Public transportation in Phoenix (Valley Metro Bus)?
Hi, I'm going to Phoenix soon for several months and I can't decide myself if I should buy a car or not. I'd like to avoid buying a car because it's complicated to buy a car just for 2-3 months, and expensive. So, I was thinking about taking the bus.... Could somebody give me his or her opinion on the bus system in Phoenix, do you think I should go for it, or would you recommend me to buy a car? I went to the valley metro bus website and it looks good, there are buses every 15 minutes approximately. Plus, if I have to go to a place where I can't go by bus, I can take a cab, or rent a car for that day, it would definately be cheaper than buying a car... What do you think? Are there a lot of people who take the bus in Phoenix? Thank you very much in advance!!
How do I write a letter to the police station about my stolen cycle?
Fromabc… (Applicant Name)xyz …(your contact address)120012…(your contact mobile number/Phone number)Abc@your.mail...(your e-mail id.Date.______To,The Police Officer In chargeAddress ( Local Police station)Respected Sir,Sub. : Loss of my ORIGINAL _____________(mention your lost document name and Number)While travelling from _______(place) to __________(place) by bus/ train/ walk I have lost my Original __________ bearing No.____________ along with (name other documents if any) some where. (If you have any idea or chance of loss at an approximate area, you can mention the same in your application). Sir, to avoid any misuse of my above ___________ I seek your help and request you to kindly register my F.I.R in the subject matter.For your ready reference I enclose herewith(a) copy of lost ____________ (b) copy of ______________ as I.D proof.Hope you will do the needful favourably at the earliest.Thanks and regardsYours Sincerely____________(your signature)____________(your Name)Note : You should make 3 or more copies of the Application.(1 cpoy for police station record, 1 copy for duplicate Document Application & 1 copy for your own record) Please take care that you should get the report (F.I.R) duly signed by Police Officer In-charge with his name and designation, Police station Address Stamp.
Did the Montgomery bus boycott or the Boynton v. Virginia trial lead to the end of segregated buses?
In 1958, Bruce Boynton, a black student at Howard University Law School in Washington, D.C., took a Trailways bus from Washington to his home in Montgomery, Alabama. On a 40-minute layover at the Trailways Bus Terminal in Richmond, Virginia, the passengers went inside to eat. Boynton entered the segregated restaurant, sat in the white section and ordered a sandwich and tea. When asked to move to the colored section he refused, saying that as an interstate passenger he was protected by federal anti-segregation laws. Declining to leave, he was arrested by local police, charged with trespass, and fined $10. The Commonwealth of Virginia conceded that the conviction could not stand if anything in federal law or the Constitution gave Boynton a right to service in the restaurant. But it found no such right. Lawyers for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) petitioned the Supreme Court on grounds that Boynton was entitled to such protection under the Constitution. Pleading that case before the Supreme Court on October 12, 1960, was Thurgood Marshall, who later became the first black Supreme Court Justice. He maintained that Boynton's arrest placed an unreasonable burden on commerce and denied him the equal protection of the law, both points with far-reaching implications. However, the Supreme Court chose not to address this petition from a constitutional standpoint after the Justice Department, intervening as a friend of the court, raised the issue of the Interstate Commerce Act, which expressly forbade "unjust discrimination." For the act to apply, the relationship between restaurant and terminal had to be clarified. When Trailways built the terminal in 1953 it contracted with Bus Terminal Restaurant of Richmond, Inc. for the latter to provide dining facilities for passengers on Trailways buses. The only interest that Trailways had in the restaurant came in the form of the annual rental, $30,000, plus a percentage of the gross profits. So was the restaurant subject to the same federal provisions as Trailways? No, argued Walter E. Rogers, attorney for Virginia. He contended that the restaurant, as private property, fell outside the scope of the Interstate Commerce Act. Boynton, he said, had been justly convicted.
How do I write a letter to help someone get out of prison?
There are a few things to remember when writing a letter on behalf of an inmate, and the following suggestions are merely from helping those in need and by no means is legal advice.Keep in mind there are thousands of correctional facilities in the United States and thousands of Judges, each may require something a little different. In general however always be respectful and factual.Include:Inmates Name and Inmate Number and Correctional FacilityHonorable Judge and or Honorable Parole Board (include address)Dear Honorable Judge (Name),My name is (include your name). A quick introduction, who you are, your position in the community and how long you have known the inmate. Your relationship with the inmate.State precisely the points you want to make. The value the inmate has as a free person and if true, the hardship if any on the family. Include any contributions the inmate has provided to the community, the church, the family. If the inmate has a stellar or healthy past other than the crime that placed the inmate in prison, give factual examples.Also include the achievements or steps taken while incarcerated to improve the inmate. This could be anything from earning a degree, completing courses offered, helping other inmates, good behavior. It is usually good to include how the inmate is remorseful and desires to be a healthy citizen contributing to the family and community.If there is potential employment available, housing (so forth) include that as well.Make sure you thank the Honorable Judge and or Parole Board for their time.Sign with your full name in your own penmanship.
Can MTA Metrocards be used on the Metro-North train lines?
Unfortunately no. Though what I think what the MTA SHOULD do is that when you purchase a ticket through the machine, if you have a regular Metrocard (not one with the day or month passes), you can insert that in and the fare would be deducted from it. That would work out well for those that use TransitChek that do use regular transit but once in a blue moon may need to go on Metro-North or LIRR.
Can you get caught for using a NYC MTA student metrocard you found?
The answer is yes. The subway turnstiles are equipped with special lights that light up whenever a student or other reduced fare MetroCard is used. But they would not have to track you down. If there is NYPD (uniform or plainclothes) on the other side of the turnstile and they see it light up for a student MetroCard and you do not look like a student, you will be stopped, given a ticket ($100 fine) and possibly arrested. If the student reports it lost/stolen and has the code numbers that are on the card, the MTA can deactivate it via the turnstile. The odds are much greater (almost 100%) that you will be caught using the card. It is not worth it. Throw the card away.