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Lyft launches health care transportation program

The Verge

Lyft launched a program that will let health care organizations send patients prepaid passes that they can use for rides to doctor’s appointments. The program, called Lyft Pass for Healthcare, lets health care organizations or social services agencies create a budget and set approved pickup and drop-off locations.

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Washington state voters reject initiatives that aimed to repeal capital gains tax and climate program

GeekWire

GeekWire Photo / Lisa Stiffler) Washington state voters rejected initiatives that would have axed a capital gains tax and a program to reduce carbon emissions. billion over two years , pays for public education, early learning programs and school construction. An election box in Seattle. PT on Tuesday. PT on Tuesday.

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Unlock Your Potential: Online Training Programs for Lifelong Learning

Kitaboo

Web-based training programs are a boon in today’s fast-paced and competitive market, allowing professionals to upskill and work toward their career prospects. In this blog, we will explore the potential of online training programs to inculcate a sense of lifelong learning. Table of Contents I. The Power of Web-Based Training III.

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Seattle-area county reveals plans for ‘world leading’ sustainable aviation fuel R&D center

GeekWire

million in the state’s transportation budget to get the project rolling. “We have been at the forefront of the aviation industry for decades and this will now put us in a place to lead the world in shaping the future of clean aviation,” said Liias, chair of the Washington State Senate Transportation Committee.

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Senators spar over the idea of giving billions to Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin venture for lunar lander program

GeekWire

who chairs the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. billion contract to SpaceX for a Starship lunar lander that’s designed to carry astronauts to the lunar surface for the space agency’s Artemis program, as early as 2024. ” The senator on the pro-funding side is Maria Cantwell, D-Wash.,

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Swiss Federal Railways CIO relies more on AI than concrete

CIO Business Intelligence

Opportunities not realized before SBB, unlike Deutsche Bahn, is an integrated group that brings together passenger and freight transport, infrastructure, and real estate under a single roof, which facilitates the planning and implementation of investments and innovations.

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Why Norway — the poster child for electric cars — is having second thoughts

Vox

I’ve been writing about transportation for the better part of a decade, so all that fawning international attention piqued my curiosity. And it could happen in other countries, too, including in the United States, where transportation is the single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions. Norway rocks!!”