Train travel in the U.S. as a serious intercity transportation alternative is a thing of the past.
SideCar is one of the various startups providing ride-sharing through mobile apps, seeking to bring a new type of transportation alternative to cities.
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City officials and alternative transportation advocates have said bicycle use has surged in recent years, as have the number of tourists who annually visit New York City.
Spread over nine equally-weighted categories, the scorecard rates colleges on factors like sustainable policies by administration, commitment to energy efficiency and conservation, food and recycling policies, campus-wide green building initiatives, student involvement, alternative transportation.
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Ahmad Elzoghby, a spokesman for the challenge, said the group also hopes to raise awareness about alternative modes of transportation.
Over the course of the next 18 months, our nations would bring together industry leaders from different sectors of our economies, such as power generation and alternative fuels and transportation.
Deron Lovaas, transportation policy director for the Natural Resources Defense Council, said the study "hit the nail on the head in terms of the opportunity" to promote alternative modes of transportation.
Yep, it's thirsty for alternative sources of transportation fuel.
Alone and in partnership with Amtrak, Caltrans is also involved in the support of intercity passenger rail service in California, and is a leader in promoting the use of alternative modes of transportation.
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We must reduce our dependence on oil by requiring better vehicle fuel economy, and by increasing the use of alternative fuels and innovative transportation technology such as plug-in hybrids.
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And what about those alternative non-fossil transportation possibilities?
Mr. BOB McFARLAND (Assistant Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Transportation): If you can find alternative routes, of course if you can car pool, if you're a normal user of this route and you can telecommute, that would be greatly appreciated.
And the disaster in the Gulf only underscores that even as we pursue domestic production to reduce our reliance on imported oil, our long-term security depends on the development of alternative sources of fuel and new transportation technologies.
These alerts will enable drivers to plan and share alternative travel routes, improve traveler safety and help transportation authorities better predict and reduce bumper-to-bumper traffic before it occurs through improved traffic signal timing, ramp metering and route planning.
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If you think about the future of transportation, you might think about cars that get better gas mileage, use alternative fuels or have more passenger comforts.
GM's vice president for research and development, Lawrence Burns, says consumers have to start thinking of their car as a power-supplying appliance as well as a means of transportation. (A hybrid car, for example, might be an alternative to an emergency generator during an ice storm.) Meanwhile, GM is endorsing Huber's thinking with plans to introduce plug-in versions of the Chevrolet Volt and a Saturn vue crossover by 2010.
To date, however, alternative fuels and green vehicles require more resources to deliver less energy and transportation at greater cost.
Their idea is compelling: Reduce dramatically the use of oil in America's transportation sector by utilizing existing technologies massively and rapidly to ramp up the availability of alternative fuels (ethanol, methanol and electricity) and the vehicles that can use them.
Malloy said commuters should make plans for alternative travel through the area and urged them to consult the state Department of Transportation website for information.
This can be done by divesting the stocks of publicly traded companies that do business in Iran and by moving rapidly to exploit available alternative fuel and automotive technologies to diminish the role oil plays in powering this country's transportation sector and those of other nations around the world.
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