When a developer or a department of transportation hires a cultural-resources management consultant, they're not doing it out of academic interest in historic sites; they want to make sure they're in compliance with the law.
Think about budget, transportation, and hiring or borrowing or adapting existing set.
For transportation, he hired carriages.
In Connecticut, school bus drivers are employed by private transportation companies hired by local school districts.
The case came to light largely through the work of an independent monitor, Toby Thacher, whom the transportation authority hired to check on the projects.
"Zarro rented office space in Manhattan, used limousines for transportation and hired high-priced law firms to create the appearance that he had the capacity to purchase multimillion-dollar properties," Mr. Spitzer said.
Sam Schwartz, a transportation consultant hired by the city and the arena's owners to plan for the expected onslaught of cars and pedestrians, said there would be 10,000 spaces within a half-mile of the arena.
Dr. Clifford R. Bragdon, a transportation consultant hired a year ago as director of Southampton Town's Transportation Advisory Committee, is learning the hard way that a bypass is still a concept that can incite hard feelings, even when the word itself is avoided.
A team of urban planning and transportation experts hired by the development corporation is scheduled to unveil six proposals for the site, including a place for a memorial, in the next two to three weeks.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which runs the city's public transportation system, hires 14 van companies to serve about 30,000 disabled, sick and elderly people through its Access-a-Ride program.
