In China, leaders are usually only seen engaged in public transit during highly scripted inspections.
The couple decided to begin their enterprise, Access-Able Travel Source, Mr. Randall said, after Mrs. Randall's scooter was damaged in transit during a trip to Melbourne, Fla.
The trend of stable traffic volumes and rising transit during the recent economic boom was in contrast to previous periods of growth, Mr. Schaller said.
The shuttle service is part of a three-year pilot program that will use two buses to carry commuters from parts of town that are underserved by mass transit during rush hour.
Soon, officials at the Bergen Mall seemed to back off, indicating that their apparent threat was a ploy being exploited by New Jersey Transit during negotiations with the mall over relocating a bus shelter.
The oil crisis created a surge of interest in alternative transit during the 1970s, and the pro-bike atmosphere helped land David Gurin, an urban planner who designed the posters and helped found the group, an appointment as deputy transportation commissioner in the Koch administration.
