This suggests that there is still a downward trend in physical activity and public transport use among people with free bus passes and those without.
BBC: Free bus passes 'have health benefits', UK study suggests
The study found that the health benefits of the policy could be maximized by looking at other barriers to public transport use such as "poor access and inconvenience, ease of car use, and poor pedestrian access of neighbourhoods".
BBC: Free bus passes 'have health benefits', UK study suggests
The remaining 98 percent stems from the manufacture, transport, use, and recycling of its products.
One user asks how ministers "stay in touch" with their areas of responsibility - do transport ministers use buses and the Tube, for example.
While the bridge will not be closed completely to traffic, Transport Scotland hope commuters will make greater use of public transport to help minimise congestion.
Transport Minister Stephen Hammond said the Department for Transport remained committed to the use of private finance in transport projects "where it provides value for money and fits with our timetables for planned investment".
Metro, West Yorkshire's public transport provider, said a faster service would encourage commuters to use public transport.
BBC: Electrified train lines to cut TransPennine journey times
He said the developers must ensure workers were encouraged to use transport other than their own cars.
What Britain has done least well, particularly when compared with its near neighbours, is use transport to spread the benefits.
An RPG (rocket-propelled grenade) whizzed right passed in front of CNN's vehicle that we use to transport.
The party also claims the plans will reduce air pollution and encourage more people to use sustainable transport.
And there are no roads which the army could use to transport heavy equipment to different western valleys for defence purposes.
However, supporters travelling to the game are being asked to use public transport as parking in the area will be prohibited.
Along with land use, transport is the biggest headache facing city authorities.
They face a police exclusion zone to stop them entering the capital and many will have to use public transport to attend the rally.
The Welsh Government has committed to reducing carbon production by 3% year-on-year in devolved areas, like transport, residential electricity use, business and the public sector.
Drivers have been urged to leave plenty of time for journeys, follow advice on planning alternative routes, use public transport where possible and be patient.
Bus drivers in Worcester are being given a chance to understand what it is like for a blind or partially sighted person to use public transport.
BBC: Worcester bus drivers experience life as a blind passenger
Those who drive cars in the centre of London during the day are a tiny minority compared with the millions who walk or use public transport.
Its chairman, David Begg, has established a reputation in Edinburgh as a forceful advocate of the need to improve public transport and restrain car use in urban areas.
People have not been encouraged to use public transport and despite significant capital investment to improve the condition of roads, the WAO said it was "unclear" whether they are any better.
New slip roads, a bus lane, extra train capacity and appeals for commuters to use public transport and to car share were put in place in an attempt to limit congestion.
Although free travel is available for those aged over 60 in Wales, 11% of respondents to the survey said they did not use public transport because it was not suitable for their disabilities.
Under normal circumstances, designers of mega yacht tenders are faced with restrictions in height, weight and the space they occupy leading to compromises in the vehicles the guests use as transport and for play.
Instead of persuading motorists to use public transport, the enforcement has convinced many to stay at home at a time when the government wants people to go out and spend money to stimulate the economy.
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Tom Swozzi, mayor of the city of Glen Cove on Long Island, New York, ordered high-speed ferries put to use to transport paramedics, emergency medical technicians, nurses and doctors to relieve New York doctors.
Although free travel is available for those aged over 60 in Scotland, the report found that 13% of those aged over 75 did not use public transport because it was not suitable for their disabilities.
"From transport systems to energy use and health, this demonstrator will play a key part in the government's industrial strategy and give real insight into how our cities can be shaped in the future, " he added.
"The combination of the entirety of London commuters and Olympic visitors trying to use the transport system at the same time is surely bound to bring the capital's transport system to its knees, " he told the BBC.
Christmas Island, around 220 miles south of Java and around 1, 600 miles from the Australian mainland, is a front line for Australia's border protection and a black spot for the often rickety boats that smugglers use to transport people seeking asylum.
WSJ: Boat Carrying Asylum Seekers Capsizes Off Christmas Island
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