6/21/09

Toronto streetcar contract in jeopardy Globe and Mail - Canada That's the drop-dead date for the Toronto Transit Commission to sign a contract with the winning bidder, Bombardier Inc. of Montreal. ... See all stories on this topic

Blacksburg Transit helps students get around Virginia Tech Collegiate Times Online Edition - Blacksburg,VA,USA The Blacksburg Transit is a public transportation service provided by joint operation between the Town of Blacksburg, the Town of Christiansburg, ... See all stories on this topic

Will parking at new Gateway transit center fill downtown Port ... Peninsula Daily - Port Angeles,WA,USA Two spaces first designated as three-hour free slots off Railroad Avenue that have become spaces for Clallam Transit vehicles. • One space first designated ... See all stories on this topic

Mass transit in Sterling Heights to be discussed Detroit Free Press - United States Residents are invited to attend a town hall-style meeting tonight to learn about the region's progress in establishing a mass-transit system. ... See all stories on this topic

Metromover worker killed in accident on the tracks MiamiHerald.com - Miami,FL,USA This is the first time a Metromover employee has been killed on the tracks, said Harpal Kapoor, director of Miami-Dade Transit. A homeless man was struck ... See all stories on this topic

Auto news in brief: Classic Pontiacs sought for show Detroit Free Press - United States Several Royal Oak business owners who test-drove Ford's Transit Connect commercial van say they are likely to buy the vehicle because of its versatility and ... See all stories on this topic

Fed will pump more than $1B into roads, bridges, transit Philadelphia Business Journal - Philadelphia,PA,USA Federal stimulus funding will put more than $1 billion in area road, bridge and transit projects in motion over the summer. Thousands of jobs are expected ... See all stories on this topic

MET Transit gets $1.9 million from feds Billings Gazette - MT, USA By The Gazette Staff MET Transit will receive $1.9 million in federal stimulus funds to pay for new buses and equipment and to renovate the city's bus wash ... See all stories on this topic

Ben Franklin Transit to offer free rides today Mid Columbia Tri City Herald - Kennewick,WA,USA By the Herald staff Get a free ride today on Ben Franklin Transit buses to mark the fourth annual National Dump the Pump Day and to encourage people to use ... See all stories on this topic

“Priority bus” a valuable part of the transit mix when done right ... By munsonmunson The important thing is, it can't replace rail transit. He sites some interesting numbers that show that, while buses fall short of expected ridership, trains often exceed it (someone should do a study as to why this is the case: is it ... New Urbanism in the News - http://newurbanisminthenews.wordpress.com/

News Sunflashes | Canada | News | Winnipeg Sun Transit corridor street upgrades begin. The city is beginning to prepare for its rapid transit corridor by upgrading streets where the first leg will run. Work will begin tomorrow on Donald Street from Osborne Street to Wardlaw Avenue ... Winnipeg Sun - Canada - http://www.winnipegsun.com/news/canada/

Sufiy.: US Dollar Collapse: Transit Japan - Italy - Switzerland ... By Sufiy It would be terrible news for the White House. Other than the U.S., China or Japan, no other nation could theoretically move those amounts. In the absence of clear explanations coming from the Treasury, conspiracy theories are filling ... Sufiy. - http://sufiy.blogspot.com/

Mexico Moves To Decriminalize Minor Drug Use | Cannabis News ... By admin For decades the country was a transit point for cocaine, marijuana and other drugs headed to the U.S. But recently, domestic consumption has risen. A 2007 study by the government found the number of addicts in Mexico to have doubled in ... Cannabis News - Medical Marijuana,... - http://www.cannabisnews.org/

Buses to roll on weekends in Worcester, for now | Boston MA News ... By Rick The advisory board of the Worcester Regional Transit Authority has reversed an earlier vote that would have ended bus service after this weekend. The buses will continue to roll on Saturdays and Sundays at least through the end of ... Boston MA News on Twitter - http://bostonma.newstwit.me/ Daly's bus too big for an Alabama tunnel The Associated Press FARMINGDALE, NY (AP) — John Daly's bus turned out to be too big for a tunnel. Daly said a confusing set of signs at the entrance of the Bankhead Tunnel in ... See all stories on this topic Wyoming gets $3.6M for bus enhancement Billings Gazette - MT, USA By Gazette News Services CHEYENNE - Bus purchases and construction of bus garages in Wyoming will be funded with $3.6 million in federal economic stimulus ... See all stories on this topic 5 French tourists killed, dozens injured in central California ... Washington Examiner - Washington,DC,USA Luggage and bodies were left strewn around a central California highway after a bus carrying French tourists overturned on an overpass, killing at least ... See all stories on this topic Metro Relaunches Real-time Bus Arrival System WJZ - Baltimore,MD,USA Beginning July 1, travelers can find out by phone, online or through electronic signs at some bus terminals when buses will arrive at any one of 12000 stops ... See all stories on this topic Dead end for Durban bus service Independent Online - Cape Town,Western Cape,South Africa By Matthew Savides Workers and schoolchildren will bear the brunt of a looming public transport crisis in Durban when controversial bus service operator ... See all stories on this topic BBC News Stones smash tourist bus window BBC News - UK A window of a Belfast sightseeing bus with 40 tourists on board has been smashed by stone throwers as it made its way through the west of the city. ... See all stories on this topic Maoists let off hijacked bus, staff in Orissa Times of India - India 21 Jun 2009, 1420 hrs IST, PTI MALKANGIRI (Orissa): A day after hijacking a bus, Maoists on Sunday set it free along with its staff as their demand for ... See all stories on this topic Three critical after three-bus collision : Kaieteur News Three critical after three-bus collision. June 21, 2009 | By knews | Filed Under News. A three-vehicle smash-up on East Bank Essequibo has left several persons critical. The vehicles involved in the accident were all minibuses and at ... Kaieteur News - http://www.kaieteurnews.com/ Trans Tech Transit Bus Recall - US Recall News Alert By NHTSA TRANS TECH IS RECALLING 10 YEAR 2009 AND 2008 TRANS TECH SCHOOL AND ACTIVITY BUSES. US Recall News - http://www.usrecallnews.com/ Stones smash tourist bus window | Newsmedian.com | News around the ... By admin Stones smash tourist bus window. June 21st, 2009 | Categories: uk news | Tags: A window of a Belfast sightseeing bus has been smashed by stone throwers as it made its way through west Belfast. The incident happened in the Divis Street ... Newsmedian.com | News around the World - http://newsmedian.com/ Six killed in Agra accident By Ians Sikri is Agra :); intellibitz "volvo bus agra sightseeing" is getting popular in india http://tinyurl.com/n9crul; palakmathur @agranews I don't see any Agra news coming from you. intellibitz Travel Enquiry: [DO] I will be in Bombay, ... The Gaea News - http://blog.taragana.com/n/ OPINION Blog | The Dallas Morning News By letterseditor Re: "Bring back the Hop-a-Bus," by Susan Chizeck, Wednesday Letters. Why spend $80 million on streetcars that only tourists and retirees will ride (even when it's free -- see McKinney Avenue Trolley) when we have perfectly fine buses? ... OPINION - http://dallasmorningviewsblog.dallasnews.com/ WalesOnline News Wales News Youths stone tourist bus in Belfast An open top bus full of tourists had a window smashed when it was stoned by youths in west Belfast today. Suspected bus bandit surrenders Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh,PA,USA The incidents date back about two years, said Port Authority spokesman Jim Ritchie. Thefts and robberies on the buses have been reported along various ... See all stories on this topic Pedestrian hit in parking lot Sonoma Index-Tribune - Sonoma,CA,USA On a side note I am surpised that this made an on-line update when there were a few other incidents this week that were also news worthy. ... See all stories on this topic Davis Cup tie to stay in India « CFD.net.au – CFDs Trader network By cfdmarket Security in the sub-continent has been called into question following the ambush of the Sri Lanka cricket team's bus in Lahore, Pakistan, last month. The incident triggered concern that sport could become a target for more attacks in ... CFD.net.au - CFDs Trader network - http://cfdmarket.wordpress.com/ al.com The John Daly saga hits Mobile: Colorful pro golfer runs his RV ... al.com - Birmingham,AL,USA "We're at the claims stage right now," said Moore, whose firm specializes in automobile accidents. "(Mr. Roberson) had some fairly significant car damage, ... See all stories on this topic Arab News 10 schoolchildren injured in Dammam road crash Arab News - Jeddah,Saudi Arabia To get on to a school bus you have to wait at pre-selected spots close to your homes.” What can only be described as callousness on the part of parents, ... See all stories on this topic Car accident leaves child severely injured WBXH - LA,USA They go to the same school and rode the same bus. Caleb was willing to tell almost anything about his friend, except for what happened Monday night. ... See all stories on this topic Three die in road accidents Indian Express - New Delhi,India Three people have died in road accidents reported from across the Capital in the last 24 hours. A pedestrian was crushed to death by an unidentified vehicle ... See all stories on this topic Five killed in Lagos bus accident: police Africasia - London,UK He said the driver of the bus lost control as he tried to avoid an approaching motorcycle. Accidents on Nigeria's poorly-maintained roads are common. See all stories on this topic Cape Cod firm's net timer could save endangered sea turtles from ... By Bureau News maxn accidents Street bike Racing & Tricks & Crashes Motorcycles Stunts with Motor Bikes; nixc Hollywoods greatest sudden bus accidents; fremontmotors #motorcycle #news Two lives claimed in separate motorcycle accidents - Ottumwa ... The Gaea News - http://blog.taragana.com/n/ Fiery freight train derailment kills 1 northwest of Chicago ... By Bureau News nixc Hollywoods greatest sudden bus accidents; fremontmotors #motorcycle #news Two lives claimed in separate motorcycle accidents - Ottumwa Courier: Two liv.. http://bit.ly/3RGGzG; mediamarketus RT @SpiritualMarket Learn to look Beyond ... The Gaea News - http://blog.taragana.com/n/ The Ann Arbor Chronicle » AATA to Arborland: We Could Pay You Rent! By Dave Askins ... by law enforcement who simply wanted to listen to what people were saying to each other aboard the bus. Gabay stressed that there had to be a specific reason to retrieve the footage to watch it based on some incident or accident. ... The Ann Arbor Chronicle - http://annarborchronicle.com/ Seek Personal Injury Lawyer » Post Topic » Bad Accident, stupid ... By admin how fast was that bus ridding? maybe less speed and the bus driver would have avoided that accident i think. so don't forget it's a wet road so care must be taken something that bus driver didn't though. ... Seek Personal Injury Lawyer - http://www.seekpersonalinjurylawyer.com/ Air France says it will give financial advance to families of ... By Deborah Seward ... a.m. http://bit.ly/r05r6 Worth following up. mollydotcom @KathySierra car accidents - perhaps because when we see something scary happen to someone else we realize we're fragile; amyvernon Hollywood's 9 Greatest Sudden Bus Accidents ... The Gaea News - http://blog.taragana.com/n/ Monsoon likely to reach Delhi July 1 By Ians June 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Ahead of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the Delhi Government has decided to start phasing out of Blueline buses from July onwards by replacing them with modern buses over a period of next five months. ... The Gaea News - http://blog.taragana.com/n/ Unlearn Blueline Buses in Delhi Sulekhacom News Sulekha.com gives an option to search on various topics and provides immediate connectivity to news and information you want to read. Ford takes Transit Connect around to local businesses Oakland Press - Pontiac,MI,USA After testing Ford's 2010 Transit Connect, which can be personalized with custom-fit racks, shelves, drawers and bins, Kowalec said he is ready to abandon ... See all stories on this topic Free bus rides promote public transit Journal and Courier - Lafayette,IN,USA By JUSTIN L. MACK • jmack@jconline.com • June 19, 2009 Lafayette resident Sapna Shah was among thousands of people who rode CityBus free of charge Thursday. ... See all stories on this topic Public transit should move in new direction NewsOK.com - Oklahoma City,OK,USA By John Johnson Let's talk about public transit. Transit involves the methods of transportation where people do not travel in their own vehicles. ... See all stories on this topic Inland transit desires listed Press-Enterprise - Riverside,CA,USA Despite pushes from Oberstar and others to get moving on the next transportation bill -- which would guide federal highway, rail and transit spending until ... See all stories on this topic Mass transit can be hard on the ears United Press International - USA NEW YORK, June 20 (UPI) -- The New York City mass transit system provides affordable and efficient transportation, but it could be hard on the ears, ... See all stories on this topic New York Times In the Region | New Jersey New York Times - United States Jersey City, Morristown, New Brunswick and Rahway are among 20 state-designated Transit Village communities in which whole new neighborhoods have been ... See all stories on this topic Feds send $15M to aid state transit systems Boston Herald - United States By Katy Jordan The federal government trucked in $15 million in stimulus cash yesterday to improve transit systems across the state and create jobs. ... See all stories on this topic Stimulus Funds on Way to Kitsap Transit, State Ferries Kitsap Sun - WA, United States Patty Murray, D-Wash, announced Friday that $20 million has been released for Washington state mass transit projects, including $2.8 million for Kitsap ... See all stories on this topic Raritan Valley Transit Study Presentation June 30 New Brunswick Home News Tribune - New Brunswick,NJ,USA Public transit access is a short walk from NJ Transit's Somerville train station and various NJ Transit bus routes. For a NJ Transit bus and rail schedule ... See all stories on this topic Funding gap could derail Bombardier streetcar deal Reuters - USA TO) to build a fleet of new streetcars for the city of Toronto may be in jeopardy after the federal government said the transit program would not qualify as ... See all stories on this topic » In the Region | New Jersey: 'Transit Cities' Face Roadblocks ... By By ANTOINETTE MARTIN In the Region | New Jersey: 'Transit Cities' Face Roadblocks. By By ANTOINETTE MARTIN • Jun 19th, 2009 • Category: Real Estate News. Somerville officials had hoped to use the train station to anchor a new development, ... New York - http://newyork.feedre.com/ British Columbia News » Blog Archive » Pepper spray attack on ... By admin Pepper spray attack on transit bus. Posted by admin - 20/06/09 at 04:06 am. Vancouver Police are searching for the person responsible for a pepper spray attack on a Translink bus. It happened just before 9:30 Friday evening on Clark ... British Columbia News - http://www.britishcolumbia.name/news/ Atlanta's MARTA train engineer texting! Georgia personal injury ... By Justice Seeker MARTA train operator suspended for text messaging while transporting passengers. Atlanta, GA(JusticeNewsFlash.com)--The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit. ... Justicenewsflash.com is comprised of news and articles contributed by: West Palm Beach personal injury lawyers, Business litigation attorneys, mesothelioma attorneys, construction accident attorneys, drug product liability lawyers, employment lawyers, medical malpractice lawyers, and family / divorce law ... JusticeNewsFlash.com | Legal... - http://www.justicenewsflash.com/ Human Transit: meanwhile, in tehran By Jarrett at HumanTransit.org Today seems to be the climax of the conflict in Iran, and I'm up far too late following the news. What's it about? The truth. Huge numbers of citizens are risking their lives to create a more truthful society, one needing fewer lies. Human Transit - http://www.humantransit.org/ Got Ear Plugs? You May Want To Sport Them On The Subway And Other ... By Biunce Recent public health studies on the US mass transit system have identified several sources of environmental hazards associated with mass transit, including excessive noise. Scientists have found that MTA subways had the highest ... Health News. Got Ear Plugs? You May Want To Sport Them On The Subway And Other Mass Transit, Researchers Say · Is Nanotechnology Safe? Interactions Between Nanomaterials And Biological Systems Explored · Punching Holes Into Herpes Viruses ... Health News - http://www.doiget.com/in/ gokworg Commuter transit news for Waterloo Wellington and Halton ... httpnewstherecordcomOpinionsarticle556666. Light Rail will also integrate into interregional transit such as GO TrainsBusses and possibly even integrate ... South Pasadena police seek dismissal of tickets issued in school ... Los Angeles Times - CA,USA However, the vehicle code specifies that drivers may not pass a school bus with its red lights flashing when it is "stopped for the purpose of loading or ... See all stories on this topic 2nd teen pleads guilty in slaying of student on bus Chicago Sun-Times - United States Holt died shielding his friend Tiara Reed when Pace, a reputed gang member, stormed the CTA bus at 103rd and Halsted and began shooting, trying to strike a ... See all stories on this topic Veolia Transportation Service loses local bus service contracts Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA Veolia Transportation Service Inc. has lost three bus management contracts it previously held in Arlington, Lorton and Herndon to two other transit ... See all stories on this topic Three teens arrested in bus fire at Fridley's Totino-Grace High School Pioneer Press - St. Paul,MN,USA The 17-year-old told investigators they each took a roll of toilet paper and draped the bus with it, the complaint said. While they were smoking at the ... See all stories on this topic Police: Man mugged for bologna sandwich United Press International - USA OKLAHOMA CITY, June 19 (UPI) -- Police in Oklahoma City said a man waiting for a bus punched another man in the mouth and stole his bologna and cheese ... See all stories on this topic Centennial Trail trail loop by bike and bus from Arlington to ... HeraldNet - Everett,WA,USA By now, after trips to Tacoma, Langley and Wallace Falls, you may be thinking I have a vested interest in the bus companies, or that I don't own a car. ... See all stories on this topic Three die as bus overturns at Sargodha-Khoshab road By admin SARGODHA: Three commuters were killed and several injured when a bus overturned near Jhelum Bridge at Quetta-Khoshab Road. According to police sources, the bus was traveling from Sargodha to Peshawar when met an accident due to breakage ... Pakistan Real Estate News, Articles,... - http://livenreal.com/news/ Stabroek News - Suspected bus robbers nabbed by police By Stabroek staff Daily News, Sports, Business, Entertainment and more from Guyana. Stabroek News - http://www.stabroeknews.com/ Police: Bus Driver Appears At Fault For I-89 Crash - News Story ... MIDDLESEX, Vt. -- State police say their investigation into the Green Mountain Transit Agency bus crash on I-89 in May that injured six people is close to being complete. Friday, June 19, 2009. WPTZ.com - Local New - http://www.wptz.com/news/ Teen admits to slaying on CTA bus - Chicago Breaking News A 17-year-old boy scheduled to stand trial today in the fatal shooting of Julian High School student Blair Holt on a CTA bus in May 2007 pleaded guilty today to two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of aggravated battery. ... Chicago Breaking News - http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/blog/ South Pasadena police seek dismissal of tickets issued in school ... By Rick South Pasadena police seek dismissal of tickets issued in school bus sting. By Rick | Published: June 19, 2009. The department says a technicality should void more than 150 citations handed out in an effort to catch drivers who failed to stop for ... This entry was posted in LA News and tagged 150-traffic, all-over, catch-drivers, dismissal, final, final-concert, handed-out, hearing-foreign, over-the-place, podunk, police, south-pasadena, unattainable, week, week-during. ... LA California News on Twitter - http://lacalifornia.newstwit.me/ Police hunt bus robbery suspect who targets elderly Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh,PA,USA In many cases, they target people who use an ATM and board a bus. The incidents date back about two years, Mr. Ritchie said. They have targeted people in ... See all stories on this topic NY Gets Statewide 511 service The Gouverneur Times - Gouverneur,NY,USA ... airports, bus, rail and other transit options. Information on traffic incidents will be updated in the system in less-than-a-minute intervals, ... See all stories on this topic PRESS TV 37 dead, injured in Kashmir incidents PRESS TV - Tehran,Iran Meanwhile, a grenade hurled at a bus carrying Indian tourists, in Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar, missed its target and killed a vegetable seller across ... See all stories on this topic Nine killed, 16 injured in separate road accidents in AP Hindu - Chennai,India In a major accident in Mahbubnagar district, a tipper collided head-on with a state road transport corporation bus killing five passengers on the spot and ... See all stories on this topic Pittsburgh Bus Riders Targeted By Pickpockets ThePittsburghChannel.com - Pittsburgh,PA,USA Port Authority police have filed warrants for his arrest and are investigating numerous other incidents with similar characteristics. ... See all stories on this topic North Country Gazette » NY Launches Communications Tool, 511 New York By North Country Gazette The service covers State highways and public transportation services and provides information about traffic incidents, roadway conditions, congestion, work zones, weather and planned events. ... Information about air, rail and bus transportation also is available to 511 New York users. In addition, the system promotes sustainability by providing information that expands transportation choices and encourages the use of more efficient methods of travel. ... North Country Gazette - http://www.northcountrygazette.org/ ! Essays4Free: The funniest incident in my life By Language123 I walked out to the Bus Stop. Soon a bus came and I got into it and asked the conductor for a ticket for Babar Lane. The conductor frowned at me saying "This bus is not going to Babar Lane. It s going in the reverse direction, ... ! Essays4Free - http://essays4free.blogspot.com/ Education For The Driving Masses: Boy, 13, struck by van after ... By Cindy Smith, Editor "I saw the boy get off the bus and cross the road. In crossing, he was struck and rolled two or three times," Alcide Deschalets told CTV Ottawa in French. Deschalets, who lives across the street from the boy's home, saw the incident as ... Education For The Driving Masses - http://www.educationforthedrivingmasses.com/ South Pasadena police nab 160 in school bus sting San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA More than 160 people have gotten $500 traffic citations after the South Pasadena Police Department set up an elaborate sting involving a decoy school bus ... See all stories on this topic New York Daily News Port Authority gets fresh, classes up bus joint with farmers market New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA BY Kenny Porpora and Carrie Melago The Port Authority Bus Terminal is known for many things - fresh fruit ain't one of them. Unlikely as it may seem, ... See all stories on this topic Bus stowaway eludes British military brass United Press International - USA The 20-year-old man boarded the bus, full of officers and non-commissioned officers, at a British Army base in Hameln, Germany, Tuesday, ... See all stories on this topic Bus riders take advantage of free-fare day Anderson Herald Bulletin - Anderson,IN,USA “I ate my bus fare today,” said Kerry Boatright, who got on a City of Anderson Transportation System bus at Applewood Centre. ... See all stories on this topic Party bus adults deny serving alcohol to students Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA AP HACKENSACK, NJ - Three employees of a party bus company have pleaded not guilty to serving alcohol to New Jersey high school students on an after-prom ... See all stories on this topic Los Angeles Times 'Alien' bus-stop ads create a stir Los Angeles Times - CA,USA By Chris Lee The perplexing public-service announcements began turning up two weeks ago, splashed across bus-stop advertisements in America's 15 biggest ... See all stories on this topic CHCCS Seeks Bus Drivers For Upcoming School Year MyNC.com - Raleigh,NC,USA To be eligible for a bus driver position, candidates must have a clean driving record, be alcohol and drug free and hold a high school diploma or GED. ... See all stories on this topic Floodwaters halt bus Port Huron Times Herald - Port Huron,MI,USA On North Pine River Road in Kimball Township, water swirled around the feet of 16 passengers on a Blue Water Area Transit bus that was driven onto a section ... See all stories on this topic Charges brought against bus driver accused of sexually assaulting girl KTNV Las Vegas - Las Vegas,NV,USA Stephen is a bus driver for elementary schoolers. Action News has learned that CCSD is investigating complaints from several students that he rubs their ... See all stories on this topic Silver Eagle Bus moving to Gallatin Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA Silver Eagle Bus, a tour bus manufacturer, has announced plans to move from Brownsville, Texas, to Gallatin, bringing up to 500 jobs to the area, ... See all stories on this topic News of Doom: Creepy old bus driver had teens stick things in his ... By Trench Reynolds Louisiana Bossier school bus driver charged with sex crimes: Reason to Blow Up the World:... A 75-year-old Bossier school bus driver is accused of. Trench Reynolds' Crime News - http://crimene.ws/ Disability News | PatriciaEBauer.com » News Archive » LA news ... By Patricia Bauer LA news probe finds bus drivers endangering wheelchair riders. June 19th, 2009. An investigation by Los Angeles television station KABC finds widespread evidence that bus drivers are putting the safety of wheelchair riders at risk and ... Disability News | PatriciaEBauer.com - http://www.patriciaebauer.com/ 'Inattention' a likely cause for truck vs bus crash - Whidbey News ... 'Inattention' a likely cause for truck vs bus crash. No one was injured in a truck vs. bus collision Thursday morning, although the crash required some cleanup of spilled oil and bumper pieces. Jenny Manning/Whidbey News-Times ... News - Whidbey News-Times - http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/whidbey/wnt/news The Big Green Bus: A Vehicle for Change | Keetsa Mattress Store ... By Brian Yalung Blog is about eco-friendly and green news in the fast moving world of today. How can we make a better world? At Keetsa, we promote the eco-friendly products and people through our blog. Please help us find more cool stuff about making ... Keetsa Mattress Store - Keetsa!... - http://keetsa.com/blog/ News Roundup - Seattle Transit Blog By Martin H. Duke News Roundup. by Martin H. Duke. Intercity Transit Bus, by majinandoru. Lots of interesting stuff coming in over the interwebs yesterday: Rep. Jim Oberstar (D-MN), Chair of the House Transportation Committee, has a doozy of a ... Seattle Transit Blog - http://seattletransitblog.com/ Voters Against Public Transit Tax News10.net - Sacramento,CA,USA The survey by sociology Professor Dr. Amy Liu and her team found said less than one-third of area residents, 31 percent, would vote for a public transit ... See all stories on this topic Rapid-transit review too slow, UTA official says Deseret News - Salt Lake City,UT,USA By Lee Davidson A Utah Transit Authority official told Congress on Friday that it needs to hit the accelerator on the slow and costly federal process used ... See all stories on this topic Ward's Auto (subscription) Ford Launches Transit Connect Distribution in US Ward's Auto (subscription) - Southfield,MI,USA By Byron Pope ROYAL OAK, MI – Ford Motor Co. today begins shipping the Transit Connect compact commercial van from a port in Baltimore to dealerships in the ... See all stories on this topic $1.1 million in stimulus for Portland transit KTVZ - Bend,OR,USA (AP) - Portland's TriMet transit system will get $1.1 million in federal stimulus funds for maintenance of its light-rail system. ... See all stories on this topic Ford begins dealer shipments of Transit Connect Automotive News - USA DETROIT -- Dealer shipments of Ford's 2010 Transit Connect compact van, the first vehicle made in Turkey to be sold in the United States, begin today from a ... See all stories on this topic Toronto Transit Commission To Purchase 204 New Streetcars AHN - USA Toronto, Ontario (AHN) - The Toronto Transit Commission will buy 204 new streetcars to replace the aging fleet that has been plying Ontario's capital city ... See all stories on this topic US, Kyrgyz Reach Deal On Transit To Afghanistan -Government Minister NASDAQ - New York,New York,USA BISHKEK (AFP) -- Kyrgyzstan has reached an agreement with the US that will open up its territory for the transit of non-lethal cargo to support NATO forces ... See all stories on this topic Monterey-Salinas Transit gets federal funds for jobs The Salinas Californian - Salinas,CA,USA The Presidio of Monterey will pay the transit service to launch nine commute-time lines from various county communities to the base, MST Assistant General ... See all stories on this topic Transit Reform Heads To Governor's Office WBUR - Boston,MA,USA By MEGHNA CHAKRABARTI BOSTON — The Legislature has approved a sweeping transportation reform bill that eliminates the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, ... See all stories on this topic SD transit agency fined for emissions violations San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego,CA,USA San Diego's mass-transit agency, which prides itself on operating “green” buses, and three of its contractors have been fined $47750 for vehicle emissions ... See all stories on this topic gokw.org - Commuter transit news for Waterloo, Wellington, and ... By shost From GO Transit: "Starting June 29, GO Transit will add a sixth train trip that will depart Milton at 08:08 and arrive Union at 09:04. In the PM a new trip will depart Union at 17:40 and arrive Milton at 18:38." ... gokw.org - Commuter transit news... - http://gokw.org/ NewsChex - California News » Blog Archive » Gas tax backing public ... By Sarah Gas tax backing public transit unpopular. Daily Democrat, CA By Daily Democrat Staff A Sacramento State survey found that the super majority of residents in the Sacramento region consider traffic congestion (81 percent) and carbon ... NewsChex - California News - http://california.newschex.com/ Political Buzz - Federal stimulus can pay for bus drivers, as well ... By Joe Turner Senator Murray has heard from transit agencies across the country who need support to cover costs and protect against cuts, including Pierce County Transit whose CEO reacted to today's news: “The inclusion of this amendment will allow ... Political Buzz - http://blogs.thenewstribune.com/politics/ Transportation Choices Coalition Blog: Congratulations to our ... By Andrew I just got word that Intercity Transit was named the best transit agency in the country for its size by the APTA. This is awesome news for our friends at Intercity Transit and a huge congratulations is in order. ... Transportation Choices Coalition Blog - http://transportationchoicescoalition.blogspot.com/ OPINION Blog | The Dallas Morning News By letterseditor High speed rail and mass transit are a socialist dream. Go back and look at the original promise. Walt Humann said DART was a local solution to a local problem using local funding. I've got that quote, from a letter he wrote to a group ... OPINION - http://dallasmorningviewsblog.dallasnews.com/ State politics can't continue to choke transit, jobs Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA By Jay Bookman Metro Atlanta generates far more tax revenue for Georgia than it receives in return, with most of that money going to assist communities and ... See all stories on this topic Study: Use mass transit, save more than $9000 a year Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA By Ariel Hart The average Atlanta household using mass transit can save $9129 a year by not driving, according to a transit advocacy group. ... See all stories on this topic Ford Transit Connect wins fans on 13-city promo tour Detroit Free Press - United States BY BRENT SNAVELY • FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER • June 18, 2009 After driving a Ford Transit Connect as part of the automaker's 13-city promotional tour, ... See all stories on this topic Dutchess will soon have transit chief on board Poughkeepsie Journal - Poughkeepsie,NY,USA On June 29, Cynthia J. Ruiz, who is director of Ulster County Area Mass Transit, will become Dutchess' new administrator. In 2007, dozens of buses had to be ... See all stories on this topic Bill would simplify US transit funding: lawmakers Reuters - USA By Lisa Lambert WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislation that could radically change how the United States plans and pays for roads and transit, and which will ... See all stories on this topic OCEANSIDE: Transit district to hand out 1000 free passes North County Times - Californian - Escondido,CA,USA Transit officials will give away the passes from 9 am to 1 pm Thursday at the Oceanside Farmers Market and from 5 to 9 pm at the city's Sunset Market. ... See all stories on this topic Bill would simplify US transit funding -lawmakers Reuters - USA By Lisa Lambert WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - Legislation that could radically change how the United States plans and pays for roads and transit, ... See all stories on this topic State needs to agree upon the fare-box ratio for transit riders Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA For the past 44 years, under Democratic and Republican administrations, the state's policy has been that mass transit riders should not pay the full cost of ... See all stories on this topic WHAG Transit Service Offers Free Rides for "Dump the Pump" WHAG - Hagerstown,MD,USA All day Thursday transit companies will offer free rides to commuters. In Frederick they'll also give out free Rita's ice cream from 4:00 pm to 6 pm at the ... See all stories on this topic Metro promotes public transit on 'Dump the Pump' day Belleville News Democrat - IL, USA Public transit is doing its best Thursday to get you try the train or bus. Thursday marks the fourth annual "Dump the Pump" Day --a grassroots effort to ... See all stories on this topic Administration, congressman collide on how to remake federal ... By Joan Lowy House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman James Oberstar completely missed a news conference on innovative transit programs Thursday because his car was stuck in traffic, behind an accident in a congested commuter ... The Gaea News - http://blog.taragana.com/n/ NewsChex - Welcome to NewsChex » Blog Archive » Study: Use mass ... By Google News - Business Lafayette Online News · Study: Use mass transit, save more than $9000 a year. Atlanta Journal Constitution By Ariel Hart The average Atlanta household using mass transit can save $9129 a year by not driving, according to a transit ... NewsChex - Welcome to NewsChex - http://www.newschex.com/ The Architect's Newspaper By archpaper.com NEWS. 06.18.2009. High-Speed Victory. HOK to design Anaheim's ARTIC transit center. The $180 million project would create a new Anaheim landmark while helping anchor California's future high-speed rail network. Courtesy HOK ... Archpaper.com - News Channel - http://archpaper.com/ Bus bike racks ready for Monday - The Mississauga News ... Staff photo by Fred Loek. Mississauga Transit Training Officer Doug Woods was onhand today at the City Centre Transit Station to demonstrate the bike racks that will be on more than 400 Mississauga Transit buses as of Monday. ... Mississauga News - http://www.mississauga.com/news_home NYC Transit Seat Hogs Could Face Jail Time » Matzav.com - The ... By Matzav Editor What do you want to see more of on Matzav? US & World News; Israeli News; Jewish Community News; Torah World / Chassidishe News; “Hock”. View Results. Loading . ... Rudeness could land New York City transit riders in jail. A new campaign reminds subway and bus riders to give up reserved seats to the elderly or disabled. Those who refuse could be fined $25 to $50 — or even face up to 10 days in jail. Signs are going up this week in thousands of subway cars and buses. ... 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