Saturday, June 27, 2009

6/27/09


TruckTrend Magazine
First Drive: 2010 Ford Transit Connect
TruckTrend Magazine - USA
Transit Connect is the First Step in One Ford By Todd Lassa Mercedes-Benz transformed the look of large, commercial/passenger vans when it introduced the ...
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RTA Makes Cuts to Transit Agencies' Budgets
Chicago Public Radio - Chicago,IL,USA
million was slashed from the budgets of Chicago-area transit agencies today. The Regional Transit Authority says it made the cuts because tax revenues ...
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Rail crash highlights aging transit system
United Press International - USA
"This does draw attention to the fact that we need to invest a lot more in our transit system," Lovass said. "Our highway system is world class, ...
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Government estimates $20 billion highway funding shortfall
Reuters - USA
By John Crawley and Lisa Lambert WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will need up to $20 billion through early 2011 to cover an emergency shortfall in ...
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CBC.ca
City council holds special meeting on streetcar snafu
CBC.ca - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
A Bombardier LRV, designed for Toronto's transit commission, is shown in an artist's rendering in this recent handout illustration. ...
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Christian Science Monitor
DC Metro crash highlights underfunding of public transit systems
Christian Science Monitor - USA
About $50 billion in backlog repairs is needed for rail transit systems, but just $5.6 billion was spent in 2006, according to one report. ...
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Allegheny Co. transit agency OKs $363M budget
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA
AP PITTSBURGH - Allegheny County's transit agency has approved a $362.9 million operating budget that will likely see fares increase in January but ...
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Streetsblog Capitol Hill
The Wall Street Tax Shelter That Crashed Your Local Transit Agency
Streetsblog Capitol Hill - Washington,DC,USA
by Elana Schor on June 26, 2009 The scene of Monday's Metro crash in DC, where the local transit agency still has 15 outstanding "SILO" tax deals. ...
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Utah to receive nearly $49 million for transit projects
KSL-TV - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
By Shara Park SALT LAKE CITY -- A big boost in funding for UTA means projects are moving forward, creating jobs in the process. ...
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Help pick a Keizer transit site
Keizertimes - Keizer,OR,USA
Cherriots is hosting open houses on June 30 and July 14 for local residents to speak up on a possible transit center location. The meetings begin at 6 pm ...
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DC-area transit official who oversees automatic train control ...
By Bureau News
DC-area transit official who oversees automatic train control system temporarily reassigned. Bureau News. June 26th, 2009. Control system chief reassigned following DC crash. WASHINGTON — The Washington-area transit agency has ...
Breaking News - http://blog.taragana.com/n/
Malaysia-Brunei Discuss Cargo Transit Payment Issue
By Webmaster
In this image issued by the semi-official Iranian Students News Agency, Iranian President AP - EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered ...
Brunei fm NEWS - http://news.brunei.fm/
TRANSPORTATION Blog | The Dallas Morning News
By Michael Lindenberger/Reporter
News, analysis and reader contriubtions about traffic, transit and transportation in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
TRANSPORTATION - http://transportationblog.dallasnews.com/
Ford Transit Connect Van (U.S. Spec) Reviewed by Motor Trend ...
Read the Ford Transit Connect Van (US Spec) Reviewed by Motor Trend blog post, comment and join the discussion in InternetAutoGuide's auto blog.
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County transit in line for $400000 in stimulus | Chronicle-Telegram
By Cindy Leise
County transit in line for $400000 in stimulus. Cindy Leise. ELYRIA — Lorain County Transit riders were thrilled with the news Thursday that $400000 in federal money is available to stave off some of the $880000 in planned cutbacks. ...
Chronicle-Telegram - http://chronicle.northcoastnow.com/
Sify
Bus plunge into gorge kills 25 in northern India
Sify - Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India
A passenger bus plunged into a gorge in northern India early Wednesday, killing at least 25 people. An additional 40 people were injured in the accident ...
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Budget Cuts Result in Reduced School Bus Services
Berkeley Daily Planet - Berkeley,CA,USA
The push for bicycle and pedestrian safety was in response to a spike in pedestrian accidents in the district during the spring, the most serious of which ...
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Booze Linked To 1 In 25 Deaths Worldwide
CBS News - New York,NY,USA
... consumption is bad news. by ToolMangler1 June 26, 2009 1:19 PM PDT One bottle of Alcohol can kill hundreds (Bus, train, Plane accidents and quarrels). ...
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4 killed, 11 injured in bus turnover in Egypt
TREND Information - Baku,Azerbaijan
Four people including three children were killed and 11 injured in a bus accident in eastern Egypt, local web site reported on Friday, Xinhua reported. ...
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Elderly Couple Killed in Riverside County Car Accident :: Southern ...
Pasadena Bus Versus Car Accident Injures Seven Seven people suffered injuries in a Pasadena street intersection bus accident involving a Pasadena Area Rapid Transit System (ARTS) bus and a sedan, the Pasadena Star News reports. ...
Southern California Car Accident... - http://www.trafficaccidentnewsandadviceblog.com/
California Personal Injury Lawyer Blog | Monterey Bus Accident ...
By rreeves
32 French tourists who were injured, as well as the survivors of two other passengers who died in a tour bus accident in Soledad, California in April have filed.
California Personal Injury Lawyer Blog - http://www.accidentandinjuryblog.com/
CHS Capitol Hill Seattle Blog | First responders in December icy ...
By jseattle
... how calm the situation was only 30 minutes after the bus first crashed through the wall above the freeway. Of course, there was also the issue of what to do with the kids after the accident but that was a different problem. ...
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Bus Accident Near Mesa College | Los Angeles Accident & Injury Law ...
By RichmondJ
A bus accident on State Route 164 closed two lanes on the highway.
Los Angeles Accident & Injury Law Firm - http://www.rezat.com/
Bikers fire at cops during checks in Madhya Pradesh
By Ians
29 killed in Madhya Pradesh bus accident. June 1st, 2009 BHOPAL - At least 29 people were killed and seven injured when a bus careened off a bridge and crashed into a dry river bed in Morena district of Madhya Pradesh, ...
Breaking News - http://blog.taragana.com/n/
Bus Safety: Next Stop, Seat Belts? - motor vehicle accidents - Injured
Jun 26, 2009 ... With a number of recent fatal bus accidents as a tragic backdrop, federal safety regulators are urging... - motor vehicle accidents.

Man abducted Delhi boy to avenge scolding
By Ians
May 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A Blueline bus conductor was Tuesday shot dead by unidentified assailants who fired at him from a car in west Delhi. Police suspect family rivalry was the motive. Former major league player's father abducted ...
Breaking News - http://blog.taragana.com/n/
::News4u:: » Protests against power, water shortage in Delhi
By admin
Angry protestors damaged two blueline buses and a DTC bus in Tilak Nagar besides ransacking the discom BSES' office in the area. The capital had witnessed power cuts last night which the protestors said was “unbearable” in areas like ...
::News4u:: - http://news4u.co.in/

Packers aren't doing NFL any favors with their financial strategy
SI.com - USA
I am upset with your response that the incidents are handled internally or are simply not newsworthy. All criminal incidents in the military are handled ...
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Light-rail mugging suspects are charged in string of attacks
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Minneapolis,MN,USA
Andre Kimbrew and Antoine Evans, both 24, were arrested by police shortly after two victims reported being mugged in separate incidents Thursday near two ...
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Highway Patrol confirms at least 8 dead in traffic accident on ...
By Bureau News
June 3rd, 2009 HYDERABAD - In a bizarre incident, five people, including three policemen, were killed in a road accident Wednesday while chasing a highway robber in Andhra Pradesh. The accident near Kavali in Nellore district took place in ... US driver in tour bus crash among 5 deadSOLEDAD, Calif. — Authorities say the America driver of a bus carrying French tourists was among the five people killed when the vehicle overturned on a highway overpass in central California. ...
Breaking News - http://blog.taragana.com/n/
Maumee band's bus crashes on I-80, injuring 4
Toledo Blade - Toledo,OH,USA
Four people were injured after a bus carrying volunteers with the Maumee-based Glassmen Drum and Bugle Corps collided with a tractor-trailer rig Friday on ...
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> Get There
Washington Post - United States
It will help people decide whether to wait at a bus stop or try something else. Look for the red- white- and blue shield at the bus stop. ...
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Bristol Herald Courier
Telford Man Dies After Bus Collapses On Him
Bristol Herald Courier - Bristol,TN,USA
He was changing the tire on a bus at Fellowship tours on Bob Jobe Road in Gray just after 7 pm Friday. A woman cleaning the bus looked out to check on Couch ...
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Spokane bus fares to increase Jan. 1, 2010
The Spokesman Review - Spokane,WA,USA
A year later, the paratransit fare goes to $1.50 to match the regular bus fare. Susan Meyer, chief executive officer, said the fare increase allows the ...
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Bus driver criticizes Washington Twp. Schools officials
Indianapolis Star - United States
By John Tuohy A Washington Township Schools bus driver said Thursday that district officials are more interested in scapegoating her for the death of a ...
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NECN
Bomb kills at least 7 at Iraq bus station
NECN - Newton,MA,USA
And, in Southwest Baghdad, a bombing at a bus station in a Shiite neighborhood has killed at least seven and wounded 31 others. Iraq has seen a significant ...
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False alarm forces evacuation of Metro bus tunnel
Seattle Times - United States
A false alarm during the rush-hour commute this morning forced dozens of Metro passengers to be evacuated from bus tunnel transit stations, authorities said ...
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3 hurt in I-80 tour bus crash
ABC7Chicago.com - IL, USA
June 26, 2009 (MINOOKA, Ill.) (WLS) -- Emergency crews were at the scene of a crash involving a tour bus in far southwest suburban Minooka Friday morning. ...
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Palm Tran bus riders fear another round of service cuts, fare ...
Sun-Sentinel.com - Fort Lauderdale,FL,USA
The county's bus system is facing another round of service cuts and fare increases to make up a $7 million deficit. Last year, Palm Tran cut weekend and ...
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Dallas Morning News
Crape Myrtle Craze in McKinney features plants for sale, bus tour ...
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
The event, organized by the Crape Myrtle Trails of McKinney Foundation, also features a symposium and bus tours of the city's 14 miles of crape myrtle ...
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Michael Jackson's Death Sparks Bus Brawl
By The Huffington Post News Editors
MIAMI (Reuters) - A fight broke out on a Florida bus when news of Michael Jackson's death sparked debate over whether he should be remembered as a great musical talent, and one passenger was charged with assault, police said on Friday.
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Michael Jackson's death sparks bus brawl - Democratic Underground
The bus was moving through the city of North Lauderdale on Thursday when passenger James Kiernan received a text message about Jackson's death on his cell phone, and he read it aloud on the bus, the Broward County Sheriff's Department said. ... convenience store to wait for sheriff's deputies, who arrested Wideman, 54. He remained in jail on Friday on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090627/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_j. ...
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Sounders Insider - Notes: Tickets, bus rides and soccer balls ...
By Don Ruiz
The News Tribune's soccer blog. Saturday, June 27th, 2009. Notes: Tickets, bus rides and soccer balls. Posted by Don Ruiz @ 08:01:22 am. It's Saturday, but it's not gameday. So, a few Sounders notes to pass the time. ...
Sounders Insider - http://blogs.thenewstribune.com/soccer/
Security man arrested for stabbing commercial bus driver to death ...
By azuakanwa
Security man arrested for stabbing commercial bus driver to death. Crime Guard Jun 27, 2009. By EVELYN USMAN The popular Orishirishi joint, a beer parlour in Iranwo area of Ikorodu was recently in the news following the death of a ...
Vanguard News - http://www.vanguardngr.com/
Meet the 9-year-old boy who can recite 100 Wuhan bus routes
By Ani
NEW DELHI - A 9-year-old Chinese boy with the ability to recite more than 100 bus routes in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, has become quite a celebrity. ... Time of arrival .. zlimp Breaking News Online: Vision India 2020: A Complete Ban on Tobacco is Need of the Hour; stanleyyork India's Got Talent Facebook at http://bit.ly/ktopG; smazraani Africa, a call center alternative to India http://bit.ly/eSAmO; delicacy BRIEF-Cricket-India, New Zealand for Sri Lanka ODI ...
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Michael Jackson's death sparks bus brawl Yahoo News
A fight broke out on a Florida bus when news of Michael Jackson's death sparked debate over whether he should be remembered as a great musical talent, ...
MOVTA purchases 8 new buses
Parkersburg News - Parkersburg,WV,USA
By NATALEE SEELY nseely@newsandsentinel.com PARKERSBURG - The Mid-Ohio Valley Transit Authority purchased eight new buses for the Easy Rider bus system with ...
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Hundreds attend service for train operator
WQOW TV News 18 - Eau Claire,USA
The Metro transit agency's general manager spoke at a memorial service for Jeanice (juh-NEES') McMillan. The crowd at a Washington church clapped and ...
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AFP
US chooses expediency over rights in Central Asia
AFP
ASTANA (AFP) — The United States has put stabilizing Afghanistan before human rights in Central Asia by forging transit deals with authoritarian regimes ...
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Transit union re-elects president
Ottawa Citizen - Ontario, Canada
André Cornellier was elected to another three-year term as head of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 279 in a close vote over vice-president Garry Queale ...
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DC Metro Delayed Upgrades Due To Tax-Shelter Deal
Wall Street Journal - USA
WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority officials told safety regulators in 2006 that they wouldn't replace aging subway cars ...
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Green light for Red Rocket
Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada
All council is doing is cleaning up the mess," said Councillor Brian Ashton, a former transit commissioner. Miller's refusal to accept repeated statements ...
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Washington accident highlights struggles of transit agencies
Daily Finance - New York,NY,USA
The tragedy raises questions again about the funding and safety of public transit systems and the cause remains under investigation. ...
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Menendez: Transit Agencies Need Help Escaping Tax-Shelter Trap
Streetsblog Capitol Hill - Washington,DC,USA
The bottom line is that, in order to help prevent such a tragedy in the future, we must ensure that transit agencies have adequate resources to keep ...
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Kyrgyzstan: US base will aid anti-terror fight
Post-Bulletin - Rochester,MN,USA
In addition to the transit of troops and armor, the Manas base is used to refuel tanker planes that provide in-flight refueling of allied jets circling ...
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Rail safety check
Baltimore Sun - United States
Maryland Transit Administration officials aren't taking any chances. Just to be safe, MTA Administrator Paul J. Wiedefeld has ordered an "integrity test" to ...
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CAD CAM News: Syncromatics Uses Autodesk Inventor to Provide Smart ...
By MI news
SAN RAFAEL, Calif - Bus riders know when the next bus will arrive and how many passengers are riding thanks to Syncromatics' solar-powered transit signs, developed using Autodesk Inventor software. ..... CAD CAM News ...
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Muni Arrival Data App Killer Fears Attacks From Enraged Data ...
By Eve Batey
Muni Arrival Data App Killer Fears Attacks From Enraged Data/Transit Fiends. by Eve Batey. June 26, 2009 3:40 PM. user-pic. 0 Comments; +0 Votes; Share. Email. SFMTA_TEP_Recommended_11X17_SystemOffset_01_09.jpg ... If it weren't smothered in innuendo and built with an obvious slant, or if I was contacted to comment as other interested and worthy news organizations have in the last few days since Peterson began working on a media trial, I would be inclined to give more of ...
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India's transit route – a threat to Pakistani interests - Giving ...
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Transit In Utah: This Week in Amtrak
By JMD
The Boston Globe wondered in its news columns what brought on this sudden urge to retire, but no one is talking. It should be noted in the same several day period Mr. Weiderhold retired, at least three other government IGs were forced ...
Transit In Utah - http://transitinutah.blogspot.com/
Latest in de-car-ing: Contest for L.A.'s most transit-friendly ...
By Damien
This post's by Damien Newton of Streetsblog LA, who catches you up on the latest local de-car-ing news: Transit Friendliness: Over at Streetsblog I'm.
green LA girl - http://greenlagirl.com/
Bus stop blues
The Kingston Whig-Standard - Kingston,Ontario,Canada
Though Jennifer Anderson isn't home most days, she's convinced that many more accidents occur at Hwy. 38 and Unity Road than police and city officials ...
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Week in review
Barre Montpelier Times Argus - Barre,VT,USA
This has been a tough time on central Vermont roads, with three people in recent days dying in automobile accidents, including a 17-year-old boy who had ...
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E Cape bus accident claims seven lives
Independent Online - Cape Town,Western Cape,South Africa
Seven people died when a cross-country bus overturned outside Graaff-Reinet on Thursday night, the Eastern Cape health department said. ...
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How Safe are our Children › Parenting-N-Families
By admin
Every year there are more school bus accidents in the Orange County areas including Marina Del Rey, Los Angeles, Long Beach and Huntington Beach. How safe are our children? These accidents can be caused for a number of reasons such as ...
Parenting-N-Families - http://parenting-n-families.com/
Single and Multiple Car Accident Victims need to be Compensated ...
By ANorman
Multiple vehicle accidents are a different animal altogether as they often involve one or more other vehicles. The automobile in question can be another car or a commercial auto like a bus, truck or even a train. ...
Los Angeles Accident & Injury Law Firm - http://www.rezat.com/
Scot's training journal
By Scotsman
In mid december I was involved in a very bad auto accident after a city bus ran a redlight and smashed the truck I was driving. I was just starting to lift again in March when I nearly tore my right foot off during some drunken ...
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Salfordonline Health
This week, inclusive design experts and volunteers from the University of Salford have been pitching in to help with National Falls Awareness Day – by taking a bus around Greater Manchester to highlight the issue. ... The University's Maria O'Sullivan explained: “It is believed that a lot of older people suffer injuries while falling on buses, so Help the Aged wanted to collect more information on numbers and causes of accidents, so that they can address the problem more ...
Salfordonline - http://www.salfordonline.com/
Worldly Adventures: Zambia - Christian Prevalence
By AJB
The music remained piercingly loud for another 15 or 20 minutes before the bus driver turned it down. Later I found out the bus driver's reason. There had been several bus accidents on this route. He was superstitious and was playing ...
Worldly Adventures - http://wordlyadventures.blogspot.com/

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