1.   The greatest need was for housing, and planners wanted to avoid building new freeways and bridges onto the peninsula to transport suburban commuters to downtown jobs.

2.   Dozens of buses were used to transport commuters into the city center.

3.   Shuttle buses were used to transport commuters between points north and south of downtown.

4.   While buses were laid on to transport the commuters, the situation remained tense, said Honey Mateya, the chief executive of the state rail company Metrorail.

5.   While buses were called up to transport the commuters, the situation remained tense, said Honey Mateya, the chief executive of Metrorail, the state rail company.

6.   City authorities also hired a fleet of private buses to transport commuters to work.

7.   Meanwhile private bus companies said Friday they were setting up a plan to transport commuters in the Paris region to the capital.

8.   Private bus companies said Friday they were setting up a plan to transport commuters in the Paris region to the heart of the capital.