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Can every line be a green line?
When you ride the CTA, you may feel a wee bit morally superior when it comes to your carbon footprint. In stations, you see recycling bins. And on the train? Per CTA Board Chairwoman Carole Brown, an eight-car "L" filled to capacity represents 1,000 cars...Tags: Global Change, Ecosystems, Conservation, Chicago Transit Authority, Transportation
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Bus agency reaches out
Harford Transit is working with area employers to increase its ridership and improve travel for those who rely on the bus to get to jobs throughout the county. Transit administrators expect to supply human resources departments at numerous companies with...Tags: Employers, Traffic, Trips and Vacations, Harford County, Academic Progress
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No tax rise seen to avert MTA cuts
A gallon of gas costs less than $2, and Maryland's gasoline tax hasn't been raised for 15 years. But don't look for Howard County's State House delegation to lead the charge in Annapolis for a tax increase to prevent big cuts to commuter transit and...Tags: Traffic, Fires, Road Transportation, Transportation, Elizabeth Bobo
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Investment in transit nothing to brag about
I think it is the administrator of the Federal Transit Administration who mischaracterizes the agency's commitment to public transit across America ("Public transit funding has gotten a boost," letters, Nov. 24), not the writer of the letter "Hoping for... -
Group proposes 'green' fee of $10 per car
A mass transportation organization wants Indiana residents to pay a "green" fee of $10 on each car and truck on the road to help promote mass transit options. The Indiana Transportation Association's 2009 legislative agenda calls for a $10 environmental...Tags: Railway Transportation, Traffic, Indianapolis, Sales, Transportation
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Experience helps her, others
247-4795Luz Marina Vaughn, originally from Colombia, can relate to the people she sees coming into Literacy Volunteers of Gloucester. "I was scared and nervous to come at first, too," Vaughn said. "But once I came, I began learning better English and...Tags: Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Old Dominion University, Domino's Pizza Incorporated
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Two bus lanes planned for U.S. 441 west of Boca Raton
South Florida Sun-SentinelRight now, U.S. 441 west of Boca Raton is a six-lane, congested road, a main thoroughfare for gated communities and retail outlets. Transportation officials are hoping to transform it into a major mass-transit corridor, with lanes set aside for buses....Tags: Interior Policy, Traffic, Florida Department of Transportation, Boca Raton, Broward County
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Ocean City may reduce bus, trash services
The Associated PressOcean City officials are looking at cost-cutting measures to save money, including possible reductions in off-season trash collections and bus service. In a memo to town leaders, public works director Hal Adkins said reducing trash pickups to once a week... -
NYer calls for boycott of transit fare increases
One New Yorker has a plan to protest fare increases for buses and subways that are expected to wallop commuters next year: He's calling for a one-day boycott. Louis Kenny has been passing out fliers calling for a boycott on the day fares are expected to...Tags: Demonstration, Transportation
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Government issues warning of terror plot against NYC subways during holiday season
Associated Press WritersNEW YORK (AP) _ Police bolstered security in subways and trains Wednesday after the government warned that al-Qaida suicide bombers were contemplating an attack on New York's mass-transit systems during the holiday season. An internal memo obtained by The...Tags: Traffic, New York City Police Department, Long Island Rail Road, Suicide, Manhattan (New York City)
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NY Subway Terror Threat Emerges On Busy Travel Day
Associated PressPolice bolstered security in subways and trains Wednesday after the government warned that al-Qaida suicide bombers were contemplating an attack on New York's mass-transit systems during the holiday season. An internal memo obtained by the Associated...Tags: Traffic, New York City Police Department, Suicide, Manhattan (New York City), Long Island Rail Road
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NYPD, MTA beef up security in wake of attacks abroad
In the face of new warnings about a possible terror plot, the New York Police Department and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority beefed up security in the subways and commuter rail lines yesterday as the city shifted into Thanksgiving holiday mode....Tags: Defense, Traffic, New York City Police Department, Manhattan (New York City), Suicide
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