Thursday, May 22, 2008

5-22-08

David Preece: Manchester's public transit is essential to economy
The Union Leader - Manchester,NH,USA
By DAVID PREECE MANCHESTER MAYOR Frank Guinta's proposed budget cuts to the
Manchester Transit Authority would be devastating to Manchester and the region. ...
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City transit weighs fee alteration
News Journal - Longview,TX,USA
By JIMMY ISAAC Local service agencies want discounts for Longview Transit tickets, but cutting costs to low-income passengers might mean the city will miss ...
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Tell 'em where to go: Transit authority seeks public's input
Pocono Record - Stroudsburg,PA,USA
Keith R. Stevenson/Pocono Record By David Pierce Do you want the Monroe County Transit Authority to provide additional bus routes or more frequent runs? ...
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RTA chief chastises state leaders for failure to fund transit and ...
Chicago Tribune - United States
"We say we're a world-class city, yet we in transit will be very lucky if we get enough money just to maintain what is basically a late 19th Century and ...
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Systems to announce transit stops
Metro Canada - Toronto - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Now that all TTC vehicles are equipped to automatically announce upcoming stops, attention is turning to transit agencies outside 416. ...
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Law would offer businesses mass transit credit
ABC7Chicago.com - IL, USA
Now there's new legislation to get businesses to offer mass transit benefits. As gas prices go up -- 75-percent higher since January, 2007 - mass transit ...
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BART modifications following weekend fires confuse some passengers
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
Two Saturday morning electrical fires have limited the number of Bay Area Rapid Transit trains running between the Bay Fair and
Fremont stations, ...
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New intermodal transit terminal to be built in Binghamton
News 10 Now - Syracuse,NY,USA
Officials gathered at the site on Monday for a groundbreaking ceremony of the new Binghamton Intermodal Transit Terminal. It will include bus platforms for ...
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TriMet's mass transit ridership sets record
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA
The TriMet transit agency recorded 2 million average weekly trips in April, the first time ridership volumes broke the 2 million weekly average milestone, ...
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High fuel prices guzzling public transit budget
WRDW-TV - Augusta,GA,USA
When was the last time you caught a ride on
Augusta public transit? With gas prices at an all time high some are choosing to hop aboard as the money to keep ...
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Proposed Law Would Help Commuters Pay for Public Transit
It might be possible under new legislation aimed at getting more commuters out of their cars and onto mass transit. Bosses would pick up the tab with some help from Uncle Sam. Nancy Pender tells us how it would work.
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Tell 'em where to go: Transit authority seeks public's input
Do you want the Monroe County Transit Authority to provide additional bus routes or more frequent runs? Are there other things the agency should be doing to improve local mass transit ridership and service?
PoconoRecord.com: Commuter and... - http://www.poconorecord.com

Sound Transit and WSDOT announce latest schedule and lane closures ...
Revised schedule for Link I-5 crossing in Tukwila.
Sound Transit Latest News Releases - http://www.soundtransit.org

Gloversville transit expanding
The Gloversville transit system is growing. It's added three new runs in to Montgomery County. Our Mark Repasky tells us how the expansion is expected to save money for both commuters and taxpayers.
Capital News 9 Top Stories - http://capitalnews9.com

Union Ratifies Contract With Transit System
Five year contract with union representing MTS bus drivers includes raises and full health benefits.
KOGO-AM (KOGO Local News) - http://www.kogo.com

Gas Prices Send Surge of Riders to Mass Transit
New York Times - United States
Mass transit systems around the country are seeing standing-room-only crowds on bus lines where seats were once easy to come by. ...
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Teens struck by NJ Transit train
7Online.com - New York,NY,USA
ROCKLAND COUNTY (WABC) -- Two teenagers are in critical condition Friday after they were struck by a
New Jersey Transit train in Rockland County. ...
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Waco Transit seeing an increase in business
KCEN-TV - Eddy,TX,USA
Transit General Manager John Hendrickson said. Hendrickson says
Waco Transit employees are seeing new faces all the time so Central Texans must be catching ...
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Pakistan seeks $200 m as transit fee for IPI gas
Financial Express - Bombay,India
New Delhi, May 9 Pakistan has asked India to pay a flat $200 million a year as transit fee for the portion of the Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline ...
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US refuses transit visa to Fiji’s interim Attorney-General
Radio New Zealand International - Wellington,New Zealand
Fiji’s interim Attorney-General has been refused a transit visa into the United States. Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum hopes to attend to a United Nations conference ...
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Romania: evacuation transit centre to be created – UN refugee agency
UN News Centre -
Belarus, a transit country and destination for migrants and asylum-seekers, maintains tight border controls with the three European Union (EU) nations ...
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Renton Transit Center stabbing victims, 73 and 18, remain in hospital
Seattle Times - United States
By Jennifer Sullivan A 73-year-old man who was stabbed at the Renton Transit Center on Thursday night remains in serious condition in the intensive care ...
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New Federal Transit Administration rule may scuttle Metro-shuttle ...
Seattle Times - United States
Under the rule, said Desmond, "if a public transit agency wants to have a special service, it has to solicit from the private sector. ...
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Two People Killed in Possible Drag Racing Accident
WGRZ-TV - Buffalo,NY,USA
It happened around
10:30 near the intersection of Transit Road and Michael Anthony Lane. Lieutenant Ron Rozler said 24-year-old Mark Harhigh was driving his ...
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Interest in mass transit, carpools, scooters jumps
USA Today - USA
Ridership on mass transit is up sharply in many cities, and the heftiest increases are on commuter rail lines. Transit officials say the increase is ...
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Sound Transit marks first National Train Day with new ridership gains
On the eve of National Train Day, Sound Transit hailed Sounder commuter rail’s continued success in attracting more riders and joined Amtrak in celebrating the vital role that rail plays in metropolitan transportation systems in the ...
Sound Transit Latest News Releases - http://www.soundtransit.org

Gas Prices Causing Surge Of Mass Transit Riders
By The Huffington Post News Editors(webmaster@huffingtonpost.com)
Mass transit systems around the country are seeing standing-room-only crowds on bus lines where seats were once easy to come by. Parking lots at many bus and light rail stations are suddenly overflowing, with commuters in some towns ...
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Romania: Evacuation Transit Centre to Be Created - UN Refugee Agency
Noting that resettlement countries have committed to support this scheme, Ms. Pagonis appealed to other nations for financial assistance for the new centre.
NewsBlaze.com Current News - Top Stories - http://newsblaze.com/

Intermodal Transit Terminal Ground Breaking
Broome County Executive Barbara Fiala will be joined by Congressman Maurice Hinchey, state officials and project leaders to break ground on the Binghamton Intermodal Transit Terminal Monday at noon.
WBNG - News - Local - http://www.wbng.com/news/local

Renton Transit Center stabbing victims, 73 and 18, remain in hospital
Renton Transit Center stabbing victims, 73 and 18, remain in hospital after scuffle over stolen cellphone.
Seattle, WA News RSS Feed - YourStreet - http://www.yourstreet.com/seattle-wa

AC Transit | News
After an astonishing display of talent and training, an AC Transit bus operator was awarded for being the overall best bus driver in the nation by the ...

Diabetes 'is no extra road risk'
BBC News - UK
People with diabetes who use insulin have no more car accidents than those without the condition, research shows. Government experts believe the potential ...
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Woman, baby and aunt from city killed in highway mishap
Times of India - India
In all, 12 people died in two separate accidents as tragedy again struck on the state's killer highways exactly a week after 16 people of a marriage party ...
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Ten killed in accidents in State
Hindu - Chennai,India
In Palakkad, two persons were killed near Thottupalam at Thannerpandal, near Kinasseri, when a moped they were riding collided with a private transport bus. ...
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Road accidents consume 8 more in JK
Etalaat - Srinagar,Jammu and Kashmir,India
4 die in Sumbal Four persons were killed and 30 injured when the passenger bus they were travelling in met with an accident at Haritaar in north Kashmir’s ...
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Wrong bus on ‘wrong’ BRT knocks down man
Expressindia.com - New Delhi,India
Ambedkar Nagar police have registered a case under IPC Sections 279 and 337 (rash and negligent driving) and impounded the bus. Accidents occur on the ...
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Check recurrence of road accidents: Sadhtora
GreaterKashmir.com (press release) - Srinagar,Jammu and Kashmir,India
Jammu: Provincial President National Conference, Jammu, Ajay Sadhotra has expressed extreme grief and sorrow over the loss of previous lives in a tragic bus ...
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Eight killed in Kashmir accidents
Bombay News - Bombay,India
At least four people were killed and 10 injured when a mini bus they were travelling in skidded off the road in Bharat area of Doda district Saturday ...
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Yemen to take on traffic issues, making streets safer with fewer ...
Yemen Observer - Sana'a,Yemen
If we did so that may decrease the number of accidents,” says Salem Mohammed, a bus driver. He says that every one drives the speed he likes, not according ...
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Bus deaths whip up citizen unrest
Guadalajara Colony Reporter - Jalisco,Mexico
A string of grizzly bus accidents in Guadalajara last weekend has fueled criticism that the government has failed to improve safety on public transportation ...
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Local fire and rescue agencies participate in training drill
Russellville Courier - Russellville,AR,USA
Deurr said another reason school bus training is not done more often is school bus accidents do not occur as often as standard automobile accidents. ...
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Warning: Do Not Use The Scooters!!
By leanrunnerboy
... fine..but then again..accidents happen..keep in mind the roads are very narrow..many blind corners & they drive on the LEFT side of the road. The BEST & SAFEST way to get around is to buy a bus/ferry pass (usually sold onboard prior ...
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Getting to Mancora and being left by the side of the road at a ...
By Erin Philp(Erin Philp)
We finally found our bus, climbed on and spent the next 45 mins watching the driver veer dangerously in and out of traffic alike a maniac on some sort of caffeine rush, I witnessed about a dozen almost accidents. ...
South of the Border - http://erinisgoingsouth.blogspot.com/

'The Reserve' adds to Banks' rich legacy
Rather than repeating the same themes and locations that have won him praise in the past, he challenges himself and his readers with each new novel. Banks has tackled family dynamics, school bus accidents, adolescence, the civil war in ...
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6 (un)Luckiest People in the World
By yanto tandry "IMS web team"(yanto tandry "IMS web team")
Escaped from a derailed train, a door-less plane, a bus crash, a car into flames, another 2 car accidents... but then won $1000000 dollars on the lottery! Frane Selak (born 1929) is a Croatian music teacher famous for his numerous ...
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Daily Crime Incidents for May 10, 2008.
By spdk(spdk)
A case of
Non Fatal Road accident has been registered in Venoor Police Station. On 08/05/2008 at 2100 hrs at Aladapadavu Ajjibettu village Bantwal Taluk one unknown driver of bus bearing Reg. No. KA-19-AD-6777 drove his vehicle in a ...
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Delhi's Blue Line Buses
By jayanta ghosh(sharma1965)
Delhi's Blue line bus is a terror on wheels. It has claimed over a 100 lives in 2007. Someone has advised the Delhi govt. to change the colour to green.People will be relieved that Blue Line buses are off the road. ...
My School - I wish - http://goethals1907-2007.blogspot.com/

Blueline bus kills Class 10 student in BRT corridor
By India eNews
The controversial Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor in south
Delhi saw another accident when a speeding Blueline bus Monday crushed a Class 10 student to death in Madangir area.
India eNews - http://www.indiaenews.com/

Gospel Legend Dottie Rambo Killed in Tour Bus Accident
CMT.com - Nashville,TN,USA
The Missouri Highway Patrol is continuing to investigate a Sunday morning (May 11) tour bus accident that claimed the life of gospel music legend Joyce ...
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Motorist killed in bus crash
The Press Association -
A motorist was killed when her car collided with a bus in Co Kerry. The woman, in her 50s, was travelling alone when she was involved in the road crash in ...
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Saline High coach suspended for alleged involvement in 'party bus ...
MLive.com - MI,USA
Saline High School's varsity lacrosse coach was indefinitely suspended for allegedly being on a rented "party bus" with parents consuming alcohol on school ...
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More drivers needed for new bus network
ABC Online - Australia
The union representing ACTION bus drivers in
Canberra says a recruitment drive is necessary to ensure there are enough drivers when the new network starts ...
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Bus manufacturer intends to keep staff in move north
New Zealand Herald - New Zealand
Major Ashburton bus manufacturer Designline plans to keep all it staff when it shifts up the road to a Rolleston industrial park so it can expand to meet ...
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Altadena commuter trades in bus pass for car keys
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
He'd rather take the bus. About five years ago,
Moore got rid of his last car -- it kept breaking down -- and gave himself over to the bus, traveling about ...
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Bus maker goes to Rolleston for growth
Stuff.co.nz - New Zealand
By JOHN KEAST in Ashburton - Canterbury | Tuesday, 13 May 2008 Leading bus maker Designline is moving from Ashburton to Rolleston so it can expand to meet ...
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Two killed in bus-car collision
Times of India - India
NASHIK: Two persons were killed in a collision between a luxury bus and a car near here on the Mumbai-Agra National Highway, police said on Monday. ...
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Riders give K-10 bus route a thumbs-up
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
By BRAD COOPER With gas prices soaring, riders toting backpacks, briefcases and laptops eagerly line up for the daily bus ride on Kansas 10 between Lawrence ...
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Chicago roads may undergo bumpy transition to bus-only lanes
Chicago Tribune - United States
Yet homegrown skeptics have had a field day denouncing as unworkable the recently announced plan for the CTA bus-only lanes during rush hours to fight ...
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Judge Sentences Pastor, School Bus Driver On Methamphetamine Charge
A Rogers husband and wife who worked as a pastor and school bus driver were sentenced Monday to four years in prison for cooking methamphetamine in their family home.
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Blind woman fears losing her bus route following complaint
Patty Barton says she's either got to ride the bus or stay home. The bus schedule is her bible and the fare pass her ticket to freedom. But Barton's route is in jeopardy after her neighbor complained to Everett Transit numerous times ...
KOMO 1000 - News - Local - http://www.komoradio.com/news/local

Kid airlifted after hit by school bus
A child was hit in an accident involving a Chantilly Elementary school bus Monday afternoon. The child was airlifted to the hospital, but the extent of her injuries was not immediately known.
News 14 Carolina Top Stories - http://news14.com

School Bus Overturns
A school bus has reportedly overturned in Lebanon Junction at Highway 61 and Collings Hill.
Louisville, KY News RSS Feed... - http://www.yourstreet.com/louisville-ky

Riders give K-10 bus route a thumbs up
In a region where buses are shunned for cars, this one isn’t.
Mid-America Regional Council... - http://www.marc2.org/

Police 'close in' on suspect in fatal bus stop bashing
New Zealand Herald - New Zealand
Graham Arcus, 61, who was attacked and killed in an Auckland bus stop on Saturday night, with his wife. Photo / TV3 Police say they are closing in on the ...
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Scottish student in US killed by bus while out jogging
Scotsman - United Kingdom
By Louise Hosie A SCOTTISH student has died on an exchange trip to the
United States after being run over by a bus while she was out jogging, ...
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State bus breaks city engineer’s back
Times of India - India
CHENNAI: When the driver of a State Express Transport Corporation (SETC) bus decided to exhibit his driving skills inside the Chennai Moffussil Bus Terminus ...
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Hopping shuttle bus to Canyon's South Rim is grand idea
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
Starting June 2, a pilot shuttle bus between the
Canyon View Information Plaza and Tusayan will begin. Those who park outside the park will be doing ...
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All Aboard the 'Fast' Bus
Washington Post - United States
Los Angeles started bus priority traffic signals in 2001, but more important, Latin American cities reserved road space for fast buses decades ago. ...
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Why sea cruises start with a 30-mile bus trip
ic Wales - United Kingdom
SEA
cruises from Wales’ longest pier will this summer begin with a 30-mile bus trip. Ships have carried pleasure seekers from Llandudno since the 1820s, ...
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Tower Bridge bus crash kills woman, 23
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
By Tom Peterkin and John Bingham A young woman has been killed after a double decker bus struck a tree as she passed by on the pavement close to
London's ...
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Nepal bus plunge kills up to 46: police
AFP -
KATHMANDU (AFP) — Thirty-six people were killed when an overcrowded bus careened off a Nepal mountain highway into a river, and another 10 are presumed dead ...
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Death toll in Nepal bus crash rises to 36
Reuters South Africa - Johannesburg,South Africa
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nineteen more bodies were found in southwest Nepal on Tuesday near the wreckage of a bus packed with pilgrims that plunged into a ...
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Grandfather dies after bus stop bashing
New Zealand Herald - New Zealand
By Alanah May Eriksen The bus stop on
Manukau Road where 61 -year-old Graham Arcus was attacked on Saturday night. Photo / Brett Phibbs A grandfather who ...
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Bus services axed
TRANSPORT bosses have stepped in to ensure essential bus services stay on the road, after a bus company withdrew at short notice.
Messenger Newspapers | Latest news - http://www.messengernewspapers.co.uk

This bus stop's goal: Making cancer an election priority
Have you ever signed your name on a bus? Gov. John Lynch of New Hampshire hadn't, but on Monday he penned his name to the American Cancer Society CAN Bus. The bus, which is traveling across the country to share...
Projo 7 to 7 News Blog - http://www.beloblog.com/ProJo_Blogs/newsblog/

Bus props cruise
Twelve more years. That's at least what local bus riders have to look forward to, along with a list of enhancements to the Mountain Line bus system.
News/local from azdailysun.com - http://azdailysun.com/

Proposal would let DOE increase school bus fares
State education officials would be allowed to raise school bus fares to make up for budget cuts, under a proposal.
Honolulu Advertiser - Local news - http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com

Canley's Community Bus Coming Soon!
THE Mile Bus trust is using a bus donated to them to use for the community, involving people across the generations.
Coventry Telegraph - News - Coventry... - http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/

YouTube - Dottie Rambo Bus Accident - News Story
This is the news story that ran on WSMV in Nashville the eve

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