Sunday, March 15, 2009

03/15/09

Bus interchange assaults soar, but safety 'has improved'
The Canberra Times - Canberra,Australian Capital Territory,Australia
Woden bus interchange has had the most incidents reported in each of the past three years, rising from eight in 2006 to 26 in 2007 and down to 25 last year. ...
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Zero unsafe schools? Officially, yes
Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA
Overall, disciplinary incidents were down statewide. Although unsafe-schools reports are posted on the state education Web site, the more detailed ...
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2 incidents prompt student safety reminder
Mirror - Royal Oak,MI,USA
A student from Our Lady of Sorrows School in Farmington had just been dropped off by the school bus. A car, unfamiliar to the area, was parked near the bus ...
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SoberRide to Be Available For St. Patrick's Day
Washington Post - United States
According to a report from the department, police are investigating incidents that occurred between noon Tuesday and 1 am March 11 along Darbydale and ...
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Communalism Watch: Karnataka springboard for Hindutva expansion in ...
By c-info
Over the last nine months, there has been a dramatic increase in the incidents of communal violence in Karnataka’s coastal regions, particularly in the districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi. ... The tentacles of the Hindutva vigilante groups have penetrated the well-developed bus transport network in this region that ferries thousands of students every day from their homes and hostels to schools and colleges, even from as far as neighbouring Kerala. ...
Communalism Watch - http://communalism.blogspot.com/
VomitComet
By Steve
An Ontario Liberal backbencher is calling on the federal and provincial governments to pass stricter laws to prevent violence on public transit after a string of incidents involving Toronto's bus and subway system. ...
VomitComet - http://vomitcomet.blogspot.com/
Neshaminy Info: No major injuries in school bus incidents
By William O'Connor
No major injuries in school bus incidents. From the pages of the Courier Times . . . The substitute driver of a Neshaminy school bus reportedly hit a telephone pole and soon after drove over some kind of bump or curb Friday morning, ...
Neshaminy Info - http://neshaminyinfo.blogspot.com/
Philly transit workers on job without contract
Lebanon Daily News - Lebanon,PA,USA
The union represents 4600 operators and mechanics in SEPTA?s city transit division. Union officials did not immediately return a call seeking comment.
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Man Killed by Metro Train at East Falls Church
Washington Post - United States
By Derek Kravitz A man was struck and killed by a six-car Metro train early today at the East Falls Church station, transit officials said, ...
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Mass. transit agency faces rocky fiscal road ahead
Boston Herald - United States
By AP These should be heady times for the nation’s oldest subway and public transit system. Rising gas prices are funneling record numbers of riders to the ...
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NECN
Mass. transit agency faces rocky fiscal road ahead
NECN - Newton,MA,USA
BOSTON (AP) - The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority is looking for a new source of revenue before July to avoid possible fare increases and service ...
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SANDERS: Let the people vote on sales tax funding of transit
Fort Worth Star Telegram - Fort Worth,TX,USA
I’ve long been a supporter of a regional transportation system that would hook up most of our area communities with mass transit, something many of our ...
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Transit to test bike boxes
Winnipeg Sun - Canada
In the weeks ahead, Winnipeg Transit will begin testing two enclosed bicycle lockers -- free for public use -- and see whether cyclists jump aboard the ...
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Travaling Through — TransIT announces staff
Frederick News Post (subscription) - Frederick,MD,USA
Marsha Crum has been promoted to the position of operations manager at TransIT Services of Frederick County. Moving up from operations supervisor, ...
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Cumberland Times-News - A fare shake: Public input wanted on ...
A fare shake: Public input wanted on county transit service changes. From Staff Reports Cumberland Times-News. Allegany County Transit has not been immune to the effects of the economic slowdown that has affected most everyone. ...
Cumberland Times-News-- Opinion - http://www.times-news.com/
Philly transit workers on job without contract | Courier Times Now
By Web content assistant editor David Rauch
Philly transit workers on job without contract. Posted in News, Traffic & Weather on Sunday, March 15th, 2009 at 1:59 pm by Web content assistant editor David Rauch. PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia’s bus, subway and trolley operators ...
Courier Times Now - http://blogs.phillyburbs.com/news/bcct/
Shocking news: Men and housework - Absurd Intellectual
By Grant Hamilton
Shocking news: Men and housework · spatula-guy A recent article in Slate magazine really rubs me the wrong way. Writer Emily Bazelon asks, “When men lose their jobs, could they be doing more around the house?” Really? ... Transit vs light rail · Grant Hamilton on Bus Rapid Transit vs light rail · Grant Hamilton on This documentary looks amazing; John Scott on This documentary looks amazing; Wynston on Bus Rapid Transit vs light rail; jahston on The future of remixing? ...
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Vietnam, Laos to sign goods transit agreement - Vietnam Business ...
By noreply@blogger.com (Brian)
The latest news about Vietnam dong - VND, banking, finance, real estate - property, industry... Information for Successful Investment in Vietnam.
Vietnam Business Finance - http://www.vnbusinessnews.com/
Ferry sends S.O.S. - Crain's New York Business
Mr. Imperatore wants a public agency, such as NJ Transit or the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, to acquire his company. He argues that the commuter ferry business is part of the mass-transit system and should be supported by public funds. ... as of 03/11/09 News: UJA is the latest nonprofit to slash payroll. Advertisement. Most Read; Most Printed; Breaking News. 1. Street.com CEO quits after Cramer’s TV flameout; 2. The mouth that roared; 3. ...
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Metro: Man killed Friday was metrobus driver
Washington Examiner - Washington,DC,USA
2008, was on administrative leave pending the results of an internal investigation into a bus accident that occurred Friday, March 6, according to Metro. ...
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Tourists die in Vietnam bus accident
英文中國郵報 - 台北市,台灣省,Taiwan
HANOI -- Nine Russian tourists and a Vietnamese woman died after a coach accident in southern Vietnam, a hospital director said Saturday. ...
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14 killed, 28 injured in road accidents
The New Nation - Bangladesh
According to police, the bus skidded off at Kochhundi about 8 kilometres away from the district town leaving the three dead on the spot and injured 20 ...
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Two dead in separate road accidents
RTE.ie - Ireland
Four people have been taken to hospital after a Dublin bus crashed into a wall in Lucan this morning. The bus, a 67A, was travelling from Celbridge to the ...
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MTTU moves to help reduce road accidents
Joy Online - Accra,Ghana
“We are determined to take proactive steps to stop the harrowing spate of accidents,” he said, adding that the police would ensure that there was safety on ...
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Newtownville, NJ Train And Labor Bus Collide, July 1968 ...
By Stu Beitler
New Jersey State Trooper Andrew Robertson who arrived at the accident scene about five minutes after the crash, said the bus was traveling west on Malaga Road. The bus driver, identified as LEVE CLARK, 33, of 1120 N. 2nd St., Chester, ...
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10 die in Vietnam bus crash, including 9 Russians (4:46 p.m.)
By ariane_ladao
There were at least 26 people on the bus, most of whom were Russian. Traffic accidents are the third-leading cause of death in Vietnam. Last year, about 12000 people were killed on the country’s roads, almost 35 deaths a day, ...
Sun.Star Breaking News - http://www.sunstar.com.ph/breakingnews/
Jacquenette Russo: Accidents Involving Buses
By Jacquenette Russo
As the numbers of people using the public transportation system rises each year, the number of injuries and deaths resulting from bus accidents rises with them. There are many potential causes of bus accidents, just as there are many ...
Jacquenette Russo - http://jacquenetterusso.blogspot.com/
VOVNEWS.VN | Bus crash kills 10 in Binh Thuan - Bus crash kills 10 ...
Of the ten victims, nine were Russians. The bus driver survived the accident. Shortly after the accident happened, local rescue workers rushed to the scene and took the injured to nearby medical centres. According to Dr Nguyen Ba Hy, ...
Tin nổi bật trong ngày - http://english.vovnews.vn/RSS/Feed.aspx
Teen Injured In Crosswalk Accident l Seattle Lawyer | Davis Law Group
By mischelle@injurytriallawyer.com (Blog Author)9948
Get the latest blog information at Seattle Accident Attorney Chris Davis' Blog - (206) 727-4000 - 2101 Fourth Avenue Suite 630 Seattle, WA 98121. ... All Categories, Boating & Personal Watercraft Accidents, Bus, Shuttle, Taxi & Mass Transit Accidents, Car Accidents & Truck Collisions, Dog Bites & Animal Attacks, Free Information, Hot Topics in Personal Injury Law, Injuries to Minors & Children, Insurance Coverage Disputes & Bad Faith Claims, Medical Malpractice, ...
Davis Law Group, PS Blog - http://www.injurytriallawyer.com/blog/
Washington Post
Build the Purple Line, Then Bury It
Washington Post - United States
Since that time, transportation planners, other than Metro's, have generally placed rapid-transit trains either underground or down the middle of ...
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Luebke open to transit tax measure
The Herald-Sun - Durham,NC,USA
The bill provisions are designed to expand the financing possibilities for transit systems and among other things would allow governments in the Triangle ...
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Sound Advice: Lessons learned in transit
Hilton Head Island Packet - Hilton Head Island,SC,USA
I was an electrician for the Chicago Transit Authority for 25 years. I retired when I was 49. About a month after I left my job, my wife and I flew down to ...
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New station planned to link NJ River Line, AC Line
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
TRENTON, NJ (AP) _ State transit officials say ground could be broken before the end of the year on a new station connecting the rail line that runs between ...
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FARE HIKE: Ben Franklin Transit to increase fares this summer
Mid Columbia Tri City Herald - Kennewick,WA,USA
The increase is part of the agency’s six-year transportation development plan, said Christy Watts, transit marketing supervisor. ...
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Chicago 2016 Gets Transit Support From Metra System
GamesBids.com - USA
Metra system officials committed Friday to helping Chicago with public transit needs, even considering borrowing train cars from other commuter rail systems ...
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Idle Transit Money to be Spent
MSNBC - USA
By By Jon Byman Congress has finally forced the use of 91.5 million dollars in federal transportation funding for Milwaukee that has been fought over for ...
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Council looks to make transit switch
Edmond Sun - OK,USA
EDMOND — Members of the Edmond City Council expressed optimism Friday morning at a workshop discussing the possibility of McDonald Transit & Associates ...
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Federal stimulus money could aid in effort to get transit ...
Prescott Daily Courier - Prescott,AZ,USA
PRESCOTT VALLEY - Facing the likelihood of losing out on about $1 million in federal stimulus money for transit, local officials proposed a plan this week ...
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New bill frees federal funds for Milwaukee transit
Chicago Tribune - United States
Dave Obey, D-Wis., calls for spending $91.5 million in transit aid that was approved in 1991 but never used because local officials couldn't agree on what ...
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KUAM.com - Residents hope new policy will shore up ongoing transit ...
By Clynt Ridgell
Governor Felix Camacho signed Bill 37 into law on Friday, which will reestablish the Guam Regional Transit Authority. Regular bus transit users are hoping timing and services change for the better.
KUAM.com - KUAM News - http://www.kuam.com/bm/news/index.shtml
In Transit | facebakersfield | March 14, 2009
By hallieruth
facebakersfieldan independent bakersfield news source | March 14th, 2009 ... Across the street is the bus stop, the Monterey Transit Center. Older men, reddened by the sun, slump on the benches in dirty T-shirts and wait for the bus. We stare over traffic at each other. There’s a boy of about twenty dressed in black with long hair. He listens to music on headphones. We acknowledge each other over the street in silence. We have an understanding of style and ego fixation, ...
facebakersfield - http://www.facebakersfield.com/
Local No housing boost near rail stations | Seattle Times ...
... light-rail stations have died in the WA House and Senate. The measures would have called for dense development around transit hubs to cut greenhouse gases and other environmental hazards by getting people out of cars and into mass transit. ... Local News | Climate researchers seek citizen scientists | Seattle Times Newspaper · Nation & World | Global warming to carry big costs for California | Seattle Times Newspaper · Scientists warn of 'irreversible' climate shifts ...
NewsCloud.com Front Page - http://www.newscloud.com/
Same mass transit mess - PittsburghLIVE.com
Recent discussions about mass transit are many years late. At the Armstrong county commissioners meetings years ago a few citizens of this county challenged the commissioners on the need and ability of a transit system to sustain itself ...
Leader Times - http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/leadertimes/
N4G.com : More Killzone 2 ads pulled after child 'saw monster'
N4G.com : All the latest game news for ps3. ... More Killzone 2 ads pulled after child 'saw monster'. 11. Destructoid: Following the pulling of Killzone 2 adverts in Toronto, it seems that a nearby bus company is jumping on the bandwagon. The York Region Transit line of bus shelters had received a complaint about the "scary" poster, but ignored it until Sony Canada starting pulling them in Toronto. Now the company has sprung into action with quickness and efficiency. ...
N4G.com : News Feed : ps3 - http://www.n4g.com/
Muni Diaries » Blog Archive » Transit News Digest 3.10.09 (Update)
Transit News Digest 3.10.09 (Update). Silly me, posting a news digest before 1 p.m.. Update: Just learned that BART directors will a ...

No major injuries in school bus incidents
MSNBC - USA
Levittown - The substitute driver of a Neshaminy school bus reportedly hit a telephone pole and soon after drove over some kind of bump or curb Friday ...
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4 face drug counts in bus station investigation
Louisville Courier-Journal - Louisville,KY,USA
Louisville Metro Police arrested four people in two separate incidents in a narcotics investigation at the Greyhound bus station. Mark S. Roth, 52, ...
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Metrobus driver identified as man killed by Blue Line train - wtop.com
It is standard procedure for bus drivers and train operators to be on administrative leave while the agency conducts internal investigations after accidents or incidents. On Friday, Blue and Orange Line Metrorail service was disrupted ...
WTOP / Education / Education Stories - http://www.wtop.com/
anyone for golf: When did news become entertainment
By binderpilot
We had some interesting incidents that I am sure would make headlines today. How would this be for a catchy headline "Bus Driver falls Asleep on Job, 15 students narrowly escape death, or its follow up story "Bus Driver Falls Asleep for ...
anyone for golf - http://anyoneforgolf.blogspot.com/
3 killed as Kolkata-bound bus crashes in Magura | BdNews24
By noreply@blogger.com (Bauani)
3 killed as Kolkata-bound bus crashes in Magura. At least three people were killed and 20 injured as a Kolkata-bound bus crashed in Magura on Saturday, said police. **Updates, with names of dead** ...
BdNews24 - http://www.bdnews-24.com/
No major injuries in school bus incidents - News- msnbc.com
Mar 14, 2009 ... The substitute driver of a Neshaminy school bus reportedly hit a telephone pole and soon after drove over some kind of bump or curb Friday ...


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