Tuesday, July 15, 2008

7/15/08

NDP plan calls for $200M boost to Vancouver transit
Vancouver Sun - British Columbia, Canada
The party's plan to take one cent a litre from the federal gas tax would mean $100 million over four years for transit in the city, Layton said in a press ...
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Corzine and GOP differ on transit money
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
Andrew Ciesla, R-Ocean, said transportation funding worries, combined with increasing gasoline prices and the need to enhance mass transit, constitutes an ...
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Dallas Transit Officer Sentenced for Attempting Extortion
KTAL - Shreveport,LA,USA
(Dallas) A now-former Dallas transit police officer who used his position to extort a woman for sex will spend two and a half years behind bars for his ...
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Corzine and GOP differ on transit money
Republican lawmakers want to spend the summer debating transportation funding.
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Metro Rail Transit to deploy more coaches
By Administrator
Following the rising cost of fuel, and a slowing in the economy, half a million pinoys are now taking the Metro Rail Transit (MRT), and the number is expected to surge up to a million very soon.
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Lingle signs rail transit petition
The governor today announced she has signed a petition calling for a public referendum on O'ahu's rail transit system.
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Schools chief to detail plan to fix transit woes
HOUMA -- A plan to overhaul the troubled Transportation Department must include the ouster of its leader, several School Board members said of the proposal they're scheduled to review at a Monday night meeting.
If it doesn't, ...
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Transit facility to India not in our interest
Dhaka: Bangladesh has reiterated that it will not allow India land transit facility, saying i...
India News - http://www.headlinesindia.com

Trial starts for driver of car that killed teen
Dayton Daily News - Dayton,OH,USA
By Lou Grieco DAYTON — The aggravated vehicular homicide trial of Dexter S. Moore II, who drove into a Jefferson Twp. teen as he left his school bus, ...
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Flooding proves disastrous in Ambos Nogales.
Nogales International - Nogales,AZ,USA
“The hole was discovered by accident as a commercial bus was approaching the port and began to sink into the ground,” Levin said. “Passengers exited the bus ...
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I'll yield to buses, if drivers give me a chance
Ottawa Citizen - Ontario, Canada
The bus driver must signal his or her intention before pulling back into traffic, as well as make sure it is safe to do so. Based on the incident I ...
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Brick thrown at city tourist bus
BBC News - UK
A tourist bus was attacked and a car set alight in separate incidents in the Bogside area of
Derry over the weekend. A brick was thrown through the window ...
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Passengers the real heroes: bus driver
Gold Coast News - Molendinar,Queensland,Australia
"A lot of people have asked me whether this incident would put me off bus driving. "My answer is no, because I am not going to let an incident like this ...
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Emergency bus service from tomorrow
Times of Malta - Valletta,Malta
Incidents such as those witnessed today, including the blocking of roads and incidents involving white mini vans, as well as the clash outside Castille were ...
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Festivals overshadowed by deaths and violence
guardian.co.uk - UK
T in the Park and Oxegen were both left reeling after violent incidents were reported over the weekend. A 22-year-old man is currently making "good ...
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Girl on bus thought Plymouth man would rape her
Plymouth Evening Herald - Plymouth,England,UK
Between Ovtober 2006 and the date of the ASBO police recorded 60 incidents involving
Walker. In October 2005 he was jailed and banned for keeping animals ...
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Kids record Podcasts to promote rail safety
Rochdale Online - Rochdale,England,UK
Rock FM’s media bus is touring schools in areas where BTP have received reports of route crime incidents, such as youths trespassing and involved in ...
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1:00 PM, US-70 E, Automatic Congestion, Congestion, White Pine Dr
Traffic is traveling at 30 MPH at: US 70 BUS E; MM 91.2; White Pine Dr.
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Halifax, Nova Scotia
By Lord_Nuke
The anon who did show up were awesome, we rocked out with tunes and the anonytent, and had some interesting incidents with the harbour hopper tour bus. The guide on the bus did whatever they could to get the tourists to look anywhere ...
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Apu and The Indian Accent
By UB(UB)
Close on the heels of that incident, I stepped into a local bus, and walked in on a conversation the bus driver was having with another passenger about an Indian driver who couldn’t speak any English. Or, as he explained, because of his ...
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My Life @ College..
By Zreecu....(ZreecU.............)
So I will just start with some major incidents or what it can be called a Milestone of some sort... First year: The College BUS The College...... Room n Roomates Kaho Na Pyaar Hai- The premiere Bad Boys N Whizkarandos The First Conflict ...
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Anniversary
By Xf(Xf)
The anniversary of 7/7 (how come terrorist incidents happen on neat dates like this?) is always a sombre occasion in London but this year it was a very low-key affair and I think the public memory of the outrage is being diluted, ...
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Bus Accident Victim Remembered as Free Spirit
Washington Post - United States
By Philip Rucker and Keith L. Alexander Joshua Stoll, fatally injured in Friday's harrowing double-decker bus accident, was a vivacious athlete and Fairfax ...
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Port Orchard tour bus driver dies in Portland
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
A tour bus driver from Port Orchard has been found dead in his bus in
Portland (Oregon). Police say 66-year-old Gordon Janssen apparently died of natural ...
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Bus Fare Increases Planned in Northern Va.
Washington Post - United States
AP MANASSAS -- Two northern
Virginia counties are planning to increase bus fares to offset the recent spike in fuel prices and to fund more service amid ...
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Better downtown bus service?
Florida Times-Union - Jacksonville,FL,USA
The Jacksonville Transportation Authority has begun the process of revising their downtown bus system to make it more efficient. ...
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Bus Diversions for All-Star Parade
New York Times - United States
By The New York Times Several major bus routes will be diverted from
9:30 am until about 6 pm on Tuesday because of Major League Baseball’s All-Star ...
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Electro Energy to Provide Battery for Fuel Cell Bus Project
Fuel Cell Works (press release) - USA
EEI will partner with other distinguished team members, such as EV America, to develop the bus design as well as the battery and fuel cell integration and ...
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DART bus stop downtown is closing for construction 3:26 PM CT
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
By MICHAEL LINDENBERGER / The Dallas Morning News DART bus riders who use the stop at Lamar Street and Pacific Avenue will need to make other plans for the ...
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Last chance for public to weigh in on proposed bus fare increases
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Minneapolis,MN,USA
Feedback will be taken into account as the agency that sets bus fares for Metro Transit and several suburban transit lines decides whether or not to raise ...
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Defense files appeal notice in killing aboard prison bus
Baltimore Sun - United States
AP Lawyers for a state prison inmate convicted of three murders have given formal notice that they will appeal to the state's second-highest court a judge's ...
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Trading Car Keys for Bus Pass Even Easier Now
WOWK - Huntington,WV,USA
MORGANTOWN -- If you want to save money on gas but thought that taking the bus was not possible, it's time to think again. Mountain Line Transit Authority ...
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School bus, big rig collide
A school bus collided with a big rig on Highway 101 near Asti just before 4 pm Monday, with reports that four people suffered minor injuries.
The bus was on its side in the slow lane, blocking southbound traffic, after the crash. ...
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CTA Bus Catches Fire
Dozens of passengers were forced off a CTA bus Sunday night after a rear engine caught fire as the bus headed north on Lake Shore Drive. > Get the latest Chicago-area news when...
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Boston turn to bus travel
By Angela Gooch
The previous town bus service was off-peak only, had limited coverage of the town and suffered poor reliability and punctuality due to congestion, particularly on John Adams Way and Haven Bridge Road. This was reflected by
Boston having ...
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Burning bus stops Turnpike traffic in Kearny–NJ.com
By admin
Burning bus stops Turnpike traffic in Kearny by Charles Hack Jersey Journal http://www.nj.com Sunday July 13, 2008, 8:15 PM A bus engulfed in flames shut down southbound traffic on the New Jersey Turnpike near the approach to Exit 15W ...
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UTA's First Bus Rapid Transit Line Unveiled Today
Starting this morning, the commute from Magna to the closest TRAX station is at least 20 minutes faster for the roughly 4000 people who take the bus route daily. Carrie Bohnsack-Ware, Utah Transit Authority spokeswoman, says the faster ...
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