2/24/09

Phila. region transit projects stand to get $631M from stimulus Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA The Philadelphia region probably will receive $631 million from the $48.1 billion that the federal stimulus package provides for transportation ... See all stories on this topic

Senate OKs food, drink in transit stations Live 5 News - Charleston,SC,USA Gloria Butler, a Stone Mountain Democrat, said the bill would help The Metropolitan Atlanta RapidTransit Authority - known as MARTA - boost its revenues by ... See all stories on this topic

Chamber backs transit-tax plan Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com - Kalamazoo,MI,USA It said bus fares must be increased by 15 cents -- to $1.50 -- to show that riders also are participating in paying the transit agency's bill. ... See all stories on this topic

Transit agencies line up for federal stimulus funds Palo Alto Online - Palo Alto,CA,USA Transportation agencies, including Caltrain, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), and San Mateo County Transit Authority (SamTrans) submitted ... See all stories on this topic

Wabtec Q4 profit rises, maintains 2009 view Reuters - USA N) reported a rise of 8 percent in quarterly profit, helped by strength at its passenger transit unit. Sales at the company's transit unit, which accounts ... See all stories on this topic

Utah Transit Authority showcases electronic fare collection system The Paypers (abonnement) - Amsterdam Airport,Noord Holland,Netherlands The Utah Transit Authority is presenting its new electronic fare collection system (EFC) at an event held in Salt Lake City by the Smart Card Alliance, ... See all stories on this topic

How Metro Stacks Up to Other Transit Systems Cost, ridership ... NBC Washington - Washington,DC,USA How does Metro stack up to other mass transit systems in terms of ridership and cost? Good says Metro has the second-highest number of riders in the US with ... See all stories on this topic

Wabtec fourth-quarter profit up 8 percent Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA Growth in 2009 is expected to be flat to slightly down, as gains from recent acquisitions and a goodtransit market are offset by a headwinds in currency ... See all stories on this topic

Ford's Transit Connect Brings 22 City, 25 Highway MPG To Market ... PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ford today confirmed EPA fuel economy for the 2010 Ford TransitConnect at 22 miles per gallon in city driving and 25 miles per ... See all stories on this topic

New Transit Questions On the Way WKZO News - Kalamazoo,Michigan,USA ... to Transportation Director Bill Schomish, if it passes, city voters would be asked in November to approve six-tenths of a mill to support Metro Transit. ... See all stories on this topic

CT cops hunting transit robbers: South Africa: News: News24 News24: South Africa: News: CT cops hunting transit robbers: Police are searching for three men who were allegedly involved in a cash-in-transit heist in Milnerton, Cape Town. South Africa - http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/Home/0,,2-7,00.html

News Round-Up: VMT Tax - Seattle Transit Blog By Andrew Smith Flipping through the local news lead stories KOMO and KING were on about titillating crime stories. KIRO lead with Gary Locke being tapped as Commerce Secretary (I think he’ll be a good one). Obama’s had some bad choices for nominees ... Seattle Transit Blog - http://seattletransitblog.com/

Liberal MPP proposes bill to quell violence on public transit ... By Yahoo! News Search Results for kitchener Liberal MPP proposes bill to quell violence on public transit. February 24, 2009 by Yahoo! NewsSearch Results for kitchener. Filed under Current News · Leave a Comment. Ontario Liberal backbencher wants the federal and provincial ... www.kitchener.com - http://www.kitchener.com/

NYC Transit tests three-door bus in Bronx « All Bronx News, All ... By narmer DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS. Friday, February 20th 2009, 12:10 AM. Photo of a three-door bus built by Nova Bus. It’s ”Let’s Make a Deal” in the Bronx, where NYC Transit is testing a bus with three doors. Exiting straphangers can choose ... All Bronx News, All the Time ! - http://bronxnews.wordpress.com/

Greenway Transit proposes fare, route changes HickoryRecord is the web site of the Hickory Daily Record. We provide news, sports, features, business, and classifieds to Hickory and the surrounding area in North Carolina. HDR News - http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/list/news/ School buses involved in three incidents The Times of Trenton - NJ.com - Trenton,NJ,USA Monroe Police also plan to charge the duo with the theft of the bus from the Monroe Board of Education. Police said the entire incident was recorded on the ... See all stories on this topic School bus initiative attempts to keep students safe Bennington Banner - Bennington,VT,USA "We're fortunate that we haven't had anyone hurt, but bus drivers are reporting incidents on a regular basis." Monday's monitored route picked up about 45 ... See all stories on this topic Portage bus driver fired Times - Munster,IN,USA Hufford said while there is a chain of command that should be followed in reporting such incidents, riding the bus is a privilege and it may be time to ... See all stories on this topic Newest arson rattles Coatesville Pottstown Mercury - Pottstown,PA,USA The bus fires started just days after the task force arrested two Chester County residents believed to be responsible for several of the incidents: ... See all stories on this topic Bus shooting prompts mayor to defend TTC safety after string of ... Globe and Mail - Canada A shooting on a west-end bus yesterday - the fourth violent incident on the TTC in a month - left a young man in hospital and city officials answering ... See all stories on this topic Howard, Harford police don't think events involving young boys are ... Baltimore Sun - United States Law enforcement officials in Howard and Harford counties said they had no indication that the incidentswere related. An 11-year-old student of Howard ... See all stories on this topic Bel Air Boy Reports Suspicious Incident ABC2 News - Baltimore,MD,USA On Friday, in the 500 block of East Broadway, in Bel Air, and 8 year old boy says he was walking home from the bus stop when he was approached by a man in a ... See all stories on this topic Consumer body calls for review of bus industry - Fiji Times Online Update: 2:19PM A COMPREHENSIVE review of the bus industry is urgently needed, says the Fiji Consumer Association. So far, the response to the 2008 tragic bus fire and other near-miss incidentshas been nothing more than ad hoc and ... Fiji Times Online - Local News - http://www.fijitimes.com/ spdk: Daily Crime Incidents for February 24, 2009 By spdk On 23/02/2009 at 1030 hrs at Guruvayanakere Kuvettu village Belthangady Taluk one Thimmappa driver of bus bearing Reg. No. KA-19-B-3067 drove his vehicle in a rash and negligent manner and dashed against an auto rickshaw bearing Reg. ... spdk - http://spdk.blogspot.com/ John Burke's Society By JLB Bomb Incidents/Explosives/ Hoax Devices : Spain · Terrorism And Related Court Cases : Yemen · BusStations/ Bus Security/ Bus Related Incidents : Russia · Terrorist Arrests/Captured/Killed Locations : Israel ... John Burke's Society - http://johnburkessociety.blogspot.com/ Fire & Police Briefs: Man is arrested on child-sex charges Police said the incidents happened in December 2007. The only indication of the child's age from arrest warrants is that the child was under 13. Squire was being held last night in the Forsyth County Jail with bond set at $500000. ... The driver of a Forsyth County school bus was charged yesterday with four counts of hit and run, causing property damage after her bus hit two parked cars, a mailbox and an unoccupied tractor-trailer near Dallas Drive, authorities said. ... WSJ News - http://www2.journalnow.com/content/list/news/ ngress MLA fixes road accident case with fists Ahmedabad Newsline - Ahmedabad,India The bus driver has been identified as Kana Rathod of Una in Junagadh district. Instances of the mob bashing up drivers after accidents have been on the rise ... See all stories on this topic Tragic accident claims 12 lives; national day of mourning ... Slovak Spectator - Bratislava,Slovakia In one of the worst traffic accidents in Slovakia’s history, a collision of a bus with a train near the village of Polomka in central Slovakia claimed 12 ... See all stories on this topic Train-bus collision kills at least eight in Indonesia Xinhua - China The accident happened when a Harapan Jaya bus on its way from Surabaya failed to stop at a railway-crossing in Kediri and slammed into the side of the KA ... See all stories on this topic Seven killed in Indonesian train crash Hindu - Chennai,India She says three coaches derailed when the train struck the overcrowded bus. Train and bus accidentsare common on Indonesia's aging transportation networks ... See all stories on this topic The Associated Press Rescue efforts end at mine where blast killed 74 The Associated Press Xinhua said the Tunlan Coal Mine had among the best facilities of any mine in China and no major accidents had occurred there in five years. ... See all stories on this topic Law requires yielding to buses – plus, they’re bigger than you TheNewsTribune.com - Tacoma,WA,USA Fortunately, Nelson said the problem hasn’t caused many accidents. That’s because the agency instructs drivers not to force their way back into traffic. ... See all stories on this topic TRAFFIC Q&A TheNewsTribune.com - Tacoma,WA,USA Question: Reader Tracy Adams drives a bus for Pierce Transit. “I would just like to inform drivers that the law states you must yield for buses that are ... See all stories on this topic KSFY Seatbelts On School Buses KSFY - Sioux Falls,SD,USA Every year an average of 10 children are killed in bus related accidents. But almost 800 children are killed every year while walking, riding bike or going ... See all stories on this topic From the Penalty Box: Albany Hockey Players Hurt In Bus Crash By Bob Bakken With all the miles I've put on during my career traveling from game-to-game, I've been extremely fortunate to have not been in an accident with a team bus, or driving myself to a game for a broadcast. Knock on wood, that won't ever ... From the Penalty Box - http://riverkingshockey.blogspot.com/ California Car Accident Lawyers - California Personal Injury Blog ... By rreeves Bus accidents can often be traced to more than just one contributing factor. Malfunctioning parts, driver fatigue, driver negligence or reckless driving behavior – any of these can cause serious bus crashes. Many times, a combination of ... California Car Accident Lawyers... - http://www.reeveslawblog.com/ Belle Plaine, MN College Bus And Truck Collision, Nov 1938 ... By Stu Beitler The accident occurred about 4 a.m. on the highway three miles north of Belle Plaine as the bus was returning the Gustavus Adolphus team to St. Peter, Minn., from a game with St. Norbert college at West de Pere, Wis. Hits Load Of Poles. ... GenDisasters ... Genealogy in... - http://www3.gendisasters.com/ Texas A&M finally comes through on FOI | Texas Watchdog By Christine Van Dusen According to this report, the newspaper also was required to file an open records request for a copy of Transportation Services’ handbook and statistics on the number of bus accidents at Texas A&M in 2007 and 2008. ... Texas Watchdog - http://www.texaswatchdog.org/ DISASTER DRILLS | Work Safety Blog from Blog4Safety By Doug In conjunction with local law enforcement personnel, his EMS personnel and the hospital staff have conducted drills ranging from school bus accidents with multiple injuries to plane crashes in the area, and many more. ... Work Safety Blog from Blog4Safety - http://www.blog4safety.com/ MTA to cut weekend subway service - even if there is state bailout New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA But NYC Transit, the bus and subway division, revealed Monday that gaps between weekend trains on 10 lines will increase to 10 minutes from the current ... See all stories on this topic NY judge tosses case of protester's unthrown shoe The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has tossed a disorderly conduct charge against a protester accused of trying to hurl his shoe at a New York transit official. ... See all stories on this topic Police seek three suspects after person shot on Toronto transit bus The Canadian Press - TORONTO TORONTO — Police are seeking three suspects after a person was shot on a Toronto transit bus in the city's northwest end this afternoon. ... See all stories on this topic NJ getting $1.2B transit repairs, projects Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA TRENTON, NJ - New Jersey officials have big plans for spending $1.2 billion from the federal stimulus to fix the state's transportation system. ... See all stories on this topic New Subway Ads Call for Action on Transit Funding Mobilizing the Region - New York,NY,USA Today the Empire State Transportation Alliance announced the release of new subway and bus ads aimed at mobilizing riders to speak up to stop fare hikes and ... See all stories on this topic Transit Officials Go Before Lawmakers To Explain Deficits WBBM780 - Chicago,IL,USA CHICAGO (WBBM) - Armed with as many uncertainties as answers, top officials from the CTA, Metra, Pace and the Regional Transportation Authority go before an ... See all stories on this topic Hillsborough transit board to discuss closing portion of Selmon ... Tampabay.com - St. Petersburg,FL,USA TAMPA -- The Tampa-Hillsborough Expressway Authority Board will hear a staff report this afternoon on the feasibility of closing the upper tier of the Lee ... See all stories on this topic Durham Station opens new transit hub today News & Observer - Raleigh,NC,USA Durham Station Transportation Center is a new $17.6 million transit hub on the western rim of the central business district. City officials will hold a ... See all stories on this topic Wrong skyline printed on Philly Beer Week transit pass USA Today - USA PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia's largest transit agency sold a pass with a picture of the New York City skyline on it. The pass marked with the Philly ... See all stories on this topic Despite stimulus money, Bay Area transit faces 'Armageddon' San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA By Gary Richards Bay Area transit agencies are reeling under the loss of hundreds of millions of dollars in state funding — and can only hope that federal ... See all stories on this topic gokw.org - Commuter transit news for Waterloo, Wellington, and ... By shost Commuter news: GO derailment this morning around Port Credit. By shost at 8:26 am on Monday, February 23, 2009. 0722 AM, EST Monday February 23 2009, Unconfirmed reports a GO train has derailed around Port Credit on the Lakeshore line.. ... gokw.org - Commuter transit news... - http://gokw.org/ Payments News: Utah Transit Authority Showcases Open Payment ... By Payments News Editor The Utah Transit Authority is showcasing its new electronic fare collection system this week at an event held in Salt Lake City by the Smart Card Alliance. According to the UTA, "the new electronic payment system for the transit agency ... Payments News - from Glenbrook Partners - http://www.paymentsnews.com/ The Gas Tax and Transit "Armageddon" | Politicker.com By Robert in Monterey The Gas Tax and Transit "Armageddon". By Robert in Monterey, Calitics · View the original. Crossposted from the California High Speed Rail Blog. One of my lingering concerns about the Obama Administration has been that they might be tempted ... Transit, Gilroy, BART, UC Berkeley, transportation, LaHood, Ray LaHood, Southern California, San Jose Mercury News, Oakland, Washington DC, 2\, Sacramento, Obama Administration, Central Valley, Bay Area, San Francisco, California, ... Politicker.com -- California News - http://www.politicker.com/california OC transit officials discuss falling revenues - KPCC News In Brief By Mike Roe OC transit officials discuss falling revenues. With the economy hitting a few bumps, so are Orange County’s prospects for transportation projects. The Orange County Transportation Authority today is due to get an update on how Measure M ... KPCC News In Brief - http://www.publicradio.org/columns/kpcc/kpccnewsinbrief/ Subway ridership hits 59-year high :: Second Ave. Sagas | A New ... By Benjamin Kabak Overall, New York City Transit reported an overall total ridership figure of 2.37 billion last year. That figure includes all agency-operated bus trips as well as the subway total. Most of that growth came in the early months of 2008 when ... These numbers — and grand expansion plans — are all well and good, but there’s an alarming undercurrent to this latest news. Right as MTA ridership is exploding, the agency is going to have to cut service and raise fares because they ... Second Ave. Sagas | A New York... - http://secondavenuesagas.com/ Blueline mows down 22-year-old woman Times of India - New Delhi,India NEW DELHI: A 22-year-old woman was crushed to death by Blueline bus in Seelampur area of northeast Delhi on Saturday. The victim, identified as Rita, ... HindustanTimes ePaper 17 The number of people killed by Blueline buses in Delhi this year · 2 cops probing DDA ‘scam’ transferred out of Delhi · Electronic eye to secure Noida before 2010 Games · CHAOS THEORY. Front. Metro. Metro. Game Plan 2010 ... Education And Careers - http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/ ueens woman killed after slipping under MTA bus Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA BY DANIEL EDWARD ROSEN | Special to Newsday A Queens woman died after slipping and falling underneath a passing bus late Friday night. ... See all stories on this topic Boy Guides School Bus After Mom Gets Sick MSNBC - USA It was 7 am and cold, and Tonya Smithey had a bus load of school children. It was the worst time to feel sick and light-headed, as Smithey was hauling ... See all stories on this topic Bus hits man in downtown Everett MSNBC - USA By Herald Staff LOCAL NEWS - EVERETT -- A 44-year-old Everett man was struck by a bus in downtown Everett this evening and is expected to be flown to ... See all stories on this topic Police Looking For Plattsburgh Bus Vandals MSNBC - USA PLATTSBURGH, NY - Plattsburgh city police are asking for the public's help in finding the person or persons responsible for vandalizing a school bus. ... See all stories on this topic Slovak bus-rail crash 'kills 11' BBC News - UK The train - which was derailed in the crash - pushed the bus for tens of metres, said a rail spokeswoman. "All the dead and injured were on the bus. ... See all stories on this topic CHP: Driver in deadly charter bus crash was sleepy San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA The California Highway Patrol says the driver of a casino-bound charter bus was falling asleep before thebus crashed last October, killing 10 people. ... See all stories on this topic Girl in Brooklyn fatally struck by bus New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA The bus was traveling east on Palmetto St. and turning onto Myrtle Ave. when the girl was struck by the right rear wheel of the bus, said Mark Groce, ... See all stories on this topic Girl's Family Sues After Alleged Bus Assault MSNBC - USA The family of a girl who said she was assaulted on her school bus is now suing. The family has filed a lawsuit against the Rutherford County Board of ... See all stories on this topic Metro bus driver charged with dealing drugs Seattle Times - United States A Metro bus driver accused of selling cocaine was charged today in King County Superior Court with five counts of drug dealing. By Sharon Pian Chan A Metro ... See all stories on this topic Girl, 3, dies in wreck involving Phoenix bus Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA AP Phoenix police say a 3-year-old girl has died and another young girl and a woman were injured when their car collided with a city bus. ... See all stories on this topic Boy Hurt After School Bus Drags Him - Nashville News Story - WSMV ... KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- A 9-year-old boy suffered a broken leg after his clothing got caught in a schoolbus door and he was dragged for about 100 feet. Saturday, February 21, 2009. WSMV.com - News - http://www.wsmv.com/news/ 11 die as train hits bus - , - Latest news & weather forecasts ... A train collided with a bus in central Slovakia, killing 11 people and injuring 21 others. World News - MSN News UK - http://news.uk.msn.com/ Bus-Train Crash kills 11 in Slovakia: Bus-Train Crash kills 11 in ... Sofia News Agency (novinite.com) is a real time news provider in English that informs its readers about the latest Bulgarian news. The editorial staff also publishes a daily online newspaper The News. Novinite.com and The News publish ... Sofia News Agency (novinite.com) - http://www.novinite.com/ GMANews.TV - 11 die in collision between train, bus in Slovakia ... BRATISLAVA, Slovakia – A train collided with a bus in central Slovakia on Saturday, killing 11 people and injuring 21 others, officials said. GMA News.tv - http://www.gmanews.tv/ 12 die in collision between train, bus in Slovakia - Salon.com The cause of the crash was under investigation, police spokeswoman Maria Faltaniova told televisionnews station TA3. The two-carriage train with 15 people aboard derailed and two of its passengers sustained minor injuries, ... Associated Press News - Salon.com - http://www.salon.com/wires/?source=rss Man holds knife to STA bus driver's throat MSNBC - USA STA officials say incidents like these are extremely rare, with only a couple similar incidents occurring the past decade. STA officials added they do ... See all stories on this topic School bus drags 9-year-old 300 feet Knoxville News Sentinel - Knoxville,TN,USA Kay Proffitt of Woods Bus Lines said Arwood had been a bus driver and bus owner for about 30 years and "never had any incidents. ... See all stories on this topic spdk: Daily Crime Incidents for February 21, 2009 By spdk On 19/02/2009 at 1700 hrs near Kruthi Apartment at Mangalore one driver of bus bearing Reg. No. KA-19-AE-9122 drove his vehicle in a rash and negligent manner and dashed against a motorcycle bearing Reg. No. KA-14-V-0439. ... spdk - http://spdk.blogspot.com/ MindthBlog By TFL-Alerts Here are the reported incidents at 7:30 on 21 February for the Tube system:. CIRCLE LINE: Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 February, suspended. WATERLOO & CITY LINE: Saturday 21 February, suspended. NORTHERN LINE: Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 February, suspended between Morden and ... A rail replacement bus service operates between Morden and Stockwell, calling at South Wimbledon, Colliers Wood, Tooting Broadway, Tooting Bec, Balham, Clapham South, Clapham Common and Clapham North. ... Mind the Blog - http://www.mindtheblog.co.uk/ 3 Found Dead In Clarksville Home - Nashville News Story - WSMV ... Every time she came off the bus she was just looking like a rainbow," said Rivere, whose 8-year-old daughter was best friends with Shanklin. The two girls sat beside each other in their third-grade class at Minglewood Elementary. ... Montgomery County court records show Vullo and her ex-boyfriend, Paul Vernon Nelloms, had a turbulent relationship over seven years: both had been arrested and charged with domestic assault against the other in several separate incidents. ... WSMV.com - News - http://www.wsmv.com/news/ NCDOT: Travel Information Incident (155641) Detail. Location. Johnston County, Near Selma I-95, Mile Marker97 , Heading North Congestion - Expected Impact to traffic is High, Start Time. 2/20/2009 05:14 PM. End Time. 2/20/2009 06:45 PM. Reason. Automatic Congestion: Congestion. Traffic is traveling at 27 MPH at: I-95 N; MM 97; US 70 BUS ... NCDOT Traffic Incidents - http://apps.dot.state.nc.us/tims/