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Fed-Funded Program Preps New Orleans Workers For Streetcar Expansion

Susan Buchanan | Posted 05.05.2013 | Business
Read More: NCCER, Federal Transit Administration, Loyola Streetcar Line, Retirement, Safety, Workforce Development, Skilled Jobs, Delgado Community College, Job1, Worker Certification, Job Training, Veolia Transportation, Jefferson Business & Career Solutions Center, Education, Louisiana Workforce Commission, Unemployment, College, New Orleans Regional Transit Authority, Workers Compensation, Buses, Rampart St., Auto Mechanics, Business News
Susan Buchanan

(This article is published in "The Louisiana Weekly" in the May 6, 2013 edition.) This spring, thirteen Crescent City residents completed a year of ...

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Tax Gas, Not Diapers

Joel Judd | Posted 06.01.2013 | Denver
Read More: Trains, Sales Tax, Buses, Gas Tax, Light Rail, Transportation, Rtd, Fastrax, Denver News
Joel Judd

Taxes on baby diapers and water heaters should not subsidize roads and rails. Gas taxes are a nearly perfect user fee. But our state gas tax has lost a lot of its punch over the years.

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New Orleans Launches Its Loyola Streetcar, With Another Leg Awaited

Susan Buchanan | Posted 03.28.2013 | Green
Read More: Ninth Ward, St. Claude Ave., Ride New Orleans, Tiger Grants, Veolia Transportation, Super Bowl Xlvii, New Orleans City Hall, Tourism, Parking, U.S. Dept. Of Transportation, Transit Shelters, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans Regional Transit Authority, St. Charles Streetcar, Canal St., New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal, New Orleans City Council Member Kristin Palmer, Public Transit, Buses, Mardi Gras, Commuters, Green News
Susan Buchanan

Spacious, solar-lit shelters on the new Loyola Ave. streetcar line, opening on Jan. 28, will accommodate Super Bowl fans in New Orleans. But elsewhere, commuters huddle under less protection.

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Janell Ross

Limited NYC Subways, Tunnels Become Operational Following Hurricane Sandy

HuffingtonPost.com | Janell Ross | Posted 11.01.2012 | New York
Read More: NYC Subways, Natural Disasters, Hurricane Sandy Transit Crisis, Subways, Signals, Hurricane Sandy Subway Damage, Repairs, Hurricane Sandy 2012, Trains, Flooding, Buses, Subway Riders, Gridlock, Commuters, New York News

Several New York City subway lines will resume partial operations Thursday morning at 6 a.m. EDT and vehicle access to Manhattan will largely be restr...

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PHOTOS: Panama City's Abandoned, Diabolic Buses

Sofia Verzbolovskis | Posted 09.25.2012 | Travel
Read More: Panama City Travel, Buses, Travel Blogs, Panama, Diablos Rojos, Panama Travel, Panama City, Slideexpand, Travel News
Sofia Verzbolovskis

Art museums used to pale in comparison to the parade on the street.

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Bus Driver Gets Probation For Duct Taping Girl

AP | Posted 07.10.2012 | Home
Read More: Bus Driver Duct Taped Girl, Queensbury New York, New York Schools, Buses, Duct Tape, New York, Bus Driver, Home News

QUEENSBURY, N.Y. -- A former upstate New York school bus driver has been sentenced to three years of probation for placing duct tape over the mouth of...

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What's It Like to Be a City Bus Driver?

Clara Tsao | Posted 07.07.2012 | Impact
Read More: Los Angeles, Bus, City Bus Driver, Buses, Busing, Bus Driver, Recession-Proof, Big Blue Bus, Recession-Proof Jobs, Impact News
Clara Tsao

"I am the CEO of this bus. I am the authority. And I love driving and being able to help people get to places. And this city uniform I wear, I wear it with pride."

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Why Light Rail and Buses Are Both Essential to Detroit's Transit System

Megan Owens | Posted 06.06.2012 | Detroit
Read More: Detroit Light Rail, Detroit Buses, Detroit Mass Transit, Detroit Politics, Mass Transit, Buses, Light Rail, Detroit News
Megan Owens

If Detroit wants to stabilize and grow its economy, buses, rapid buses, and light rail must all be included in Detroit's regional transportation system. If Detroit only supports a basic bus system, we will remain a third-class city.

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Janell Ross

Bus, Train Ads Aim To Rescue Ailing Transit Budgets

HuffingtonPost.com | Janell Ross | Posted 02.08.2012 | Business
Read More: Boston, Mass Transit, Budget Cuts, Subway, Chicago, New York Subway, Public Transit, Commuting, Culver City, Buses, Los Angeles, Budget Deficits, Metro, Business News

Faced with the clashing imperatives of protecting public health and preserving the fiscal well-being of public transportation, Boston transit official...

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In The Public Interest : House Transportation Bills Strikes First as Tragedy, Then as Dangerous Farce

Phineas Baxandall | Posted 04.04.2012 | Politics
Read More: House of Representatives, Driving, Mass Transit, Oil Dependency, Budget Cuts, Budget, Vmt, Transportation, Oil-Dependency, U.S. PIRG, Oil Drilling, Subways, Public Transportation, John Mica, US Oil Drilling, Buses, Oil Dependence, Politics News
Phineas Baxandall

The agenda for transportation advanced by the House this week flies directly in the face of clear trends in how Americans are choosing to travel.

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Feds Shutter Chinatown Bus Co. For Safety Violations

AP | Posted 12.29.2011 | Travel
Read More: Double Happyness Bus, Buses, Budget Travel, New York Buses, Chinatown Bus, Dot, Department of Transportation, Video, Travel News

PHILADELPHIA -- Concerns over vehicle and driver safety led federal regulators to shut down a bus company that took passengers from several cities to ...

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Greyhound Passengers Abandoned At Missouri Truck Stop

Posted 11.21.2011 | Travel
Read More: Bus, St. Louis, Greyhound, Greyhound Bus, Tennessee, Memphis, Missouri, Greyhound Bus Driver Abandons Passengers, Buses, Travel News

Greyhound passengers on a St. Louis-bound bus from Memphis spent a night sitting at a truck stop in Charleston, Missouri on Saturday after their drive...

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On the Road, Can't We All Just Get Along?

David Murphy | Posted 11.29.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Bike Safety, Bicycling, Mass Transit, Buses, Traffic Laws, La Traffic, Reckless Driving, Los Angeles News
David Murphy

Drivers vs. bicyclists, car lovers vs. bike activists. A multi-modal holy war. An exaggeration? Of course. But sadly, the casualties and even fatalities on our roads are all too real.

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Post-Katrina Rebuilding Includes Wider, Greener Transit Options

Susan Buchanan | Posted 09.18.2011 | Green
Read More: New Orleans, Federal Transit Administration, Electricity, Baton Rouge, U.S. Dept. Of Transportation, Ferries, Railroads, Amtrak, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Buses, Lake Pontchartrain, Norfolk Southern, Veolia Transportation, Streetcars, Green News
Susan Buchanan

New Orleans business and community leaders have argued that an intercity rail line would benefit the region economically and culturally, and would be another way for New Orleans residents to head north when hurricanes approach.

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WATCH: Saggy Pants Banned From City's Buses

Posted 11.15.2011 | Weird News
Read More: Texas, Baggy, Bus, Ban, Baggy Pants, Saggy, Weird Fashion, Pants, Fashion, Buses, Fort Worth, Sagging, Weird Texas, Saggy Pants, Video, Weird News News

WATCH: ...

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NY Cracks Down On Unsafe Buses, Pulls 14 Off The Road

AP | MICHAEL GORMLEY | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Chinatown Bus Crash, Casino Bus Crash, Ny News, Public Buses, Bus Crash, Buses, NY Around Town, Chinatown Bus, Transportation, New York News

ALBANY, N.Y. — A sting operation by New York state transportation investigators and law enforcement a week after a horrific fatal tour bus crash...

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Busloads Of Entrepreneurs Launch Startups On 56-Hour Road Trip

Joan K. Smith | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Startups, Entrepreneurs, Buses, Startup, SXSW Interactive, Sxsw, South by Southwest, Small Business, Cleveland, Entrepreneurship, Small Business America, Business News
Joan K. Smith

In the flurry of a mass orchestrated adrenaline rush, busloads of previous strangers had formed 38 teams on the road and, as described by Cleveland bus conductor Anthony Broad Crawford, "gone through the complete life cycle of a startup."

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Sustainable Travel Is Taking Root

Leah Mayor | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel
Read More: Gas Prices, Justin Francis, Artisinal Food Festivals, Carlo Petrini, Slow Travel, Slow Food Movement, Fast Food, Trains, responsibletravel.com, Buses, Travel News
Leah Mayor

Like Slow Food, Slow Travel offers an alternative to global tourism, one that promotes the pleasure of travel, while making commitments to protect local communities and the environment.

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The Senate's "Dr. No"

Dan Becker and James Gerstenzang | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: MVSA, Corporate Malfeasance, S. 554, Toyota, Motor Vehicle Safety Act, S. 3302, Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act (MESA), National Transportation Safety Board, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Sudden Unintended Acceleration, Safety Standards, Tom Coburn, Traffic Safety, Lame-Duck Congress, Sudden Acceleration, Ford Windstar, Lexus, Buses, Vehicle Defects, Senate, Department of Transportation, Politics News
Dan Becker and James Gerstenzang

This blog was written by our colleague, Benjamin Kelley, a member of the board of directors of the Center for Auto Safety. Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) is ...

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New MTA Fast Bus Off To A Slow Start

evgrieve.com | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: m15, Buses, NY Around Town, Mta, Transportation, New York News

EV Grieve reader Mike shared his experience from the new M15 Select Bus Service yesterday ... Paid for my ticket at 2nd and 42nd. The crowd was min...

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"What to Expect When Your Child is Becoming a Monster"... Now That's a Book I Would Buy!

Yisrael Campbell | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Taxis, Buses, Schools, Children, Crying, Comedy, Jewish, Healthy Living News
Yisrael Campbell

Now, my kid only turned four last week. If you ask him his age, he'll say, "I'm four but I feel like I'm three." And he acts two, I would add

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The Bike Lane Wars

John Petro | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: New York City Department of Transportation, Mayor Bloomberg, Bicycles, Brooklyn, New York City, Planyc, Janette Sadik-Khan, Buses, Transit, Prospect Park, Bike Lanes, Marty Markowitz, New York News
John Petro

There is a solution to New York city traffic, but I don't think Marty Markowitz will like it. We must take steps to reduce the number of cars on the road, even as the city's population grows.

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The American Economy and the American Dream

Joe Costello | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Suburbs, Public Transit, Classism, Car, Suburbia, Budget Cuts, Subways, Public Transportation, Racism, Atlanta, Buses, Class, Wealth Gap, Business News
Joe Costello

Clayton County, a majority black district abutting Atlanta, is about to have is about to have its public transportation system cancelled, according to a must-read article in the LA Times.

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Subway Security Beefed Up After Moscow Suicide Attacks

AP | MEGAN K. SCOTT | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Cuacus, Suicide Bombers, Nypd, Police, Terrorism, Subway, Moscow, Buses, Security, Mta, New York Police Department, New York City, Cops, New York News

NEW YORK — U.S. transit agencies beefed up security as a precaution Monday after the double suicide bombing in Moscow's subway system, sending m...

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Addressing Transportation Inequity to Keep America Moving

Laura Barrett | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: High Speed Rail, Public Transit, Buses, Busing, Public Transportation, Politics News
Laura Barrett

Transportation inequity leads to the government spending 80 percent of our national transportation budget on highways and only 20 percent on transit. That means massive subsidies for destructive sprawl.

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