For Gurmit, public transport is still a drag

New Straits Times;  April 2, 2006 ;     576 words ......Straits Times 04-02-2006 For Gurmit, public transport is still a drag Byline: Elizabeth...person who has walked his talk on public transport, its Malaysia's best known environmentalist...not made for an easy life. With only public transport as an option for the last 28 years...

Analysis of the dynamics of walking distances to public transport routes...

Journal of Civil Engineering and Management;  July 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Abstract. Accessible public transport system is an essential indicator...that poor accessibility to public transport mostly affects low-income people...health institutions. Access to public transport routes is among public transport...

DRIVERS WILL USE PUBLIC TRANSPORT .. AT A PRICE

Evening News - Scotland;  May 12, 2000 ;     508 words ......drivers want more money to be spent on public transport, a new survey reveals. And more than...should be spent on improving the city's public transport network. The report, due out this...motorists were also more likely to use public transport occasionally than those in the other...

Drivers snub pleas to use public transport Motorists say convenience of...

Evening Times;  April 26, 2007 ;     572 words ......would like to see us switching to public transport. But a new survey confirms what has...favour of trains, trams and buses. Anti-public transport feeling runs deepest in the north...the switch. The biggest support for public transport comes from Londoners, 26- per cent...

FINLAND: WELCOMING SPEECH BY PRESIDENT AT 'PUBLIC TRANSPORT: MOVING...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  May 21, 2007 ;     461 words ......Congress here in Helsinki. Effective public transport is important to all of us, and...choices. Effective and well-organised public transport gives people this opportunity for choice. Public transport can efficiently replace private...

Fed: Commuters choosing not using public transport

AAP General News (Australia);  October 10, 2007 ;     247 words ......Fed: Commuters choosing not using public transport EDS: Embargoed until 0300 AEST Wednesday...Australians are refusing to use public transport simply because they don't want to...seemingly always in the grip of a public transport meltdown, just 20 per cent of commuters...

Public transport rate victory.(NEWS)(Brief article)

Community Practitioner;  October 1, 2008 ;     111 words ...Unite has successfully negotiated new public transport rates with Lincolnshire Primary Care Trust (LPCT...on official business for their employer.' LPCT's public transport rate has now risen by 5.7p, with staff receiving 29.7p...

Public transport.(News)

Cape Times (South Africa);  February 19, 2008 ;     382 words ...It is common knowledge that our public transport system leaves a lot to be desired...implemented by my department is part of the Public Transport Improvement Programme (PTIP), which...programme is to create a world-class public transport system to improve the quality of life...

WAG needs to spend more on public transport.(News)

Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  August 14, 2007 ;     438 words ......politicians to come up with warm words about public transport, but harder for them to commit the...properly integrated and efficient public transport network. Unlike the old state-run...there is no alternative to supporting public transport. On economic grounds, it is recognised...

VIC: Vic Libs vow free public transport for students

AAP General News (Australia);  October 22, 2006 ;     474 words ......10-22-2006 VIC: Vic Libs vow free public transport for students By Xavier La Canna and Catherine Best MELBOURNE, Oct 22 AAP - Public transport will be free for almost all students...Ted Baillieu said the free student public transport would include country trains and regional...

Vic: Oil price rises fuel argument for public transport

AAP General News (Australia);  August 9, 2006 ;     318 words ......Oil price rises fuel argument for public transport MELBOURNE, Aug 9 AAP - Public transport advocates are warning the government...rising. Daniel Bowen, of the Victorian Public Transport Users Association (PTUA), also said...

NEW ZEALAND: PUBLIC TRANSPORT BILL HUGELY POSITIVE FOR AUCKLAND

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 11, 2008 ;     319 words ......Judith Tizard says the passing of the Public Transport Management Bill is a watershed moment for Auckland's public transport. The Bill enables the Regional Council and ARTA to improve our public transport system. "This legislation allows ARTA...

Make public transport commuters' first choice

China Daily;  November 2, 2005 ;     506 words ......the question. Had policies favoured public transport a decade ago, this would not even...calling for preference to be given to public transport in terms of the development of urban...having emphasized the importance of public transport as a means for easing traffic jams...

Public transport debates more substance, less gimmicks

Review - Institute of Public Affairs;  July 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......for both private car transport and public transport provided by governments, public policy...broadly, there are perennial calls for public transport to be 'improved'. The argument is...what improvements would actually make public transport services more attractive to users...

Vic: Public transport ombudsman to hear passenger gripes

AAP General News (Australia);  July 30, 2002 ;     258 words ...00-00-0000 Vic: Public transport ombudsman to hear passenger gripes MELBOURNE, July 30 AAP - Public transport users with a gripe will soon have...passengers could refer issues to a public transport industry ombudsman if they were...