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Newsby StaffFebruary 20, 2015

Where is the 'Sorriest Bus Stop' in America?

All contenders bore witness to a transportation system where no expense is spared to save highway commuters a few moments, but basic amenities for transit are seen as optional.

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Newsby StaffOctober 7, 2014

Woman struck, killed by SUV at Minneapolis bus stop

Witnesses of the crash say the woman driving the SUV that hit the shelter was backing out of a McDonald’s parking lot, accelerated, hit a parked car, careened off a tree and then crashed into the bus shelter.

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Newsby StaffMay 8, 2014

No more 'million dollar bus stops' in Arlington, Va.

The County Manager launched a comprehensive review of the project last year after declaring that the Walter Reed station, formerly called a “Super Stop,” had cost too much and taken too long to build and had some functional problems, including poor weather protection.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 16, 2014

N.Y. to get musical bus stops

The Women’s Housing and Economic Development Corp. plans to install “listening stations” at stops on the MTA’s elevated subway line in the Bronx to honor the borough’s rich musical history.

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Newsby StaffNovember 25, 2013

Illinois transit to make bus stops more accessible

Springfield MTD is beginning work to make 14 bus stops more accessible to people in wheelchairs. All of the stops will be equipped with a concrete pad and a shelter.

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Articlesby Alex RomanAugust 19, 2013

San Francisco Proposal Allows Muni, Private Carriers to Share Stops

By creating a pre-approved network of shared bus stops, SFMTA would be allowed to prevent private carriers from using Muni stops that have high frequencies, as well as those that are simply not long enough to share without creating additional traffic congestion.

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ArticlesMay 20, 2013

IndyGo recycles stadium seats for bus stops

In partnership with Ecolaborative, Indianapolis Fabrications and Recycle Force, PUP is facilitating the refurbishment of the stadium seats, while a strategic relationship with IndyGo is bringing the rehabbed stand-alone benches to bus stops around Indianapolis.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 11, 2013

Vegas Mayor pledges $1M for bus stop ROW

Funds for the acquisition efforts will be available starting July 1, 2013, and the city and RTC anticipate the entire process — from surveying to project completion — to take between one to two years to complete.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 28, 2013

S.D. leaders to recommend making bus stops more accessible

An ongoing review of the city’s compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act shows that one-quarter of the city’s bus stops don’t meet the federal standard, according to consultants hired in 2011 to perform a citywide audit of public facilities

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Newsby StaffOctober 1, 2012

Penn State students name best, worst bus stops

They share their strategies to catching the Centre Area Transportation Authority buses at the best places and times, and which bus stops they avoid due to overcrowding.

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