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A taxpayer advocacy group critical of how much transit workers earn is suing the City of Ottawa after their ad was rejected, due to inaccurate wording, the city claims.
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Would create high-quality manufacturing jobs, especially in states with double-digit unemployment rates, while significantly cutting auto-related global warming pollution.
Read More →One truck passenger, a woman who wasn’t wearing a seat belt, is in critical condition with life-threatening injuries, while the driver and the other occupants of the truck were also hospitalized with nonlife-threatening injuries, including broken legs. Ten bus passengers also were sent to hospitals, but their injuries were minor or nonlife-threatening.
Read More →With the VEDS powering the bus, TriMet will be extensively evaluating system capabilities that can increase range up to 25% higher than other electric drive systems with similar sized battery packs in the North American market.
Read More →In addition to his jail and probation sentence, the driver, who was drunk when he struck a SamTrans bus last January, must pay restitution to six victims, $7,341 to one and an amount to be determined for the other five.
Read More →The campaign is similar to the one developed for subways, with the focus on reminding passengers that avoiding certain behaviors can ensure a faster and more pleasant ride for everyone. Reminders include step aside to let others off first; remove your backpack; and don’t clip your nails on the bus.
Read More →In recognition of the agency's committment to operational and energy efficiency and sustainability, it will receive the “Energy Efficiency Leader Award” this week from Thermo King.
Read More →The three-year Zero-fare demonstration project is sponsored by 14 different community partners.
Read More →After Kerry Walls was fired by the Central Contra Costa Transit Authority for unauthorized absences due to illness, he filed a grievance through his union. He was reinstated, but fired again for breaking an agreement with another unexcused absence. The agency claimed he had waived his right to the hearing that public employees normally receive before termination.
Read More →The technology, known as Bus Transit Management System (BTMS), provides real-time monitoring of bus movements and modern real-time communications between bus drivers and CTA’s Control Center.
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