9/29/08

Baby steps towards regional transit St. Catharines Standard - St. Catharines,Ontario,Canada Last week, St. Catharines city council did the right and sensible thing by agreeing to consider a transit system linking Niagara's communities. ... See all stories on this topic

UNH Rail & Transit Center to be rededicated Foster's Daily Democrat - Dover,NH,USA By ROBERT M. COOK DURHAM — The recently completed $940000 University of New Hampshire Rail & Transit Center will be rededicated Tuesday after nearly a year ... See all stories on this topic

Public asked to comment on transit plan Hamilton Spectator - Hamilton,ON,Canada Halton region is looking for public input on the Metrolinx draft regional transportation plan that would dramatically transform rapid transit in the Greater ... See all stories on this topic

Free transit at Games Metro Canada - Vancouver - Vancouver,Canada Spectators at the 2010 Games will have unlimited use of transit in Metro Vancouver and Whistler on days they hold Olympic tickets, TransLink confirmed ... See all stories on this topic

Last chance to see STart intallations on Broadway Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA The Sound Transit art installations in the empty storefronts along broadway are slated to come down on October 31 (and eventually make way for the ST light ... See all stories on this topic

Transit route, buses get overhaul Durham Herald Sun - Durham,NC,USA Triangle Transit is working with Chapel Hill Transit to address overcrowding issues by adding vehicles with more seating capacity to route 420 -- sometimes ... See all stories on this topic

FG targets N10bn from vehicles in transit The Punch - Lagos,Nigeria Peters, while identifying international vehicle transit charge as an alternative source of funding for road maintenance, said the charge was provided by the ... See all stories on this topic

Celebrity Solstice Makes River Transit; Impressions Cruise Critic - Pennington,NJ,USA The 122000-ton, 2850-passenger Celebrity Solstice is the largest ship ever to be build at Meyer Werft and, as such, its transit through the River Ems ... See all stories on this topic

Sports fields open: transit route shuts down TheBulletin.ca - Toronto,ON,Canada Transit planning, on the other hand, took two steps back with the discovery that seasonal TTC service to the site ended on Labour Day. ... See all stories on this topic

San Antonio Makes Inaugural Transit Through Suez Canal The amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17) made its first transit through the Suez Canal as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group Sept. 23. US Navy News Headline Stories - http://www.navy.mil/

Rex Colorado Profiled in Mass Transit magazine Safety Vision’s Mark (“Rex Colorado”) Sahinen recently appeared in Mass Transit magazine’s “Executive Predictions 2008.” Here, international transit i. News for Adobe Flex - http://www.busycode.com/news/

Miami-Dade Transit workers build some homes By day, Harpal Kapoor runs a department of 4000 employees, managing a $400 million annual budget. But last weekend Kapoor, director of the Miami-Dade Transit agency, joined 40... Miami, FL News RSS Feed - YourStreet - http://www.yourstreet.com/news/miami-fl

Public transit budgets squeezed Tight budgets have raised worries about the future of long-distance transit in Vermont, primarily Amtrak passenger rail service and Greyhound bus service, at a time when demand for public ... Inbox Robot: AMTRAK News - http://www.inboxrobot.com/news/amtrak

Transit to tap across Tappan Zee replacement By Benjamin Kabak While, as the 53-year-old bridge has long been the victim of overuse, this is good news in general for the region, that the planners have opted to include transit options from the start speaks volumes of the progress road planners have ... Second Ave. Sagas | A New York... - http://secondavenuesagas.com

SJ: VTA ALTERS BUS AND LIGHT RAIL SERVICE CBS 5 - San Francisco,CA,USA Bus and light rail services are being altered to accommodate increased ridership and the opening of hockey season, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation ... See all stories on this topic

Six killed in Lebanon army bus blast AFP TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AFP) — At least six people were killed on Monday in a blast targeting a military bus on the outskirts of the northern Lebanese port city ... See all stories on this topic

Funeral Held For Girl, 13, Killed In School Bus Crash WESH.com - Winter Park,FL,USA Family and friends came together Sunday morning to remember a Marion County seventh-grader who was killed in a school bus crash. The 13-year-old died on ... See all stories on this topic

Governor busts rowdy bus riders Fresno Bee (subscription) - Fresno,CA,USA The list of banned behavior includes assaulting bus drivers, urinating in public, spraying graffiti and loitering at bus stops. The new rules will not take ... See all stories on this topic

Backers want to expand bus learning program KFSM - Fort Smith,AR,USA The intent of the program is to have students spend their time on the bus productively. The program also pays for iPods, which are offered to students on ... See all stories on this topic

Bomb Attack on Lebanese Military Bus Kills Six, Lawmaker Says Bloomberg - USA 29 (Bloomberg) -- At least six people were killed and 17 injured in a bomb attack today targeting a military bus on the outskirts of Lebanon's port city of ... See all stories on this topic

SJ: VTA'S SNELL STATION TO CLOSE FOR RETROFIT, BUS BRIDGE PROVIDED CBS 5 - San Francisco,CA,USA The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority will add bus bridge service for its Snell Light Rail station in San Jose when it closes Monday. ... See all stories on this topic

Six killed in Lebanon army bus blast At least six people were killed in a blast targeting a military bus on the outskirts of the northern Lebanese port city of Tripoli, a security offici... The Standard - Breaking News - http://www.thestandard.com.hk

Six killed as bus rolls down 500 ft in Jammu Jammu: At least six people were killed and over 20 injured when the bus they were travelling in skidded off a mountain road in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district Monday morning, police said. news.indiainfo.com - http://news.indiainfo.com/

17 killed in Peru bus accident By Indian Daily News(Indian Daily News) Lima, Sep 29 (IANS) At least 17 people, including two children, have been killed and 10 injured when the bus they were travelling in plunged into a 60-metre-deep ravine in western Peru, EFE news agency reported Monday. ... Americas News - http://americasnewsdaily.blogspot.com/

Bus crash haunts emergency crews Police, firefighters and medics who responded to a school bus crash that killed four special-needs s... eTruth.com - Local News - http://www.etruth.com/Know/News/Index.aspx

Bus Rate Increase Takes Effect Wednesday Springfield bus riders will need more change beginning Wednesday. The second rate hike in a decade goes into effect then. KSPR - News - Local & Regional - http://www.kspr.com/news/local

UP minister's nephew drugged, looted Sify - Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India The bus staff recognised him from a slip of paper that mentioned him to be the minister's nephew. Such incidents are frequent in Faizabad and adjoining ... See all stories on this topic

Supreme Court's error on searches Calgary Herald - AB, Canada Both incidents could have turned out far worse. In the bus stabbing, the victim survived, but the incident mimics the horrifying end of another man who was ... See all stories on this topic

Robberies reported off campus Boston Globe - United States ... sent out after each incident, reminded residents to stay alert and take precautions. Harvard also offers a free university shuttle bus service, ... See all stories on this topic

Daily Mirror probe charges against police: SC Daily Mirror - Colombo,Western,Sri Lanka On several occasions the petitioner was falsely charged for several incidents in which there were no evidence against him and freed by court. ... See all stories on this topic

Dion and Harper send clear message to Canadians - dissent over 9 ... By Alan Mercer of Conservative candidate Chris Reid for advocating gun rights and for criticizing the failure of passengers to intervene in the famous bus incident (passivity and powerlessness being the theme of our lives). ... Canadian Liberty - http://canadianliberty.com/blog

7:08 PM, US-70 W, Automatic Congestion, Congestion, Boiling St Traffic is traveling at 26 MPH at: US 70 BUS W; MM 94.4; Boiling St. NCDOT Traffic Incidents for the... - http://apps.dot.state.nc.us/tims/

And This One Time? At Swimming Lessons? By HeatherPride(HeatherPride) Because now there has to be an incident report. And another 10 minutes of paperwork, lecturing, and oh, NOW the swim teacher wants to come back over just to say to Logan, "Are you going to LISTEN the next time?" ... Riding the Short Bus - http://viewfromtheshortbus.blogspot.com/

Pakistan warns US troops after exchange of fire By ADMIN(ADMIN) Sarwar Shah, a 45-year-old bus driver who witnessed the incident, said two foreign choppers and a military vehicle were involved. "I heard gunshots, but it lasted only for six or seven minutes," he told The Associated Press. ... kutuberahak - http://kutuberahak.blogspot.com/

School Bus Incidents School Bus Incidents. Beginning with this period, and later with the rule of Charlemagne on the Continent, the Gallican and Roman rites were mixed. ...

Students arrested in Sebastian River Middle School bus incident ... Sep 24, 2008 ... Two Sebastian River Middle School eighth-graders have been charged with two felony counts each, including attempted sexual battery on a ...

Calcutta Telegraph Shuttle minus strain Calcutta Telegraph - Calcutta,India We plan to have at least 11000 more buses in the city — 6000 from the DTC and 5000 from the private players (who now run the notorious Blueline buses),” ... See all stories on this topic

9/28/08 By Al M(Al M) To provide international level bus service to the commuters, Delhi government has assured the Delhi High Court – where the case ‘about the fate of blueline buses’ has been pending – to replace the ‘killer’ buses with comfortable public ... Bus Emergency news archive - http://busemergencynewsarchive.blogspot.com/

Gates of Vienna News Feed 9/27/2008 By Dymphna(Baron Bodissey) Chota Rampur, the village where the catholic priest found a refuge, is located 27 kilometres from Dehradun, in the Suffragan diocese of Agra archdiocese, or some 400 kilometres from New Delhi. How and why he was murdered is not yet ... Gates of Vienna - http://gatesofvienna.blogspot.com/

New Delhi Airport Departures By hejavibaki1968(hejavibaki1968) I might decide to him, but then he and collapsed in the of your mind to hired by her father, cut through his haze line through his name? People forget the great New delhi airport departures to bed her had immediate stop to her began and ... New Bern Airport Nc - http://newbernairportnc-rr2.blogspot.com/

Four students died in bus accident near Logansport WNDU-TV - South Bend,IN,USA Trucks are the cause of more accidents than cars it seems, and was certainly the cause of this deadly accident. I think there should be some kind of ... See all stories on this topic

Bus crash renews debate on drivers using cell phones Ocala - Ocala,FL,USA When Lazarus became a lawyer 17 years ago, he had almost no clients who were victims of automobile accidents involving cell phones. ... See all stories on this topic

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Daily Crime Incidents for September 28, 2008. By spdk(spdk) A case of Non Fatal Road accident has been registered in Barke Police Station. On 27/09/2008 at 1730 hrs near Sri Manjunatheshwara Hospital at Bejai Mangalore one driver of bus bearing Reg. No. KA-19-B-1469 drove his vehicle in a rash ... spdk - http://spdk.blogspot.com/

Public Transportation Day 2008: Still Stuck in Traffic By Jesse Fox Amir Asraf, of the Treasury’s Budgets Department, praised Haifa’s new Metronit, a mass transit system based on Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) technology, as a model for metropolitan transport. The Metronit, said Asraf, will cost 550 million ... Green Prophet - http://greenprophet.com

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etting the transit plan we deserve Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada T he new GTA and Hamilton transit plan is at once exciting and elementary, impressive and improbable. It's what the region needs, even as it falls short of ... See all stories on this topic

Better ride on Calgary Transit need not cost millions Calgary Herald - AB, Canada I gave up my parking pass at Mount Royal College and decided to become a transit commuter. I came to this after some thought: it takes me 35 minutes to ... See all stories on this topic

Brampton mayor wants more cash for transit Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada Even a $50 billion plan that includes 100 transportation improvements hasn't been enough to satisfy all the demands for transit funding around the region. ... See all stories on this topic

Assessing transit Baltimore Sun - United States Howard County is beginning an assessment of its bus service, Howard Transit, to develop recommendations for expanding service and making capital ... See all stories on this topic

Ridership rises while transit committee's spinning its wheels The Gazette (Montreal) - Quebec,Canada Eight weeks after submitting their ideas on how Montreal-area public transportation could be improved by Labour Day, local transit authorities have yet to ... See all stories on this topic

Transit agencies reel from budget cuts San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA Bay Area transit operators were still trying to assess Wednesday the impact state funding cuts would have on their agencies, which come as they continue to ... See all stories on this topic

Transit system wins $2.8 million grant News & Observer - Raleigh,NC,USA Raleigh has won a $2.8 million federal grant that will help buy land for a planned Capital Area Transit bus maintenance and operations center on Poole Road. ... See all stories on this topic

Regional transit plan calls for lightrail, BRT and improved bus ... Metromode Media - metro detroit,MI,USA Some bus rapid transit along Gratiot Avenue. Those mass transit features and more are on Metro Detroit Transit Czar John Hertel's shopping list. ... See all stories on this topic

Custom Fuel Deal Struck in ’03 Catches Transit Agency Off Guard in ’08 New York Times - United States By WILLIAM NEUMAN Five years ago, as they were signing a contract for a cleaner-burning bus fuel, some officials with New York City Transit foresaw the day ... See all stories on this topic

Deal cuts price developer will pay for Transbay land by $115 million Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA But under the TJPA’s mandate, the 2015 payoff date would be a problem because the TJPA’s mandate requires it to start construction of the transit center by ... See all stories on this topic

Accord Reached on Metrolink Rail Bill By rss@masstransitmag.com (Steve Hymon, Cynthia... Spurred by the deadly head-on crash of two trains in Chatsworth, congressional negotiators agreed Tuesday to a groundbreaking rail safety reform bill requiring many passenger and freight trains to be equipped with technology that can ... MassTransitMag.com: Top Transit News - http://www.masstransitmag.com

Local officials rebuffDOT transit projects Regional municipal officials said “Thanks, but no thanks” Wednesday to two state transportation projects that local leaders said are not essential, given the sluggish economy. News from nhregister.com - http://nhregister.com/

Google Maps Adds Comprehensive NYC Transit Directions By Free Writing on the Official Google blog, Chris Harrelson, Tech Lead & Creator of Google Transit said, “Transit is a vital part of the infrastructure that makes cities run efficiently, and can help mitigate congestion, environmental concerns ... Webmaster News - http://www.freewebcounterstats.com/news

Iran, Kazakhstan discuss expansion of transit routes Iranian Road and Transportation Minister Hamid Behbahani and his Kazakh counterpart met Tuesday on the sidelines of the Eurasian transport ministers summit (TransEurasia-2008) underway in the capital city of Astana. Zawya.com - Economy & Politics News - http://www.zawya.com/money

NYC transit added to Google's map service NEW YORK - Google has added the nation's biggest public transportation system to its popular mapping service, showing travelers how to navigate New York City's mass transit system.As of Tuesday, people looking up locations in the city ... www.tmesolutions.co.uk - Marketing News - http://www.tmesolutions.co.uk

Bus operators blame road conditions fijilive.com (subscription) - Fiji Fiji bus operators have blamed bad road conditions as the cause of recent bus incidents. At a meeting yesterday, the Fiji Bus Operators Association (FBOA) ... See all stories on this topic

Sebastian River Middle School Vero Beach Press-Journal (subscription) - Vero Beach,FL,USA Jensen Beach High School added an anti-hazing clause to its athletic participation agreement this year, "due to the recent hazing incidents in the area," ... See all stories on this topic

Lockdown illustrates worth of preparation De Soto Explorer - De Soto,KS,USA It is comforting to learn that the district has fully developed security procedures to cover such incidents, which worked in cooperation with the Johnson ... See all stories on this topic

TV Fodder Fringe -- The Ghost Network TV Fodder - Roxbury,CT,USA Hmmmm. The phone call was about the bus incident. Olivia, Peter and Walter are all checking out the bus. Walter theorizes right away that the substance went ... See all stories on this topic

TV Stands Recalled by Studio RTA Due to TV Tip-over Hazard MarketWatch - USA Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $800 billion annually. The CPSC is committed to protecting ... See all stories on this topic

Fringe 1.3: “The Ghost Network” By marcusandstevi Bishop wants to rewire Roy’s brain to tune it fully into the ghost network in order to catch the culprit from the bus incident. He sends Peter and Dunham to his old house in Cambridge to fetch a homemade brain re-wiring machine from the ... The Children of St. Clare - http://childrenofsaintclare.wordpress.com

Fringe (S01E03): “The Ghost Network” By scenescreen Our astute agents are onto this guy though when they find out he was talking about the bus incident before it even happened. They use their Federal powers to let theirselves into his house, which is very suburban and normal except for ... The Scene on the Screen - http://scenescreen.wordpress.com

"Fringe": Massive Dynamic Is The New SD6, Yeah Yeah By Bryan Christian Meanwhile, Olivia's been investigating the victims of the bus incident. Turns out one of them is DEA, and that Massive Dynamic -- those guys, again! -- turns out to own exclusive rights to parts of the gas/goop compound. ... The Remote Island - http://www.nerve.com/CS/blogs/theremoteisland/default.aspx

11:50 PM, US-70 E, Automatic Congestion, Congestion, NC 42 Traffic is traveling at 23 MPH at: US 70 BUS E; MM 93.3; NC 42. NCDOT Traffic Incidents - http://apps.dot.state.nc.us/tims/

Fringe “The Ghost Network” (Recap) His charcoal renderings of death and disaster –which pre-date a number of actual incidents – are interesting, though not in a post-modern, art history kind of way. Oh, he’s also assembled a model plane re-enactment of that ill-fated ... Fancast: Inside TV - http://thebiz.fancast.com/

Education Examiner: Why is there an epidemic of school bus incidents? Why is there an epidemic of school bus incidents? by local Education Examiner expert, Andrea Hermitt.

Now, kin of bus mishap victims to get prompt relief Times of India - India ... Delhi High Court (HC) on Wednesday fixed a sum of Rs 1 lakh as compensation for every death caused by a speeding Blueline or DTC bus, payable by the ... See all stories on this topic

Blueline kills man after his bike skids Times of India - India NEW DELHI: Yet another life was lost in a freak Blueline accident on the Capital's roads. The incident took place in the Gole Market area in the New Delhi ... See all stories on this topic

A silly joke on Delhi’s traffic system By shambhu(shambhu) The shortage of DTC buses led to the entry of blue line buses, which were termed as ‘monsters’ by the media in the recent past because of the number of people ruthlessly being killed by them, leave aside the innocent pedestrians. ... eIndia2007 - http://eindia2007.blogspot.com/

City Commute - Lady in Red, AC Buses By Mayank Austen Soofi(Mayank Austen Soofi) City Commute - Lady in Red, AC Buses The Delhi Walla takes a ride. Scene I: ISBT, Anand Vihar. It's so humid that even fish can swim in the air. I have to go to CP and the Anand Vihar-Dhaula Kuan Blueline is gurrring to go. ... The Delhi Walla - http://thedelhiwalla.blogspot.com/

Court orders interim compensation for Blueline victims By Business Daily(Business Daily) This order will also be applicable on Delhi Transport Corporation and state carriage buses. The bench viewed the interim scheme as a humanitarian move to provide sustenance in the form of financial assistance for Blueline victims and ... National News of India - http://nationalnewsofindia.blogspot.com/

Largest Collection Of Sardar Jokes By Shaji(Shaji) Bihari-Sardar A Bihari was waiting for his bus at the bus stop. Finally the bus arrives and he gets in. The bus is fully loaded with sardarjis. One sardarji orders Bihari to tell a joke. Now, the Bihari thinks he's in big trouble ... Collection Of Emails - http://collectionofemails.blogspot.com/

Now, bus accident victims entitled to interim relief Delhi Newsline - Delhi,India This is the thrust of an interim scheme called the “Scheme for Victims of Accidents Caused By Stage Carriages (DTC and Blueline Buses)”, formulated on ... See all stories on this topic

Girl killed, 8 hurt as semi hits bus Ocala - Ocala,FL,USA This was the first student fatality ever in a school bus accident in Marion County, district officials said. Superintendent of Schools Jim Yancey urged the ... See all stories on this topic

Girl, 13, killed in school bus crash on US 301 Ocala - Ocala,FL,USA Margay, now 13, was killed in a fatal school bus accident on Tuesday. The school bus had stopped on US 301 in Citra to let three or four students step off. ... See all stories on this topic

Trailer lorry rams into back of bus New Straits Times - Persekutuan,Malaysia "I was paying the fare when the accident took place. If I were thrown out when the bus was still moving, I would have died." He was one of the passengers on ... See all stories on this topic

13 killed in Peru bus crash Hindustan Times - India According to police figures, 391 people have been killed and 2777 injured in 930 road accidents in the South American country in the first half of this year ... See all stories on this topic

Four killed as bus collides head-on with car The Statesman - Kolkata,India At least nine persons were killed in different road accidents in the past two months. Locals also alleged that the bus was carrying nearly 35 gas cylinders, ... See all stories on this topic

Bus and Passenger Accident Prevention By Andrew Rothstein According to Crash Statistics Online, there were 12, 498 non-fatal bus accidents just last year. 481 of those bus accidents, 3.85 %, occured in the State of New York. This number is significantly higher then the rest of the northeast ... InjuryBoard Local Blogs - http://www.injuryboard.com/regional-blogs/

13-Year-Old Girl Dies In Fiery School Bus Crash, 4 Others Critical By VanHalenRules "I've been here almost eight years and we deal with bus accidents on a regular basis but never, ever anything to this magnitude and we pray it never happens again," said Kevin Christian, a representative of Marion County Public Schools. ... Van Halen Links.com - VH Fans... - http://www.vhlinks.com/vbforums

Flint Bus Accident By admin A Flint bus accident has hospitalized three people. A pickup truck was exiting the parking lot of Powers Catholic High School on Tuesday when it was struck by a Mass Transit Authority bus. The pickup truck driver, his passenger, ... michigancaraccidentlawyerblog.com - http://www.michigancaraccidentlawyerblog.com

Accident prone Exeter By Aah now that would be telling(Aah now that would be telling) Now today, another serious accident outside the RD&E. No, today’s didn’t involve a bus, but nevertheless was quite serious. There have also been a few not so serious accidents. It makes you think, really, it does.. A teenagers Life - Buses & Life - http://busesandlife.blogspot.com/

Deadly School Bus Accident in Ocala By Diego Madrigal Thankfully, some witnesses to the horrible accident were able to react quickly and get most of the kids off of the bus themselves. Unfortunately, one of the students, who attended either North Marion Middle or High School, ... Injuryboard Regional Blogs - http://www.injuryboard.com/regional-blogs/

NYC transit added to Google's map service The Associated Press As of Tuesday, people looking up locations in the city get public transit options alongside driving directions. The feature includes information about ... See all stories on this topic

Needed: Transit to airport from all directions Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada That's the message of Metrolinx chair Rob MacIsaac, who says new transit networks should allow passengers to get to Pearson International Airport from all ... See all stories on this topic

Transit plan promises plenty but pays for precious little Globe and Mail - Canada Mr. MacIsaac told reporters the public needs to get a taste of major public-transit improvements before it can stomach anything like road tolls: "We are ... See all stories on this topic

Combatants argue merits of Sound Transit Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA By LARRY LANGE Combatants in the Sound Transit expansion campaign argued over the basics in a forum Tuesday in Bellevue, with backers saying the $22.8 ... See all stories on this topic

Google Maps groks New York public transit CNET News - San Francisco,CA,USA The online map service now has data from New York's Metropolitan Transit Agency, one of the largest, most complicated, and most widely used transportation ... See all stories on this topic

Dallas Area Rapid Transit board approves $1.6 billion budget Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA Together, the Orange and Green Line rail projects make DART one of the most aggressively expanding transit agencies in North America. ... See all stories on this topic

Google Transit glitches in LI Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA BY SUSANA ENRIQUEZ | susana.enriquez@newsday.com As Google Transit was introduced Tuesday, random searches found that those looking to ride the Long Island ... See all stories on this topic

Apps for Androids: Following the Map in ‘Local Search’ ZDNet - USA Also debuting Tuesday was Google’s latest edition of its transit mapping service, available now in New York City, the nation’s largest metropolis. ... See all stories on this topic

Google Helps Users Navigate New York Public Transit System InformationWeek - Manhasset,NY,USA The nation's largest transit system could be a bit easier to navigate with Google's new tools, including translation into 23 languages. ... See all stories on this topic

State House could vote today on mass-transit tax districts Detroit Free Press - United States A bill to create mass transit Tax Increment Finance Authorities is on the chamber’s schedule, a spokesman for House Speaker Andy Dillon, D-Redford Township, ... See all stories on this topic

Google Maps groks New York public transit One of the most complicated public transportation systems now is available through Google Transit. It connects to regional systems, too. CNET News.com - http://www.news.com/

Hamilton a priority in $50-billion transit plan GO trains every five minutes during rush hour and other "transformational" changes could come to Hamilton as part of a $50-billion transit plan. The Spectator News - http://www.thespec.com

Google Maps Transit Information For New York Metro Area By Barry Schwartz The Google Blog announced the availability of extremely comprehensive transit information throughout the New York metro area. Google Maps now plots transit information for subway, commuter rail, bus and ferry services from the ... Search Engine Land: News About... - http://searchengineland.com/

New York transit added to Google's map service NEW YORK - Google has added the biggest public transportation system in the US to its popular mapping service, showing travelers how to navigate New York City's mass transit system. GMA News.tv - http://www.gmanews.tv/

Plan drafted to boost public transit in Toronto, Hamilton The report, released yesterday morning by the province's Metrolinx agency, calls for a massive expansion of public transit. It also calls for rail links to Toronto's Pearson airport, subway extensions, rapid transit lines across Toronto ... More News - http://www.therecord.com

Driver drops Bronx boy, 5, off bus alone Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA AP A New York City mother wants to know why her first-grade son was left to wander the streets alone after being dropped off by a school bus driver at the ... See all stories on this topic

Man charged in Canada bus knifing BBC News - UK Canadian police have charged a man over a knife attack on a bus in northern Ontario that left a fellow passenger needing hospital treatment. ... See all stories on this topic

Florida Victory Announces 'Victory 2008' Bus Tour MarketWatch - USA Florida Victory announces today that the "Victory 2008" bus tour will swing through the state on Tuesday, September 23 and Wednesday, September 24, 2008. ... See all stories on this topic

Volkswagen, Daimler Say Asia to Sustain 2008 Truck, Bus Sales Bloomberg - USA ... economies in the US and Europe, Andreas Renschler, head of Daimler's truck and bus division, said today at the IAA Commercial Vehicles show in Hanover. ... See all stories on this topic

Bus rides test pupils' endurance Staten Island Advance - SILive.com - Staten Island,NY,USA By AMISHA PADNANI STATEN ISLAND, NY -- Some school bus drivers appear to be in a bit of a rush this month: Between serving more children and covering longer ... See all stories on this topic

1 dead in Fla. as tractor-trailer hits school bus The Associated Press (AP) — Police say at least one student has died in north Florida after a tractor-trailer rear-ended a school bus in Citra. Officials say there were about 20 ... See all stories on this topic

Mother Furious After School Bus Dumps Child in New York City Streets FOXNews - USA NEW YORK — A New York City first-grader was forced to walk the streets alone after he was dumped from a school bus after it had reached the end of the line, ... See all stories on this topic

Driver killed as bus hits escaped elephant NEWS.com.au - Australia By staff writers A BUS has crashed into an escaped circus elephant on a highway in Mexico, killing both the vehicle's driver and the unfortunate animal. ... See all stories on this topic

Navigating New York City? Get directions via bus, train and subway ... Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA Google Maps began providing directions via mass transit in Portland more than two years ago. Now it is finally added the feature in the American city where ... See all stories on this topic

Gilbert teen guilty of brawl on school bus Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA AP A Gilbert teenager has been found guilty of one count of disorderly conduct after triggering a brawl on a school bus last February. ... See all stories on this topic

Maine's Slow Lane to Mass Transit By rss@masstransitmag.com (Eric Russell) For several years, the concept of mass transit in Maine has caught on in small spurts - a response to pangs of environmental guilt perhaps - only to fizzle out. The United States is a car-driven society and Mainers, it seems, ... MassTransitMag.com: Bus News - http://www.masstransitmag.com

Bus crashes into escaped circus elephant Hilda in Mexico ... Mexico City - A five-ton elephant escaped from Gran Circo Union and wandered onto a busy highway, where it was hit by a bus. Both the driver and pachyderm were killed early Tuesday. Bus driver Tomas Lopez, 49, was killed and at least ... Elephant News - http://www.elephant-news.com

Girl killed in school bus crash on US 301 One female student was killed when a semi-tractor trailer rear-ended a stopped school bus on US 301 in Citra Tuesday afternoon. news | GS | http://www.gainesville.com - http://www.gainesville.com

Circus elephant dies after escaping on to busy highway and causing ... By Celeb Gossips(Celeb Gossips) A bus has crashed into an elephant that had escaped from a circus on to a busy highway in Mexico, killing the 5-ton animal and the bus driver, Mexican news reports say. State officials confirmed that bus driver Tomas Lopez, 49, ... NEWS MAIL - http://news-mail.blogspot.com/

Girl killed in school bus crash on US 301 CITRA - One female student was killed when a semi rearended a stopped bus on US 301 in Citra Tuesday afternoon. At least six other students were injured and two adults. They were taken to area hospitals, said Marion County Fire ... news | OS | http://www.ocala.com - http://www.ocala.com