Top 167 Transit Quotes & Sayings

We need to reform our land use policies to build more housing in urban centers and near transit.

We are talking about creating a legal framework to regulate the production, transit and consumption of drugs.

You cannot separate the buildings out from the infrastructure of cites and the mobility of transit.

In Chicago, we have a century-old transit system that desperately needs updates to keep up with increased capacity.

The immense majority of human biographies are a gray transit between domestic spasm and oblivion.

Modern air travel means less time spent in transit. That time is now spent in transit lounges.

Every municipality in the MBTA's service area has a role to play in driving expanded transit access and equity.

So passes away the glory of this world. ('Sic transit gloria mundi.')

We need to invest in job training programs, especially those that include child care, transit stipends and paid apprenticeships and internships.

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 a New Yorker! Mass transit is my sweet ride. I know the subway system like the back of my hand.

You know you're an Arizona native when you have to look up "mass transit" in the dictionary.

Thought is an Idea in transit, which when once released, never can be lured back, nor the spoken word recalled.

The Venus transit is not a spectacle the way a total solar eclipse is a spectacle.

In my state, I created a Clean Energy Fund and invested in electrifying our transportation system - from vehicles and buses to transit and even ferries.

The last job I applied for was to be a bus driver for the Chicago Transit Authority in 1957.

Improving highways and mass transit will make North Carolina an even better place to live and do business.

Fly ash helps create longer-lasting and stronger concrete for use in roads, bridges, runways, and rail transit.

Afghanistan's geographical location gives it the opportunity to become one of the biggest transit routes in the region. It can connect Southern, Eastern and Central Asia to the Middle East.

Painting is my vehicle of transit. I don't always know where I am going or what it means.

Taking mass transit is an uphill battle and one wrong move can put you on the latest Worldstarhiphop fight compilation.

I think of images as an immune system and a transit system.

Transit builds a city that people choose to live in.

I think that, you know, state and local governments play a critical role in the protection of this country and the protection of certain systems like our mass transit system. And we share information daily with our state and local officials. I think it's one of the reasons that we are safer today and I have every confidence that, in developing its policies, that the New York transit authorities have considered the legal considerations they should be considering in making these kinds of decisions and in formulating this policy.

I should be paid to be a spokesman for Ford Transit.

Living in N.Y.C. has truly awakened me to the New York elite and their penchant for the city's self-described brilliant public transit system. I think it sucks... just like public transit always does.

In light of the attacks on mass transit systems in other countries, shouldn't we be beefing up?... Clearly more could be done.

I got a tattoo saying, 'Freedom From Fear' because of 'Black Water Transit.'

Move somewhere with decent public transit so you don't drive drunk and hit somebody.

Never fly to the U.S. the day before Thanksgiving or the weekend after because every airport is guaranteed to be crammed to bursting with people in transit to, or from, their home town.

In Canada, the federal government's share of public transit infrastructure is 40 per cent.

When I'm abroad it's almost like I'm in a transit lounge. I'm only comfortable when I know the date of departure.

The federal government shouldn't be drawing lines on a map in terms of what transit infrastructure are needed; we should be there to be a partner with the cities, with the provinces, that need that.

Always stay sharp on railways and cruise ships for transit has a way of making everything clear.

A commuter tie-up consists of you — and people who for some reason won't use public transit.

Food not only connects us at the idyllic dinner table setting with family and friends: it is also part of our mundane, daily transit to and from work.

It would almost seem that - dare I say this - private transportation is more efficient than mass public-transit!

One of the challenges that Vancouver and cities across the country are facing is that we don't have a federal partner in terms of building for transit, not in the way we need.

It's much easier, I think, to protect communications while they're in transit at least, than it is to enforce legislation in every country in the world to say that you can't do this.

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 have gone to Albany constantly in my capacity as budget director, because I don't think the way the transit authority works with the City of New York is very appropriate.

Any friend of fossil is a friend of mine... We’ve got to do everything we can to get people out of their automobiles and into mass transit.

An insuperable obstacle to rapid transit in Africa is the want of carriers, and as speed was the main object of the Expedition under my command, my duty was to lessen this difficulty as much as possible.

In the United States in 2009, more than 10.2 billion trips were taken on transit trains and buses. So far, the nation has not experienced a major transit attack since Sept. 11, but the March 2010 Moscow subway bombings and earlier train attacks in London and Mumbai show that we must be prepared.

When we look at cutting people's commute - like that word infrastructure is boring. Who knows what that means? But what it really means is we got to cut people's commutes, we got to reduce congestion. Congestion costs the economy tens of billions of dollars a year to have people just stuck in traffic and non-productive time. So we got to fix that. And the best way to do that is invest in transit. And - so I'm happy that all three of the main parties seem to agree that investing in transit is important.

A thought is an idea in transit.

Walk, skateboard, bike, car pool, or use mass transit more, and drive less.

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

I said in my earlier book, and find no reason for retracting my statement, that the famous Jewish sense of humour got lost in transit to Israel.

My main frustration is that NJ Transit continually misleads the residents of South Jersey.

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

I am happy to announce that we have reached an agreement on the question of transit between the Kaliningrad region and the rest of the Russian Federation.

We need bold proposals to make public transit the most reliable, convenient, and affordable transportation option.

Any urbanist has to appreciate New York City and the way it works. The public transit is astonishing.

I can't live without my 15-inch MacBook Pro. I drag it everywhere I go. I love having a big screen with me at all times, especially in transit.

North Jersey residents rely on mass transit to get to work and our entire region is interconnected by our transit system.

I remember somebody came in with Chicago Transit Authority, and we listened to it one time.

We are big fans of 'Candy Crush.' While we are on tour, we spend a lot of time in transit and in hotel rooms, which is when we tend to play the most.

Industrialisation, mass transit, and the Internet are technological revolutions that have reshaped lives, nations, and the planet.

Just as the cable revolution overturned broadcast, the net is destined to become the dominant mode of video, both in terms of transit and programming.