Transit Quotations

It is safest to take the unpopular side in the first instance. Transit from the unpopular is easy... but from the popular to the unpopular is so steep and rugged that it is impossible to maintain it.

We provide transit facilities, we cooperate in equipping the Afghan army and security forces with arms and helicopters, we cooperate in training officers for law enforcement agencies.

My esoteric doctrine, is that if you entertain any doubt, it is safest to take the unpopular side in the first instance. Transit from the unpopular, is easy... but from the popular to the unpopular is so steep and rugged that it is impossible to maintain it.

The goal of mass transit is to convince people to abandon their cars, which feature such enticing accessories as CD players and elbow room.

It is much harder for economies to prosper if they cannot sell to, buy from, invest with, and even transit their neighbors. Landlocked countries with failed or failing neighbors can lose access to the world economy.

Our congressional district is the fastest growing in the state. Nowhere is there a greater need for new and improved roads and transit systems that will spare us the hours we spend each day in traffic.

In October, 1865, occurred what was, in my eyes, the greatest event in the history of the observatory. The new transit circle arrived from Berlin in its boxes.

I am not proposing that we bring our oil and auto industries to a screeching halt. There is still time to begin a series of gradual steps toward new transportation and energy policies, livable cities, and more humane, efficient transit systems.

A system of bus rapid transit is not only dedicated lanes. You have to have really good boarding conditions - that means paying before entering the bus and boarding at the same level. And at the same time having a good schedule and frequency.

Local transit agencies have developed apps to let you know when the next bus is coming, but there are so many more applications that can be done.

I seem to spend a minimum of eight hours a day in transit of some sort or another... that's eight hours of your life gone. People always ask if I suffer from jet lag, but it's kinda become really normal for me... Although the jet lag does become a factor and you're pretty much always tired.

The potential is there for a California solution. I think other rail transit agencies around the state would be interested in our results.

We've already tested the fuel in one of our transit buses and the performance was excellent,

We believe that the economic future of this corridor and the future success of the airport depend on a viable road and mass transit network. This will only happen if there is an investment in both improving the Dulles Toll Road and complementing that road with rail to Loudoun County.

We're in the business of providing transit services, not taking away transportation services.

Ultimately this bill would mean new roads, new schools and new mass transit along with thousands of new jobs throughout the state.

We have reached an initially acceptable agreement which gives us the possibility to meet the gas needs of Ukraine and the transit of Russian gas to Europe.

The problem with the OPES group was that it appeared to be developing a mechanism to make it easy for unauthorized third parties to modify content in transit -- say by ISPs to insert advertisements.

There are thousands of vehicles around the world in transit going to dealers for inventory. If we get a specific configuration request from a customer and can match that to a car en route to a dealer, we can relocate that vehicle from the point it is going to, to where the customer is. That would be a major part of the process of a build-to-order environment.

Major shifts in transportation priorities are essential to achieving energy independence and maintaining national security, ... A serious commitment to rail and transit has been a missing element in the U.S. strategy to reduce our dependence on Middle East oil.

Many New Yorkers, rightly or wrongly, feel that the union's case is not as strong as it might be because they don't have very good pensions themselves. It's not something like the safety issue or the conductor issue or the token clerk issue, where the union has significant common ground with the transit riding public.

Security continues to be a top priority for America's public transportation systems and transit systems will remain vigilant.

Since 9/11, we have spent only $500 million to secure our mass transit system. That's a sum we spend every three days in Iraq.

One year from now, in December of '06, unless there's a funding solution for more dedicated funds for transit statewide, we will literally run out of money. That's the situation we're in.

more than the federal government will spend on education this year, twice as much as the federal government will spend on our roads, bridges, highways and public transit systems.

NYC Transit has been exploring various anti-terror initiatives, including the use of alternative means to collect refuse in the system.

necessary is to manage the process, manage it fairly and equitably in the interest of all, in the interest of the countries of origin, transit country and the recipient country and above all respect the rights of the migrant or those on the move.

NJ Transit fares have increased four times, with no increase in the gas tax. The gas tax is the fare that the motorist pays, and this must be corrected.

I don't know of any transit system in the U.S. that does not have some form of subsidy. The amount, I don't know yet.

Because of the decline in deliveries we are also forced to cut gas transit to Serbia and Bosnia by a similar rate of over 40 percent.

I have a passion for the transit industry.

For the transit system, there is no downside to selling more advertising.

If we aren't able to improve the highway and transit systems and if we aren't able to get some more rental housing, there will be a real constraint on our ability to grow and to even maintain what we have.

We're obviously glad the transit workers are going back to work and that the transit system will be back to normal soon. We're looking forward to welcoming customers into stores as they finish their holiday shopping.

Today, 65 percent of America's population live in metropolitan areas - and 95 percent of all the transit miles traveled are traveled there. Metropolitan regions are the engines of our economy.

Going through the Federal Transit Administration process can take up to 10 to 15 years. So what we are doing today, what we are trying to accomplish at this stage, is to gauge what needs to be done now.

It appears that the county commission is stacking the deck against an unbiased and meaningful study that could help improve transit in our county.

I think it's too much. It's an inconvenience. It takes most of your money now to get back and forth to work. There's no mass transit out there to go back and forth to work you have to drive.

I will do 30 years before transit workers surrender. Working people have tried to obey the law, and we have gotten nothing but insults for it.

Please keep in mind that commuters can report matters fundamental to the transit system direct to Metro Police Dispatch by calling 713-224-COPS (2677).

Please give yourself plenty of time for transit. Be flexible and take advantage of the Capitol Hill Transit Program.

Pierce Transit has been very proactive and very aggressive in their disaster planning. They work closely with our emergency management plan and public safety plan. When we request their help, there's never a question.

Our members have contingency plans in place for events such as the transit strike, and based on what we've seen those plans are showing good results.

My message is let transit workers decide and determine their own fate. Don't get involved in the business and affairs of our union. If you make a deal, stick to it.

It encourages development where residents have services, shops, jobs and access to transit within walking distance of their homes.

The amount of infighting has made the union a big, fat target for the transit authority. They see a weak and divided union, and they're taking a hard line.

We haven't started the transit system yet. We're going to do a test run on it starting March 15. It will not open for the general public until May 1. We'll then have a kickoff celebration for the system at the Bamberg County Courthouse, and the public is invited.

We do have plans in the near future to install a kiosk at the transit center, which would allow folks to get online.

We're advising motorists not to top-off their tanks. With the price of gasoline escalating, motorists can conserve gas by making sure their vehicle is routinely maintained, consolidating trips, car pooling, using mass transit and for short trips try bicycling or walking.

We had to take a really hard look at transit -- something that's not mandated, but optional.

We have agreed to give orders to respective structures to intensify t he talks on deliveries and transit of Russia's gas to Ukraine,

Transportation Workers Union (TWU) officials are not only holding New York City and its economy hostage to their self-serving demands, but they are potentially jeopardizing the jobs of New York City's 30,000 mass transit workers.

The problem isn't private transportation. The problem is that we have an old-fashioned 19th-century technology, the internal combustion engine using fossil fuels. Let's solve that problem -- maybe by creating small, fuel-efficient vehicles -- and stop talking about putting the city back into its 19th-century state to make mass transit work. Instead, let's see what people want to do, then see how the city can be built around them.

We know mass transit is an issue. We could probably do another $100 million into mass transit and not affect this bill substantively.

We are adding parking and a signal at the south entrance of the campus, but as we've seen with the new Kenilworth Junior High School, increased traffic will have an impact. Fortunately, unlike Kenilworth students, our students will not all be arriving and departing at the same time. And we'll be encouraging everyone to take mass transit and carpool.

We are satisfied with the outcome of our negotiations. We reached mutually beneficial and therefore mutually acceptable agreements, which will allow us to fully meet Ukraine's gas needs, on the one hand, and ensure the transit of Russian gas intended for Europe, on the other hand.

We are on the path to a record year. We were set to celebrate, but it hangs in the balance with this transit strike.

We'd love it if it would work. Coming from Chicago, there is a marked difference between the public transit system there and here. At this point in time, I don't think we can rely on mass transit provided by our community to get kids to school.

We are making it work. It is becoming an effective people-moving transit system.

The contract they offered would leave the next generation of transit workers behind, and we will not accept that. We have voted to begin a series of strikes that will start with private bus lines and then spread to MTA properties.

We believe that those roads will be able to carry some extra capacity. We're definitely urging people to use mass transit if at all possible.

We consider Turkey as a reliable partner to transit gas to third countries. Recent developments in Ukraine indicate that a new pipeline has to be laid down across the Black Sea to run parallel with Blue Stream.

We attribute this drop in selling price primarily to the effects focus and concern over avian influenza has had on international demand for poultry products and to the disruptions caused by having to reroute product in transit to locations other than those intended as these concerns materialized.

We've increased our officers in the transit system,

Fifty-nine is a notorious transit area. It's a corridor that is used by smugglers.

The governor is committed to passing a capital bill and we think this bill that we are talking about leaves little room for excuses to not to consider this plan. What we are saying here is every city, every town, every county in Illinois needs a capital program. They have school needs, they have road needs, they have mass transit needs and they need jobs. This bill addresses all of those areas. We think this is a bill that both sides of the aisle should seriously consider for the health and the benefit of their districts.

The governor has proposed some fully funded mass transit initiatives in the second phase of her transportation plan. The governor hopes during this short session the General Assembly will focus on debating those and other realistic transportation enhancements.

Transit workers are tired of being underappreciated and disrespected.

Transit should be an uplifting experience. And there's an intrinsic value in having not just functional but beautiful public spaces.

Transit is the tough one. You could argue that something could survive tens of thousands of years of space travel, but the chances it eventually will hit something hospitable are really minimal.

Transit buses are an excellent application for hybrid propulsion systems, because buses consume significantly more fuel than cars or light trucks and they are often utilized in stop-and-go city traffic.

There is still no agreement between Russia and the European Union on Kaliningrad cargo transit. That is why we sent the document on cargo transit to Brussels.

The public needs to have trust and feel good about its public transit system, ... Linda gives the agency the credibility it needed. She has done a terrific job.

We typically don't talk about the movement of detainees except when they are being transferred or released to another country. We don't typically talk about the transit for security reasons.

We should enforce the article in our constitution that Iraq should not be a transit point or base for destabilizing neighbors, ... We should deal with these issues humanely and fairly, but firmly.

Toussaint hasn't been a vigorous enough and omnipresent enough face for the transit workers union.

We are very proud to once again receive special recognition by Mayflower Transit of our high level of performance. It is especially satisfying to have three members of our team recognized as among the best in their profession.

We are very proud of our design for the Transbay Transit Center. This will be a beautiful, functional and sustainable building for San Francisco.

Broadway has had a long tradition of performing even during the most difficult circumstances, and we look forward to continuing in that tradition during this transit work stoppage.

Britain has a Terrorism Act, which has within it a portion called Schedule 7, which is quite unique. What it is is it gives officials the ability to detain people at the border as they go in or out or even transit through the country.

Discussions about mass transit tend to generate more heat than light, sometimes. That's been somewhat our experience here. At times, we've had some very interesting and animated discussions.

drives economic growth by providing businesses with access to new customers, new employee talent and new tax incentives to encourage public transit use.

There's no lack of transit route expansion possibilities.

The transit union set the entire day in motion by having an illegal strike.

The transit strike is devastating for retail. It couldn't have come at a worse time, and we don't know how long it's going to go on.

The transit sheds incurred damage, but could be used while we make repairs.

The transit centers are intended to be a collection point ... where the needs of the children can be assessed in a non-military environment before they are returned to their families.

The Transit Authority makes announcements saying safety matters to them....How come they allow dangerous conditions like this?

I've been passionate about this ever since I came on the board; transit is a huge issue for me.

There would also be discussions on matters relating to transit fee.

The tariff for the transit of 1,000 cubic meters of gas has been raised from $1.09 to $1.6 for every 100 kilometers.

Sometimes people don't use transit because they don't know how it works and where the bus or train goes. And sometimes taking that first step of trying what's unknown is all you need.

Russia does not want to have her oil and gas exports threatened by some of the transit countries, in particular Poland, ... This will increase the volume of Russian gas exports to Europe and will to some extent increase the security of those exports.

put the investment into transit and bike paths, into walking and buses, and allowing people to live downtown as well as just work and shop there.

Ratification of the Energy Charter Treaty means it should be followed by a transit protocol.

Projects have ebbs and flows, and there are periods of opposition. ... This project will bring benefits to the region. One thing we shouldn't lose sight of is the potential to remake the face of the city, in a very positive way. I know of no place where anyone's ever regretted building a transit line. We don't have to shorten the line, and we don't have to raise taxes.

Our sense is that the holiday season has not been particularly good so far, that this past weekend's sales were less than spectacular and a New York City transit strike was basically the last thing the retail sector needed.

Space doesn't offer an escape from Earth's problems. And even with nuclear fuel, the transit time to nearby stars exceeds a human lifetime. Interstellar travel is therefore, in my view, an enterprise for post-humans, evolved from our species not via natural selection, but by design.

The bottom line is that we have to keep the transit system running because the health of this city depends on it. I apologize to our riders but we have to pay a little more.

The bottom line is, someone has got to help Shore Transit to get funds to keep the restroom open until (midnight).