Word: transitioning
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...saying goes, you are what you drive. And a half-century of highway subsidies has only fueled the sense of entitlement. According to a poll on traffic by TIME, ABC News and the Washington Post, only 10% of those surveyed who have access to mass transit actually use it regularly. "There's a stigma to not owning a car," says Kim, the Seattle architect. "People say, 'Hey, you're wearing a nice jacket--can't you afford a car?'" Now car-sharing firms are out to prove that their communal approach offers its own attractions: freedom--and even convenience...
Among the enthusiasts are transit officials desperately seeking to boost ridership on buses and trains. Car sharing is not designed for traveling from home to work and back--the cost would be too high for a 10-hour day. But, stationed near office buildings and along rail lines, shared cars offer "mobility insurance" for workers who avoid mass transit because they just might need a car for a midday errand. The message: If you must own a car, leave it in your garage at home. Washington Metro officials have placed 107 Flexcars and Zipcars at 66 city and suburban stations...
...HUPD officers assisted in the search down Bow Street and Arrow Street for a suspect wanted for his alleged role in a robbery. Police officers from CPD and Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) assisted in the capture of the suspect, who was ultimately turned over to MBTA...
...Hwang ’08 started a group dubbed The Transit Club on thefacebook.com over winter break dedicated to finding quirky and unique places to visit in the Boston area and beyond. The club took its first two trips this weekend, and although only Hwang’s roommate and one other member turned out for the excursions, the group has 50 online members and its founder says he hopes the idea will catch...
...name “Transit Club” came from Hwang’s fascination with the “T” symbol for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). Hwang, who hopes to concentrate in Sociology and Government, says he enjoys people-watching on the subway. He adds that the name also “comments on the fact that getting there is seventy percent...