others who are among the most transit dependent".
The overarching purpose is to improve access via transit to basic amenities to: (1) reduce the disproportionate burden faced by transit dependent populations; and (2) create a more feasible transportation option for low-income households as an opportunity to increase financial security by reducing dependence on personal autos.
The riders' union co-chair, Barbara Lott-Holland, said, "The majority of MTA riders are poor and transit dependent.
Increasing transportation options for inner city residents, who are often the most transit dependent population and less likely than suburbanites to own cars, needs to be made at least as high a priority as suburban transportation investment.
"You have a very congested area, and a lot of people are transit-dependent in this corridor as well," Mr. Cahalan said.
This paper proposes a methodology that can be used to design plans for evacuating transit-dependent citizens during no-notice disasters.
As the plaintiffs continue mediation, let's hope they stand up for low-income communities and transit-dependent people (seniors, kids, people with disabilities).
The so-called Environmental Impact Assessment had not taken the needs of transit-dependent people into account and had also disregarded regional environmental issues.
On another key issue, Miller said that to raise "desperately needed" revenue for transportation, the state will have to adopt a regional approach under which mass transit-dependent urban counties would pay higher tax rates than rural areas.
