Regional transit plan for 2008 dies on Friday
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
Funkhouser has been talking far too long about how he wants a regional transit approach and not a starter line on the November ballot. ...
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Run on diesel fuel creating public transit crisis in Tijuana
San Diego Union Tribune - United States
Public transit drivers who work the Green and Cream, Red and Cream, Blue and White lines that crisscross the city, said they would stop service at 5 pm ...
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Many Commuters Are Ditching Cars and Moving Closer to Mass Transit
ABC News - USA
By BIANNA GOLODRYGA, JESSICA HOFFMAN and STEPHANIE DAHLE The housing crisis, gas crisis and credit crunch are combining to force changes in peoples' ...
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Transit-oriented development
Boston Globe -
Transit-oriented development is a lovely euphemism that generally means "you will need a car for most things, but may be able to reach at least one ...
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Commissioners defer transit fixes until they have more info
Miami Today -
By Risa Polansky Pleading for detailed plans and scenarios on how to get financially ailing Miami-Dade Transit back on track, county commissioners Tuesday ...
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Transit agencies plan free rides for Thursday
TheReporter.com - Vacaville,CA,USA
"We wanted to provide an opportunity for the public to make plans to try transit, reset their alarms, use 511.org to plan their trip and map out the route ...
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Pinellas Transit Officials Say 'Dump The Pump,' Board The Buses
Tampa Tribune - Tampa,FL,USA
"Dump the Pump" begins Thursday countywide, and today, officials urged commuters and travelers to take advantage of the Pinellas Suncoast Transit ...
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It's time to look at forming a new regional transit agency
Cincinnati Enquirer -
The Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority was formed in 1973 to provide a bus system for the city of
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Green Public Transit
Wall Street Journal -
As our transit systems struggle, Congress is pouring billions of dollars into ethanol production, the energy equivalent of turning silk purses into sows' ...
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Community Transit to raise fares as much as 75 cents
Seattle Times -
The rising price of diesel has led Community Transit to announce fare increases of as much as 75 cents for its popular commuter buses between. ...
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Boost Service, Cut Fares to Save Milwaukee County Transit System ...
By rss@masstransitmag.com (Larry Sandler,...
Cutting fares and restoring slashed service could be key strategies for rescuing the financially troubled Milwaukee County Transit System, a nationally known transit consultant told the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Transit Authority ...
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Experts Revive Debates Over Cellphones
By nytimes
With 3 billion cell phone users worldwide, even a minuscule risk translates into a major public health concern By Tara Parker-Pope New York Times News Service What do brain surgeons know about cell phone safety that the rest of us don’t ...
Transit News - http://transit.com.ph
As $4 gas moves commuters to mass transit, Oregon must plan and invest
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The Possibilities of Public Transit
Despite critics' claims, public transit "may be our only option" to reduce harmful carbon emissions, writes urban planner and author Daniel Lerch. From: Post Carbon Institute.
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Free Bus Rides for Residents of Transit-Oriented Developments
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Passengers die as commercial bus plunges into Ogunpa channel in ...
Afrik.com -
Many lives have been lost in similar accidents on the bridge, derisively referred to as ’’the death bridge’’, because it lacks well-reinforced protective ...
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Bus route change to avoid low bridge
Fife Today - Fife,Scotland,UK
Stagecoach have confirmed that the number 39 service, which goes from Kirkcaldy to Glenrothes, will be re-routed as of August 18 due to past accidents ...
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Accidents waiting to happen?
Culpeper Star Exponent -
In 1988, a dump truck and school bus collided at that crossing, causing a number of injuries. Four months ago, rescue crews airlifted a
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1 killed, 2 hurt in separete accidents
The Statesman -
KOLKATA, June 18: A 70-year-old man was killed when he slipped while boarding a private bus. His body was crushed under the bus wheels at the crossing of ...
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2 die, 52 hurt in road accidents
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8 killed in road accidents
The Daily Star -
The accident took place at about
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The Story ...
By Stacy(Stacy)
... and they are taking a big yellow school bus. He told me how safe it was. I do know statistically that buses are involved in far fewer deaths then car accidents, and that most accidents happen with kids entering and exiting buses. ...
Raising Lucy - http://raisinglucy.blogspot
Bus accident reported in northwest Oklahoma City
Traffic is moving smoothly this morning on Oklahoma City-area roads. At
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Elderly Pedestrian Struck And Killed By School Bus
An 86-year-old
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Best Choice in Bus Accidents
By PI Lawyers(PI Lawyers)
Victims of bus accidents just like other vehicular accidents have the right to sue for the injuries sustained. For better results, claims may be channeled through bus accident law firms, which obviously cater to this kind of incident. ...
All About Personal Injury - http://allaboutpersonalinjury
Time to Ride The Bus!
By Lenny(Lenny)
The bus is a great way to save on gas and accidents.....even if you get into one! Dumb Woman Bus Driver - Watch more free videos.
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Train crossing gate falls on school bus full of kids Driver ...
Foster's Daily Democrat -
No one was injured and the bus didn't suffer any significant damage. Four days before the June 2 incident, a bus that had stopped at the tracks was struck ...
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Boy hurt as school bus runs into canopy
Blackpool Gazette -
Were you on the bus? Have you heard of similar incidents? Leave comments below. The tangerine and yellow Metro Coastline bus pulled into the filling station ...
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Ravenswood bus attacks stop services
ABC Regional Online -
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Bus kills 86-year-old in crosswalk
Sara Gregory, assistant general manager for Stock Transportation --the company that owns the bus -- said the female driver has had no prior incidents in her ...
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Just say no
Globe and Mail -
... apparently isolated incidents, is no more appealing. Earlier this month, a
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Too much money, lots of temptation
Koval Lane is getting a bit of bad reputation: It’s where rap star Tupac Shakur and UNLV football player Randy Brewer were shot in separate incidents. ...
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Greer police have suspects in vandalism at local church
Greenville News -
But on the bus, they did a Star of David. It’s really a mixed-up bag of stuff." Varner said it was too early to tell if the incidents were tied to gang ...
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Bus Stations/ Bus Security/ Bus Related Incidents : China
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Bus Stations/ Bus Security/ Bus Related Incidents : China
By Global Security News
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A Very Distressing Incident.
By David(David)
A very distressing incident this morning, I have no details other than the fact that a passenger died, apparently of natural causes, while travelling on one of our buses this morning. I have been driving a bus eleven years now and I ...
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6:23 AM, US-70 E, Automatic Congestion, Congestion, NC 42
Traffic is traveling at 28 MPH at:
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Obama Throws Muslim Women Under the Bus
By iam0nly1
... rally in Detroit on Monday were barred from sitting behind the podium by campaign volunteers seeking to prevent the women’s headscarves from appearing in photographs or on television with the candidate. ~snip~ The incidents [...]
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Beijing's battle for blue skies
Times of India - India
NEW DELHI: China's capital has spent 140 billion yuan ($20.34 billion) to combat chronic pollution and create a clean, green Beijing ahead of the August ...
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Your Gateway to Delhi
By Mayank Austen Soofi(Mayank Austen Soofi)
Reflective getaway from the city’s chaos and confusion; by Mayank Austen Soofi Viewpoint – Mrs. Sheila Dikshit’s Blueline Blues Here's why Delhi Chief Minister would rather walk than board a city bus; by Mayank Austen Soofi ...
The Delhi Walla - http://thedelhiwalla.blogspot
Pilgrimage Through India, Installment 1
By admin
Arriving in the airport after a 24 hour transit to New Delhi, we quickly learned that if we were to travel by train to Chennai, the old Madras, from where we would catch a bus to “Pondy,” we would have to leave that evening, ...
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Brand New DTC experience!
By kalakar speaks(kalakar speaks)
today for the first time experienced the new DTC's (
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At least 13 killed as bus falls into river in northern India
Earthtimes (press release) - London,UK
Three passengers were injured in the accident that occurred in the Veerbhatti area of the Nainital district, about 200 kilometres south-east of the state ...
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We’d love to hop on the bus
Malay Mail -
Bus stops are not always on roads with ample space. A good number of wheelchair users are in that position because of accidents. As for trains, only major ...
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RIGHT TO KNOW: Cambridge school releases bus crash reports in ...
Glens Falls Post-Star -
... about accidents involving school buses for the past 10 years. The district told the woman in its response that it only maintained information on bus ...
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Long-term solution needed for LDP jams
Malaysia Star -
They also create accidents by weaving through heavy traffic. The bus service is also poor and the bus stops are at dark corners which are not safe for ...
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Worries over spate of road accidents
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation -
The accident involving the Tipper truck and the STC bus at Dompoase near Komenda where eye witnesses alleged that the tipper truck deriver was apparently ...
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What Do Women Want To Drive?
KQCA, My58.com -
... seat belts than active safety features such as lane-departure warnings and electronic stability control, which can help drivers avoid accidents. ...
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Road crashes kill 3
The Daily Star - Dhaka,Bangladesh
The accident took place at village Hajipur at about 10:00am as a Zokiganj-bound bus collided head-on with a stone-laden truck. The injured were rushed to ...
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He escaped from a derailed train, a door-less plane, a bus crash ...
By The Constant Skeptic
He is a Croatian music teacher who used to be famous for his numerous escapes from fatal accidents. Here is a list of his brushes with death:. In January, 1962, Selak was traveling via train from
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Bus drivers and dangerous driving
By Guyana Chronicle
Indeed, drivers are known to fracture a couple of traffic laws in their quest for wealth. But this wealth is being achieved at the loss of lives in
Guyana Chronicle Blog - http://myguyanachronicle.com
RIGHT TO KNOW: Cambridge school releases bus crash reports in ...
By Mark Mahoney
A former
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15 Hospitalized In Metro Bus Accident
By Scott Kappes
After the initial collision the bus veered off of the road and into a car dealership's storage lot, causing damage to as many as 12 luxury automobiles. The accident occurred just after
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Hit GOD: Homeless in the Grand Old District Work in Progress ...
By royc(royc)
Accidents do occur; but very few, as others in the shelters will get up and pound you out for this type of thing; it is likel ythuis was intentional and timed for night so that, unless I leap out of bed and physically confront the man ...
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akistani-Hindustani Bhai-Bhai, Literally Up In The Sky!
Etalaat -
A voice comes over the microphone, announcing the imminent departure of Pakistan International Airlines' flight to
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Day 2 Bangkok - Bangkok, Thailand
These river buses remind me of blue line buses in
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We need public transit—why can’t we get it?
The Jewish Journal of greater L.A -
Public transit not only reduces congestion but also reduces the nation's energy needs and cuts carbon emissions that bring on global warming. ...
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Bendy buses are safe - State Transit
NEWS.com.au - Australia
Sydney drivers have reported to State Transit more than 70 instances of brakes suddenly locking on the $650000 bendy buses since September last year, ...
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NY AG threatens to sue transit board members over perks
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
On May 29, the nation's largest mass-transit agency said it planned to rescind former board members' free-travel perks and restrict current members to using ...
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Pa. transit agencies to get electric hybrid buses
Lebanon Daily News -
The other four are 30-foot diesel-electric buses, one each for transit agencies based in
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Dump the Pump!
Wired News -
More than a hundred transit agencies across the country will be participating in the Third Annual Dump the Pump Day, a time to raise awareness of ...
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Free transit draws crowds to trolleys, trains
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
By Gary Richards Caltrain passengers board and disembark at the Diridon Station in downtown San Jose this morning on the free transit day as part of the ...
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Free transit draws crowds to trolleys, trains By Gary Richards
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
More than 30 transit agencies in the Bay Area are offering free rides today in an effort to lure drivers out of their cars and help ease the pain of more ...
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Montreal transit ridership up
The Gazette (Montreal) - Quebec,Canada
MONTREAL - Citing an increase in government funding, improvement in the frequency of transit service and the inauguration of three new métro stations, ...
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Transit Commission approves CATS fare increase
Bizjournals.com -
The Metropolitan Transit Commission has approved a fare increase for Charlotte Area Transit System, effective October 6. A local one-ride bus fare will rise ...
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Transit Officials Encourage 'Dump the Pump'
WXIA-TV -
At least 31 cities across the country are encouraging drivers to take public transit. Some systems are giving free rides today. However, MARTA is not.
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Mass Transit News
By Matt
I created a new auto-generated news page today. This one covers Mass Transit.
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Top News: Dump the Pump for a Day
By rss@masstransitmag.com (Tony Marrero, Hernando...
But transportation planners and public transit officials across the country say parking the car for 24 hours will help the wallet stay a little fatter, help the environment and just might open the eyes of skeptics who turn up their nose ...
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2010 Ford Transit Connect [Spied]
By dejz28
Ford took the wraps off its Transit Connect commercial van at this year’s Chicago Auto Show and our spy photographers have now spotted the little van while out testing. The US-spec Transit will largely remain unchanged from its European ...
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Inter-state Mass Transit Initiative
By Seabourne
I think that the economic and political environment is right to push through a major program for mass transit on a federal level with both inter-state plans and matching funds for states. This would better address long-term fuel prices, ...
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Transit Overload
More people in
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Bus driver fired after near-miss with train
The Union Leader -
A second incident at the
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Fake bus ticket scam alert
Sunderland Echo -
Northumbria Police said that a 43-year-old man was arrested and cautioned in relation to the incident. Denise, who travels several bus routes because of her ...
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ZERO INTOLERANCE
Jamaica Gleaner -
From the People's National Party (PNP) affiliated section of the town - which encompasses the town centre to the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) bus ...
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Dozens fall ill at county health office
Northwest Arkansas Times -
"We respond to any kind of chemical, biological, radioactive, nuclear or explosive incidents." During each incident, the unit deploys with its two key ...
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Brakes 'failing' on Sydney's bendy buses
ABC Online -
Sydney bus drivers are calling for 80 new articulated buses to be taken off the road after incidents where the brakes failed to perform adequately. ...
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Doctor denies bus sex assaults on teenager
Lancashire Evening Post -
Both incidents occurred in October last year, the jury has heard. After the first assault the teenager got off the bus in
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Bus Stations/ Bus Security/ Bus Related Incidents : United States
By Global Security News
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8:20 AM, US-70 E, Automatic Congestion, Congestion, Boiling St
Traffic is traveling at 30 MPH at: US 70 BUS E; MM 94.4; Boiling St.
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AGADIR - A TRAVELLER’S ULTIMATE NIGHTMARE
By noreply@blogger.com (Moroccan Beauty)
This is one of those quirky incidents that can make travelling memorable but at this point I had other things on my mind. We drove on and on with my paranoia growing by the minute. Eventually we reach our destination, a square where ...
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Singing on the bus
By po(po)
Only a few nasty incidents, but we all survived to tell the tales.) My best public transport experiences EVER were during the 3 months that I worked at Kirstenbosch. There is a bus route that goes through Bishopscourt, and I took the ...
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