05/17/09

Only the best, Dave: Gov. Paterson must find stellar leadership ... New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA Who can envision a bigger, better, more modern transit system - and lead the way in making it a reality. The governor has done one thing right in the search ... See all stories on this topic

Rail-line funding remains a hurdle Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA Corzine has committed $500 million in state funding to help build the line, and transit officials hope to get state, federal, and corporate funding for the ... See all stories on this topic

Homeowners lose in mass transit plan MiamiHerald.com - Miami,FL,USA For more than two years, the MPO has been conducting ''studies'' proposing that the transformation of the CSX railroad into a public transit corridor will ... See all stories on this topic

Future look of local transit remains unclear San Antonio Express - San Antonio,TX,USA Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff has put his own considerable political capital on the line by plopping light-rail, and many other transit-related topics, ... See all stories on this topic

City Commission agenda: Grant may be requested for transit Lawrence Journal World - Lawrence,KS,USA Commissioners will discuss applying for federal stimulus dollars to buy more public transit buses for the city and Kansas University. ... See all stories on this topic

Mass. gov backs cell phone ban for transit drivers The Associated Press Deval Patrick is supporting a new state transit authority ban on cell phones for bus and trolley drivers by calling on another state agency to do the same. ... See all stories on this topic

Lack of capital funds for NYC transit a concern San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA The technology to tell riders when to expect a train is common in Europe and Asia and has long existed in US transit systems such as California's BART, ... See all stories on this topic

Public Health awaits flu-test results; transit passenger OK Pacific Daily News - Hagåtña,GU,USA In a news release, Public Health said the military flight that carried the passenger with flu-like symptoms had made a transit stop at Andersen Air Force ... See all stories on this topic

Police urged to assess transit security takeover Calgary Herald - AB, Canada By Kim Guttormson, Calgary HeraldMay 16, 2009 8:03 AMComments (4) Calgary Transit peace officer Jordan Scott rides a northeast C-Train near the ... See all stories on this topic

Future look of local transit remains unclear Jaime Castillo says San Antonio needs to decide what it really wants regarding transportation. mySA.com Local news - http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news

Mass. gov backs cell phone ban for transit drivers - KVOA News 4 ... Deval Patrick is supporting a new state transit authority ban on cell phones for bus and trolley drivers by calling on another state agency to do the same. Patrick says he's asked the Department of Utilities to ban drivers of trains, ... KVOA - News - http://www.kvoa.com/global/category.asp?c=40644

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British Columbia News » Blog Archive » Transit police warn of ... By admin Transit police warn of pickpocket group. Posted by admin - 16/05/09 at 05:05 pm. Transit Police in B.C.'s Lower Mainland are warning of a pickpocket crime group targeting riders. There has been a rash of incidents since April. ... British Columbia News - http://www.britishcolumbia.name/news/

Sound Transit board chooses preferred East Link routes - Bellevue ... He said that any adverse affects on local businesses would likely dampen Sound Transit's ability to build out the light-rail system, since the agency is funded by that income. Sound Transit has estimated that the tunnel option would cost an .... WHIDBEY NEWS TIMES May 12 2009, 4:51 PM · UPDATED; Two of three young men critically injured in Sunday crash attend Renton schools · RENTON REPORTER May 12 2009, 5:41 PM · UPDATED. more local news from around Washington » ... News - Bellevue Reporter - http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/east_king/bel/news

Bus wreck victims expect full recovery Van Buren Press Argus-Courier - Van Buren,AR,USA A school bus driven by Amelia Spach, 35, was driving west through the intersection. Since Spach was a substitute bus driver on that route for the first time ... See all stories on this topic

Passengers robbed of ipod aboard Metro bus Seattle Times - United States Seattle police arrested a man suspected of robbing three women who were aboard a Metro Transit bus. At 7:10 pm Friday, three women on a downtown bus were ... See all stories on this topic

After ACS school-bus beating, video is a blackout Anderson Herald Bulletin - Anderson,IN,USA ANDERSON – Melanie Lyons wasn't sure why her son Mason, 7, ran crying from the school bus Thursday after his trip home from Killbuck Elementary School. ... See all stories on this topic

Car driver killed in collision with school bus Denver Post - Denver,CO,USA A woman died Friday afternoon after a collision with a school bus on South Wadsworth Boulevard. A Chevrolet Monte Carlo traveling east on Brook entered the ... See all stories on this topic

A Journey to New York, and Death at Rikers Island New York Times - United States By CHRISTINE HAUSER Early one April morning, a man named Clarence Mobley boarded a bus in North Carolina bound for New York City. ... See all stories on this topic

Demopolis Times Uniontown man 'borrows' WAPT bus Demopolis Times - Demopolis,AL,USA By David Snow (Contact) | Demopolis Times DEMOPOLIS — A group of young people took the phrase “taking the bus” very literally Thursday night, as they took a ... See all stories on this topic

Police: Crashed bus had no mechanical problems Barre Montpelier Times Argus - Barre,VT,USA ... south bound, and didnt expect traffic to be stopped as far back as it was. the police have already confirmed there was nothing wrong with the bus, ... See all stories on this topic

Troopers release identities in fatal school bus crash 9NEWS.com - Denver,CO,USA LITTLETON - State troopers identified a woman who was killed on Friday afternoon after her car collided with a school bus. The Colorado State Patrol says ... See all stories on this topic

Violence across northern Pakistan Los Angeles Times - CA,USA The first bombing in Peshawar occurred about 1:25 pm as a bus from the Educational Institute for Special Children was passing near the historic Asiya Gate. ... See all stories on this topic

Pupil killed leaving school bus New Zealand Herald - New Zealand Jordan Robert Eastgate, from Matamata Intermediate School, died instantly when he was struck by a car after getting of a school bus about 3.45pm. ... See all stories on this topic

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Car Bomb Hits Handicapped Kids' Bus, American Strike Kill Dozens ... A car bomb destroyed an Internet cafe and tore through a bus carrying handicapped children in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least 11 people and wounding at least 30, police said. ... No group immediately claimed responsibility, but an intelligence official in Islamabad told CBS News' Farhan Bokhari immediate investigations were probing links to the militant Taliban movement in the Waziristan region along the border with Afghanistan. ... WJZ - Baltimore, Maryland's Breaking... - http://wjz.com/homepage

Car Bomb Hits Handicapped Kids' Bus, American Strike Kill Dozens ... No group immediately claimed responsibility, but an intelligence official in Islamabad told CBS News' Farhan Bokhari immediate investigations were probing links to the militant Taliban movement in the Waziristan region along the border ... Dallas / Fort Worth news, weather,... - http://cbs11tv.com/national

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2 Pregnant Women Hurt in Detroit Crash || WXYZ.com | WXYZ-TV ... Several people were hurt when a Metro cab smashed into a city bus in Detroit Saturday afternoon. ... Did you see breaking news? Click here to send us an email! >> Most Popular · GM to Eliminate More Than 1100 Dealers ... WXYZ-TV Detroit - 7 Action News - http://www.wxyz.com/news/local/default.aspx Bus drivers reveal cause of accidents Sunday Vision - Uganda Last week alone registered four bus accidents, in which 30 people perished and 50 more were seriously injured. As a result of the recent spate of road ... See all stories on this topic Monitor Online | Political Grapevine | Museveni remarks anger ... The following day, another bus overturned in Mbarara, killing one passenger. The unusually high number of accidents, especially involving Gateway buses, compelled the authorities to swing into action. The Transport Licencing Board ... Monitor Online - http://www.monitor.co.ug/artman/publish/ Life art yarn & baby poop » Twitter Updates for 2009-05-16 By Beth Actually went out tonight,.. Failed @ #lofnotc 20 hrs ago; child is finally home apparently it was 1. different bus route and 2. traffic accidents galore out there. 1 day ago; 4:14 who will be home first, husband or child? ... Life art yarn & baby poop - http://www.swampcrone.com/ The Daily Indian » Blog Archive » The BRT corridor in Delhi is not ... By TDI Bureau BRT stands for Bus Rapid Transport system. It's an effort by the Delhi government to have a separate bus transport corridor in Delhi. So what it has essentially done is that a divider has been constructed in between certain existing ... Firstly I don't have the figures with me but (despite some accidents which have happened in recent past) logically, now people being killed by buses are definitely bound to reduce, or should have already reduced month on month - because, ... The Daily Indian - http://www.thedailyindian.com/ Xpress: News | Schoolbus safer than family vehicle, says official "One bus equals 30 vehicles. Think about how much traffic congestion and pollution we can save." An STS newsletter in January said though school buses are six times safer than family cars, only 56 per cent of the 150000 pupils in ... "Many accidents happen in the school parking areas where the parents' cars can hit the children," the newsletter said. At least a dozen children have been killed in road accidents involving school buses and other vehicles in the UAE in the ... Xpress : News - http://www.xpress4me.com/news/ taxi talk « Shenzhen Noted By maryannodonnell At the Mangrove Park bus station, we saw the accident. Two cars were parked at the divider between the expressway and the station offramp, effictively closing down two lanes – the offramp and the southern most lane. ... Shenzhen Noted - http://maryannodonnell.wordpress.com/ Police: Crashed bus had no mechanical problems Fox44 News - Colchester,Vermont,USA Chris Cole, executive director of Green Mountain Transit, said driver Deane Harrington has worked for the agency for six years and had no accidents before ... See all stories on this topic John F. Carney of the Worcester Regional Transit Authority. (T&G ... Worcester Telegram - Worcester,MA,USA The sergeant said people need to pay attention while driving, and even talking on a cell phone is a distraction that can lead to accidents. ... See all stories on this topic A crash course in heavy duty rescues Connecticut Post - Bridgeport,CT,USA Over at the bus accident drill, after efforts to lift the bus a few inches were successful, a chain was attached to the crumpled car. ... See all stories on this topic Enclave: Assuming No Accidents, 7.5 Hour Drive Times to & from ... By S-townMike Even if a few people ride the bus, and all 5000 condos are sold to people who theoretically can walk to work, and traffic is cut by 25%, we're still looking at 6 a.m. to 10 a.m, and 3 to 7. Maybe Maytown will mandate flextime. ... Enclave - http://enclave-nashville.blogspot.com/ Accident Lawyers Network: Tourists Die in California Bus Accident By Evan Langsted The Accident Lawyers Network is a national network of personal injury attorneys handling a variety of accident cases including car, motorcycle, truck and boating accidents and much more. Free consultation. Accident Lawyers Network - http://www.accidentlawyersnetwork.com/blog.html Trip Travel Insurance: Holiday Accident Claim Advice! By earthquake School children are prone to accidents as they are unaware of the dangers while being on the road. School bus accidents can be caused due to various factors such as the driver's negligence, dangerous roadways, unfavourable weather ... Trip Travel Insurance - http://on-trip-travel-insurance.blogspot.com/ North Shore Bike Path: For a healthier city, add more bike paths By Suzanne Earlier this month, a bicyclist was critically injured in a collision with a tour bus on Kamehameha Highway. How many more accidents need to occur before more is done to protect our bicyclists and provide safer bike routes? ... North Shore Bike Path - http://northshorebikepath.blogspot.com/ No Accidents - A Touch of Encouragement When I awoke in the morning my wrker was at my cell with a grin on her face, smiling down at me she said "I dont know what is happening, but someone is looking out for you, get ready, the bus is coming to bring you to your half way ... A Touch of Encouragement - http://blog.beliefnet.com/MarthaWilliamson/ allAfricacom Uganda Planning Required to Halt Bus Accidents allAfrica: African news and information for a global audience. Recent Articles about Bus Accidents Ussr Los Angeles Times Bus Accidents Ussr News. Find breaking news, commentary, and archival information about Bus Accidents Ussr from the Los Angeles Times. Governor Plays Critical Role in Public Transit New West - Missoula,MT,USA The support of an elected official is critical to the success of any public transit project, Warner said. And a governor is the ideal kind of elected ... See all stories on this topic Transit fares to go up 10 to 25 cents Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh,PA,USA Ed Rendell's Transit Funding and Reform Commission recommended that the authority keep fares on pace with inflation to head off large deficits, ... See all stories on this topic Levy to ask state legislators for MTA takeover of Suffolk transit EmpireStateNews.net - Newburgh,New York,USA “While New York City's transit system will be enhanced significantly, Suffolk County's bus system gets nothing.” Levy has been lobbying the State ... See all stories on this topic Court upholds federal rule that requires observation when transit ... Los Angeles Times - CA,USA WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a government rule that says transportation workers who have been in drug treatment programs must ... See all stories on this topic Space Ref (press release) Space Shuttle Transits the Sun Space Ref (press release) - USA In this tightly cropped image, the NASA space shuttle Atlantis is seen in silhouette during solar transit, Tuesday, May 12, 2009, from Florida. ... See all stories on this topic Streetsblog Los Angeles Governor Finds a New Way to Rob Transit Even More Streetsblog Los Angeles - Los Angeles,CA,USA After all, I knew this time there wasn't anything else he could do to damage transportation and transit. How much more damage could be done after he ... See all stories on this topic Prairie Hills Transit seeks input and board members Rapid City Journal - Rapid City,SD,USA By Journal staff | Friday, May 15, 2009 NEWELL -- Prairie Hills Transit will hold an organizational meeting at 7 pm Wednesday, May 27, at the NVN Center in ... See all stories on this topic Court refuses transit remand for Bindra Sr on medical grounds Hindu - Chennai,India Delhi Police moved a court in Chandigarh seeking his transit remand. After perusing through the medical report, the court said that Bindra should be kept in ... See all stories on this topic MBTA Drivers Cell Phone Use Ban Protested By Union InformationWeek - Manhasset,NY,USA The state's transit authority said it will ban handsets' use by operators starting Monday. Opposing the ban is the union representing the driver who was ... See all stories on this topic Bay Area Flush With Exciting Plans to Blow Money on Useless ... SF Weekly Blogs - San Francisco,CA,USA By Joe Eskenazi in Public Transit The ongoing slow motion debacle that is San Francisco's Central Subway just got a little competition from across the Bay ... See all stories on this topic MassTransitMag.com » Article » Another Big Step for Hudson ... By rss@masstransitmag.com (Jersey Journal... NJ Transit moved a step closer to the start of construction of the multi-billion-dollar Mass Transit Tunnel under Hudson County when it approved a $13.6 million contract yesterday for construction of a railroad underpass at Tonnelle ... MassTransitMag.com: Top Transit News - http://www.masstransitmag.com/ City of Port Moody joins Vancouver 2010 community contributor ... The City of Port Moody will contribute hundreds of parking spaces to help the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) encourage drivers to take public transit during Games time. Vancouver2010.com - News Releases - http://vancouver2010.com/ News Round-Up: 63 days - Seattle Transit Blog By Andrew Smith News Round-Up: 63 days. by Andrew Smith. Mountlake Terrace Freeway Station, Courtesy Sound Transit. In 1963, Seattle Transit received an order of 100 buses, and was finally able to provide bus service to the parts of the city north of ... Seattle Transit Blog - http://seattletransitblog.com/ The Times West Virginian - Transit authority to serve airport George Levitsky, transit authority general manager, said that by the beginning of next month, Marion County passengers traveling to and from the airport will be able to hitch rides on transit authority buses. “We are planning on putting a couple routes over to the airport on a daily basis,” Levitsky said. “We are getting our feet wet, and we're going to .... 2009, The Times West Virginian P.O. Box 2530, Fairmont, West Virginia (304) 367-2500; Email news tips & feedback ... The Times West Virginian--Local News - http://www.timeswv.com/ Pak-Afghan Transit Agreement puts Pak FO on the wrong foot ... By admin Islamabad, May 15 (ANI): The Pakistan Foreign Office (FO) had denied reports that the Transit Trade Agreement signed between Pakistan and Afghanistan. ... Silver Scorpio - International News | Spot News | Top News | Flash News | Live News ... Silver Scorpio - International... - http://silverscorpio.com/ Ex-bus driver jailed in assault case The Ann Arbor News - MLive.com - Ann Arbor,MI,USA At least two of the fondling incidents took place on the bus after Osuntuyi dropped students off. The others charges will be dismissed at sentencing on June ... See all stories on this topic Parents, students warned district Hornell Evening Tribune - Hornell,NY,USA “There have been two incidents when we have personally had trouble with the bus,” said Brace. Brace recalled Thompson striking her father's tractor and saw ... See all stories on this topic School buses moving to digital cameras Clarksville Leaf Chronicle - Clarksville,TN,USA But, some parents have expressed concern that all too often when a discipline incident happens, the bus camera mal-functioned or the tape wasn't useable. ... See all stories on this topic Local bus companies tough on cells MetroWest Daily News - Framingham,MA,USA The town owns its buses and employs its own drivers. One way Framingham has avoided such incidents, Gallagher said, is by using two-way radio communication. ... See all stories on this topic spdk: Daily Crime Incidents for May 16, 2009 By spdk KA-19-C-332 drove his vehicle in a rash and negligent manner and collided against bus bearing Reg. No KA-19-9654. As a result Asha (32) R/o Miyaru village Karkala Taluk and some other passengers who were traveling in the said bus ... spdk - http://spdk.blogspot.com/ Local Government Watch: Michigan school bus driver jailed to await ... By . The Ypsilanti Township man was charged with three counts of felony criminal sexual conduct last fall after the student disclosed several sexual incidents during a two-week period in 2007... [Read More] (5/15/2009). Labels: Michigan ... Local Government Watch - http://localgovwatch.blogspot.com/ Police News - Police Shoot 'Armed' Man On Railway The station was closed in the wake of the incident, a First ScotRail spokesman said, and replacement bus services were being used on some routes. Print A Printer Friendly Version Of This News Item. For more information click on or go to ... Police News Feed - http://www.policeoracle.com/