Saturday, June 28, 2008

6-28-08

Blueline kills a lawyer in Delhi
Expressindia.com - New Delhi,India
New Delhi, June 22: A lawyer was crushed to death by a blueline bus in Karol Bagh area here on Sunday, police said. The victim, identified as 45-year-old ...
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Your Gateway to the City
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.com/

bendy-bus dispute resolved
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
The RTBU said yesterday that a number of near-miss accidents and reports of passengers falling down had prompted a vote by drivers not to drive the buses ...
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State Police Conducting Annual School Bus Inspections
Muncie Free Press - IN
The annual inspection is very thorough and every aspect of the bus is inspected. Inspectors check brakes, tires, steering mechanisms, exhaust systems, ...
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Two die in workplace accidents
TVNZ - New Zealand
Occupational Health and safety is investigating the accident. Earlier in the day, a tyre company worker died in Rotorua when he was crushed by a bus. ...
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British bikers allowed in London bus lanes
Clutch and Chrome - Fort Lauderdale,FL,USA
The report shows this change would considerably reduce accidents. The study actually demonstrated that allowing motorcyclists to use bus lanes resulted in a ...
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School Bus Inspections Conducted Throughout Indiana
WTVW - Evansville,IN,USA
Inspectors go through all parts of each bus during the inspection, including breaks, emergency exits, and first aid kits. The buses are either approved, ...
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Bus fares for internal routes fixed at Dh2
By rajajang
“An easing of traffic would ultimately result in lesser number of road accidents and lesser environmental pollution. The RTA has been concerned about the growing number of cars in the emirate and has been advising people and ...
Dubai for Visitors - http://dubaiforvisitors.com

ANGER OVER ‘SWAZI NEWS’ DEATH PIX
By Richard Rooney(Richard Rooney)
Fatal car accidents are run of the mill to the newspapers. The Times (
18 April 2008) had a front-page picture of an 18-year-old man crushed to death by a bus at the Manzini bus rank. The Swazi Observer (7 April 2008) had a front-page ...
Swazi Media Commentary - http://swazimedia.blogspot.com/

Lamont, AB Train And School Bus Accident, Nov 1960
By Stu Beitler
"EVERYTHING SEEMED TO FLY UP, BOOKS AND BODIES" SAY WITNESS. read more »
GenDisasters ... Genealogy in... - http://www3.gendisasters.com

Outstanding Bus Drivers
By Ashley Smith
The criteria used to select outstanding bus drivers for the year include no at-fault accidents and safety record, good attendance with minimal absences, job performance, extraordinary acts and/or heroism. ...
Morning Announcements - http://www.wcpss.net/announcements/

MAN SMASHES FIVE BUS STATION WINDOWS WITH HIS HEAD
South Wales Evening Post - Swansea,Wales,UK
"We have been working to tackle incidents of anti-social behaviour in
Victoria Gardens for some time, following concerns expressed by the public. ...
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Tropical storm Fengshen moves further away from Hong Kong
Xinhua - China
There were 27 floodings at various locations throughout
Hong Kong and three landslide incidents up to 11:00 am Five reports of collapsed scaffoldings were ...
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More sick days caused by workplace illness than injury
Irish Independent - Dublin,Ireland
Mr O'Halloran said this was due to a number of major accidents in 2007, as well as preparing files for the Navan bus crash trial. ...
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Zimbabwe: Morgan's Run-Off Boycott a Joke
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Since then Tsvangirai has exposed Zimbabwe to more embarrassing incidents not least his announcement that he had decided not to contest the run-off election ...
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Bus Stations/ Bus Security/ Bus Related Incidents : Nepal
By Global Security News
Bus Stations/ Bus Security/ Bus Related Incidents :
Nepal more info GlobalIncidentMap.com provides details of this incident . To view full incident details you will need to click on the above link.
Close Protection Forum and Surveillan... - http://www.closeprotectionworld.co.uk

Bus No: 3
By Anoop
I lived around 20 kilometres away from my school and it goes without saying that I spent a lot of time in Three Bus. My best friends in school, the funniest incidents, the time of my life - I owe it to that old cheerful yellow vehicle. ...
Rusty.in - http://rusty.in/

Daily Crime Incidents for June 25, 2008.
By spdk(spdk)
On
23/06/2008 at 1955 hrs at Lalbagh Mangalore one driver of bus bearing Reg. No. KA-19-B-2473 drove his vehicle in a rash and negligent manner and dashed against jeep bearing Reg. No. KA-20-N-2734 from behind driven by one Nithin B. ...
spdk - http://spdk.blogspot.com/

06/24/08, US-70 W, Automatic Congestion, Congestion, Boiling St
Traffic is traveling at 28 MPH at: US 70 BUS W; MM 94.4; Boiling St.
NCDOT Traffic Incidents for the... - http://apps.dot.state.nc.us/tims/

Agriprocessors Imports Homeless Workers and Postville Pays a Price
Since 1992, Postville has had an average of 12.5 incidents of disorderly conduct and public intoxication per year with a high of 44 such cases in 1998. At that time, according to Halse, Agriprocessors had employed many young and single ...
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South Beach brothel/bus pulled over
MiamiHerald.com - Miami,FL,USA
By ADAM H. BEASLEY But a massive limo bus tooling through
South Beach recently charged a lot more -- and offered a lot more, as well. ...
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Bendy bus dispute resolved
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
The State Transit Authority (STA) and the Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) have reached an agreement after two days of conciliation talks at the NSW ...
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Stagecoach Profit Drops 10% as Sale of Bus Unit Isn't Repeated
Bloomberg - USA
Profit in fiscal 2007 was buoyed by the sale of a
London bus unit. Adjusted profit before tax advanced 7.7 percent in fiscal 2008 to 174.4 million pounds. ...
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Area bus grant OK
Martinsville Bulletin - Martinsville,VA,USA
This fall, local residents could hop on a bus to run errands or go to work, thanks to state funding. At its June 19 meeting, the Commonwealth Transportation ...
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New regional fare policy for ValleyRide bus service to begin Monday
IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA
A new regional fare policy designed to simplify the options available to patrons of the ValleyRide bus system will be implemented Monday, Valley Regional ...
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Three Injured When Bus Hits Utility Pole In Queens
NY1 - NY,USA
Investigators say the MTA bus was approaching a stop at the corner of Merrick Boulevard and Hook Creek Boulevard in Rosedale around 3:30 am, when it jumped ...
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County Weighs Bus Options
Tampa Tribune - Tampa,FL,USA
Without THE Bus, they couldn't get to doctors' offices, stores and other places, they said. But while commissioners sympathized, they said they also have to ...
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"Brothel bus" makes last stop in Miami Beach
Reuters - USA
MIAMI (Reuters) - A "brothel bus" that detectives said cruised Miami Beach offering lap dances and drinks has taken its last ride, police said on Wednesday. ...
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Metro may settle legal fight over bus garage
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
The board of directors for the Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority will consider a legal settlement for the transit authority’s 2.2-acre Southeast bus ...
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Audit: Mo. school bus drivers not properly tested
Forbes - NY,USA
By CHRIS BLANK 06.25.08,
5:14 PM ET School districts have not always met Missouri requirements for bus driver training, drug testing and criminal record ...
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News : TCAT Board to Discuss Fare Reduction and Van Pool
During the Board of Directors meeting on Thursday, June 26th, there will be a discussion and action on a fare reduction and the Van Pool program. The meeting will take place at the TCAT facility ...
TCAT Bus News Feed - http://www.tcatbus.com/

TriMet will raise most bus, train fares by 25 cents on Sept. 1
By Eric Mortenson, The Oregonian
TriMet's board of directors has approved a 25 cent per ticket fare increase for most bus and train riders to offset the rising price of diesel. The transit district is the state's biggest consumer of diesel fuel, and expects to...
Breaking News Updates from Portland... - http://blog.oregonlive.com/breakingnews/

City bus crashes with vehicle
PINELLAS PARK -- A PSTA bus was involved in a crash with a vehicle on 49th Street North in Pinellas Park, according to police communications. It happened about 3:45 pm near the intersection with 110th Avenue North. ...
Breaking News | tampabay.com... - http://blogs.tampabay.com/breakingnews/

OWC intros 7200RPM 320GB Mercury On-The-Go bus-powered drive
... a handy carrying case and the requisite backup software (for both Mac and Windows), and will set you back $280, $260, $258, and $240, respectively. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments. Original Post By Google News Donald Melanson.
Gadget & Tech News - http://gadgetracker.com

VIDEO: Brothel Bus Bust
By KALB.com(KALB.com)
Miami police bust rolling brothel. Tom Llamas reports. more.
Local News for KALB - News 5,... - http://www.kalb.com/index.php/news

NJPIRG in Metuchen to promote mass transit
New Brunswick Home News Tribune - New Brunswick,NJ,USA
NJ PIRG studies suggest that in New Jersey, with gasoline prices at an average of $4 per gallon, public transit saves an estimated $1450 per year for those ...
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The proposed sales tax for roads and transit, continued
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
In the world of highways and mass transit, that's not a ton of money -- the MTA says it has $60 billion worth of projects it would like to build in the ...
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City council ponders creating transit commission
Canada.com - Don Mills,Ontario,Canada
OTTAWA - City council will look at creating an independent transit commission to oversee OC Transpo in the coming months, rather than have a committee of ...
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NC PIRG: Pay for transit
The Independent Weekly - Durham,NC,USA
A better use of the money—which would cost a lot less—would be to provide federal aid to public-transit projects that would reduce our dependence on cars ...
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NY transit agency ends transit, toll perks
WCAX - Burlington,VT,USA
... passes through the agency's tolls and transit system, a perk had drawn fire amid a financial crunch at the nation's largest mass-transportation agency. ...
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Transit Enthusiast Branded 'Terrorist,' 'Pedophile' May Give Up Hobby
FOXNews - USA
A British bus enthusiast says it is no longer safe to practice his hobby of 40 years after being branded a terrorist and a pedophile. ...
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Environmental Approvals For Transit Fast-Tracked
Canada NewsWire (press release) - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
McGuinty Government Move Means Transit Projects Will Be Completed Faster TORONTO, June 25 /CNW/ - NEWS A new six-month environmental assessment process ...
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New to mass transit? We want to hear from you
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
Gas prices are up and so is mass transit ridership. If you're new to taking mass transit in
Southern California, we're curious about a few things: Is this a ...
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GO Transit adding new express train service
CTV.ca - Canada
GO Transit will add new express service starting Monday on the Lakeshore line to Stoney Creek, Burlington, Milton and Bronte stations. ...
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Man struck and killed by NJ Transit train
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
PATERSON, NJ - Authorities say a New Jersey Transit train has struck and killed a man in Paterson. The accident happened shortly after 5 pm as a train going ...
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Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Transit Authority Won't Hire ...
By rss@masstransitmag.com (Larry Sandler,...
The Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Transit Authority declined Monday to hire a conservative consultant to study the future of public transit in the region.
MassTransitMag.com: Top Transit News - http://www.masstransitmag.com

Wave transit under new management starting July 1
By WWAY
Wave Transit will be managed by a new company called Professional Transit Management. In five days, Wave will no longer be contracted with First Transit. Full story...
WWAY NewsChannel 3 - Local News,... - http://www.wwaytv3.com

Man hit by NJ Transit train, taken to hospital
Emergency responders are at Madison and Central avenues, where a man was hit at 10:20 am by Raritan Valley Line Train No. 5430, according to authorities.
mycentraljersey.com - NEWS - http://www.mycentraljersey.com

Transit adding 33 air-conditioned buses to its fleet
The city is about to add 33 new air-conditioned buses to its fleet during the summer. There are 10 such buses currently on city streets. The buses are one of several improvements to the transit system approved by councillors, ...
wfpLIVE Breaking News - http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews

SEPTA seeking to lease railcars from NJ Transit
By falmanac(falmanac)
To help ease overcrowding on Regional Rail lines, SEPTA plans to lease eight used railcars from NJ Transit. The cars, to augment SEPTA's existing fleet of 348 cars until new Silverliner V cars begin arriving in 2009, are to be put into ...

he big Yudkovsky
Ha'aretz - Tel Aviv,Israel
"There was something diabolic about it - all those accidents in the Mozes family. First the death of the eldest son, Gilad, who was hit by a bus when he was ...
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Injured bus driver wins damages
Northern Echo - Darlington,England,UK
A bus driver from Newcastle who was medically retired following a car accident has secured significant damages with the support of the GMB union's Friends ...
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Improving the BMTA _ by renting 6000 buses
Bangkok Post - Thailand
After all, public buses have been one consistent partner in road accidents, many of them fatal. Under the circumstances, the government's move to rent 6000 ...
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Popular Paris cycle system needs training wheels
Canada.com - Don Mills,Ontario,Canada
Briton said accidents shouldn't deter the program, noting that the growth in bike usage has far outpaced the increased accident rate. ...
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Getting up to speed, June 25
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
Speaking of Greuel, the council transportation committee that she heads is going to discuss whether the city should spend $70000 for bus service to Dodger ...
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Bangalore/Chennai bus transport system
By Vichitraa
Secondly, Chennai introduced the buses with automated doors only to curb the menace of footboard traveling and the subsequent accidents as well as to discourage people from getting down from running bus . ...
Euphoria - http://travelbuff.wordpress.com

Energy Posative Energy
By Roger McLeod(Roger McLeod)
So it ' s not really hard work to find disasters, accidents, catastrophes, murders, muggings and general mayhem to fill the headlines. It ' s actually pretty easy. But during that same 24 hours, about 350 000 babies are born. ...
Energy Management and Automation... - http://energymanagementinsa.blogspot.com/

NY City Bus hit a utility pole.
By Apostolic
NY1:
Queens You can click on either the blue dial up,or the yellow tab if you have broad band to see the video report.
Truckingboards Truck Drivers Forum - http://www.truckingboards.com/trucking/upload

Interesting about DRL's
By Benpup
It all started with a Greyhound Bus Company public relations gimmick to promote its "safety image." There was an apparent reduction in bus accidents and the conclusion was made that the daytime headlight use must be the reason. ...
Corvette Forum - C5 General - http://forums.corvetteforum.com

what's today's date again?
By sarah(sarah)
... when i was about to catch the bus, the bus just took off without me in it. it was really amazing to the point of crap because i was so close! and true to the kungfu panda in me, i quickly assured myself that there are no accidents ...
jumping way up - http://really-loud.blogspot.com/

The Hindu : Kerala / Kochi News : Who is to blame for private bus ...
Jun 18, 2008 ... Kerala - Kochi Printer Friendly Page · Send this Article to a Friend Who is to blame for private bus accidents? Staff Reporter ...

Somalia: Three Killed in Attack on Mini-Bus in Central Country
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
The region has been particularly hard hit by civil unrest, coupled with a recent increase in major security incidents.
Somalia has been without an effective ...
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One dead and seven wounded in the latest incident of violence ...
Bleacher Report - Menlo Park,CA,USA
A 21 year old student died and seven others were wounded when their bus was attacked by at least one man riding a motorcycle. The bus was marked with the ...
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Driver of blazing bus hailed a hero
Daily Post - Llandudno Junction,UK
“Fortunately incidents such as this are rare. We will launch an investigation into the circumstances of this incident.” He confirmed the bus had been ...
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Robbers Busted •One Killed
Peace fm Online - Ghana
There have many incidents of members of the public lynching suspected robbers, ignoring the entreaties of the Police to desist from so doing. ...
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This is the tyre used by highway gang to trap road users
Sowetan - Soweto,South Africa
Lesego Tsatsi said she saw the men but never thought they were going to get into the bus. “I saw two men approach the bus and we jokingly said they were ...
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1:30 AM, I-95 N, Automatic Congestion, Congestion, US 70 BUS
Traffic is traveling at 28 MPH at: I-95 N; MM 97; US 70 BUS.
NCDOT Traffic Incidents for the... - http://apps.dot.state.nc.us/tims/

Latest News from India about Protests against Dog Ram Rahim
By noreply@blogger.com (Sikh Panth Ekta Association)
Activists of the SAD (
Amritsar), led by its secretary-general Bhai Ram Singh, blocked the Amritsar- Jalandhar road for two hours, hitting the Delhi-Lahore bus service. The party has sought the cancellation of the pre-arrest bail to the ...
www.gururamdass.blogspot.com - http://gururamdass.blogspot.com/

dog days
By will
The last two incidents? It appears that the first incident, when he attempted to burn down the school, wasn't actually the child's fault. It was the teacher's. He had complained that their son wasn't showing enough creativity. ...
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American Politics: No Place for Headscarves
By brokenmystic
Reported incidents of discrimination, harassment, and violence against Muslims amounted to 602 in 2002, 1019 in 2004, 1522 in 2004, 1972 in 2005, and 2467 in 2006 (CAIR). The context of these hate crimes and incidents consist of murders ...
Broken Mystic - http://brokenmystic.wordpress.com

Ripe for a Chicken
By billyhc
The last thing I heard was the driver in Baton Rouge making an announcement before the final ride to New Orleans not to have any incidents like last Sunday’s ride, specifically “if you have cologne, do not put it on at your seat and ...
The Sweet Factory - http://thesweetfactory.wordpress.com

The Hindu : New Delhi News : 2900 Blueline buses to be phased out ...
Standing up firmly to the charge by Leader of Opposition Jagdish Mukhi that Blueline buses had already taken 116 lives this year and yet the Delhi ...

House approves financial help for mass transit
The Associated Press -
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House approved financial help Thursday to mass transit systems facing a surge in riders because of high gas prices. ...
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House approves transit aid
The Associated Press -
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has voted to provide local mass transit systems with $1.7 billion over the next two years to lower fares and expand operations ...
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Rapid Mass Transit System: Rs 70m to be allocated to feasibility study
Daily Times - Lahore,Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) will allocate Rs 70 million in budget 2008-09 to the conduct of a feasibility study of Rapid Mass Transit ...
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London transit cards cracked and cloned
CNET News - San Francisco,CA,USA
Last week a Dutch researcher rode free on the London transit system, having hacked the public transit system's card system; he used a clone of a paying ...
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Planners push back ruling on mass transit
Indianapolis Star - United States
By Chris Sikich The Metropolitan Planning Organization has pushed back the timeline for a ruling on its recommendation to create a rapid mass transit route ...
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Who Will Be New York’s Transit Champions?
Mobilizing the Region - New York,NY,USA
Will any
New York politicians stand up for transit? (Above: the NY State Assembly Chamber.) A common thread ran through several MTA meetings held this week: ...
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Lost in transit
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
When Eran Kolirin was a boy, like many Israelis, he watched cheesy Egyptian TV melodramas on Friday afternoons. It was a kind of ritual he shared with his ...
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Finnish transit tariffs could break EU rules
Reuters - USA
BRUSSELS, June 26 (Reuters) - A possible move by Finland to impose transit tariffs on goods heading for Russia, in response to Russia's rising duties on ...
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Waukesha mayor wants new regional transit talks
Greater Milwaukee Today - WI, USA
Nelson, who invited the leaders during a Wednesday transit summit in Milwaukee, said informal discussions will have to begin soon in order to get plans off ...
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Leaders Hold Forum To Discuss Future Of Mass Transit
NBC 17.com - Raleigh,NC,USA
By Yvette Yeon WAKE COUNTY, NC -- "
Wake-Up Wake County" will hold a forum tonight to discuss the future of mass transit in the Triangle. ...
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More Demand Hardly Hastens New Services in Vermont
By rss@masstransitmag.com (Alex Tiegen, staff...
With gas climbing past $4 a gallon, now would seem an ideal time for Upper Valley transit companies to expand their services. But it isn't that easy.
MassTransitMag.com: Top Transit News - http://www.masstransitmag.com

No easy path between transit center and Round
By David R. Anderson, The Oregonian
BEAVERTON --Less than a quarter-mile separates the
Beaverton Transit Center and the Round at Beaverton Central. But trying to walk from one to the other can be a you-can't-get-there-from-here experience. That's a problem not only for ...
Breaking News Updates from Portland... - http://blog.oregonlive.com/breakingnews/

House approves financial help for mass transit
By admin
mass transit systems facing a surge in riders because of high gas prices. But Republicans blocked Democrats from requiring oil and gas companies to drill on the millions of acres of government land and water on which they already own ...
Politics News Review - http://politics.reviewnews.org

House approves transit aid
The House has voted to provide local mass transit systems with $1.7 billion over the next two years to lower fares and expand operations.
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House approves transit aid
Associated Press - June 26, 2008 6:13 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) - The House has voted to provide local mass transit systems with $1.7 billion over the next two years to lower fares and expand...
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