Tag #Public Transportation

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New York City's Congestion Pricing: Early Impacts and Challenges

New York City launched a congestion pricing program on April 23rd, charging drivers \$9 to enter lower Manhattan during peak hours to fund public transit improvements, aiming to alleviate traffic and raise \$500-800 million annually, despite opposition and challenges.

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Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Baden-Württemberg: Education, Taxes, Healthcare, and Immigration Reforms

Baden-Württemberg is implementing educational reforms, recalculating property taxes, reducing some emergency care facilities, establishing a new agency for skilled worker immigration, and facing challenges in cross-border rail and shopping tourism.

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Quality Education
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Chicago's South Side to Receive Largest Transit Expansion in City History

The Biden administration committed $1.9 billion toward a $5.7 billion Chicago transit expansion project adding four new L stations on the city's South Side, addressing decades of disinvestment and improving access for isolated communities; construction is expected to begin in late 2025.

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"Hundreds of Thousands of Illegal Disabled Parking Permits Issued in Israel"

"Israeli police arrested eight people and 12 others involved in a scheme to illegally issue hundreds of thousands of disabled parking permits, highlighting the problem of insufficient public transport and the desperation of drivers to find parking."

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Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Hesse Secures \u20ac1.2 Billion for Public Transport, Maintaining Services Through 2025

The Hessian state government secured \u20ac1.2 billion for public transport in 2024, ensuring existing services and social mobility programs for at least 2025, exceeding national public transport satisfaction rates and emphasizing the need for long-term Deutschlandticket funding.

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Affordable and Clean Energy
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Verdi Strikes Disrupt Baden-Württemberg Public Transport

Warnstreiks by Verdi union members at SWEG and AVG caused significant disruptions to bus and train services across Baden-Württemberg on December 4th, impacting commuters and highlighting ongoing wage negotiations for the railway collective bargaining agreement.

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NYC Subway Safety: Perception vs. Reality

New York MTA head Janno Lieber says recent high-profile subway attacks have created a perception of increased insecurity, despite a 12.5% drop in crime since 2019; he supports a new congestion pricing plan and tougher measures against repeat offenders to boost public trust.

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Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Ho Chi Minh City Opens First Metro Line After 12 Years

Ho Chi Minh City opened its first metro line on Sunday, after 12 years of construction, spanning 14 stations from Ben Thanh Market to Suoi Tien Theme Park, aiming to alleviate traffic congestion and includes free rides for the first month.

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Sustainable Cities and Communities
zeit.de
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Bundestag Approves 2024 Deutschlandticket Funding

The German Bundestag approved a law amendment securing funding for the 58 Euro Deutschlandticket in 2024, overcoming regional resistance and ensuring its continuation for over 13 million users, pending Bundesrat approval.

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Germany Seeks to Extend Funding for Deutschlandticket, Including Free Child Travel

Germany's ruling coalition proposes extending funding for the 49-euro Deutschlandticket public transport pass beyond 2025, including free child travel to offset a planned price increase to 58 euros, seeking broader political support.

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Reduced Inequality
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Construction Begins on €1 Billion Section of Frankfurt's Regionaltangente West

Construction has begun on the €1 billion third section of the 52km Regionaltangente West in Frankfurt, encompassing the expansion and tunneling of Höchst station and ten bridges, aiming for train operations by the end of 2028.

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Greece Hit by Nationwide Strike

A 24-hour general strike in Greece on November 20, 2024, caused widespread disruption to public transport and other services due to workers' demands regarding inflation, housing, and labor rights.

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