Long Island City nonprofit breaks tradition in tech hiring, offering path to low-income New Yorkers. Avatar By Jacob Kaye. 0. comments. Posted on …
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Capital Metro Seeks To Make Transit More Accessible For Low-Income Riders
At $ 1.25 per one-way local bus trip, Cap Metro's base fare is among the lowest in the country compared to other transit agencies its size. But that …
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Low-income Bay Area public transit riders to get more discounts: 'There is so much hardship'
Low-income riders could get reduced fares on more Bay Area transit systems as the recession cripples both workers who rely on public transit and the …
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SMART, Marin Transit to join low-income fare program
SMART and Marin Transit plan to begin offering 50% fare discounts to qualified low-income riders as soon as November. “Particularly now with the …
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'We're Desperate': Transit Cuts Felt Deepest in Low-Income Areas
As the pandemic wreaks havoc on public transit systems across the country, experts say it is low-income residents, people of color and essential …
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Top CEOs pledge to hire 100000 low-income and minority New Yorkers
… and Asian workers, and seeks to hire based more on skills than college degrees, focusing on entry-level tech jobs such as computer programming.
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Officials seek low-income fares for Port Authority transit riders
The letter echoes a call from dozens of Pittsburghers for Public Transit members made in late May to allow for riders who qualify for assistance to show …
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Winnipeg Transit taking applications for new low-income bus pass
Say welcome to the WINNpass! The City of Winnipeg's new low income transit pass program launches today. For more on who is eligible and how to …
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Coronavirus lockdowns are pushing mass transit systems to the brink — and low-income riders will …
A masked subway train passenger in New York. Mass transit faces a future potentially uglier than the period after the Great Recession, when many …
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Coronavirus lockdowns are pushing mass transit systems to the brink – and low-income riders will …
Though Congress included allocations for transit in the CARES Act, cities said it won't be nearly enough. Even major systems in large metro areas like …
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