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.
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Ford Transit Connect Van (U.S. Spec) Reviewed by Motor Trend ...
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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. ...
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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.
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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, ...
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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 ...
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::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 ...
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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. ...
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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.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Sunday, June 21, 2009

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. ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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“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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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? ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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Davis Cup tie to stay in India « CFD.net.au – CFDs Trader network
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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, ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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.
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Cape Cod firm's net timer could save endangered sea turtles from ...
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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. ...
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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. ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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British Columbia News » Blog Archive » Pepper spray attack on ...
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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 ...
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Atlanta's MARTA train engineer texting! Georgia personal injury ...
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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.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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Three die as bus overturns at Sargodha-Khoshab road
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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 ...
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Stabroek News - Suspected bus robbers nabbed by police
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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.
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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. ...
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South Pasadena police seek dismissal of tickets issued in school ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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. ...
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! 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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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, ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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.
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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 ...
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'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 ...
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The Big Green Bus: A Vehicle for Change | Keetsa Mattress Store ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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$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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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." ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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NYC Transit Seat Hogs Could Face Jail Time » Matzav.com - The ...
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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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New York City Transit News - The New York Times - News about New York City Transit, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York ...