Thursday, January 8, 2009

1/15/09

S. Transit site up for sale
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
SRI LLC has retained David Schiller from Pyramid Brokerage Co. of Buffalo to secure tenants for a largely vacant S. Transit Road strip center in Lockport. ...
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Striking Ottawa transit workers vote on contract offer
CTV.ca - Canada
Striking Ottawa transit workers have until 8 pm to accept or reject the city's latest contract offer, which will determine whether or not the longest ...
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Ukraine sets conditions for Russian gas transit
The Associated Press
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) — Ukraine's natural gas chief says he wants Russia to provide extra fuel to boost the flow of gas before his company can allow Russia ...
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Schwarzenegger Long on Fiscal Stimulus Rhetoric, Short on Transit ...
Streetsblog Los Angeles - Los Angeles,CA,USA
Schwarzenegger proposes spending $11 billion of the $44 billion "in investment in road, transit and rail construction." But when pressed for a detailed ...
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Oakland Turns Violent Over Shooting
New York Times - United States
After an afternoon protest of a shooting by transit police, a group of protesters broke windows on police cruisers. By JESSE McKINLEY Protesters angry over ...
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Ukraine to pump gas to EU if Russia supports transit
Reuters - USA
KIEV, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Ukraine will guarantee the full transit of Russian gas to European customers if Gazprom delivers additional gas to keep the system ...
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Striking Ottawa transit workers vote on contract
Calgary Herald - AB, Canada
OTTAWA - Voting is underway as striking Ottawa transit workers decide whether to accept the city’s contract offer or continue the longest transit strike in ...
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Transit Program Has Many Hurdles
State Journal - Charleston,WV,USA
Public transportation agencies in Cabell and Kanawha counties agreed this past summer to start a pilot transit program that connects Huntington and ...
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As road needs sputter on empty, Granholm runs low on gumption
Detroit Free Press - United States
In the long run, Michigan and the rest of the country need to find better ways to pay for roads, bridges and transit systems, as Granholm has pointed out. ...
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Oakland Turns Violent Over Shooting
New York Times - United States
By JESSE McKINLEY Protesters angry over a deadly New Year’s Day shooting of a young black man by a transit police officer erupted into violence in downtown ...
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The Raw Story | Russia to restart Europe gas after transit deal ...
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday said Moscow will resume gas supplies to Europe via Ukraine after it has struck an agreement with Ukraine on the transit, Russian news agencies reported. ...
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Transit passengers tour Istanbul while waiting for flights -
ISTANBUL, Turkey (eTN) - Turkish Airlines' (THY) transit passengers, who come from abroad and change flights in Istanbul, can tour the city instead ...
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CityNews.ca - Toronto's News: Neighbours Disturbed By Presence Of ...
Neighbours Disturbed By Presence Of Released 'Transit Rapist'. Wednesday January 7, 2009. CityNews.ca Staff. Orville Dwayne Thompson spent 13 years in prison for a string of violent sexual assaults in Scarborough during the second half ...
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NYC Will Likely Avoid Replay Of Transit Strike - 01/08/09 ...
NYC Will Likely Avoid Replay Of Transit Strike - 01/08/09. New York City has likely avoided a repeat of the transit strike from December 2005. Jesse Russell reports:. In December of 2005 subway and bus drivers represented by the ...
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Striking Ottawa transit workers vote on contract
Bruno Schlumberger/Canwest News ServicePicketing Ottawa transit workers, Jan. 6, 2009. OTTAWA -- Voting is underway as striking Ottawa transit workers decide whether to accept the city's contract offer or continue the longest transit ...
National Post - Top Stories - http://www.nationalpost.com/news/17079.rss?id=17079&type=rss
Russia, Ukraine falter on resuming gas for Europe - Yahoo! News
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accused the European Union of moving too slowly to help negotiate an end to the gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine, ...

Icy roads cause area school bus crashes, auto accidents
Toledo Blade - Toledo,OH,USA
Blanchard Street was closed in the 1100 block for about two hours after the accident, according to Findlay police. The accident was one of five school bus ...
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Frigid weather expected to last through Friday
Brazil Times - Brazil,IN,USA
The delay also allowed school bus drivers time to prepare their buses and county and city road crews to clear away any snow that may have drifted across the ...
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No children hurt in MISD bus accident
MyWestTexas.com - Midland,TX,USA
By the Midland Reporter-Telegram A DeZavala Elementary School bus was involved Wednesday in the seventh accident of the 2008-09 school year, but police said ...
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Storm brings snow, icy roads
Waverly News - Waverly,IA,USA
Wahoo Public Schools and Bishop Neumann were keeping students at school and re-routing bus routes. According to Wahoo Public Schools Superintendent Ed ...
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Freezing rain causes havoc in Anchorage
USA Today - USA
The city's transportation department also has suspended bus service because of the icy roads. Anchorage police reported 46 accidents between midnight and 8 ...
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Bulgarians in anti-government protests clash with police
International Herald Tribune - France
Traffic was completely halted in the southern region of Stara Zagora, where the police registered 25 road accidents in one hour, officials said. ...
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Freezing rain wreaks havoc in city
Anchorage Daily News - Anchorage,AK,USA
... traffic accidents; closed Anchorage public schools, the city's two universities, state courts and Alyeska ski resort; and suspended public bus service. ...
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Two school buses rear-ended
Fremont News Messenger - Fremont,OH,USA
By LESLIE BIXLER and KRISTINA SMITH HORN • Staff writers • January 14, 2009 FREMONT -- Two accidents involving vehicles rear-ending school buses occurred ...
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Letter: Responsibility for accidents is shared by drivers, walkers
The Daily Collegian Online - University Park,PA,USA
One day while riding the bus to a class, a pedestrian dashed in front of the bus to catch another. Not only did she put herself and everyone on the bus in ...
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California Car Accident Lawyers - California Personal Injury Blog ...
A 58-year-old woman was killed in a pedestrian accident involving a DASH bus in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday morning. ...
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Pedestrian Hit by Texas A&M Shuttle Bus
I was a bus driver for 3 years back when things were safe; this would never have happened with the old system of training drivers. Transit Supervisor Pete Baty is the reason why there have been a higher number of bus accidents in the ...
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Schoolchildren may not be able to afford Berbice bridge - Stabroek ...
Sandhurst! It is so Good to see our Children (all 10 Races) in School Uniform, it shows and atmosphere of descipline and the will to learn. Guyana need to show more of the school children rather that the Mini Bus accidents. ...
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California Car Accident and Injury Lawyer Blog | Rider Injured in ...
Pedestrian Killed in Los Angeles Bus Accident · Statistics Show Increase in Number of Motorcycle Accidents in Los Angeles · San Diego School Bus Accident Injures 23 Students · Emeryville Company Will Pay Families of Asbestos Victims ...
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Costa Man Killed Tuesday in Pedestrian Accident
JANUARY 14, 2009 – Santa Ana Police are investigating an auto vs. pedestrian accident that happened early Tuesday morning in Orange County. The victim, identified as Grzegor Szewczak, 43, of Costa Mesa, was crossing Harbor Boulevard ...
Los Angeles Personal Injury Attorney - http://losangeles.esteybomberger.com/blog/
Transit Riders Will See Higher Fares
KCRA.com - Sacramento,CA,USA
Sacramento-area transit agencies are hiking fares to keep pace with budget cuts from the state. Sacramento transit raised its rates by 20 percent this month ...
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Dallas Morning News
Google Maps adds transit layer
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
For some time now, folks who use Google Maps have been able to get directions from place to place via public transit. But there's never been a way for them ...
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Jefferson Transit considers dropping Poulsbo Sunday service
Port Townsend Leader - Port Townsend,WA,USA
Jefferson Transit is considering not providing service to Poulsbo on Sundays and instead using the buses normally routed between Port Townsend and Poulsbo ...
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Russia makes gas transit to Europe impossible: Kiev
eTaiwan News - Taiwan
AP Kiev accused Russia yesterday of making it impossible for Ukraine to transit gas to Europe and said Moscow was seeking to damage Ukraine's reputation. ...
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CTA chief: Bus rapid transit 'not dead'
Chicago Sun-Times - United States
BY MARY WISNIEWSKITransportation Reporter CTA President Ron Huberman said the agency’s plans for bus rapid transit is “not dead” despite the recent loss of ...
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Transit officer waives extradition in train station shooting
The Record-Courier - Gardnerville,NV,USA
by Sheila Gardner The former transit officer who is accused of the shooting death of a handcuffed man waived extradition to California this morning. ...
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Ottawa city council saves transit strike discussion for later
CBC.ca - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Ottawa city council opted Wednesday to discuss the proposed Kettle Island bridge and other matters before turning its attention to the transit strike, ...
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Arizona experts question liberal slant, quick results of Obama ...
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
Arizona State University finance expert Anthony Sanders, for example, questions the economic sense of funds for mass transit and how quickly the plan will ...
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Natural Gas Gains, Ruble Falls on Russian Supply Halt
Bloomberg - USA
“No transit country has the right to abuse its status,” Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said after meeting his counterparts from Moldova, Slovakia and ...
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Ex-cop arrested in connection with shooting on transit platform
USA Today - USA
The transit officer who was caught on tape shooting an unarmed man in Oakland, Calif., has been arrested on suspicion of murder, the Chronicle reports. ...
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CityNews.ca - Toronto's News: GO Transit Delays: Your Reaction
-Nancy. Just a comment on the GO Transit story...we have the technology to put a man on the moon and yet 40 years later GO Transit still can't keep trains running in the cold??? -Tracy. Got an opinion? Send it to us news@citynews.ca ...
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Ex-Oakland transit officer is arrested in Nevada - Yahoo! News ...
Ex-Oakland transit officer is arrested in Nevada - Yahoo! News - SAN FRANCISCO A white former transit police officer accused of killing an unarmed black man on an Oakland train platform has been arrested in Nevada on a warrant charging ...
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GO Transit reports delays, cancellations | Toronto & GTA | News ...
GO Transit is reporting numerous delays and a few cancellations this morning because of signal problems caused by the cold weather.
Toronto Sun - http://www.torontosun.com/
Gazprom: Ukraine Snubs Again Russian Gas Transit: Gazprom: Ukraine ...
HOME | TOP NEWS. Gazprom: Ukraine Snubs Again Russian Gas Transit. 14 January 2009, Wednesday. Gazprom: Ukraine Snubs Again Russian Gas Transit: The Russian energy giant "Gazprom" has made a new inquiry to the Ukraine about the transit ...
Sofia News Agency (novinite.com) - http://www.novinite.com/
Ex-Oakland transit officer is arrested in Nevada - Democratic ...
SAN FRANCISCO – A white former transit police officer accused of killing an unarmed black man on an Oakland train platform has been arrested in Nevada on a warrant charging homicide, 12 days after the shooting that sparked violent ...
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Bus Driver Finds 2-Year-Old Wandering Outside
MSNBC - USA
The child only made it about four doors down to a United Dairy Farmer’s store where a passing bus driver saw her. The driver told News 5 that the girl ...
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Ohio bus driver takes in chilly 2-year-old
The Newark Advocate - Newark,OH,USA
CINCINNATI (AP) — Police in Cincinnati say a 2-year-old girl found in the cold by a bus driver had strayed from the nearby home of her babysitter. ...
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Dump Truck Slams Into School Bus Carrying 19 Children
FOXNews - USA
Authorities say two middle school students are being treated at a hospital in Lee County after the school bus they were riding in was hit by a dump truck. ...
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Girl On Bus Has Hair Set On Fire
MSNBC - USA
The incident happened Friday afternoon aboard Christian County High School bus No. 106. According to police, two brothers were sitting together when one ...
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Man sentenced for attacking toddler at Redwood City bus stop
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
Jose Rivera Salvador pleaded no contest in November to the April 20, 2007, attack at the SamTrans Sequoia Station bus stop, Assistant District Attorney ...
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Virginia to offer free bus rides on Jan. 20
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
Virginia is footing the bill for bus rides serving Metrorail stations, pedestrian access points and park-and-ride lots in Northern Virginia on Jan. ...
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Chester Good Samaritan, Bus Grocer Killed
MSNBC - USA
Farkas, a resident of Woolwich Township NJ, was known for driving his school bus turned grocery store around Chester City. He had run the bus for about 15 ...
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Milwaukee County bus system must be saved, area officials say
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Milwaukee,WI,USA
Holloway previously sided with Walker but also pushed to include a regional commuter bus station. Barrett and Walker blasted Holloway's latest idea, ...
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School bus cameras not a priority
Bethany Beach Wave - Bethany Beach,DE,USA
"We have high-quality bus drivers and while cameras are valuable, we're not out there soliciting funds to put them on every bus," said Gary Brittingham, ...
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Community service for bus bashing | General | Coast news ...
Two teens got off with 40 hours of community service and no conviction for bashing a bus driver as he evicted them from his bus at Sippy Downs on New ...
thedaily.com.au: Coast news - http://www.thedaily.com.au/news/general/local/
TheDay.com - Two students hurt in school bus accident
Ledyard — A school bus hit two students waiting to be picked up this morning in the area of Kings Highway and Meadow Drive. Resident State Trooper Sgt. John Rich said the roads in that area were extremely icy. He said the bus was ...
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Woman Charged With DUI After Hitting School Bus
A 45-year-old woman ran into a school bus with her minivan, was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence and then tried to kick, bite and head-butt Florida Highway Patrol troopers, authorit...
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Boy hospitalized after being struck by Cleveland school bus ...
Categories: Real Time News. Gus Chan/The Plain Dealer Eric Banks talks about the accident that left his son, Taylor Price, hospitalized after being hit by a school bus Tuesday, January 13, 2008. Price was riding his bike to school when ...
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Woman fights for life after being hit by double-decker - City News ...
A woman who was hit by a bus on Dublin's College Green is in a serious condition in hospital. ... Rev your engine with the best car news and reviews on Wednesdays on Herald.ie. ...
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