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unusual facts about public transit



Bergen Street Line

The Bergen Street Line is a public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, running westbound mostly along Bergen Street, as well as eastbound on Dean Street (as part of a one-way pair), between Downtown Brooklyn and Ocean Hill (earlier Red Hook to City Line).

Eighth Street Crosstown Line

The Eighth Street Crosstown Line is a public transit line in Manhattan, New York City, United States, running mostly along Eighth Street, Ninth Street, Tenth Street, and Christopher Street through the West Village, Greenwich Village, and East Village.

Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority

The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (officially the GCRTA, but historically and locally referred to as the RTA) is the public transit agency for Cleveland, Ohio, United States, and the surrounding suburbs of Cuyahoga County.

Hicks Street Line

The Hicks Street Line was a public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, running from the Ninth Avenue Depot at Greenwood Cemetery to the Brooklyn Bridge.

Jocelyne Houle

During her first term, she was credited for several projects, including the revitalization of Buckingham's main street, Avenue de Buckingham as well as improvement's to the city's only bridge, improved public transit service from the STO as well as the addition of a municipal pool at École secondaire Hormidas-Gamelin.

The Red Victorian

The Red Victorian is a historic hotel located in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district, two blocks from Golden Gate Park and well served by public transit.


see also

207th

207th Street Crosstown Line, public transit line in New York City serving the boroughs of Manhattan and The Bronx

AATA

Ann Arbor Transportation Authority, the public transit system serving the Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, Michigan area

Alex Munter

He said he planned to improve public transit in the city of Ottawa, to review the O-Train project and to fix possible irregularities regarding the contract with Siemens.

CMTA

Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority, a public transit provider owned by the city of Austin, Texas.

Cubic Corporation

Cubic Transportation Systems designs, integrates, and provides outsourced business process and information technology services for automated fare collection systems for public transit operations.

George Manross

For example, his findings that predicted an overwhelming victory for Chuck Reed was scoffed at by the media until Reed defeated his opponent, Cindy Chavez, by 19 points to become the mayor of San Jose; and, a $1.7 billion sales tax measure dedicated to public transportation and public transit in Fresno County, which was driven by the "findings" from two SRI voter surveys, received 77.7% voter support.

Gregory Krikko Obbott

Some of his works are on display in large public transit hubs, and can be bought from vendors at tourist attractions such as the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty, Fifth Avenue, and the Skyscraper Museum.

Hayes Jones

On July 1, 2007 Jones assumed the position of General Manager of SMART (Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation), the public transit operator serving suburban Detroit, Michigan.

Jacksonville International Airport

Jacksonville International Airport has direct public transit service to Jacksonville Transportation Authority's bus network.

Kennedy Plaza

It serves as the nexus of the state's conventional-bus and trolley-replica bus public transit services operated by Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA), as well as a departure point for Peter Pan and Greyhound bus lines.

MDTA

Miami-Dade Transit, the public transit authority in Miami-Dade County, Florida

Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania

Public transit routes that service the area include SEPTA bus routes 94, 96, 132, and 134, with connections to SEPTA Regional Rail's Lansdale/Doylestown Line in nearby Lansdale and North Wales, and beyond.

Mother Pollard

Mother Pollard (ca. 1882–1885 – before 1963) was one of the participants in the 1955–1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott, a seminal event in the U.S. civil rights movement that produced a political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama.

North Olmsted Municipal Bus Line

The integration of these public transit systems has been the subject of much controversy, attracting the involvement of Dennis Kucinich, who opposed the integration of NOMBL into GCRTA.

Ontario's Drive Clean

Politicians Norm Sterling and Howard Hampton have argued that diverting the same provincial funds used for paying for Drive Clean towards improving existing public transit networks might have yielded a far greater overall environmental benefit.

Orchard Park Shopping Centre

Public transit, operated by Kelowna Regional Transit System, have several routes connecting the shopping centre to the neighbourhoods across the city, such as, downtown, Glenmore, Dilworth, Rutland, Pandosy, Okanagan College and UBC.

PARTA

Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority, a public transit authority in Portage County, Ohio

Rapibus

On December 9, 2007, Gatineau Councillor Alain Riel told Le Droit that the Rapibus should be extended westward towards Aylmer along the Boulevard des Allumettières corridor until Boulevard Saint-Raymond citing concerns that residents living in nearby Le Plateau and newer communities in Aylmer near the new road will abandon public transit for car usage.

Wib Gulley

In March 2004, Gulley announced that his retirement from the General Assembly, effective 19 March 2004, to become the General Counsel for the Triangle Transit, the regional public transit agency.

Woomera, South Australia

Easements through the WPA allows public transit on the Trans-Australian Railway, the Central Australian Railway, the Stuart Highway, and the Coober Pedy-William Creek Road.

YCAT

Yuma County Area Transit, a public transit bus system in Yuma County, Arizona

YRT

York Region Transit, a Canadian public transit operator in York Region, Ontario, Canada