Wednesday, December 16, 2009

12/16/09

School bus crash causes minor injury
The Spokesman Review
A dispatcher said the bus accident was not serious, and that crews from Fire District 13 were handling the incident. Traffic on westbound Interstate 90 was ...
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Six injured in school bus accident
Gadsden Times
There were 21 children from Southside High, Rainbow Middle and John Jones Elementary schools on the bus at the time of the accident, said Jimmy Sewell, ...
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Need for blood strikes home
Colusa County Sun Herald
Blood donation can be critical in the event of a disaster or even a bad car accident — such as the bus accident that killed 11 and injured more than 20 ...
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DART seeks public input on proposed reductions
DesMoinesRegister.com
More savings could come from refinancing the five-year, $3 million loan being used to pay liabilities from previous bus accidents. Miller said that DART has ...
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Two Nashville Area Automobile School Bus Accidents | The Tennessee ...
By PHM
driver inattention is the leading factor in most crashes. Nearly 80 percent of crashes and 65 percent of near-crashes involved some form of driver inattention within three seconds before the event.
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14 killed in South Korea road accident
At least 14 people were killed when the passenger bus in which they were travelling rolled down from a hill near Gyeonju city in South Korea, the police said. The bus was carrying 31 people at the time of theaccident in the southern ...
Daily Accidents News - http://www.prokerala.com/news/other/accidents/
Fatigue the Culprit in 2008 Texas Bus Crash | Clark & Steinhorn, LLC
By rvcj@verizon.net (Blog Author)23538
The driver evidently fell asleep while driving and when he awoke over compensated his steeering and lost control of the bus. After the bus overturned a pickup struck its underside. The rather simplistic scenario of the accident has ...
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How to Compensate for a Bus Accident Injury | You Have A Right To ...
By Miller Darrell
Buses are one of the most popular public transports in the world. They are used by a lot of people to either go to work, school or even touring. It is also.
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SMART Bus Lawsuit Filed for Injury On Detroit Bus - No Fault ...
By larry@buckfirelaw.com (Blog Author)23496
We recently filed bus accident lawsuit on behalf of a woman who was a passenger on a SMART bus in the City of Detroit. After just getting on the bus, the bus driver accelerated suddenly and caused her to fall before she could sit down. ...
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Six injured in school bus accident - Topic Powered by Social Strata
I realize that school bus accidents are rare as stated in the article,however considering the visible points of impact had the bus driver ...
Police: Hillsborough school bus ran red light, hit car - St ...
Dec 7, 2009 ... TAMPA — A Hillsborough County school bus crashed into another car after running a red light at 21st Street on Monday morning, police said.
ackson school bus drivers to get defensive driving training
Jackson NJ Online
The move comes in a school year when several Jackson Township students were injured in serious bus accidents. In October, 3 students were injured when their ...
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12 killed after truck and bakkie collide
The South African Star
At least 37 more people were injured, one critically, after a bus accident near Warrenton in the Northern Cape, according to paramedics. ...
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News Updates - December 15, 2009
The South African Star
Sapa At least 37 people were injured, one critically, after a bus accident near Warrenton in the Northern Cape yesterday, paramedics said. ...
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Bicyclist Injured in San Francisco School Bus Accident | Personal ...
By admin
A man was injured in a San Francisco bicycle accident, after he was struck by a school bus. According to a KCRA news report, the bicyclist was hit the morning of December 11, 2009, at the intersection of California Street and 24th ...
Personal Injury Lawyer Journal - http://www.personalinjurieslawyerblog.com/
3 Killed in Himachal Roadways Bus Accident Near Jabli | My Himachal
By Ravinder Makhaik
3 Killed in Himachal Roadways Bus Accident Near Jabli. Posted by Ravinder Makhaik on Dec 15th, 2009 and filed under Latest News. RSS 2.0. Print This! Shimla:Three persons were killed, including a woman, and 37 others injured in the wee ...
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Two killed as bus falls into gorge in Himachal Pradesh
Transport Minister Mohinder Singh had Monday told the state assembly that the government was considering installing global positioning systems (GPS) in state-run and private buses to reduce the rate of road accidents. ...
Daily Accidents News - http://www.prokerala.com/news/other/accidents/
MBTA Bus Crash in Boston Injures Pedestrian :: Boston Car Accident ...
A bus crash last week near Boston's Copley Place injured a 54-year-old pedestrian. According to a press release issued by the Suffolk district attorney's office, the MBTA bus accident occurred just after midnight near the intersection ...
Boston Car Accident Lawyer Blog - http://www.bostoncaraccidentlawyerblog.com/
Bus Falls Into Gorge In Himachal Pradesh; 2 Killed And 35 Injured
Transport Minister Mohinder Singh on Monday had said in the state assembly that government would install global positioning systems (GPS) in state-run and private buses which will help considerably to reduce the rate of road accidents. ...
India Server - News - http://www.india-server.com/
New York transit authority approves drastic service cuts
Reuters
The deficit-plagued MTA, the largest US mass transit agency with about 10 million daily riders, had dodged the service cuts in the spring after a state ...
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Plan to Cut Student Transit Aid Is Viewed as Political Tactic
New York Times (blog)
But amid the outrage, some transit advocates acknowledged that proposing a cut that would hit riders on an emotional level may be the best chance for the ...
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O'Brien vows lockout to prevent repeat of winter transit strike
Ottawa Citizen
Mayor Larry O'Brien is talking tough on transit, vowing to lock out workers in the summer, if necessary, to prevent another winter transit strike. ...
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Pittsburgh seeks plans for transit-oriented development
Tribune Review
By The Tribune-Review The Pittsburgh mayor's office is seeking proposals from consultants for atransit-oriented blueprint that could guide development of ...
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RTD board selects in-house candidate Phil Washington to lead transit agency ...
INDenverTimes.com
Once pegged at $4.7 billion, the ambitious rapid transit expansion program is now figured to cost $6.9 billion – but only if it could be completed by its ...
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MTA worker pleads guilty to stealing $400000 in fares
Baltimore Sun
A 36-year-old Maryland Transit Administration employee pleaded guilty in Baltimore federal court to stealing $400000 in bus fare. ...
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Jefferson Transit facility back on track; strategy could secure stimulus money
Peninsula Daily
By Jeff Chew PORT TOWNSEND -- The Jefferson Transit board on Tuesday got the wheels rolling once again to possibly build a $14 million transit ...
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Ford Transit Connect: One funky, fun mover
OCRegister (blog)
It's the new Ford Transit Connect cargo van, and it's now here in the US after, well, being plucked from Europe, where it's been selling like hot cakes ...
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Transit buses will keep rolling — for now
Chronicle-Telegram
ELYRIA — Lorain County Transit's fixed-route buses will keep rolling after all — at least for now. County Commissioner Ted Kalo said the county has received ...
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Detroit lawmaker to introduce bills to establish regional mass transit authority
Crain's Detroit Business
Bert Johnson will introduce legislation Thursday that would establish a regional mass transit authority for metro Detroit despite concern from Mayor Dave ...
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California Transit Agencies Receive $29 Million in Homeland ...
By calemanews
California Transit Agencies Receive $29 Million in Homeland Security Grants. *The following newsrelease was issued by Cal EMA on Monday, December 14, 2009. The official release may be found here.*. SACRAMENTO – The U.S. Department of ...
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Business News - EPA Ruling Makes Retrofitting Transit and Fleet ...
By Betsy Kraat
Today's Green News: Sustainable, eco-friendly and Green -- All add up to smarter living!
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New York transit authority approves drastic service cuts | PHP :: News
By Tom
New York transit authority approves drastic service cuts. Home » U.S. News » New York transitauthority approves drastic service cuts. New York transit authority approves drastic service cuts. 1 Star 2 Stars 3 Stars 4 Stars 5 Stars ...
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CanadianDriver » General News » Ontario's GO offers holiday ...
By Jil
Toronto, Ontario – The Greater Toronto Area's GO Transit will run special early afternoon service on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve for commuters to get home sooner, as well as free service after 7:00 p.m. on New Year's Eve to get ...
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DHS releases guidance for $253M in transit security grants - News ...
Funds granted based on capabilities to reduce risk through training, operational deterrence, drills and public awareness activities; key critical infrastructure and asset protection; and other mitigation activities.
Metro-Magazine.com News - http://http/www.metro-magazine.com/Rss/NewsWire.aspx
New York City - Transit News - Page 10 - SkyscraperPage Forum
American transit systems gave way too many concesssions to people that most other world systems do not. And this is partly the reason they are in budget ...
Blacksburg Transit - News and Announcements
Fare Free service on the Blacksburg Transit Christiansburg routes was originally scheduled to end on December 31st, 2009; however the Town's of ...
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News. News Review. FACE BOOK. Posted Date: 12/7/2009. Want to stay up on Transit news events and programs? Become a “fan” of new SMART logo ...
DTC buses will soon go the Blueline way if not checked- Hindustan ...
Dec 15, 2009 ... Delhi - [ Min 14.0°C / Max 24.6°C ] | Select your city city .... A host of drivers fromBlueline buses has been engaged by DTC. ...
Transport
list of blue line buses on noida route ... This Website belongs to the Department of Transport, Government of NCT of Delhi, India
South Korea bus crash kills 11 on spa trip
BBC News
A tour bus has plunged off a mountain road in South Korea, killing at least 11 people and injuring many more, police have said. The bus was carrying 31 ...
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MTA to Vote on Drastic Subway, Bus Service Cuts Today
DNAinfo
To make up the difference, the cash-strapped agency plans to cancel 21 bus routes, the W and Z subway lines and the student MetroCard program. ...
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Passengers cut free as bus topples over in collision
The Press Association
Residents spoke of their shock after a crash between a lorry and a bus in the morning rush hour in south-west London. Firefighters had to cut passengers ...
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Crushed by a bus
News 10NBC
A Louisiana teen is dead after a school yard fight ended with her under a bus. Police say 15-year-old Breana Howard and another girl were fighting when ...
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BBC News
Fresh 24-hour bus strike begins
BBC News
A 24-hour bus strike has begun in east London, after members of the Unite union working for transport firm CT Plus rejected a 2.25% pay offer. ...
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robbers targets bus depot
BBC News
A bus depot worker was hit on the head with a shotgun during a robbery in Greater Manchester. The victim, in his 30s, was confronted by a gang of masked men ...
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Motor Vehicle Collision: car hits bus head on; one dead, seven injured
Justice News Flash
A Thunderbird and a charter bus collide head-on, resulting in one fatality and seven minor injuries. A motor vehicle collision involving a charter bus & a ...
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Prosecutor Clears Police Officer In Shooting Death Of Bus Rider
Fort Smith Times Record
2, when Morehead pointed a gun — later determined to be a BB gun — at him outside a city transit busnear the area of North 58th Street and Kinkead Avenue. ...
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Woman injured in bus crash in Clark County
New Albany Tribune
By DAVID A. MANN A woman was injured Wednesday morning when her vehicle rear-ended a West Clark Community Schools bus near Bennettsville. ...
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JCPS driver suspended after 5-year-old left on bus 6 hours
Louisville Courier-Journal
By Antoinette Konz • akonz@courier-journal.com • December 16, 2009 A Jefferson County Public Schools bus driver has been suspended after a kindergartner was ...
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School Bus Crashes In Wilson County - Nashville News Story - WSMV ...
LEBANON, Tenn. -- A school bus crashed in Wilson County on Wednesday morning, injuring at least three students. Wednesday, December 16, 2009.
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Clark Co. Police Investigate School Bus Crash - Louisville News ...
CLARK CO, In. -- Officials say a car rear-ended a West Clark County school bus Wednesday morning. Wednesday, December 16, 2009.
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City budget: Bus service, maintenance to be delayed : The Issaquah ...
By Warren Kagarise
Issaquah Press is the local weekly newspaper for Issaquah, WA. Local news, school, sports, business, people, events, classified ads. ... City budget: Bus service, maintenance to be delayed. December 15, 2009. By Warren Kagarise ...
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Robbie Knievel, Evel's Son, To Attempt Double-Decker Bus Stunt
By The Huffington Post News Editors
Robbie Knievel to attempt father Evel's London bus motorbike stunt - Times Online · Son bids to complete Knievel's last stunt - Home News, UK - The Independent · Evel Knievel's son set for double decker record jump in London ...
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Vandal left bus shelters smashed up in gang dare - Courts ...
Garda Kevin Drennan said he was on mobile patrol shortly before 4am when he was informed that a youth had smashed two Dublin Bus shelters on opposite sides of Nutgrove Way. The garda said a glass panel was smashed on the back of each of the shelters, and the damage was €226. Gda Drennan said he stopped Lawlor, who was walking along the road. He admitted to breaking one of the shelters. ... Top stories from Tuesday, 15.12.09. 22:22 McNamara steps down · more breaking news ...
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Passengers freed from crashed bus - MSN News - MSN UK
Dec 16, 2009 ... Firefighters had to free passengers trapped on a double-decker bus which overturned in the morning rush-hour after a collision with a lorry.
Weezer: 12/06/09 TOUR BUS CRASH NEWS | News | Facebook
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Government imposes Rs 4 crore fine on Tata Motors for DTC bus fires
TopNews
Moreover, the payments of Rs 150 crore has been withhold to Tata for a new lot of 300-odd buses, as an action to ensure that the incidents do not occur in ...
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Examiner.com
12-year-old girl raped at her middle school by fellow student
Examiner.com
He said he expects the district to be sued over the incidents. "I am responsible. The buck does stop here. There's no question about it," he said in an ...
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Guest View: Using your anti-bullying pulpit
Pasadena Star-News
"Several parents have reported incidents of bullying on this bus and at the elementary school. We were asked to speak to the students, to give them a ...
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Khurana demands enquiry into bus fires
Press Trust of India
Khurana also demanded an enquiry into the incidents of low-floor buses catching fire. Former Delhi Transport Minister Rajendra Gupta too echoed Khurana's ...
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Pickpockets who preyed on elderly on Kingston's buses behind bars for Christmas
Your Local Guardian
Police found evidence of at least seven separate incidents, targeting people in their 60s, 70s and 80s. The three were caught when they pickpocketed an ...
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Did Madani know about wife's links?
Times Now.tv
... Madani's wife Soofiya Madani's calls made in 2005 that prove a link between Soofiya and terrorists involved in the Kalamassery bus burning incident. ...
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Edmonton bus driver suffers serious injuries in assault
OHS Canada
Ridership is nearing 67 million and crime is at 0.4 incidents per 100000 rides. Prevention through training, technology and design, combined with ...
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Leakage of CNG in low-floor DTC bus
Press Trust of India
The leakage did not cause any fire and all passengers came out of the bus safely, they said. For the past three weeks, six incidents of fire have been ...
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Bus debacle players await fate
Bundaberg NewsMail
... (BCA) after an investigation into alleged lewd incidents that occurred on the bus trip home from a representative match in Kingaroy on November 8. ...
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National Association of Black Social Workers Office of Student ...
By Jaclene Ashford
"I did have two incidents and the principals did review the bus driver tapes. It appears that some persons, out of disappointment and disillusionment with the election, may have been so frustrated that they said something inappropriate ...
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Industry Safety Steps Up a Notch in Bangladesh with Comprehensive ...
By NGV Global
“Like many other countries with large CNG vehicle populations, Bangladesh has had its unfortunate share of safety incidents in its long history of CNG vehicle usage,” he said. ... Technical field visits were conducted to Sydney Buses' CNG bus depots and fast fill CNG stations, a CNG cylinder retest station, an OEM CNG bus building factory, and the Australia Post Parcel Distribution Centre where CNG forklifts have been successfully deployed for several years. ...
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MindthBlog
By TFL-Alerts
Here are the reported incidents at 7:30 on 16 December for the Tube system: BAKERLOO LINE: Suspended between Willesden Junction and Queen's Park due to a signal failure at Queen's Park. Minor delays are occurring on the rest of the line. ... Fresh 24-hour bus strike begins A 24-hour busstrike begins in east London, after members of the Unite union at transport firm CT Plus reject a pay deal. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/london/8415100.stm ...
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Open letter to San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and MUNI Executive ...
By specialpolice
Authorities believe perpetrator used a knife in the three earlier incidents. On Dec. 14, 2004, he was accused of punching a woman for no reason as she waited for train doors to open at the MacArthur BART Station in Oakland, BART spokesman Linton Johnson said. .... Once fully trained, Patrol Special officers will be assigned to specific beats – bus lines, transit stops, and other areas affected by Muni-related crime – where they will work alongside SFPD officers. ...
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escapetoasia.co.uk » Blog Archive » Cruising around Ha Long Bay
Day One: A couple of minor incidents. I have written numerous times about the terrible traffic in SE Asia: the suicidal bus drivers, the homicidal motorbike drivers, and the unmitigated terror of cycling in any big city. ...
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Increased Ridership Doesn't Mean Increased Transit for MTA
GOOD
Remember last year, when American public transit usage hit a five-decade high? Well, apparently massive increases in ridership across the board can still ...
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MTA worker faces charges of stealing more than $400000
Baltimore Sun
A Maryland Transit Administration employee is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday in Baltimore federal court on charges he stole more than $400000 in bus ...
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Math classes + land values + transit cuts = today's blog
Arizona Republic (blog)
I can understand why people are upset that Tempe is making cuts to its transit system, which is more robust than any other in the Valley. ...
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Asheville 'Art on Transit' forums, contest
Asheville Citizen-Times
STAFF REPORTS ASHEVILLE – The City of Asheville Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Arts Department along with the Asheville Transit Department will host two ...
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GO operator buys final stretch of Barrie rail line
Toronto Star
The regional transit agency that operates GO Transit said Monday that it has bought up the final stretch of track it didn't own from CN for $68 million. ...
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Commission to decide on funds for public transit
Lancaster Eagle Gazette
The city estimates Lancaster Public Transit will provide 5000 rides in 2010 for residents who live outside the city limits, 500 more than this year. ...
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County OK's plan to buy Eastside route for biking, transit
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
... the port and County Council signed off on the idea of developing the corridor for a hiking, biking trail and a freight line - and potentially for transit.
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Great Falls Transit, Other Projects Receive Federal Funding
KFBB NewsChannel 5
By KFBB News Team The Great Falls Transit District is making big improvements, thanks to a significant amount of federal funding approved by the Senate. ...
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Streetsblog Capitol Hill (blog)
On the Pitfalls and Benefits of National Transit Safety Standards
Streetsblog Capitol Hill (blog)
by Elana Schor on December 15, 2009 The second hearing in three days on the Obama administration's proposal for national transit safety rules made headlines ...
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New York Times
Broad Service Cuts, Backed by MTA Panel, Stir Many Complaints
New York Times
The plan would, in short, strip back some of the advances to New York City's transitsystem in the past decade, and the formal announcement on Monday ...
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Montreal News And Info: Montreal Joins Calls For National Transit ...
By Bookyards Beta Search Engine
My Comment: My beef with the Montreal Transit authority is that they are more focused on big and new projects .... but not on improving the existing service. For example .... the bus service to the West Island still sucks after all of ...
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Mix 97 | News Team » Blog Archive » Belleville Transit Upgrades ...
By news
Belleville's transit chair is “disappointed” that the move to put equipment on buses to help the hearing and visually impaired has been delayed. Councillor Jack Miller was commenting on City council's decison last night to “table” the ...
News Team - http://www.mix97.com/news/
British Columbia News » Blog Archive » Transit service update
By admin
Transit service update. Posted by admin - 15/12/09 at 12:12 pm. With most of Metro Vancouver escaping major amounts of snow, transit service this morning is operating normally. Transit customers, particularly in the Tri-Cities area and ...
British Columbia News - http://www.britishcolumbia.name/news/
Local News Story
With most of Metro Vancouver escaping major amounts of snow, transit service this morning is operating normally. Transit customers, particularly in the Tri-Cities area and in Surrey, are advised to watch for slippery and slushy ...
CKNW Local News - http://www.cknw.com/Landing/HostsandShows.aspx
NRA-ILA :: Atlanta: Crime on public transit falls after Right-to ...
Since July of 2008, there have been no news stories of blazing gun battles on MARTA, which would surely have been newsworthy events. That leaves interested researchers with the publicly available crime rates, and they tell a story at ...
NRA-ILA Site Updates - http://www.nraila.org/News/
New York City - Transit News - Page 10 - SkyscraperPage Forum
The global membership discusses development news and construction activity on projects from around the world, alongside discussions on urban design, ...
National RTAP: National Transit News: T&I Releases Committee Print ...
T&I Releases Committee Print of "The Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009" Highways andTransit Subcommittee markup 6/24 The Committee on ...


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