good.is Good asked a musician to write and sing a love song to public transit on Portland, Oregon’s new aerial tram—one of only two commuter trams in the country (the other is in New York City).
Posts Tagged ‘Public’
GOOD Magazine: A Love Song to Public Transit
Saturday, November 26th, 2011BU Today Sessions: Micah – “Public Transportation Infatuation”
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011
At the end of Micah Domingo’s freshman year at Boston University, the international relations major found a new passion: hip-hop. “So many things happened that year, I just needed a space to put my thoughts,” says Domingo (CAS’10). “It made the struggles and other things in life so much easier to deal with,” he says. “For me, hip-hop is the music of struggle—fighting to stay above water.” For more BU Today news and videos, check out today.bu.edu
Benefits of Public Transportation
Wednesday, November 9th, 2011
Erik Bermudez
Colorado Springs Transit cuts(retroactive public transportation compliments of Mayor Lionel Rivera)
Saturday, November 5th, 2011
How many of you in the audience think that Mayor Lionel Rivera should live under the conditions he has created in Colorado Springs?……Signify by raising your hands!
Crazy People and public transportation
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011
taking the bus to university this man busts into song….watch the whole thing Mannheim, Germany
Sustainable Development: Public Transportation in Oulu
Saturday, October 29th, 2011
Documentary on sustainable development in the city of Oulu. The documentary focuses on the public transportation system, its problems and ways to improve it. Made for the Oulu-Kathmandu Partnership project by students in the IB Diploma program at Oulun Lyseon Lukio.
Public transportation in Athens 2
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
Trolleybuses & Buses at Patision st.
Public transportation in Athens 2
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
Trolleybuses & Buses at Patision st.
Public Transportation (Hong Kong, China)
Saturday, October 15th, 2011
Get familiar with public transportation of Hong Kong for your trip. There are close to 7 million people in this city. Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated cities in the world. If you own a car or are riding a taxi, you will run into traffic jams like in any large city. However, Hong Kong has various transportation options such as trams, buses, mini-buses, ferries and trains which make it really easy to get around. In fact, Hong Kong has one of the most efficient transportation systems in the world with 80% of its residents using it. Let’s see what it is like to ride on the local train here called the MTR. When using the MTR, you can buy a single journey ticket or a one day pass. Although there are many ticket attendants at all the stations, using the automatic ticket machine is really easy. Here we are at Sheung Wan MTR station and need to go to the Mong Kok station. On this machine, I simply select my destination, it tells me the price, 11 dollars, I put in the money here and I have my ticket. If I do not have change, there is another ticketing option here. This is one of the greatest conveniences of Hong Kong for a local or a tourist, and that is the Octopus card. It is an electronically stored money card which is accepted on trains, trams, buses, ferries and even convenience stores such as 7-Eleven and Circle K. You can buy them at any MTR station or you can also buy them at convenience stores such as 7-Eleven and Circle K. If you have a ticket, you enter it …
Getting There: Public Transportation
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011
How to get to the Sky View Center using New York City Public Transportation. Sky View Center 40-24 College Point Boulevard Flushing, NY 11354 Garage Entrance on Roosevelt Avenue www.shopskyviewcenter.com