Gas Prices Boost Public Transit Ridership
Washington Post - United States
By Lena H. Sun Soaring gas prices are pushing more Americans to take public transit, with streetcars and trolleys and other light rail experiencing the ...
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RailWorks Corporation Appoints Michael Holt President of National ...
Earthtimes (press release) - London,UK
NEW YORK - (Business Wire) RailWorks Corporation, a leading provider of track and transit systems construction services throughout North America, ...
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Smog Alert days - Public transit for a dollar in Laval
Canada NewsWire (press release) -
Countering smog through greater use of public transit has an immediate, positive impact on the air we breathe. As a responsible corporate citizen, ...
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Ukraine's natural gas transit up 26% in first five months of 2008
RIA Novosti - Moscow,Russia
KIEV, June 2 (RIA Novosti) - Ukraine increased its transit of natural gas to Europe in January-May 2008 to 55.7 billion cubic meters, a 26% rise compared ...
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SunLine Transit to roll out new fleet of buses
The Desert Sun -
SunLine Transit Agency will give bus riders and residents an up-close and personal look at what's next in public transportation on Tuesday. ...
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Thibault's private transit a bad idea
Standard Freeholder -
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“Kheel Plan 2″ to Revive Free Transit Proposal for ‘09 Races
StreetsBlog -
That’s the thinking behind Ted Kheel’s free-transit proposal. If an $8 congestion fee, as unsuccessfully proposed recently by Mayor Bloomberg, ...
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Public invited to mass transit forums
Noblesville Daily Times - Noblesville,IN,USA
Bingaman will continue a series of community input sessions about improving and expanding mass transit 6 pm June 23 in Carmel Monon Center and June 30 in ...
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Sound Transit to begin serving new Mukilteo station
Progressive Rail Roading - Milwaukee,WI,USA
Today, Sound Transit will launch Sounder service to Mukilteo, Wash., adding a stop to its Everett-to-Seattle commuter-rail corridor. ...
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NEWS - New Cranbrook Public Transit Exchange
B-104 -
Funding is in place for the City of
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Pols: MBTA Rail Expansion Puts Safety at Risk
By rss@masstransitmag.com (By Casey Ross,...
Top lawmakers say the state needs to slam the brakes on MBTA rail expansions in the wake of a fatal Green Line collision that has refocused attention on the urgent need to upgrade the agency's antiquated transit lines.
MassTransitMag.com: Top Transit News - http://www.masstransitmag.com
Ridership on mass transit breaks records
By Leanan(Paul Laudanski (mailto:admin@peakoil.com))
Transit operators expect the increase to be greater in the second quarter as gasoline prices soar. A report set for release today by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) shows ...
Peak Oil News - http://www.peakoil.com
Trayport Technology deployed by Fluxys to trade gas transit capacity
... electronic trading solutions, today announced that Fluxys, the Belgian Transmission System Operator (TSO) has deployed its GlobalVision technology to allow real time trading of natural gas transit capacity on the secondary market. ...
Bobsguide News - http://www.bobsguide.com
Rising fuel prices boost rider numbers on NM city's transit system
While rider numbers for May haven't yet been compiled, those who do take buses in
Headwaters News Content - http://www.headwatersnews.org
Hannemann in SF to speak on transit
Mayor Mufi Hannemann is in
City Council Update
Ottawa Start (press release) -
Today, City Council took the final step in developing a new transit vision for the City of
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189 Hawaii properties in transit's path
Honolulu Advertiser -
Mayor Mufi Hannemann hopes to begin construction on the 20-mile mass-transit system linking
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Green cash tops cities' wish list
Calgary Herald - AB,
Calgary Ald. Brian Pincott supported a motion to pressure the federal government to better fund municipal initiatives like public transit and retrofitted ...
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Ogden mayor's green transit trek leaves him blue
Salt Lake Tribune -
"We have to have a transit system that works," he vented to the architect crowd. The mayor could have stayed on TRAX until 2100 South, where he could have ...
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Arizona planning roads, transit to ease congestion
AZ Central.com - AZ,
There is also more emphasis on adding rail and other transit to the transportation mix. More coordinated land-use planning that connects jobs and housing ...
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Transit riders encouraged to pedal
Brampton Guardian - Ontario, Canada
BRAMPTON - All Brampton Transit buses will soon be equipped with bicycle racks, and the main transit terminals will offer secure bike parking, ...
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Transit System Is Bristol’s ‘Best Kept Secret’
TriCities.com -
It is now the
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A dose of wacky Nollywood eases the pain of the transit lounge
The Times - Johannesburg,Gauteng,South Africa
A four-hour transit stop at most African airports is insufferable. Fortunately for me, faced with a stop at
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Sunday Symposium: I-94 expansion vs. mass transit funding
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Milwaukee,WI,USA
One can only hope expanding our freeway system will once and for all debunk this continued and annoying debate about mass transit. ...
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Stopping Milwaukee transit's death spiral
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel -
A new study by the Public Policy Forum concludes that the Milwaukee County Transit System as we know it is in the fast lane to oblivion. ...
Spacing: a summary of transit news
By Kate M.(Kate M.)
Spacing has a good summary of all the recent public transit news.
montreal city weblog - http://w5.montreal.com/mtlweblog/
Venus anti-transit of the Sun invisible(?) highlight of June
By Daniel Fischer(Daniel Fischer)
In other news according to CBET #1388 there is a 14.4 mag. supernova (SN 2008cq) in a nameless galaxy at -30° declination right now which on May 6 even had 13.4 mag. but was missed. • The brightness of Nova Oph 2008 is fluctuating ...
Breaking News for sky afficionados - http://cosmos4u.blogspot.com/
189 Hawaii properties in transit's path
A Waipahu Burger King, a Kalihi 7-Eleven and an Ala Moana pool supply store are among 189 properties the city may need to buy to make way for Honolulu's planned $3.7 billion elevated commuter rail system.
Honolulu Advertiser - Local news - http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com
Mass Transit, Mass Spending
It’s not so much that gas has now reached $4 a gallon. It’s that $5 a gallon is not difficult to imagine at all. Escalating gas prices, combined with a heightened sense of awareness of instability in the
HartfordBusiness.com Subscriber News - http://www.hartfordbusiness.com
Ogden mayor's green transit trek leaves him blue
By The Salt Lake Tribune
Who knew that going green would take sooooo long? Ogden Mayor Matthew Godfrey spent 2 1/2 hours on train and on foot recently trying to reach the American Institute of Architects' green development forum in
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Gang now targeting commuters
Malaysia Star -
Business operators and executives at the Jalan Imbi bus stop, opposite
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Foreigner killed, three injured in Delhi airport crash (Lead)
Thaindian.com - Bangkok,Bangkok,Thailand
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) A Ukrainian national was killed and three others were injured when a bus hit them at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport ...
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Getting around: Feeling the fuel pinch
Beaver County Times - Beaver,PA,USA
The average fare increase, when DART’s less costly bus-stop-to-bus-stop service is factored in, amounts to $8, though riders wouldn’t have to cough up any ...
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Wheels of change
Pune Newsline -
This initiative has also ably confronted the incidents of eve teasing and theft, which were on the rise. “I feel secure now as nobody is there to cast a ...
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Bus Stations/ Bus Security/ Bus Related Incidents : Israel
By Global Security News
Bus Stations/ Bus Security/ Bus Related Incidents :
Close Protection Forum and Surveillan... - http://www.closeprotectionworld.co.uk
3:08 AM, Atlantic Ave A, Vehicle Accident, Ramp Closed
ramp closed between westbound Dixie Drive (US 64) and northbound Fayetteville St (US 220 BUS) due to low hanging power line as a result of a vehicle accident.
NCDOT Traffic Incidents - http://apps.dot.state.nc.us/tims/
Daily Crime Incidents for June 01, 2008.
By spdk(spdk)
On 31/05/2008 at 2230 hrs some unknown culprits committed theft of a laptop, Flight ticket and other documents belonging to one Upahar Guptha R/o Home Shamil Uttarapradesh that was kept in a KSRTC bus at KSRTC bus stand at Lalbagh ...
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Stepping Back for the Larger Picture
By Blue Ibis(Blue Ibis)
Then we also have a crop of other interesting patterns appearing as the US economy further subsides, including a huge spike in oil prices, plus more incidents of Taser abuse and other signs of growing public hysteria. ...
Blue Ibis - http://blueibisthoughts.blogspot.com/
the weekend getaway to sepa island
By Angela Stephanie
take some pictures ^_^ at 8, we got on a bus for a ride to marina, ancol, and soon seated ourselves on a boat for a 2-hour ride to sepa island. i was lucky to find an empty seat on the back. the waves rock the boat a little, and, ...
Life Of An Angel - http://angelastephanie.wordpress.com
Four die in seperate accidents
Nepalnews.com -
In another report, 5 persons were injured when the mini-bus they were traveling in met with an accident in Tanahun district yesterday night. ...
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Driver in Elliotdale school bus smash to face trial next month
Dispatch Online - South Africa
In what police later described as one of the worst accidents ever, two vehicles following the minibus – a Colt bakkie and a blue Citi Golf – got caught up ...
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Delinquent van drivers causing accidents
The Post -
... to stop at bus stops to pick up passengers rather they stay anywhere they find one causing road accidents and traffic mess, The Post has observed. ...
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Child killed, nine injured in RAK accidents
Khaleej Times -
A source at the Traffic and Licensing Police said the accident took place when the driver lost control of the bus causing it to swerve and overturn. ...
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A Journey on the Treacherous Road to Kabul
NPR -
Breakdowns and accidents are common. On Saturday, hundreds of cars and trucks — some them with entire families perched on top of their cargo — were stuck in ...
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One killed, 3 injured in mishap at IGI airport
Daily News & Analysis - Mumbai,India
The accident took place late on Saturday night when a bus carrying the crew members of an international flight hit the passengers after the driver lost ...
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back alive
The probability of meeting 2 traffic accidents in a row is really quite low, but that’s what we got. And the 3 bus rides at
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Is This a Can of Sardines, Or a Motorized Rickshaw?
By admin
Here in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, autorickshaws are involved in one-third of all accidents, even though they account for only one out of every 20 vehicles on the road. So the cops are cracking down. ...
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Could You Use A Personal Injury Attorney?
By shardannysblog9752
Workplace accidents, construction accidents, fires, floods, poisoning, drug overdoses, animal bites, being robbed or mugged, medical malpractice, airplane/bus/train accidents and even legal malpractice may entitle you to a personal ...
Shardannys Blog - http://nycitywatch.org/mu/shardannysblog9752
Light
By suresh(suresh)
He was shocked to see the state of the bus as it was just the month before that these buses where shipped in and he had not heard anything about major accidents recently. Julian radioed in the incident and arranged for the mess to be ...
Familiarity breeds contempt... - http://gerrard140782.blogspot.com/
WORLD OIL PRICES
By actionsbyt
But the changing travelling habits have created problems for
Actions By T - http://actionsbyt.word
Man mowed down by Blueline
Times of India -
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Man crushed to death by Blueline
A 50-year-old man was crushed to death by a Blueline bus in Nangloi locality in Outer
Mid-Day - Delhi City News - http://www.mid-day.com/web/guest/news/delhi
Bus runs over foreign tourist at IGI departure
Times of India - India
NEW DELHI: Barely a week after a man was run over by an ambulance at the airport, a Ukrainian tourist was killed and three others injured when a bus hit ...
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Truck driver who hit school bus is cited but not charged
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Minneapolis,MN,USA
A truck driver who slammed into the back of a stopped school bus last month won't face criminal charges but he has been cited for the crash that injured 16, ...
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10 hurt in Queens bus wreck; injuries not life-threatening
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
NEW YORK - Authorities say 10 people have been taken to hospitals after a bus driver swerved to avoid a hitting a child and crashed into a fence in Queens. ...
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15 people killed in bus accident in Bolivia
Xinhua - China
LIMA, June 1 (Xinhua) -- At least 15 people were killed, 15 others injured and three went missing on Sunday after a bus fell off a cliff in western Bolivia, ...
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Getting There: Driver feels 'penalized' by new bus lanes
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
By LARRY LANGE Question: Skip Borland and Brendan Vaughn had questions and critiques about new bus lanes being created on Elliott Avenue West and 15th ...
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13 people killed in bus accident in Venezuela
Xinhua -
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With hi-tech bus, Satyam sells a concept to auto majors
Sify - Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India
The Edow, designed by ace auto designer Dilip Chhabria and rigged-up by Satyam's electronics engineers, is basically a souped-up bus that is a mobile auto ...
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Man, 74, dies 2 days after being hit by TTC bus
Toronto Star -
A 74 year-old man is dead after being hit by a TTC bus on Friday morning. The man was walking south on Bay St. just before 8 am when a bus made a left-hand ...
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Six killed as French train hits school bus
Reuters South Africa - Johannesburg,South Africa
PARIS (Reuters) - Five children and an adult were killed when a train collided with a school bus at a level crossing in eastern France on Monday, ...
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French School Bus, Train Collision Kills 6 People, AFP Says
Bloomberg -
By Camilla Hall June 2 (Bloomberg) -- Six people, including five children, were killed and 31 others wounded when a train collided with a school bus in the ...
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Bus services in Chipping Norton and Charlbury under review
People in the Charlbury and Chipping Norton areas are being asked to send opinions to their local parish and town councils as part of an Oxfordshire County Council review of the bus services it subsidises.
Oxfordshire County Council - All news - http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk
French train crashes into school bus, killing 6
A train slammed into a bus carrying schoolchildren on a field trip on Monday, killing six of the children and injuring 30 people, regional officials said.
KVAL - News - National & World News - http://www.kval.com/news/national
Train slams into bus in France, six children die (1st Lead)
By DPA
Monsters and Critics News - http://www.monstersandcritics.com
Va. bus driver charged with having sex with student
inRich News Main - http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/news.html
Six children killed in bus tragedy
SIX children have been killed after their school bus was hit by a train on a level crossing today.
Evening Star 24 - News - http://www.eveningstar.co.uk
Councillor ready to take action on buses By MARILLA STEPHENSON
TheChronicleHerald.ca - Halifax,Nova Scotia,Canada
... NM at the international urban safety conference called Making Cities Livable, was responding to last week’s incident on a bus in downtown Dartmouth. ...
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$1ma week to secure HWT transport hub
Jamaica Gleaner -
The decision to beef up security at the centre is in response to several violent incidents since the facility opened. These include the fatal stabbing of a ...
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Cops find alcohol on bus to prom
Asbury Park Press -
The Middletown arrests were not the only incidents involving
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Girl allegedly approached at bus stop
Star News -
Elk River Police Chief Jeff Beahen said the damage seems to be related to a few other similar incidents reported to police in the area.
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Airport officials not to blame for Sunday mishap: minister
Thaindian.com - Bangkok,Bangkok,Thailand
... in a bus accident at Delhi airport as “unfortunate”, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel Monday, however, sought to downplay it and said the incident ...
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Powderhorn Crime watch
Southside Pride -
Criminals wielding weapons was a common theme of the violent incidents that drove up crime rates on the Southside last month. Standout among these were two ...
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Conflicts on public transportation
By Jennifer(Jennifer)
And now that I've had a week to process what I'm going to call "the bus incident," I want to describe to you, dear readers, what happened, and to think about what it means to get involved in incidents in public transportation. ...
Mixed Race America - http://mixedraceamerica
5:46 PM, I-40 W, Automatic Congestion, Congestion, Boiling St
Traffic is traveling at 29 MPH at:
NCDOT Traffic Incidents for the... - http://apps.dot.state.nc.us
Daily Crime Incidents for June 02, 2008.
By spdk(spdk)
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