#transportation

I believe that States should be credited for their non-Federal investment in revenue-generating transportation facilities to address their regional transportation needs. ↗

— Michael Burgess

#believe #credited #facilities #i #i believe

Sir, allusion has been made, in an early stage of this debate, to the history of the excitement which once pervaded a considerable part of the country, in reference to the transportation of the mails on the Lord's day. ↗

— Caleb Cushing

#considerable #country #day #debate #early

Electric cars are going to be very important for urban transportation. ↗

— Carlos Ghosn

#electric #electric cars #going #important #transportation

When Edward Gibbon was writing about the fall of the Roman Empire in the late 18th century, he could argue that transportation hadn't changed since ancient times. An imperial messenger on the Roman roads could get from Rome to London even faster in A.D. 100 than in 1750. But by 1850, and even more obviously today, all of that has changed. ↗

— Walter Russell Mead

#about #ancient #ancient times #argue #century

My district includes the two urban centers of Charlotte and Fayetteville, as well as large rural areas. Obviously, these diverse segments of North Carolina require different approaches to meeting current and future transportation demands. ↗

— Robin Hayes

#areas #carolina #centers #charlotte #current

Mass transportation is doomed to failure in North America because a person's car is the only place where he can be alone and think. ↗

— Marshall McLuhan

#america #because #car #doomed #failure

We depend on our rivers and dams for energy, transportation, irrigation and recreation and I will continue this year to fight for what's best for the Pacific Northwest. ↗

— Cathy McMorris

#continue #dams #depend #energy #fight

Smart businesses do not look at labor costs alone anymore. They do look at market access, transportation, telecommunications infrastructure and the education and skill level of the workforce, the development of capital and the regulatory market. ↗

— Janet Napolitano

#alone #anymore #businesses #capital #costs

I think the internal combustion engine will disappear from the streets of our cities in the next thirty years because transportation will be mass transportation, or probably electrical power. ↗

— Gaylord Nelson

#cities #combustion #disappear #electrical #engine

I have worked closely with many of our county commissioners, mayors, local transportation officials, and others to determine project needs in the 18th District, and they deserve a great deal of thanks for today's victory on the House floor. ↗

— Bob Ney

#commissioners #county #deal #deserve #determine