2/9/08

GO Transit approves fare hike
National Post - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
By Matthew Liebenberg, National Post “No one likes to pay more, we know that,” said Gary McNeil, GO Transit’s managing director and chief executive. ...
See all stories on this topic

Province promises to speed up approvals for transit projects
Canada.com - Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
The Ontario government is promising to speed up approvals for public transit projects as a way to improve the environment. ...
See all stories on this topic

Mayors seek billions in infrastructure, public transit funding in ...
Winnipeg Sun - Canada
But the mayors argued it’s in Ottawa’s interests to give them a secure, stable source of funding that can be used to expand public transit, increase the ...
See all stories on this topic

Metro Transit reported today that it provided 77 million rides in 2007
Pioneer Press - St. Paul,MN,USA
Metropass - a transit pass given out by employers - saw a 12.1 percent increase for a total of 7.2 million Metropass rides last year. ...
See all stories on this topic

160 homes will be lost to Transit motorway tunnels
New Zealand Herald - New Zealand
By Mathew Dearnaley Transit NZ plans to demolish about 160 homes - including just over 100 Housing NZ properties - if it digs a $1.89 billion set of twin ...
See all stories on this topic

New regulation to speed up public transit projects
CTV.ca - Canada
TORONTO — A new regulation is expected to become law by June to limit the time spent on environmental assessments for new transit projects. ...
See all stories on this topic

Successful Ford Transit Connect Van coming to 'selected' North ...
Auto123 - Laval,Quebec,Canada
The vehicle in question is called the Ford Transit Connect, and it's a light van that's aimed for the top of its class in the European marketplace. ...
See all stories on this topic

Heathrow's New Terminal Will Increase Transit Times (Update1)
Bloomberg - USA
8 (Bloomberg) -- Transit times between some flights at London's Heathrow airport, Europe's busiest, will increase by 30 minutes when a new terminal opens ...
See all stories on this topic

Snow delays, fare hikes bound to cause some grumbling on GO Transit
Globe and Mail - Canada
GO Transit acknowledged yesterday that the snowstorm that walloped Toronto affected about two-thirds of its train service in the morning rush hour, ...
See all stories on this topic

Top News: Connecticut DOT Plan Draws Mixed Reviews
By rss@masstransitmag.com (Gary Libow, staff...
State legislators voiced mixed reaction Wednesday to the governor's bombshell proposal to split a "broken" state Department of Transportation into two stand-alone agencies focused on highways and mass transit.
MassTransitMag.com: Top Transit News - http://www.masstransitmag.com

Sound Transit and partners dedicate new Mercer Island Park-and ...
Sound Transit dedicated the new Mercer Island Park-and-Ride facility today, marking the arrival of increased parking capacity at Mercer Island’s bus hub and proposed future light rail station.
Sound Transit Latest News Releases - http://www.soundtransit.org

Central Va. transit plan: Try next year
Local governments in central Virginia will have time to decide whether they want the ability to impose new taxes and fees to pay for road projects.
inRich News Main - http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/news.html

Former factory site could be transit center
By John Mulcahy | The Ann Arbor News
By JOHN MULCAHY The Ann Arbor News A Green Oak Township developer is proposing a "transit oriented" commercial center on the old Woodbridge Corp. property on Eight Mile Road just west of the US-23 interchange. Earl LaFave, co-owner of ...
Latest from the Ann Arbor News... - http://blog.mlive.com/annarbornews/

Yonkers, county explore new transit center
YONKERS - A plan to create a transit center for downtown got a push forward this week with the creation of a task force to look at moving the city's bus hub from the center of Getty Square.
Lohud.com: Westchester News - http://www.lohud.com

apanese tourists injured in KZN bus crash
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
A Japanese tourist was critically injured and another 10 seriously injured when the bus in which they were travelling drove off the N3 near Durban on Friday ...
See all stories on this topic

Wis. State Patrol: Medical condition of bus driver causes crash
Pioneer Press - St. Paul,MN,USA
A tour bus driver's medical problem caused a bus to veer off Interstate 94 and plow into a snow-covered ditch, injuring him and 11 passengers, ...
See all stories on this topic

Bus drivers in protest over lanes
BBC News - UK
Bus drivers have taken to the streets of Belfast in protest over dedicated bus lanes. The union, Unite, said 68% of drivers suffered severe to moderate ...
See all stories on this topic

Sri Lanka arrests suspect on bus explosion
Xinhua - China
8 (Xinhua) -- The Sri Lankan police said Friday a woman has been arrested for her involvement in the bus bomb blast in the central town of Dambulla on Jan. ...
See all stories on this topic

Rs.9 mn unaccounted cash seized from bus
Sify - Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India
Kannur (Kerala): The Income Tax authorities here seized Rs.9 million from a private bus plying on Bangalore-Kozhikode route Friday. ...
See all stories on this topic

Landmine hits bus, kills two in Eritrea
Reuters South Africa - Johannesburg,South Africa
NAIROBI, Feb 8 (Reuters) - A landmine explosion ripped through a bus killing two people and seriously injuring six others near Eritrea's volatile border ...
See all stories on this topic

Man charged after police said he shot at school bus
Houston Chronicle - United States
A man upset that a Spring Branch school bus driver would not let his girlfriend's daughter board with a bowl of oatmeal has been charged with aggravated ...
See all stories on this topic

PUJ drivers will protest Bus Rapid Transport system
Inquirer.net - Philippines
THE PUBLIC Utility Jeepney drivers groug will protest the proposed Bus Rapid Transport System that the Cebu City Government wanted to implement in Banilad ...
See all stories on this topic

Booze bus blitz nabs 77
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Victoria Police say they are appalled by the high number of motorists caught drink driving after a booze bus blitz in Melbourne's south and south-eastern ...
See all stories on this topic

Man stabbed, 2 assailants caught on city bus
Edmonton Sun - Alberta, Canada
... with non-life threatening injuries. Cops found two of the assailants on an ETS bus shortly after and arrested them at a mall at 111 Street and 51 Avenue.
See all stories on this topic

School Bus Camera Captures Attack
A school bus camera catches a violent student attack at Greer High School.
- http://www.wspa.com

20 Japanese injured as tour bus plunges off cliff in South Africa
By The Mainichi Newspapers(The Mainichi Newspapers)
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- A tour bus with 42 Japanese aboard fell off a cliff along a highway near Durban, South Africa, on Friday, injuring 20 Japanese, officials said.
Japan National News - http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/

School bus drivers to undergo road safety training
MANAMA - After the tragic deaths of two students last year, all school bus drivers will undergo intensive training on road safety soon.
Khaleej Times : Middle East News - http://www.khaleejtimes.com/

Senior citizens hit in pocket by bus pass fiasco
SENIOR citizens may have to pay to return home on a popular bus service, because Conwy County Borough Council are refusing to pay the correct reimbursement.
Daily Post North Wales - News... - http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/

GUATEMALA: Bus Drivers Targets of Organised Crime Killings
GUATEMALA: Bus Drivers Targets of Organised Crime Killings By Inés Benítez GUATEMALA CITY, Feb 8 (IPS) - In just three days, youth gangs known here as "maras" killed seven city bus drivers while trying to extort payments from them. ...
Human Rights - MySpace News - http://news.myspace.com/politics/humanrights

Life in the bus lane is hardly an easy ride
This Is Lancashire - Blackburn,England,UK
"There was one incident where a mum swore blind her son was at home with her when he was accused of attacking the bus, but the camera never lies and there ...
See all stories on this topic

School Bus Safety
KTEN - Denison,TX,USA
Randy Reddell is over the bus system in Sherman. He says on some days, there may be as many as 12 incidents of people not stopping, when the bus is stopped. ...
See all stories on this topic

Police: Man Wanted, Accused Of Trying To Lure Girl
WHIOtv.com - Dayton,OH,USA
DAYTON, Ohio -- Police in Dayton said a man tried to lure a girl into his car as she was waiting for her bus on Friday morning. Investigators said the child ...
See all stories on this topic

Vindication
By Carol(Carol)
Earlier this week, Tom and I sent a polite yet indignant letter to the school superintendent expressing our concerns about both the bus incidents and the reaction of the principal. We sent the letter by snail mail and email, ...
Go Knit In Your Hat - http://goknitinyourhat.blogspot.com/