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Bus overturns in NorCal, killing 8, driver arrested on suspicion of being under the influence
Associated Press WriterWILLIAMS, Calif. (AP) _ A bus driver with a string of motor vehicle offenses and a history of substance abuse was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence Monday, hours after his casino-bound charter bus ran into a ditch, killing eight people....Tags: Road Accidents, Hospitals and Clinics, Drug Trafficking, Tourism and Leisure, Injuries
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Saving gas, beyond the car
Consumer ReportsTaking a hard look at the relationship between peak oil (when the maximum rate of oil extraction is reached) and water shortages paints a grim picture. Oil supplies from non-OPEC sources have already peaked, according to Dr. Peter Wells, an oil industry... -
Improvements delayed
The thousands of new employees coming to military-related jobs in Harford County in the next three years will likely grapple with traffic congestion caused by inadequate roads, failing intersections and insufficient mass transit. Maryland's revenue...Tags: Road Transportation, Defense, Economic Policy, Employees, Robert Thomas
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Officials of Metrolink operator comment on deadly crash
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterTop officials with the firm that contracts to run Metrolink trains made their first public comments Sunday night about last month's deadly head-on collision of a passenger train with a Union Pacific freight train in Chatsworth. "Words cannot express...Tags: Railway Accidents, Chatsworth, Transportation Accidents, Transportation Industry, Union Pacific Corporation
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From Legislative Star To Inmate
Jessie G. Stratton's career has seen unusual highs and lows — serving as a top Democratic state legislator early in this decade, and now serving a 120-day sentence in the York Correctional Institution after three drunken-driving arrests since 2003....Tags: Kevin Ryan, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Lobbying, Government, Prisons
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Roads lag in BRAC plan
While Aberdeen Proving Ground undergoes an expansion that is expected to bring as many as 10,000 new jobs and more than 1.5 million square feet of office space, the state roads surrounding the Harford County post might not be ready for the influx. The...Tags: Defense, Labor Markets, Patrick O'Brien, Economic Policy, Traffic
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Intermodal transport key to this long Island
Drew Martin is president of the Rocky Point Civic Association.I think it's safe to say that Robert Moses was wrong. He never accounted for the exurbs, nor did he account for $4-a-gallon gas. But above all, he never thought that living near a public transportation hub would ever be considered desirable. How times...Tags: Road Transportation, Rocky Point, Brookhaven, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Government
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Record bus ridership in Fort Wayne
A record number of riders used the Citilink bus service in September despite the first full month of route cuts that followed recent rate hikes, officials said. In September, the first month of the Fort Wayne bus service's route cuts, Citilink had... -
Assessing transit
Howard County is beginning an assessment of its bus service, Howard Transit, to develop recommendations for expanding service and making capital improvements. A consultant's interim report, presented June 24 at the meeting of the Howard County Public...Tags: Ellicott City
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BRAC-linked road, transit projects facing big delays
Maryland's projected revenue shortfall has already delayed more than $114 million in road and transit projects intended to meet the demands of the BRAC military base expansion coming to Aberdeen Proving Ground in Harford County and Fort Meade in Anne...Tags: Fort Meade, Aberdeen Proving Ground
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Limited parking available for salute to Phelps at Fort McHenry
Baltimore transportation officials are warning motorists of limited parking near Fort McHenry on Saturday afternoon and evening in anticipation of the Star-Spangled Salute to Michael Phelps. The event is set to begin at 7 p.m., with gates to Fort...Tags: Locust Point, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Fort McHenry, Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry
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Elderly, disabled now pay $2 fare for special-needs transportation service in Lake
Sentinel Staff WriterRising fuel costs and dwindling state funds forced Lake County to raise fares by $1 for riders of the Lake County Connection, which serves mentally and physically disabled, low-income and elderly citizens. The new $2 fares started Wednesday. The Lake...Tags: Gainesville, Personal Income, Transportation
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