Tuesday, September 30, 2008

9/30/08

Transit chief resigns for San Francisco job
al.com - Birmingham,AL,USA
The executive director of the Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority said he will resign this month to take a position in
San Francisco. ...
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Ottawa Citizen

No matter which way you turn, Ottawa's transit plans are in trouble
Ottawa Citizen - Ontario, Canada
Which party will really deliver the cash
Ottawa needs, especially for a major transit expansion that is expected to cost between $2.4 billion and $2.6 ...
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Art lights the way for Sound Transit
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
At long last, those alternatives are about to expand by giant steps, and with them come Sound Transit's phenomenally effective art program. ...
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Transit Union Says No To City Contract
Tampa Tribune - Tampa,FL,USA
Members of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1464 turned down the proposed contract by a 615-84 vote. The decision puts the union and city administration ...
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Community Transit fares rise Wednesday
Seattle Times - United States
Community Transit is increasing fares to offset higher fuel costs and lower sales-tax revenues, according to a news release from the transit authority. ...
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TriMet to boost transit police, add cameras to MAX stations
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA
BY DYLAN RIVERA Answering the region's calls for heightened security on MAX light rail trains, TriMet announced Monday it will add 15 new transit police ...
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Justice Department Files Religious Discrimination Lawsuit Against ...
MarketWatch - USA
... against the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), alleging that WMATA is engaged in a pattern or practice of religious discrimination, ...
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Special Transit Service to Macomb County Public Open House on ...
MarketWatch - USA
The two remaining meetings will be held to provide the public with information on the Comprehensive Regional Transit Service Plan. ...
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Metro Transit fare hike begins Wednesday
KAALtv.com - Rochester,MN,USA
Metro Transit officials said the state government’s support would still be needed to close the gap on projected shortfalls in the future. ...
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2006 reports warned of problems at ground zero hub
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
The federal consultant reports assessing risks on the project are prepared every three months for the Federal Transit Administration, which funded the hub ...
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John Lewis explains GRTC, Bus Rapid Transit
By john m
John Lewis, CEO of GRTC transit system, spoke this evening at GlobeHopper about the present and future of public transportation services in
Richmond. Got 30 minutes or so? Listen to his presentation or check it out as a PDF. ...
River District News - http://riverdistrictnews.com

Transit Union Says No To City Contract
The city's largest union on Monday overwhelmingly voted down a proposed one-year contract, forcing Mayor Pam Iorio's hand in a simmering dispute over higher wages and a longer contract.
TBO News Metro - http://www2.tbo.com/content/list/news/metro/

TriMet, PGE study solar and wind power for transit mall (The ...
By ronin47
This artist’s rendering shows how the southern end of the downtown transit mall could have a 44-foot tall solar array (shown in blue, facing south) built around an electricity substation. The tops of some power lines… ...
Renewable Energy News - http://www.renewableenergyextra.com/renewable-energy-news

Transit bill's passage could bring billions in investment ...
The bill, House Bill 6114, would create a tax incentive that would promote "transit-oriented development" around light rapid transit stations. Of course Detroit doesn't have...
Detroit, MI News RSS Feed - YourStreet - http://www.yourstreet.com/news/detroit-mi

Regional transit mulled at meeting
One major question was asked during Monday's regionalism meeting: How can North Florida move people yet keep the region's charm?
tallahassee.com - Business news... - http://tallahassee.com

Bus Bombing In Lebanon
Sky News - UK
A car bomb has exploded near a military bus carrying troops to work in the northern Lebanese city of
Tripoli, killing five soldiers. ...
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Memorial tonight for deadly student bus crash
Indianapolis Star - United States
AP
MONTICELLO, Ind. — School officials in Monticello are planning aa community service for four special-needs students who died in a horrific bus crash. ...
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TRAX, bus fares rise as ridership soars
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
By Brandon Loomis Two bills and two bits - that's how much you'll need, starting Wednesday, to ride TRAX or a bus. The cost for a two-hour pass on light ...
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CNN Election Tour Bus visits Hagerstown school
Hagerstown Morning Herald - Hagerstown,MD,USA
Emma K. Doub School for Integrated Arts and Technology students Nathaniel Foster, left, and Aedan Gibson, are pictured with the CNN Election Tour Bus, ...
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Brunswick Connector bus fills with gas-price refugees
StarNewsOnline.com - Wilmington,NC,USA
By Patrick Gannon If Andrew Miceli wasn’t on the bus Friday, he would have been riding a scooter or hitchhiking, he said. The Brunswick Connector turns onto ...
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GSP investigating bus accident in Houston County
Macon Telegraph - Macon,GA,USA
The Georgia State Patrol is investigating an accident involving school bus accident on
Ballyhara Drive off Ga. 96 in Warner Robins. ...
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News 10 Now

Stuff a Bus kicks off United Way Campaign
News 10 Now - Syracuse,NY,USA
SYRACUSE, NY -- The fourth annual Stuff A Bus charity drive kicks off the United Way of Central New York campaign. The bus was parked down at
Syracuse's ...
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Universal pass for Twin Cities bus riders might be on horizon
WJBC News - Bloomington,IL,USA
That's one reason why the transit trustees are looking at getting a universal card for riders to use when getting on the bus. General Manager Pete Weber ...
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Five killed in car bomb attack on bus transporting soldiers
Scotsman - United Kingdom
A CAR bomb exploded near a military bus carrying troops heading to their work in northern
Lebanon today, killing at least five people and wounding 21. ...
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Maine bus hit by projectile
Boston Globe - United States
WESTBROOK,
Maine—Westbrook police are looking for the person who fired a projectile at a school bus that was loaded with children. Police say the projectile ...
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Will bus crashes bring changes'
The family of the 13-year-old North Marion Middle school student who was killed last week when a semitrailer slammed into her school bus is pushing for changes for improved school bus safety in the county.
news | GS | http://www.gainesville.com - http://www.gainesville.com

Six killed in Lebanon army bus blast
TRIPOLI, Lebanon - At least six people were killed onMonday in a blast targeting a military bus on the outskirts of the northern Lebanese port city of Tripoli, a security official told AFP.
Khaleej Times : Middle East News - http://www.khaleejtimes.com/

Bus safety from Buster
Buster the Bus visited Northeast Elementary School Monday for a safety presentation to pre-k and kindergarten students.
Cumberland Times-News-- Local News - http://www.times-news.com

Fire & Police Briefs: 3 students injured in school-bus wreck
Three students were injured yesterday morning when their school bus overturned on Hardin Road, about 7½ miles east of Boone, authorities said.
WSJ News Local - http://www2.journalnow.com/content/list/news/local/

35 people killed in Pakistan bus accident
MULTAN, Pakistan - At least 35 people died when a bus collided with a milk tanker and caught fire in central Pakistan, police said Tuesday.
GMA News.tv - http://www.gmanews.tv/

ariri lashes out at Damascus in wake of bombing in North
Daily Star - Lebanon - Beirut,Lebanon
By Nafez Qawas BEIRUT: Monday's bus bombing in the restive northern city of
Tripoli, which killed five people including four soldiers and wounded at least ...
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Gov in auto crash - Bank manager, 8 others die in accidents
Nigerian Tribune - Ibadan,Nigeria
“The driver was on full speed and the bus ran into a stationary construction vehicle. “The motor boy fell off the bus and died instantly, while the driver ...
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CID probe into two cases sought
The Statesman - Kolkata,India
The two incidents created quite a sensation in the district with the political parties holding police responsible for not doing sufficient in probing the ...
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We're dying to save time
Canoe.ca - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Speed was a factor in nearly one quarter of fatal incidents and tailgating, or following too close, was No. 1 on the 14 reasons for driver error collisions. ...
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ntsBus Stations/ Bus Security/ Bus Related Incidents : United States
Incident ID 11507 : To view full incident details click on the link above.
Global Incident Map - http://www.globalincidentmap.com

Daily Crime Incidents for September 29, 2008.
By spdk(spdk)
On 28/09/2008 at 1915 hrs at Umanagudde Thumbe village Bantwal Taluk one Somappa driver of bus bearing Reg. No. KA-19-A-9285 drove his vehicle in a rash and negligent manner and dashed against one Shridhara a pedestrian due which he got ...
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Transportation News - Bus spotting
Three Village district warns of bus stop incidents Newsday, NY - Sep 17, 2008 "Anyone spotting this subject or the vehicle matching the description around bus stops or school facilities is encouraged to try to obtain important.
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Muslim Obsession interviewee throws Obsession under the bus, calls ...
By Robert
The notorious incident of Muhammad's marriage to his former daughter-in-law Zaynab, far from being a "shameless lie," is a well-known and much-discussed element of Islamic tradition. You can read about it in this section of my Jihad ...
Jihad Watch - http://www.jihadwatch.org/

9:49 PM, US-70 E, Automatic Congestion, Congestion, White Pine Dr
Traffic is traveling at 26 MPH at: US 70 BUS E; MM 91.2; White Pine Dr.
NCDOT Traffic Incidents for the... - http://apps.dot.state.nc.us/tims/

Who Cares?
By crabbymommy
The Blue line buses in
Delhi mow down someone each day, yet, nothing happens, why? Guess who owns, or reaps the benefits of these killer vehicles let loose on the roads, driven by maniacs? No marks for getting that right. ...
Indiascape - http://indiascape.wordpress.com

Your Gateway to Delhi
By Mayank Austen Soofi(Mayank Austen Soofi)
Sheila Dikshit’s Blueline Blues Here's why Delhi Chief Minister would rather walk than board a city bus; by Mayank Austen Soofi City Chronicle - The Mall-Made Mess The leafy Nelson Mandela Marg is being sacrificed to Shining India; ...
The Delhi Walla - http://thedelhiwalla.blogspot.com/

25 new messages in 15 topics - digest
By sdfdsfsd(sdfdsfsd)
Delhi Institute of Management &Services, Study Centre of NMiMS UNIVERSITY,
GURU JAMBHESHWAR UNIVERSITY, JAMIA HAMDARD UNIVERSITY, ALL INDIA MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION(AIMA), PUNJAB TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, MUMBAI EDUCATION TRUST . ...
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Realize Your Potential: Teachings by Marc Gafni
By Sosan
The master of kung fu was stunning indeed, with thick blue-black hair falling down over the shoulders of his black leather suit. “Your Highness,” he began, “Have no worries, I wouldn’t think of doing you harm. ...
Marc Gafni and Friends Unplugged - http://marcgafniandfriendsunplugged.wordpress.com

How Delhi's Blueline buses turned killer
Oct 18, 2007 ... The Blueline buses are privately owned and run for the benefit of the general public, mainly within Delhi. But these buses have no fixed ...

Community putting together pieces after fatal bus crash
WLFI.com - West Lafayette,IN,USA
There was three accidents. There was an accident almost in the same spot where a car went right off the road. I don't know how, but it knocked the power ...
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Metrolink contractor has had problems elsewhere
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
In 2007, ShuttlePort drivers had been involved in two fatal accidents -- one of them a head-on collision between two of its vans -- killing a total of three ...
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A promise to myself
Ocala - Ocala,FL,USA
Nearly one week later, our community is sorting through the emotional aftermath of the fatal school bus accident near Citra. In shock, we read the news as ...
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18 die as tour bus plunges in ravine
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
The bus, which was on its way to
Ecuador border, was completely destroyed. Last year 3 500 people died in traffic accidents in Peru. - Sapa-dpa.
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17 killed in Peru bus accident
Thaindian.com - Bangkok,Bangkok,Thailand
A total of 78 passengers were onboard the bus when the accident occurred. An investigation into the cause of the accident is underway. In the last 24 hours, ...
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18 die in Peru bus accident
TopNews - Noida,Uttar Pradesh,India
Lima - In the north of Peru a tour bus plunged 150 metres down into a ravine and killed at least 18 people and injured 60 others in an accident on Sunday in ...
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Road Accident Claims 15 in Edo
THISDAY - Apapa,Lagos,Nigeria
He said the driver of the bus however survived the accident with injuries adding that the remains of the dead have been taken to the Irrua Specialist ...
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Honeymoon is over!
By Läkare Utan Gränser
On our daily bike-spotting on route to Teme we yesterday spotted a bike with six passengers – a single bike accident here can render more victims than an average bus accident at home! We arrive at the hospital around eight and ...
Henrik Jörnvall bloggar från Nigeria - http://henrikjornvall.wordpress.com

17 killed in Peru bus accident
By admin
Experts say the accident rate in Peru&#39s interior is extremely high due to the poor condition of roads, an obsolete bus fleet and drivers who obtain licenses on the &#39black market&#39 by paying between $30 and $50.
IndiBlitz.com - http://www.indiblitz.com/

Plastique Episode Review
By supernatural66
They recognize each other from the bus accident.
Davis tells Clark he saved a lot of people. Modest Clark says Davis is the real hero. (Clark believes that first responders are heroes because they don’t have invulnerability and they do ...
Superman Fans for Lois Lane - http://cccsupermanfans.wordpress.com

NY ACCIDENT LAWYER-What Is A Deposition? The Straight Truth
By rss@dailymotion.com (lawmed1)
Tags: accident car truck bus accidents lawyer attorney fracture injury fall slip coma brain damage surgery hospital medical bills lost wages income no-fault negligence neglect pothole hazard police fire Posted: 29 September 2008 ...
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Another “Crackdown”
By The Pubman
One of the key revisions the As such, when motorcycles are involved in accidents, the authorities only have a limited ability to track down the owners or the vehicles despite the fact that motorcycle accidents have been rising in recent ...
3 Alley Pub Moments - http://3AlleyPub.wordpress.com

Let’s try for a balik kampung without grief
The Sun Daily - Malaysia
But more terrible than the crowded roads is the ever increasing number of road accidents that occur during this annual festive occasion. ...
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Driver is fired after she left 9-year-old sleeping on bus
Augusta Chronicle - Augusta,GA,USA
In five years, Ms. Neal was involved in six school bus accidents, according to her personnel file. Mr. Shinn sent the memo up the supervisory channels, ...
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Thane residents protest against TMT bus services
Times of India - India
The accidents involving TMT buses, three in the last two days, have provoked resentment among Thaneites who now equate the TMT with the Blue Line buses in ...
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9 killed in two separate accidents
New Vision - Kampala,Uganda
The dead included James Kabuye, the driver of the min-bus, and Albert Sserwada. Mugudde said investigations into the cause of accident were still going on. ...
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13 killed in Peru bus crash
By admin
The bus was heading from the city of
Arequipa, located more than 1000 km south of Lima, to the town of Orcopampa. According to police figures, 391 people have been killed and 2777 injured in 930 road accidents in the South American ...
IndiBlitz.com - http://www.indiblitz.com/

Filing a Personal Injury Claim or Lawsuit in NYC (New York)
By admin
New York City Auto accidents; NYC Bus accidents; Airplane accidents; NY Car accidents; Motorcycle accidents; Scaffolding accidents New York; Construction Accidents; Slip, Trips and Fall Accidents; Accidents at Workplace within New York ...
Personal Injury Lawyer - 866ATTYLAW - http://www.866attylaw.com/blog

MUNI Accidents Costly to City, Victims
By Peter Smith
Girling’s settlement came two years after his life-changing accident. The Muni driver said she never saw Girling pedaling beside her bus. She reportedly didn’t know he had been clipped and fell under a rear wheel of her coach until ...
San Francisco Bike Blog - http://bikeblogs.org/sf

Bus Accident cash advance
By Lawsuit Funding
I had a friend of mine get money from your service not even 2 months ago for an accident. She told me that you company does funding for all sorts of different cases. I was in a bus accident a few days ago and I really hurt my back and ...
Lawsuit Funding Answers - http://answers.lawleaf.com/

200 Texas bus companies ordered not to operate but aren’t listening
By Legal Reporter
Dallas, Texas -With over 300 bus companies operating in the state of Texas, there is much room for error on the roadways. Lately, there has been an increase in the number of bus accidents, with severe counts of fatalities; ...
Legal News, Lawyer Press Release... - http://www.justicenewsflash.com/

Transit service to debut in October
Biloxi Sun Herald - MS, USA
Officials say free rides will be offered on Oxford's new public transit system from its launch next month until the end of this year. ...
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Blueprint for the future of transit
Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada
Rob MacIsaac heads provincial transit agency Metrolinx. He says there won't be surprises in the release. Go bold or go home: That's been the credo of the ...
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Teen pleads not guilty in transit center stabbing
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
AP SAN DIEGO—A 17-year-old boy has pleaded not guilty to stabbing one girl to death and wounding another during an argument at San Diego's Old Town Transit ...
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Lakewood Station opens, but few riders notice
TheNewsTribune.com - Tacoma,WA,USA
Weidemann says she “loves, loves, loves” that Sound Transit opened its $33 million transit station in Lakewood. She said that with covered parking, ...
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Public input can help shape region-wide transit plans
Detroit Free Press - United States
That's why residents should attend one of four open houses, this week and next, of the Regional Transit Coordinating Council. The public meetings will ...
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CTA test drives digital ad screen on side of bus
Chicago Tribune - United States
The message almost spilling off a 50-inch digital screen on the side of a CTA bus demonstrated how far transit advertising has come since the era of ...
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Metrail to serve transit needs of City of Arabia
Al-Bawaba - Amman,Jordan
The Ilyas and Mustafa Galadari Group has signed an agreement with the Metrail monorail system from Metrail AG of
Switzerland to serve the mass transit needs ...
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Going my way? Mass transit must begin with best route
Indianapolis Star - United States
The best way to prove that mass transit can work in
Central Indiana is to start in the area of greatest opportunity and lowest cost. ...
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Transit Service Wants Cities to Share in Costs
The Ledger - Lakeland,FL,USA
By Merissa Green WINTER HAVEN | With the Winter Haven Transit Authority dealing with a $311000 deficit because of rising diesel prices and other factors, ...
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Googling a suburban transit plan
Twin Cities Planet - Minneapolis,Minnesota,USA
Now they’re reinventing transit for suburban commuters in ways that the Twin Cities could learn a lot from. Using advanced route-planning software and ...
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Delays in Meal Breaks Sought by Veolia
By rss@masstransitmag.com (Patrick McGreevy)
Bus and rail workers' employer had lobbied for a rule change, but state legislators rejected the effort.
MassTransitMag.com: Top Transit News - http://www.masstransitmag.com

Cash-in-transit van held up in Dublin raid
A cash-in-transit van has been robbed near Dublin airport.
ireland.com Breaking News - http://www.irishtimes.com/breakingnews

Transit workshops on proposed route changes Thursday
BARTOW - Officials from Polk County Transit Services and Winter Haven Area Transit will be on hand for a series of three public workshops Thursday to receive feedback regarding proposed changes to existing public bus routes.
news | WN | http://www.newschief.com - http://www.newschief.com

Transit Service Wants Cities to Share in Costs
With the Winter Haven Transit Authority dealing with a $311000 deficit because of rising diesel prices and other factors, every East Polk County city must pay its fair share of the costs.
news | LL | http://www.theledger.com - http://www.theledger.com

Officials discuss Edmond mass transit
Edmond Mayor Dan O’Neil said the city needs to continue providing mass transit service to its “core” users, but remaining tasks include defining that group and the ultimate shape of the system.
The Edmond Sun, Edmond, OK--Local News - http://www.edmondsun.com

Eight Hurt When Car Runs Into School Bus
Hartford Courant - United States
EASTON — - Eight people, including six passengers on a school bus, were injured Saturday when a Hyundai Sonata drove into the bus on Sport Hill Road. ...
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Bus drivers reach tentative deal
Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada
Viva bus service will run as scheduled today after a tentative settlement was reached between union representatives and the company running the fleet. ...
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Survey seeks bus riders' input on routes, lots for park-and-ride
Dailyrecord.com - Parsippany,NJ,USA
An online survey is giving commuters and existing bus riders in northwest
New Jersey an opportunity to share their views on how the transit system can ...
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No bus pass for student
WalesOnline - United Kingdom
My problem, however, came when I tried to actually get a Welsh bus pass – which, as I live a mile away from the university buildings and the Students’ Union ...
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Expressway Bus Lanes Expand to Weekdays
코리아타임즈 - South Korea
By Kim Rahn Operations of the weekend bus-only lanes on some sections of the Seoul-Busan Expressway, or Gyeongbu Expressway, will be expanded permanently to ...
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CBC.ca

Man stabbed aboard Greyhound bus in northern Ontario
CBC.ca - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
A young man was stabbed Sunday aboard a Greyhound bus travelling near the town of
White River, about 300 kilometres north of Sault Ste. ...
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9 injured in CTA bus accident
Chicago Tribune - United States
AP CHICAGO - Nine people have been injured in an accident involving a Chicago Transit Authority bus on the city's South Side. ...
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Superintendent recommends firing bus driver
Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA
By ALEXIS STEVENS Citing driver safety and procedural violations, Marietta’s school superintendent is recommending the firing of a bus driver for a chaotic ...
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CTA unveils digital advertising on No. 124 bus
Chicago Tribune - United States
CTA President Ron Huberman said the new campaign, which is being tested on one bus on the No. 124 Navy Pier bus route, is sure to satisfy the cash-strapped ...
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Trial begins for Ont. truck driver involved in fatal Alberta bus crash
The Canadian Press - EDMONTON
The 35-year-old from Brampton, Ont., was driving a truckload of peat moss down a highway just outside Edmonton when it slammed into the bus, which was full ...
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Clemson Area Study Looks at Extending Public Transit
By rss@masstransitmag.com (Ray Chandler )
The Clemson Area Transit bus system provides service from Seneca to Clemson and as far away as Anderson. CAT officials have said that more than 120000 people in the Seneca area used the CAT system last year. Efforts to extend public ...
MassTransitMag.com: Bus News - http://www.masstransitmag.com

Union Makes Gains In Organizing Bus Drivers - 09/23/08
Meanwhile, the Teamsters continue to make major gains in organizing First Student bus workers across the country. The most recent to sign up are 316 drivers, mechanics, and other employees in Mississippi who are seeking better ...
Workers Independent News - Providing... - http://www.laborradio.org

Converting drivers to bus riders, 262 commuters at a time
It was a challenge that some UCLA commuters took on as a dare: Give up your campus parking pass for one to three summer months in exchange for a free bus pass, and then decide if you want your pass back in mid-September.
UCLA Sustainability News - http://www.sustain.ucla.edu

Nationwide Bus Tour to Stop in Des Moines to Urge People to Fight ...
As part of a six-month, 48-state tour, the Fight Back Express bus will stop in Des Moines on July 28, 2008, carrying the message, “If one person can battle cancer, a nation can rise up and defeat it.” The tour, sponsored by the American ...
Greater Des Moines Partnership... - http://www.desmoinesmetro.com

Panhandler shoots man, tries escape by bus
By master_jim2008
[q url="http://www.kcra.com/news/17533330/detail.html"]SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A bus stop panhandler shot a man who turned down her request for money, Sacramento police said.The shooting took place at 3:45 pm Monday at 6th and J str...
The News is NowPublic.com - NowPublic... - http://www.nowpublic.com

Greyhound defends safety after 2nd violent attack
CTV.ca - Canada
... long before these two incidents occurred, to determine what security measures would be most effective for inter-city bus companies like Greyhound," Abby ...
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Muni accidents cost city millions in payouts
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
The circumstances include injury accidents and wrongful-death cases involving the city's buses, streetcars and cable cars. Since July 2002, Muni, ...
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Canada.com

GREYHOUND SECURITY CRISIS
Canada.com - Don Mills,Ontario,Canada
Incidents involving Greyhound bus travel in
Canada are increasingly in the news. In 2006, an apparently intoxicated man heading from Toronto to the Niagara ...
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CHRONOLOGY-Violent incidents against tourists in Egypt
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
June 8 -- Bomb near tour bus on
Pyramids Road in Cairo, kills two Egyptians and wounds 22, including five Britons. Oct. 27 -- A man described as mentally ...
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Still left behind on school bus
Gloucester County Times - NJ.com - Woodbury,NJ,USA
Since 2001, the Times has reported nearly a dozen incidents where young children were left on a school bus at the end of a run. ...
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kids hurt in rock attack
Daily Advertiser - Wagga Wagga,NSW,Australia
The frightening incident is believed to have also triggered an asthma attack or hyperventilation in another girl. The high school students were on a bus ...
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Greyhound defends safety after 2nd violent attack in Canada
By Shelley
"We've been working with Transport Canada for more than a year and a half, long before these two incidents occurred, to determine what security measures would be most effective for inter-city bus companies like Greyhound," Abby Wambaugh ...
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10:59 PM, US-70 E, Automatic Congestion, Congestion, NC 42
Traffic is traveling at 24 MPH at: US 70 BUS E; MM 93.3; NC 42.
NCDOT Traffic Incidents for the... - http://apps.dot.state.nc.us/tims/

Death of Cyclist Shocks Melbourne, Prompts Bus Ban
By Ken Coughlin
Contrast this with the remarks of our own mayor after two cyclists were struck and killed by vehicles in separate incidents on the
Hudson River bike path, a car-free space. As reported by Streetsblog, Bloomberg expressed his sympathy, ...
Streetsblog - http://www.streetsblog.org

Daily Crime Incidents for September 22, 2008.
By spdk(spdk)
On 19/09/2008 at 0815 hrs accused Johnson, Vincy and Saiman criminally restrained one Ganapathi KM (44) R/o Kallucharpe Aletti village Sullia Taluk near bus stop at Kallagundi Aletti village Sullia Taluk and abused him in filthy ...
spdk - http://spdk.blogspot.com/

Ambulance Accident Roundup Tampa FL
By admin
While this summary does not encompass every accident that occurred during this time period, as not all accidents were covered by local media, it does offer a snapshot of the most serious incidents. This summary includes only ground ...
EMS Daily News - http://www.emsdailynews.com

Interview of the Week
Organiser - New Delhi,India
Till they get money from the killer blueline buses they will continue to ply on the roads. The BRT corridor proved to be a death corridor and has given more ...
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Daily Legal News 22.09.2008
By advocatekamal
The case was heard after the High Court, in July 2007, took suo motu cognizance of the increasing number of fatalities involving Blueline buses. Explaining the scheme, the Bench said the Blueline bus would immediately be impounded after ...
Advocate Kamal Kumar Pandey - http://advocatekamalkumarpandey.wordpress.com

The Last Nomads Chapter 1 The river was tense when she arrived ...
By Zinnia(Zinnia)
Nila looked up at the great blue sky. It was a cloudless morning and as they faced the waves of air in the boat, the green river turned gin clear. The waters were translucent and reflected birds passing above. The fisherman stopped the ...
Zinnia Gupte - http://misszinniagupte.blogspot.com/

2 killed in road accidents
The Daily Star - Dhaka,Bangladesh
The accident took place at around
4:30am when a bus hit a truck from behind while trying to overtake the truck. The dead were identified as bus driver ...
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St. Lucie County law enforcement says many bus stop accidents can ...
Sun-Sentinel.com - Fort Lauderdale,FL,USA
LUCIE COUNTY - Millions of dollars in new sidewalks, pre-fabricated 7 1/2-ton shelters at busy bus stops and identifying hazardous traffic spots otherwise ...
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An issue of bus safety culture
Fiji Times - Suva,Fiji
The following are the total number of road accident in
Fiji with comparison to the number of bus accidents within the past five years. ...
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Control system should be put in place
Los Angeles Daily News - Los Angeles,CA,USA
Both types of accidents have occurred in
Southern California, killing and seriously injuring commuters. So, this past week, I introduced legislation with ...
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Bus accident kills 16 in Vietnam
TopNews - Noida,Uttar Pradesh,India
Hanoi - Sixteen people were killed and at least 14 others injured in a traffic accident in central Vietnam, a traffic police official said Monday. A bus ...
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Barry County School Bus Accident
By admin
A Barry County school bus accident narrowly avoided injuring any students. Car driver Jayme Schut crossed the center line of M-37 Saturday night and collided head on with a bus full of 30 high schoolers. ...
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Hit-and-Run Scooter Accident In Kennewick
By chris@injurytriallawyer.com
Anyone who sees a vehicle matching this description should call 911. ------------------------------ The auto accident attorneys at the Davis Law Group frequently handle bus accidents, wrongful death, auto accident, and motorcycle ...
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FedEx Truck & SUV Crash Killing One
By Christopher M. Davis, Seattle Attorney(Christopher M. Davis, Seattle Attorney)
Investigators are looking into the possibility that alcohol was involved. -------------------- The auto accident attorneys at the Davis Law Group frequently handle bus accidents, wrongful death, auto accident, and motorcycle accident ...
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Cleaning Up School Bus Emissions
By BKessler
Kilbourne remembers noticing the bus exhaust during the school’s bus safety week. “They were talking about how buses are safe when it comes to traffic accidents,” he said, “but there’s more to a bus’s safety than traffic accidents, ...
greenrightnow.com - http://www.greenrightnow.com

Michuki rules did not work
By nairobichronicle
An upsurge in road accidents in
Kenya has led to calls for the return of John Michuki to the Ministry of Transport. Motoring analysts however say that the Michuki rules did not work because they merely focused on punishing bus and ...
The Nairobi Chronicle - http://nairobichronicle.wordpress.com

15 injured in bus and light rail train crash
Scotsman - United Kingdom
United States: An out-of-service bus driven by a mechanic collided with a light rail train near central Los Angeles during the morning rush hour, ...

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YOUR COMMUNITY WATCHDOG: Stopping trash pileup at bus stop
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
Bus stops in the
Centereach area are a disgrace. Garbage piles up and spills onto the road. The worst example is the shelters on Route 25 at Holbrook and ...
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Trial begins for former Doniphan, Mo., bus driver accused of ...
Southeast Missourian - Cape Girardeau,MO,USA
... molestation at the hands of a former
Doniphan School District bus driver on the opening day of the man's trial Thursday in a Ripley County courtroom. ...
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Bus accident kills 15 in Vietnam
Xinhua - China
21 (Xinhua) -- A bus crashed with a truck on Sunday morning at around 4 am in Vietnam's central Nghe An province, killing 15 people on the bus and leaving ...
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Eight Injured When Car, Bus Collide
Hartford Courant - United States
EASTON - Eight people, including six passengers on a school bus, were injured Saturday when a Hyundai Sonata drove into the bus on Sport Hill Road. ...
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Young man stabbed aboard Greyhound bus in northern Ontario
The Canadian Press - WHITE RIVER, Ont.
WHITE RIVER, Ont. — A young man was stabbed Sunday aboard a Greyhound bus travelling through northern Ontario. An unnamed passenger told The Canadian Press ...
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No strike: York Region bus drivers, company reach settlement
The Canadian Press - VAUGHAN, Ont.
VAUGHAN, Ont. — Commuters in York Region don't have to worry about a bus strike Monday after both sides reached a tentative deal just hours before the ...
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Bus travel continues to grow
Stuff.co.nz - New Zealand
Aucklanders and Wellingtonians are continuing to switch to public transport, says Infratil, the parent company of NZ Bus. In it latest figures the company ...
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other counties Bus-drop policies vary by locality
The Free Lance-Star - Fredericksburg,VA,USA
Cameron, a kindergartner at Rocky Run Elementary in
Stafford County, was supposed to be taken to after-school day care, but boarded the wrong bus. ...
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Fight breaks out on shuttle bus among drunk media after Ryder Cup ...
WorldGolf.com - Flagstaff,AZ,USA
According to our shuttle bus driver from
Valhalla to downtown Louisville, a brawl broke out among American and British press. “There were two Americans in ...
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50 Cars:1 Bus
By alex
Above is a video publicising the Greens transport policy package highlighting the amount of cars that are taken off the road when a full bus load of people cycle/bus.
Beehive Buzz - Political News... - http://www.beehivebuzz.co.nz

Bus available for conference on transportation
Wheeler Center based at Montana State University is arranging bus transportation to Billings for a conference Oct. 1 and 2 on critical transportation issues and solving the fuel crisis, featuring the deputy US transportation secretary.
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Local officials think school bus ridership may increase
With a power-adjusted seat for the driver, air-cushioned shocks, tinted windows, anti-lock brakes, heated mirrors and even air conditioning, one thing is sure: This isn't your father's school bus.
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At least 15 killed in Bolivia bus collision
La Paz: At least 15 people were killed and several others injured when two buses collided on a highway linking the Bolivian provinces of La Paz and Oruro, the EFE news agency reported Monday citing po.
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British Couple Dies After Their Car Collides with a Bus Carrying a ...
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