Friday, October 23, 2009

10/24/09

New Penn Station transit gateway opens on Seventh Ave.
Chelsea Now
The $19.2 million New Jersey Transit kiosk will serve more 80000 travelers daily at the busiest rail station in North America, giving Amtrak, ...
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Legislators press MTA nominee on issues
Newsday
The entire Senate will vote later in the day on whether to confirm Walder, a former finance executive for the MTA and London's transit system. ...
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CMSWire
Avantstar Automates Print to Web Publishing With Transit 9
CMSWire
Transit 9 will convert files and publish content originally designed for print or offline use. As well, it aims to save companies time and money while ...
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Doyle's Proposal for Regional Transit Authority for Southeast WI
The Daily Kenoshan
The Coalition for Advancing Transit (CAT) is encouraged by Governor Doyle's leadership on addressing the need for a truly regional transit infrastructure ...
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Transit Tax Debated
WUSF Public Broadcasting
Commissioner Ken Hagan: HAGAN: Ninety-five percent of our residents will never use our rail line or this transit system. Yet we're going to ask them to tax ...
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Momentum is building for regional transit
Milwaukee Small Business Times
Doyle announced new compromise legislation to create a truly regional transit authority for Kenosha, Racine and Milwaukee to govern and fund bus and rail ...
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OregonLive.com
TriMet transit mall is no pal to high heels
OregonLive.com
by Lynne Palombo, The Oregonian TriMet's Web site boasts this about Portland's new transit mall: "Renovated streets, sidewalks and storefronts, ...
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New York Daily News
MTA asks judge to kill contract for transit workers over blunders ...
New York Daily News
The MTA has urged a judge to toss out the transit workers contract, claiming it could cause higher fares, service cuts or maintenance reductions. ...
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Parolee's robbery attempt foiled by transit cops waiting at station
New York Daily News
BY John Lauinger A boneheaded parolee was struggling to rob a female straphanger on Wednesday as the train pulled into the station - and two transit cops ...
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StanCOG focuses on transit needs
Modesto Bee
Eighteen months after senior advocates first demanded more transit options, transportation leaders unanimously approved changes in criteria that could ...
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Statement on Governor Doyle's Proposal for a Regional Transit ...
By User Submissions
Milwaukee, WI - Yesterday Governor Doyle announced a framework proposal that was crafted with legislators from southeastern Wisconsin to improve bus a.
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Public hearing set for Mn/DOT's 20-year Greater Minnesota Transit ...
By sam
Local news, sports, weather and more from WCMP/WXCX Radio in Pine City, serving east central Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin since 1957.
Red Rock On Air » Local News - http://redrockonair.com/
NAM News Network
First of all there are terrorists that come through the Maldives, transit through the Maldives," Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Robert Blake said a day after US President Barack Obama issued a presidential ...
NAM NEWS NETWORK - http://www.namnewsnetwork.org/
MAX brings change to county - OregonLive.com
By Dana Tims, The Oregonian
... it will only be fair of us to support transit development elsewhere for a while," Clackamas County's Peterson said. "Anything else we do will be well into the future." Dana Tims: 503-294-5918; danatims@news.oregonian.com
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Clackamas County News - http://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/
Russia, Venezuela sign package of oil deals
By Ria Novosti
Medvedev will sign the transit agreement during an official visit to Madrid March 1-3, Interfax news agency quoted Kremlin aide Sergei Prikhodko as saying. India, Russia sign uranium deals. February 10th, 2009 MUMBAI - Taking their ...
Breaking News - http://blog.taragana.com/n/


Bus with 26 kids onboard crashes on Staten Island
New York Post
Even though neighbors have become unwillingly accustomed to fast traffic and accidents, yesterday's bus-SUV crash was an eye opener.
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Washington Post
More Metro Misfortune: Worker Is Hit by Train
Washington Post
After three Metro employees were struck and killed by Metrorail trains in two accidents in 2006, the National Transportation Safety Board recommended that ...
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11 killed, 20 missing in Nepal bus accident
英文中國郵報
Police were investigating the cause of the accident, Kharel said. Traffic accidents are common in Nepal, where roads and vehicles are poorly maintained. ...
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BBC News
Samoans stranded in road switch
BBC News
... been no accidents since the switch on Monday, despite widespread predictions of road mayhem from opponents. Before the switchover, bus drivers had been ...
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Car's driver strikes bus; 3 riders are hospitalized
DesMoinesRegister.com
DART has made dozens of safety changes following a series of bus-pedestrian accidents in Des Moines over the past two years. All seven of those accidents ...
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5 killed, about 25 missing in Nepal bus accident
eTaiwan News
AP A bus veered off a highway and plunged into a river in northeast Nepal on Thursday, killing at least five people and leaving about two dozen missing and ...
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10 bus accidents hit Metro Manila daily
GMA news.tv

Everyday, 10 bus accidents occurred on the roads of Metro Manila from January to May this year – some more tragic than others. The Metro Manila Development ...
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Free Online Psychic Chat, Horoscope Reading, Astrology, Tarot: New ...
By Prophet
Accidents these days such as any person can become a victim of personal injury or brain injury due to Car, motorcycle, bus, hospital accidents. Careful use of objects or conscious driving can help in avoiding several accidents on the ...
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20 killed as bus falls into Nepal river (Lead) | Sindh Today ...
By SindhToday
Kathmandu, Sep 10 (IANS) Twenty passengers died and dozens more are feared to have perished as an overcrowded bus plunged into a river in northern Nepal Thursday, in the worst road accident in the Himalayan republic this year.
Sindh Today - Online News - http://www.sindhtoday.net/
Rain causes traffic crashes in Charlotte area - WBTV 3 News ...
The rain may have contributed to an accident in Matthews involving a Charlotte-Mecklenburg School bus. Bus #1000 was attempting a turn onto Keziah Road from Sam Newell Road when the passenger wheel of the bus got stuck in a ditch. ...
WBTV - News - http://www.wbtv.com/global/category.asp?c=128868
20 killed as bus falls into Nepal river (Lead)
Twenty passengers died and dozens more are feared to have perished as an overcrowded bus plunged into a river in northern Nepal Thursday, in the worst road accident in the Himalayan republic this year. Police in Sundhupalchowk district ...
Daily Accidents News - http://www.prokerala.com/news/other/accidents/
11 killed, 20 missing and feared dead after a bus in Nepal ...
By Bureau News
11 killed, 20 missing in Nepal bus accident. KATMANDU, Nepal — A bus veered off a highway and plunged into a river in northeast Nepal on Thursday, killing at least 11 people and leaving about 20 missing and feared dead. ...
Breaking News - http://blog.taragana.com/n/
Sheriff: Guard kills attacker at Vista transit center
Los Angeles Times
A security guard at the Vista transit center in northern San Diego County shot and killed a man during a fight Friday night, according to the the Sheriff's ...
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One dead in shooting at Vista Transit Center
San Diego Union Tribune
VISTA: An altercation involving a security guard and another person at the Vista Transit Center last night has left one person dead, authorities said. ...
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Editorial: Transformative transit
Dallas Morning News
A Dallas Area Rapid Transit rail stop down the street means more than just another way to get around town. What it means is opportunity – for jobs and ...
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2 injured in shooting at Vista Transit Center
San Diego Union Tribune
By Angelica Martinez VISTA – A security guard and a man were injured in a shooting Friday night following an altercation at the Vista Transit Center, ...
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Transbay Joint Powers Authority Board of Directors Commissions ...
Reuters
The five artists selected by the Board to develop the conceptual proposals of installations for the new Transit Center include Ned Kahn, Julie Chang, ...
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New York Times
Newcomer in Council Race Argues for Change
New York Times
Mr. Estiphanos also described the revenue from mass transit fares as a “drop in the bucket,” one that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority can do ...
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San Francisco Chronicle
AC Transit service reduction workshop in Oakland on Saturday
San Francisco Chronicle
You can leave comments on AC Transit's website, but the best way to give feedback is in person, which Oaklanders have an opportunity to do this Saturday, ...
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City auditor releases his review of the Greater Roanoke Transit ...
WDBJ7.com
By City/Zip Code The Roanoke City Municipal Auditor has released his review of the Greater Roanoke Transit Company. Back in December of 2008, police looked ...
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Bangladesh-India rift on barbed fences & transit trade « RUPEE ...
By moinansari@aol.com (Rupee News)
RUPEE NEWS: Recording History, Narrating Archives, Strategic Intellibrief Analysis: Noticias de Rupia | Nouvelles de Roupie | Rupiennachrichten | новости рупии | 卢比新闻 | Rupi Nyheter | ルピーニュース | اخبار روپیہ ...
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Transit bus driver assaulted in Burnaby - News - News1130 - ALL ...
BURNABY (NEWS1130) - There's been yet another violent incident on our transit system -- this time a bus driver in Burnaby was beaten up. Police say a man was urinating on a bus going along Canada Way near Stanley, when the bus driver ...
News1130.com - http://www.news1130.com/
Iran to transit Turkmenistan gas to Turkey | İslâmi Davet ...
By İslâmi Davet
A senior Iranian official says Tehran and Ankara have reached an agreement to transit Turkmenistan gas to Turkey via Iran. The Director of Investments at the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), told the Mehr News Agency that, ...
İslâmi Davet - English News - http://www.islamidavet.com/english/
C-Questor Carbon Markets and Climate Change News Letter: A triumph ...
By Graham Crawford
But the economic advantages are balanced by the disastrous environmental news that the transit represents. "This is further proof that climate change is happening now," said Melanie Duchin, Arctic Expedition leader on board the ...
C-Questor Carbon Markets and... - http://cquestor.blogspot.com/
Walt Disney World Re-Opens Tomorrowland Transit Ride | Disney Dreaming
By Disney Dreaming
The relaxing ride at Walt Disney World, the Tomorrowland Transit Authority, has been re-opened after being shut down for months. As we assumed while we. ... Check Out Other Popular Disney Star News and Gossip: Space Mountain Closing For Renovations · Disneyland's Space Mountain Closing For Halloween Renovations · Disney's Toy Story Mania Ride Using Powerful Wi-Fi To Run · Disney Dreaming Is Headed To The Magic Kingdom · Disney's Animal Kingdom · Vintage Disney Theme Park ...
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Gunmen fire at bus, hurt 2 at US mine in Indonesia
The Associated Press
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Gunmen fired at a bus carrying workers of US mining giant Freeport on Saturday in Papua province, wounding two Indonesian security ...
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Charter Bus Slams Into Back of Stopped Metrobus
Washington Post
By James Hohmann A charter bus crashed into the back of a stopped Metrobus in Southeast Washington during Friday morning's rush hour, officials said, ...
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For Bing, the bus doesn't stop here
Detroit Free Press
Citywide ridership surveys, including interviews with bus riders, are needed to see if Detroit's bus routes and headways — or frequency of service — reflect ...
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Stockton misses competition ... and bus rides
Salt Lake Tribune
"But the thing that is closer to my heart, I guess, are the bus rides." "Going to and from the games," Stockton said. "Usually from the games, actually. ...
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School bus crash closed I-5 lanes, two injured
Seattle Post Intelligencer
A school bus collided with a car and a van Friday afternoon on Interstate 5, injuring two people and closing two northbound lanes. ...
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Bus crash driver wants to return to work
The Australian
Article from: Australian AP A BUS driver who ignored her own injuries to help hurt school children after a road crash in southern Sydney says she wants to ...
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NECN
Framingham boy pinned by SUV as he ran to catch school bus
NECN
A second-grader was struck by a car while running to catch a school bus today in Framingham, Massachusetts. It happened in an instant – a young boy running ...
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Search for bus crash victims continues in central Nepal
Xinhua
11 (Xinhua) -- Search for victims of a bus that plunged into a river in central Nepal on Thursday continues on Friday, local media reported. ...
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NECN
Police: 2nd grader catching school bus struck by SUV
NECN
Police were investigating a white SUV that allegedly struck a second grade student as he was attempting to get on the school bus Friday morning in ...
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Theater review: 'Treasure Island' at Bus Barn
San Jose Mercury News
... Lewis Stevenson's adventure story "Treasure Island," adapted for the stage by Ken Ludwig, and currently running at Bus Barn Stage Company in Los Altos. ...
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Southeast Asia – Bus carrying Freeport workers attacked in ...
Gunmen fire at bus, hurt 2 at US mine in Indonesia (AP via Yahoo! News) Gunmen fired at a bus carrying workers of U.S. mining giant Freeport on Saturday in Papua province, wounding two Indonesian security guards, police said. ...
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Gunmen fire at bus carrying workers for US mine in Indonesia ...
By Bureau News
August 16th, 2009 Gunmen fire at bus at US mine in IndonesiaJAKARTA, Indonesia — Gunmen fired Sunday at a bus carrying employees of U.S. mining giant Freeport in eastern Indonesia, injuring five, police and a news report said, ...
Breaking News - http://blog.taragana.com/n/
Portland district investigates incident involving school bus ...
By Kimberly Melton, The Oregonian
Portland Public Schools is investigating an incident in which a longtime bus driver apparently began behaving erratically as he drove East-West Sylvan Middle School students home Thursday afternoon. ... "The safety and security of our passengers is our top priority," said Maureen Richmond, spokeswoman for the Ohio-based company, which transports about 4 million students each day across the nation. -- Kimberly Melton; kimmelton@news.oregonian.com
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Girl, 12, Allegedly Assaulted On Bus - Nashville News Story - WSMV ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A middle school student in Nashville is charged with sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl on a school bus. Friday, September 11, 2009.
WSMV.com - News - http://www.wsmv.com/news/
Baltimore Breaking News » Blog Archive » Male shot in head near ...
By dalexander
A male in his late teens or early 20s was shot in the head Friday afternoon while sitting on a red bicycle near a bus stop on Northern Parkway in East Baltimore just as students from a nearby high school complex were streaming out of ...
Baltimore Breaking News - http://breakingnews.baltimoresun.com/
Amity student killed in Noida road accident
Gaea Times - Kolkata,West Bengal,India
... were killed Sunday when the bus in which they were travelling veered off ... A Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus rammed into a Blueline bus early ...

BSF retaliates after Pak fires three rockets
By Ani
January 11th, 2009 NOIDA - A Blueline bus driver opened fire at another Blueline driver who overtook him and then fired at policemen on Delhi's border with Noida Monday, but no one was injured in the bizarre case of road rage. ...
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Another pedestrian-car accident prompts warning
Times-Mail (subscription)
A witness driving westbound on 10th Street told IU Police that Xiang ran into the roadway from behind a bus and, while the witness had ample time to slow ...
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Residents near scene of bus crash warn of dangerous intersection
Staten Island Advance - SILive.com
"For such a quiet street, we get a lot of accidents," said neighbor Linda Katz. "They all go through the stop sign. They drive very recklessly to avoid the ...
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At least 18 dead in bus accident in central Nepal
Xinhua
A passenger who was rescued told police that the bus met the accident while it was over-speeding to overtake another bus.
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No Injuries In School Bus Crash Near Tipp City
WHIOtv.com
There was minor damage to the car and no damage to the school bus. This accident serves as a reminder of the theme of a state-wide safety campaign promoting ...
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Report blames driver in bus crash in which girl lost leg
phillyBurbs.com
A long-awaited federal investigation blames a longtime Pennsbury school bus driver for an accident that injured 20 students, including one girl who lost a ...
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Increased Accidents/Complaints Lead To Aggressive Driving ...
By Dagger News Service
Emphasis will be on speeding, reckless driving, following too closely, and most importantly school bus violations. “There will be zero tolerance for individuals found passing stopped school buses,” stressed Bel Air Barrack's school bus ...
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NetJets to lay off 5 percent of work force, halt plans for ...
By Bureau News
May 4th, 2009 Graduation 2 years later at Bluffton, OhioGRADUATION DAY: Tim Berta was two months away from graduating at Bluffton University in Ohio when he was suffered serious head injuries in a 2007 bus accident that killed five ...
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At least 18 dead in bus accident in central Nepal « The Symbol Of ...
By admin
Five of them were recovered in the first hour of the accident, six were recovered Thursday afternoon from Dolalghat, located downstream of the accident site, and seven were found trapped in the bus after the bus was lifted from the ...
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NTSB report blames driver in 2007 Pennsbury bus accident | Courier ...
A long-awaited federal investigation blames a longtime Pennsbury school bus driver for an accident that injured 20 students, including one girl who lost a leg,
Courier Times Now - http://blogs.phillyburbs.com/news/bcct/
CTA bus accident in Chicago injures 11 :: Chicago Car Accident ...
According to the Center for National Truck and Bus Statistics at the University of Michigan, more than 300 fatal bus accidents occur each year in the United States. A recent study in 2006 found 9 fatalities in Illinois, ...
Chicago Car Accident Lawyers Blog - http://www.chicagocaraccidentlawyersblog.com
Amtrak and New Jersey Transit Train Traffic Delayed
Bloomberg
11 (Bloomberg) -- Amtrak and New Jersey Transit rail traffic in and out of New York City's Pennsylvania Station was delayed as much as 30 minutes during ...
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Kyrgyzstan commits to continued Afghan role
The Associated Press
"In this regard, the transit center should constitute a worthy contribution," he said. The United States began using Manas in 2001, two months after the ...
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New Jersey Transit Says Trains In and Out of NYC Are Delayed
Bloomberg
11 (Bloomberg) -- New Jersey Transit said its trains in and out of New York City's Pennsylvania Station are delayed as much as 30 minutes because of a ...
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UGA Gameday Parking and Transit
Examiner.com
If you have questions about shuttle service during or after a game, ask any of the Campus Transit dispatchers during the day and they can give more updated ...
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Md. transit funds might fall short, study says
Baltimore Sun
A federal Government Accountability Office report says Maryland may need an additional $315 million to $470 million to complete transportation projects near ...
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TriMet Opens South Transit Precinct
KPTV.com
TriMet employees are opening a transit police precinct in preparation for the new MAX green line opening Saturday. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held ...
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Stephanie Tubbs Jones honored as groundbreaking held for new RTA ...
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com

The 2000-square-foot Stephanie Tubbs Jones Transit Center sits on two acres at East 21st Street and Prospect Avenue on the Cleveland State University campus ...
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Two transit projects get funding from stimulus
Baltimore Sun
Marttin O'Malley said the state would spend $17 million to rehabilitate Baltimore's Mondawmin Transit Center, the Maryland Transit Administration's aging ...
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Transit funds might fall short
Baltimore Sun
... for a bus maintenance facility in Savage that is considered vital to improving local transit service to Fort Meade and the National Security Agency. ...
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New York Times
Ask the Candidates: Mass Transit
New York Times
Letitia James: As more and more people move into the Fort Greene-Clinton Hill neighborhoods, an already-burdened transit network has to carry more riders. ...
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Discovery News: Material World: Everything You Need to Know About ...
By Tracy Staedter
I came upon a great Web site yesterday that deals entirely with mass transit. It's the Transport Politic and it's run by Yonah Freemark. Freemark does research on comparative urban development and writes about transportation and land ...
Discovery News: Material World - http://blogs.discovery.com/news_tech/
City unveils transit bells and whistles | Ottawa and Region | News ...
A $17-million suite of transit technologies unveiled by the city Thursday is expected to help make it easier and faster for passengers to get around the nation's capital.
Ottawa Sun - Ottawa and Region - http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/
NJ Transit Tweets | App Store iPhone Apps iTouch Applications ...
By admin0
About NJ Transit Tweets Showing the latest tweets from NJ Transit Commuters. ... Home » Web Apps » NJ Transit Tweets. NJ Transit Tweets. Friday, September 11, 2009, 10:31; Web Apps; 0 views; Add a comment. About NJ Transit Tweets ...
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British Columbia News » Blog Archive » Transit crime rate down
By admin
Transit crime rate down. Posted by admin - 11/09/09 at 12:09 am. Transit Police are making progress in their fight against crime around Skytrain Stations. Crime against transit users in Skytrain Stations has dropped by a whopping 31 ...
British Columbia News - http://www.britishcolumbia.name/news/
Grand Central hopes for transit boost | Bradenton Sarasota Drigg
By admin
Grand Central hopes for transit boost · http://us.rd.yahoo.com
–. St. Petersburg's Grand Central Business District's biggest wish is about to come true: mass transit arrives early next month, and will offer the same service as the Downtown Looper system. Read ». admin's picture. Created by admin 8 hours 1 min ago – Made popular 16 min 16 sec ago. Category: Local News Tags: Bradenton · Brandon · News · Sarasota · St. Pete · Tampa · Tampa Bay Area · Local News ...
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CAIR Concerned by 'Spike' in Anti-Muslim Incidents in Ramadan
Reuters
SEE: 5 Teens Attack, Injure Muslim Girl on School Bus (Detroit Free Press) http://tinyurl.com/annarborattack
CAIR called for similar charges in the recent ...
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Los Angeles Times
Daredevil tagger gets nearly 4 years in prison
Los Angeles Times
In July, he pleaded no contest to one count of felony vandalism and accepted financial responsibility for five vandalism incidents. ...
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Longmont Daily Times-Call
Longmont police arrest man suspected in bus and business vandalism
Longmont Daily Times-Call
By Pierrette J. Shields LONGMONT — Police on Wednesday arrested a 26-year-old man suspected of causing more than $11000 in damage in 22 vandalism incidents ...
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guardian.co.uk
World Cup 2010: South Africa travel guide at a glance
guardian.co.uk

As in previous World Cups, the British High Commission will run a consulate to deal with incidents affecting nationals. Foreign Office advice says South ...
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Police Beat for September 10
Annapolis Capital
When they arrived they found two women, both of whom officers recognized from previous incidents, police said. One woman had stabbed the other in the arm ...
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