2/9/08

GO Transit approves fare hike
National Post - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
By Matthew Liebenberg, National Post “No one likes to pay more, we know that,” said Gary McNeil, GO Transit’s managing director and chief executive. ...
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Province promises to speed up approvals for transit projects
Canada.com - Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
The Ontario government is promising to speed up approvals for public transit projects as a way to improve the environment. ...
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Mayors seek billions in infrastructure, public transit funding in ...
Winnipeg Sun - Canada
But the mayors argued it’s in Ottawa’s interests to give them a secure, stable source of funding that can be used to expand public transit, increase the ...
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Metro Transit reported today that it provided 77 million rides in 2007
Pioneer Press - St. Paul,MN,USA
Metropass - a transit pass given out by employers - saw a 12.1 percent increase for a total of 7.2 million Metropass rides last year. ...
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160 homes will be lost to Transit motorway tunnels
New Zealand Herald - New Zealand
By Mathew Dearnaley Transit NZ plans to demolish about 160 homes - including just over 100 Housing NZ properties - if it digs a $1.89 billion set of twin ...
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New regulation to speed up public transit projects
CTV.ca - Canada
TORONTO — A new regulation is expected to become law by June to limit the time spent on environmental assessments for new transit projects. ...
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Successful Ford Transit Connect Van coming to 'selected' North ...
Auto123 - Laval,Quebec,Canada
The vehicle in question is called the Ford Transit Connect, and it's a light van that's aimed for the top of its class in the European marketplace. ...
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Heathrow's New Terminal Will Increase Transit Times (Update1)
Bloomberg - USA
8 (Bloomberg) -- Transit times between some flights at London's Heathrow airport, Europe's busiest, will increase by 30 minutes when a new terminal opens ...
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Snow delays, fare hikes bound to cause some grumbling on GO Transit
Globe and Mail - Canada
GO Transit acknowledged yesterday that the snowstorm that walloped Toronto affected about two-thirds of its train service in the morning rush hour, ...
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Top News: Connecticut DOT Plan Draws Mixed Reviews
By rss@masstransitmag.com (Gary Libow, staff...
State legislators voiced mixed reaction Wednesday to the governor's bombshell proposal to split a "broken" state Department of Transportation into two stand-alone agencies focused on highways and mass transit.
MassTransitMag.com: Top Transit News - http://www.masstransitmag.com

Sound Transit and partners dedicate new Mercer Island Park-and ...
Sound Transit dedicated the new Mercer Island Park-and-Ride facility today, marking the arrival of increased parking capacity at Mercer Island’s bus hub and proposed future light rail station.
Sound Transit Latest News Releases - http://www.soundtransit.org

Central Va. transit plan: Try next year
Local governments in central Virginia will have time to decide whether they want the ability to impose new taxes and fees to pay for road projects.
inRich News Main - http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/news.html

Former factory site could be transit center
By John Mulcahy | The Ann Arbor News
By JOHN MULCAHY The Ann Arbor News A Green Oak Township developer is proposing a "transit oriented" commercial center on the old Woodbridge Corp. property on Eight Mile Road just west of the US-23 interchange. Earl LaFave, co-owner of ...
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Yonkers, county explore new transit center
YONKERS - A plan to create a transit center for downtown got a push forward this week with the creation of a task force to look at moving the city's bus hub from the center of Getty Square.
Lohud.com: Westchester News - http://www.lohud.com

apanese tourists injured in KZN bus crash
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
A Japanese tourist was critically injured and another 10 seriously injured when the bus in which they were travelling drove off the N3 near Durban on Friday ...
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Wis. State Patrol: Medical condition of bus driver causes crash
Pioneer Press - St. Paul,MN,USA
A tour bus driver's medical problem caused a bus to veer off Interstate 94 and plow into a snow-covered ditch, injuring him and 11 passengers, ...
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Bus drivers in protest over lanes
BBC News - UK
Bus drivers have taken to the streets of Belfast in protest over dedicated bus lanes. The union, Unite, said 68% of drivers suffered severe to moderate ...
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Sri Lanka arrests suspect on bus explosion
Xinhua - China
8 (Xinhua) -- The Sri Lankan police said Friday a woman has been arrested for her involvement in the bus bomb blast in the central town of Dambulla on Jan. ...
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Rs.9 mn unaccounted cash seized from bus
Sify - Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India
Kannur (Kerala): The Income Tax authorities here seized Rs.9 million from a private bus plying on Bangalore-Kozhikode route Friday. ...
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Landmine hits bus, kills two in Eritrea
Reuters South Africa - Johannesburg,South Africa
NAIROBI, Feb 8 (Reuters) - A landmine explosion ripped through a bus killing two people and seriously injuring six others near Eritrea's volatile border ...
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Man charged after police said he shot at school bus
Houston Chronicle - United States
A man upset that a Spring Branch school bus driver would not let his girlfriend's daughter board with a bowl of oatmeal has been charged with aggravated ...
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PUJ drivers will protest Bus Rapid Transport system
Inquirer.net - Philippines
THE PUBLIC Utility Jeepney drivers groug will protest the proposed Bus Rapid Transport System that the Cebu City Government wanted to implement in Banilad ...
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Booze bus blitz nabs 77
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Victoria Police say they are appalled by the high number of motorists caught drink driving after a booze bus blitz in Melbourne's south and south-eastern ...
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Man stabbed, 2 assailants caught on city bus
Edmonton Sun - Alberta, Canada
... with non-life threatening injuries. Cops found two of the assailants on an ETS bus shortly after and arrested them at a mall at 111 Street and 51 Avenue.
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School Bus Camera Captures Attack
A school bus camera catches a violent student attack at Greer High School.
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20 Japanese injured as tour bus plunges off cliff in South Africa
By The Mainichi Newspapers(The Mainichi Newspapers)
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- A tour bus with 42 Japanese aboard fell off a cliff along a highway near Durban, South Africa, on Friday, injuring 20 Japanese, officials said.
Japan National News - http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/

School bus drivers to undergo road safety training
MANAMA - After the tragic deaths of two students last year, all school bus drivers will undergo intensive training on road safety soon.
Khaleej Times : Middle East News - http://www.khaleejtimes.com/

Senior citizens hit in pocket by bus pass fiasco
SENIOR citizens may have to pay to return home on a popular bus service, because Conwy County Borough Council are refusing to pay the correct reimbursement.
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GUATEMALA: Bus Drivers Targets of Organised Crime Killings
GUATEMALA: Bus Drivers Targets of Organised Crime Killings By Inés Benítez GUATEMALA CITY, Feb 8 (IPS) - In just three days, youth gangs known here as "maras" killed seven city bus drivers while trying to extort payments from them. ...
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Life in the bus lane is hardly an easy ride
This Is Lancashire - Blackburn,England,UK
"There was one incident where a mum swore blind her son was at home with her when he was accused of attacking the bus, but the camera never lies and there ...
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School Bus Safety
KTEN - Denison,TX,USA
Randy Reddell is over the bus system in Sherman. He says on some days, there may be as many as 12 incidents of people not stopping, when the bus is stopped. ...
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Police: Man Wanted, Accused Of Trying To Lure Girl
WHIOtv.com - Dayton,OH,USA
DAYTON, Ohio -- Police in Dayton said a man tried to lure a girl into his car as she was waiting for her bus on Friday morning. Investigators said the child ...
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Vindication
By Carol(Carol)
Earlier this week, Tom and I sent a polite yet indignant letter to the school superintendent expressing our concerns about both the bus incidents and the reaction of the principal. We sent the letter by snail mail and email, ...
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2/8/08

Riders unhappy with Gwinnett Transit fare increase
Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA
By GEORGE CHIDI In front of a plainly angry crowd Thursday, Gwinnett Transit Advisory Board Chairman Jon Richards acknowledged that the decision to raise ...
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Dallas transit to cut back on HOV posts on Central Expressway
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
Dallas Area Rapid Transit spokesman Morgan Lyons said complaints about the posts being too close together have prompted the change. ...
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MTA chief eyes supervisors' transit turf
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency chief Nathaniel Ford said Thursday that he wants to extend his control over transit and roadway improvements ...
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GO Transit fares likely to rise in March
CTV.ca - Canada
GO Transit fares are set to go up by 15 cents per ride on March 15, pending approval from a board meeting to be held on Friday. Board members will vote on ...
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Some Dallas transit board members say vacancy should be filled by ...
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
... a percentage that would be more reflective of the community,” said Mr. Salazar, who was referring to the Dallas Area Rapid Transit board of directors. ...
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Eastside transit taking a turn for better
Seattle Times - United States
By year's end Transit Now, a 10-year bus-service expansion plan approved by voters in 2006, will bring what fast-growing areas on the Eastside and in South ...
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County transit agency's service to stop March 1 because of high costs
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
The bus service, a lone hourlong fixed loop route with a dozen stops, is provided by McKinney-based Collin County Area Regional Transit. ...
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BT CEO plays down impact of wholesale transit losses on group profits
Forbes - NY,USA
Premium rate services and transit revenues, where BT connects calls on behalf of other companies, declined 68 mln stg year on year as mobile operators ...
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Ford presents the Transit Connect delivery van at the Chicago Auto ...
Auto123 - Laval,Quebec,Canada
by Auto123.com Already on sale in Europe, the Transit Connect is a compact delivery vehicle that is aimed at small business owners that don't need full-size ...
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NJ Transit's ARC project gets FTA rating boost
Progressive Rail Roading - Milwaukee,WI,USA
In the New Starts report issued earlier this week, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) boosted its rating for New Jersey Transit's Access to the ...
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All Out Tube Strike Threat
By rss@masstransitmag.com (Dick Murray, The...
A series of crippling 24 and 48- hour Tube strikes appeared inevitable today. The two main unions have given London Underground 48 hours to agree to nine demands or they will ballot 7500 staff on Thursday. The demands are so strong and ...
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New Redmond Transit Center opens Saturday
The new Redmond Transit Center opens Saturday, Feb. 9 with improved boarding areas, passenger shelters, and lighting for bus riders traveling on more than a dozen Metro and Sound Transit routes.
Sound Transit Latest News Releases - http://www.soundtransit.org

Transit reveals more details of tunnel
Transit New Zealand has revealed more details about the tunnel it plans to build as part of the Auckland ring route.
TV3 Latest News Video - http://www.tv3.co.nz

Blagojevich Administration And Madison County Transit Officials ...
The following information was released by the office of the governor of Illinois: Officials from Governor Blagojevich's administration today joined local legislators and the Madison County Transit (MCT) agency to launch the first ...
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Eugene, Oregon, Earns Global Recognition for Its Transportation ...
By Joy Chen
Eugene, Oregon, has much to celebrate in its first year of operating the new Emerald Express (EmX) bus rapid transit, or BRT, system. On January 14, the city received a 2008 Sustainable Transport Award “Honorable Mention,” along with ...
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2 killed, ten injured in blast at bus station in Pakistan
Times of India - India
ISLAMABAD: Two persons were killed and 10 others injured as a bomb exploded at a bus station in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province on Thursday. ...
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Murphy to speed up Belfast bus service
Belfast Telegraph - United Kingdom
By Robin Morton Transport Minister Conor Murphy today reaffirmed his commitment to introducing more bus priority measures in a bid to speed up Metro ...
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Classes on at SFU, UBC; bus service 'operating normally'
Canada.com - Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
As of 5:20 am this morning, TransLink reports that all bus services throughout the Lower Mainland -- including services to SFU -- are running normally, ...
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Girl, 12, killed as snowmobile hits school bus
Winnipeg Sun - Canada
By CHRIS KITCHING, SUN MEDIA A 12-year-old girl was killed when the snowmobile she was operating crashed into the side of a school bus on a western Manitoba ...
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Woman hit by bendy bus seeks £500k in damages
ic SouthLondon.co.uk - United Kingdom
A WOMAN who suffered massive brain damage after being hit by a bus could be getting more than £500000 in damages. Rose-Marie Newey was hit by the 453 bendy ...
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Romance rides the Love Bus
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
It could happen to young professionals who sign up for Valley Metro's Love Bus on Saturday evening. The regional transit agency and matchmaking Web site ...
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City Bus collides with car in San Fernado Valley; 4 injured
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
AP LOS ANGELES—Authorities say four people were injured when a Los Angeles city bus collided with a car in the San Fernando Valley. ...
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Bomb at bus stand kills 3, injures 12
Daily Times - Lahore,Pakistan
QUETTA: Police said on Thursday a bomb blast at a bus stand in the town of Dera Murad Jamali had killed three people and injured twelve others. ...
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Obese 'smelly' teen allowed back on bus
Stuff.co.nz - New Zealand
Teenager Eruera Simmonds is looking forward to returning to school and getting back on the school bus that he was banned from after being branded a health ...
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Clear Channel Outdoor wins extended Oxford bus contract
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
Clear Channel Outdoor UK has agreed to increase the number of advertising panels on bus shelters across Oxford, England through an extended contract with ...
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1100 sign petition against bus cuts
MORE than 1100 people have signed a protest petition against moves to slash bus services in the Chandler's Ford and Hiltingbury area.
Daily Echo | Latest News - http://www.dailyecho.co.uk

UPDATE: Tour bus involved in Interstate 94 accident
The eastbound lane of Interstate 94 near Baldwin was shut down after a tour bus with passengers aboard left the roadway at around 2:15 pm Thursday, Feb. 7.
New Richmond News : New Richmond - http://www.newrichmond-news.com

Our walking bus is one today!
PUPILS have been celebrating the first anniversary of their walking bus.
Echo | South Essex news - http://www.echo-news.co.uk

Bus driver’s medical condition probed
Prosecutors say they are investigating a possible medical condition with a Monroe County school bus driver charged with DUI following a bus crash involving 11 children Tuesday.
The Register-Herald, Beckley,... - http://www.register-herald.com

Valley Police Beat: Motorist drives into back of school bus
No injuries were reported Thursday morning when a motorist rear-ended an El Centro Elementary School District bus traveling on Fourth Street in north El Centro.
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Five boys arrested over bus attack
Lancashire Evening Post - Preston,England,UK
Preston Bus and Stagecoach said they had recorded several incidents of potentially life-threatening "bus surfing" incidents.
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Officials Discuss Revision Of Bus Law
Springdale Morning News - Springdale,AR,USA
Bus drivers may also be charged with failure to comply if they avoid reporting incidents of motorists passing the stopped bus, Gay said. ...
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Kids okay after school bus slides off slick road
KLEW - Lewiston,ID,USA
And in perhaps the scariest of the day's wind-related incidents, a school bus picking up kids in the Waha area was blown off the road. ...
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9:44 PM, I-95 N, Automatic Congestion, Congestion, US 70 BUS
Traffic is traveling at 30 MPH at: I-95 N; MM 97; US 70 BUS.
NCDOT Traffic Incidents for the... - http://apps.dot.state.nc.us/tims/

Oblique Response A few years ago, when I was living in Lewisham, I ...
By carl(carl)
How alien I was to myself. Instead, I squinted down at my feet till the bus turned up. Life went on. A few moments on a miserable, cold South London afternoon. Why, out of all the thousands of incidents and irritations that accrete in a ...
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Comment on TOC Policy Feature: Improving Singapore’s Public ...
By Gerald
In most other places where Singaporeans have been ‘trained’ to queue (eg, fast food restaurants, supermarket checkout counters, taxi stands, etc), there are very few incidents of queue-cutting (most, if any, are accidental). Even at bus ...
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If you get hit by a bus tomorrow
CNN - USA
But he's seen enough shootings, car accidents, and 52-car pile ups to know his life could end at any moment. Having an emergency card in your wallet can ...
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Egypt multi-vehicle road crash kills 29
Reuters South Africa - Johannesburg,South Africa
The sources, speaking on customary condition of anonymity, said the accident happened when a bus and a minibus collided southeast of Cairo, causing a truck ...
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Slow commute after second storm
Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada
OPP report a total of 566 highway accidents in the last 24 hours due to the storm. Several roads are closed in Dufferin County this morning, and the on-ramp ...
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Fog may have played role in Ransom man's death
Bloomington Pantagraph - IL, USA
No other accidents in Central Illinois appeared to have serious injuries. Two school buses in Logan County and a bus in DeWitt County were among vehicles ...
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BMTC to hire retired cops
Times of India - India
This move comes in the wake of increasing accidents and complaints against the public sector city bus operator. The idea is to regulate bus and commuters' ...
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One dead, two critically injured in separate road accidents
Chandigarh Newsline - Chandigarh,India
In another accident, two youngsters Ankush and his cousin Nitu sustained grave injuries when the motorbike they were riding was hit by a CTU bus. ...
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Daily Crime Incidents for February 07, 2008.
By spdk(spdk)
A case of Non Fatal Road accident has been registered in Belthangady Police Station. On 06/02/2008 at 0620 hrs at Marigudi Belthangady Town one unknown driver of KSRTC bus bearing Reg. No. KA-31-F-936 drove his vehicle in a rash and ...
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2/7/08

Crackdown on ‘Killer Buses’ Strands Delhi Commuters - New York Times
Seizing the popular mood, Delhi’s chief minister, Sheila Dikshit, declared that under current circumstances she would “rather walk” than take a Blueline bus ...

2009 Ford Transit Connect
Car and Driver - Ann Arbor,MI,USA
BY ERIK JOHNSON, Ford used the Chicago auto show to show the diminutive Transit Connect cargo van it plans to import from Europe to the US beginning in the ...
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Bush Budget Boo$ts Regional Transit, ¢uts National Transit
Mobilizing the Region - New York,NY,USA
The Bush administration’s 2009 federal budget released earlier this week includes significant new funding for New York City region transit. ...
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Dulles Rail Problems With FTA Worry Md.
Washington Post - United States
By Katherine Shaver Maryland's transportation secretary says he is increasingly concerned about financing the Purple Line and other transit projects after ...
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Board OKs transit project
San Bernardino Sun - San Bernardino,CA,USA
The Omnitrans board of directors unanimously voted Wednesday to start seeking bidders for the sbX bus rapid transit corridor project. The new mass transit ...
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Region making ‘major strides’ toward improved transit system
Woodbury Bulletin - Woodbury,MN,USA
The Twin Cities metro area is making “major strides” toward improving the region’s transit system and building upon the impressive ridership growth achieved ...
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British Columbia’s multi-billion-dollar transit plan still not ...
The Gateway Online - Edmonton,Alberta,Canada
17 days after British Columbia announced a $4.75 billion transit plan, the Canadian Federation of Students presented the BC government with 12 000 ...
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Transit Now marks first anniversary by rolling out new routes and ...
King County (press release) - Seattle,WA,USA
Bus riders will see more than 16000 new transit service hours, including two new Metro routes on the Eastside, beginning this Saturday. ...
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2009 Ford Transit Connect
Automobile Magazine - USA
By David Gluckman Anyone who's traveled in Europe at all during the past forty years will recognize the Transit name. Ford has been selling the ubiquitous ...
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Mayor calls for regional transit plan
KC Community News - Overland Park,KS,USA
Funkhouser said a meeting of 56 metro area mayors would take place “very soon” to discuss his transit plan. “We don’t need all 56 mayors to support it, ...
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India puts on hold talks with Pak on IPI pipeline till polls
Times of India - India
NEW DELHI: India has put off talks with Pakistan till elections there to resolve transit fee issue that poses hurdles to the implementation of the ...
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Pressure Mounts for New Transit Funding in Canada
By rss@masstransitmag.com (By Matt Kieltyka,...
Public transit projects could be in for a "significant shortfall" if new funding from the federal government isn't on the table, according to the Canadian Urban Transit Association.
MassTransitMag.com: Top Transit News - http://www.masstransitmag.com

Regular Metro Transit Service Resumes on Thursday
Regular weekday service will resume with the start of the day on Thursday, February 7. For more information, contact the customer service center …
City of Madison, Wisconsin News Releases - http://www.cityofmadison.com

Fear grips bus operators in Lanka, demand terror insurance
Hindu - Chennai,India
Colombo (PTI): Apparently concerned over the sudden spurt in bomb blasts tragetting buses in Sri Lanka, bus operators in the island nation have demanded ...
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'Bus hijack'' marks graduation in Chennai
NDTV.com - New Delhi,India
This unruly custom is called 'Bus Day' and is scary enough for shopkeepers to pull down their shutters. Young men who follow this custom are not political ...
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Bendy bus woman makes £500K claim
BBC News - UK
A woman who suffered a "catastrophic" brain damage after she was hit by a bendy bus could receive more than £500000 in damages. Rose-Marie Newey, 65, ...
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Moz bus fare hike cancelled
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
Maputo - The government of Mozambique has cancelled an increase in bus fares following riots in the capital Maputo that left one person dead and some 60 ...
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One killed as bus overturns in Free State
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
A woman was killed and four people seriously injured when a passenger bus overturned on the N1 route south of Springfontein on Wednesday, Free State police ...
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Sikh man racially abused on bus
BBC News - UK
An investigation has been launched after a Sikh man was racially abused by a gang on a bus in Edinburgh. The incident took place on a number 26 LRT bus ...
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One dead, 40 injured in bus crash - report
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
A luxury passenger bus on its way to Port Elizabeth has crashed, leaving one person dead, the SABC reported on Wednesday. The bus was en route from Durban ...
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Driver of overturned school bus charged for no valid driver's licence
London Free Press - Canada
By FREE PRESS STAFF The driver of a school bus that overturned Monday in West Elgin Township with six young pupils on board is charged for not having a ...
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No bus security, no road safety
Jerusalem Post - Israel
Another recent stroke of not-doing from Olmert's administration is the removal of bus security. Dynamics being what they are, we can assume that just as the ...
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Plan for light rail, then renew bus tax
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
The bid to extend Kansas City’s bus tax in April for 15 years at a cost of $375 million is suddenly in big trouble. Shocking transit supporters, the mayor ...
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Science bus on way
A new website has been launched which hopes to help promote science to youngsters.
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Schuyler to seek bus system plans
WATKINS GLEN -- The next step in Schuyler County's plan to create a public transportation system will be taken next week when information for the official request for proposals is released.
Star-Gazette.com - Local News - http://www.stargazette.com

Police: School bus strikes tree, vehicle after driver loses ...
STILLWATER -- A Stillwater Central School bus was involved in a collision Wednesday afternoon after the driver of the bus lost consciousness, police said.
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Units Responding To School Bus Accident
Units are responding to a school bus accident at Tanner and Rutherford Roads in Taylors.
- http://www.wspa.com

Stillwater bus crashes on Route 9P
A Stillwater school bus was involved in an accident this afternoon on Route 9P.
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BJP hartal total in Palakkad district
Newindpress - Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India
Two persons- a truck driver and a cleaner-were injured in two different incidents of stone-throwing reported at Puduppariayaram and the stadium bus stand. ...
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Four Charged in Deer Isle, Stonington Bus Vandalism
Ellsworth American - Ellsworth,ME,USA
“Due to the large scale of the widespread incidents, more charges against these individuals are expected pending review by the Hancock County District ...
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Bus strikes NWHS student crossing against the signal
Business Gazette - Gaithersburg,MD,USA
Two students were injured crossing separate roads in separate incidents last fall. In 2002, a freshman was killed when she was struck by a car as she ...
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Bus attack teens warned
Wiltshire Times - UK
"Any further incidents will not be tolerated and will be dealt with immediately and severely." There were fears the bus company would have to put an end to ...
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Realistic looking toy guns a problem at schools
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
Craig Gilbert, the district's director of secondary education, said all elementary schools sent out the letter to be proactive in preventing any incidents. ...
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02/06/08, I-95 N, Automatic Congestion, Congestion, US 70 BUS
Traffic is traveling at 19 MPH at: I-95 N; MM 97; US 70 BUS.
NCDOT Traffic Incidents for the... - http://apps.dot.state.nc.us/tims/

Daily Crime Incidents for February 06, 2008.
By spdk(spdk)
On 04/02/2008 at 1830 hrs on Kinnigoli-Haleyangady road at Haleyangady village Mangalore Taluk one Dayananda driver of bus bearing Reg. No. KA-20-Z-9 drove his vehicle in a rash and negligent manner and dashed against an auto rickshaw ...
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War News for Wednesday, February 06, 2008
By whisker(Cervantes)
#2: Two women were killed and five others wounded when a roadside bomb exploded near a bus carrying detainees in the city of Diwaniya, 180 km (110 miles) south of Baghdad, police and hospital sources said. ...
Iraq Today - http://warnewstoday.blogspot.com/

Petition For Safer Bus Rides
By charmsterk(charmsterk)
Despite numerous complaints and public uproar in the past, incidents like this continue to occur. It was reported that the driver’s company had 13 summonses on that bus itself. We find it unacceptable that such a company could have ...
Listen. i'm just a whisper away... - http://charmsterk.blogspot.com/

Dealing With Bullies
By Jennifer Wolf
The topic of bullies came up on this week’s “Tuesdays at 2:00” support call, as one mom shared that her son has had to deal with several bullies on the school bus this year. While the incidents were addressed as soon as her son brought ...
Faith in Parenting - http://faithinparenting.com

Bus lanes open to all vehicles except motorcycles
motorcyclenews.com - UK
... following objections from police and safety auditors.” A leaked report on a London trial of motorcycles in bus lanes states accidents fell by 42 per cent.
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Three children hurt after school bus slips into ditch
Peterborough Examiner - Peterborough,Ontario,Canada
Malfara said the bus had picked up about 33 pupils when the crash occurred. "Fortunately bus accidents are very rare," Malfara said. ...
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Nigeria: Carnage On Our Roads - Bola As Metaphor
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
The accident which was as a result of a combination of factors happened when a commercial bus in an attempt to avoid pothole rammed into a stationary ...
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Crashes bring day of misery for drivers
Cambridge Evening News - Cambridge,England,UK
The A14 crash at Milton involved a double-decker bus, a lorry and a car. The driver of the car suffered minor injuries. The accident happened at the ...
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Nine killed in two accidents
Newindpress - Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India
The mangled remains of the KSRTC bus that hit a lorry at Nagatihalli in Mandya district on Tuesday morning. NAGAMANGALA: Nine people, including four ...
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Bus accident kills 10, injures 50 in southern China
San Diego Union Tribune - United States
AP BEIJING – At least 10 people were killed and 50 injured early Monday when a speeding bus hit a tanker truck on an expressway in southern China and then ...
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Govt firm on speed governors
Navhind Times - Panjim,India
“If we consider last one year,” he informed, “10 people died in bus accidents, 23 lost their lives in truck mishaps, while 12 people succumbed to accidents ...
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Police Keep Busy On Traffic Accidents
Fort Smith Times Record - Fort Smith,AR,USA
A man was injured in Tuesday morning’s fourth accident, when he crashed into a Fort Smith transit bus. A city employee told police that moments after she ...
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One death, accidents during latest dose of snow
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier - Waterloo,IA,USA
No injuries were reported, but the bus lodged on a lawn. A Waterloo police car was struck while the officer was working an accident at Ridgeway Avenue and ...
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Six killed in road accidents
The Daily Star - Dhaka,Bangladesh
Police detained the bus but its driver managed to flee. Our Correspondent in Sirajganj adds: A man was killed in a road accident on the Sirajganj-Kazipur ...
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Details from November USFK Bus Accident Released
By GI Korea
The bus driver said the car in front of him suddenly braked and he swerved to the right to avoid an accident and hit the van instead. Common sense seems to say that the car in front of the bus probably braked because the van was driving ...
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Accident
By abdul
I have in the past helped people when they had accidents or got lost or something but I was not helped today when I hurt my foot while getting off the bus. It was nothing too serious as there was somewhere to rest for about a mintute or ...
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Big Rig Accident Round Up
According to an article in CBS News’ Web site, the big rig accident occurred on the connector from the southbound San Gabriel River (605) Freeway to the westbound 60 Freeway. The bus driver, identified as Claud Emmett Martin, 58, ...
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People who cannot drive: Weird and funny driving accidents
By MRweird
... are hilarious and surely most of these accidents were done by (more…) --- Related Articles at Weird Things:. Lots of Jokes: Aims to make you laugh What People Do To Their Dogs: Funny Dog Costumes Weird Photo of Passenger on a Bus ...
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Kentucky Personal Injury Attorney
By Daryl Dixon
For me, I handle Auto Accidents, Semi-Truck Accidents, Medical Malpractice Cases, Hospital Negligence Cases, Birth Injury Cases, Products Liability Cases, Train, Plane and Bus Crashes. When someone is injured in one of the above type ...
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