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PA: Transit Union Unhappy in Talks
Drivers and mechanics for the Westmoreland County Transit Authority could take a strike vote in the summer if negotiations for a new labor contract produce no results, union officials said Thursday night. More than two dozen members of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1738 gathered for a meeting of the transit authority board to complain about the pace of negotiations and safety and maintenance concerns with the bus fleet. Rank-and-file members are employees of National Express Transit...
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  • PA: Transit Union Unhappy in Talks

    Drivers and mechanics for the Westmoreland County Transit Authority could take a strike vote in the summer if negotiations for a new labor contract produce no results, union officials said Thursday night.

    News • May 24th, 2013

  • CT: Metro-North Workers Hire a Lawyer to Pursue Damages in Train Collision

    Seven Metro-North workers who were injured in Friday's derailment are filing a claim with the commuter railroad that could lead to a federal lawsuit.

    News • May 24th, 2013

  • VA: Private Plan for Light Rail Won't Add Up, HRT Says

    The region's public transit authority says a private proposal to extend light rail to Virginia Beach contains "as many questions as answers," doesn't address the regulatory complications it could trigger, and features a questionable choice for its...

    News • May 24th, 2013

  • CA: Funding OKd for Light-Rail Station in Leimert Park

    After years spent fighting for a light-rail station in Leimert Park, South Los Angeles community members got their wish Thursday with the approval of full funding for a stop in the heart of L.A.'s African American community.

    News • May 24th, 2013

  • TN: What to do About Those Leftover Shelters on the UT Campus?

    Hubert Smith's effort to get city-owned bus shelters back from the University of Tennessee may end soon, and not the way he wanted.

    News • May 24th, 2013

  • CA: BART Board Votes to Allow bikes on Rush Hour Trains

    Another barrier to taking bicycles on board BART trains is falling with the removal of a ban on riders taking their bikes on trains during rush hour.

    News • May 24th, 2013

  • PA: Train to Harrisburg Supported

    State leaders are committing $3.8 million a year to save a passenger rail route that Amtrak acknowledges is "not as efficient or as useful as it might be."

    News • May 24th, 2013

  • NY: LIRR's 'Cannonball' to Hamptons May Sell Out

    The Long Island Rail Road has a piece of advice for travelers looking to take the first ever nonstop train from Penn Station to the Hamptons this afternoon: Be early.

    News • May 24th, 2013

  • CA: Santa Cruz Residents Weigh in on Transportation in 2035

    The future of the Monterey Bay region was the focus of a public workshop Thursday with local residents invited to share a vision of how they hope to get around by 2035 -- whether by car, bike, bus, rail or another form of public transit.

    News • May 24th, 2013

  • WA: Transit Board Approves Hilltop Link Extension

    The Sound Transit Board of Directors made it official Thursday, unanimously affirming the Tacoma City Council's choice of a 2.3-mile light rail extension that runs through the heart of the Hilltop on Martin Luther King Jr. Way.

    News • May 24th, 2013

  • NC: City Budget Proposal Includes New Bus Service

    A majority of property owners in Winston-Salem would see a decrease in their city tax bill, new bus service would start on Sundays and most city employees could receive a merit-pay increase of 1.5 percent, under a proposed budget released Thursday...

    News • May 24th, 2013

  • MA: Former T Supervisor Had No License for 5 Years

    A former T bus supervisor drove T vehicles for five years with a suspended driver's license -- a clear violation of the authority's rules -- the Herald has learned.

    News • May 23rd, 2013

  • FL: Leaders of County, Cities Map Hillsborough Transit Strategies

    Three years after Hillsborough County voters killed a transit-tax referendum, county commissioners joined the mayors of Tampa, Temple Terrace and Plant City on Wednesday to begin mapping out a new transportation plan they can sell to voters.

    News • May 23rd, 2013

  • Iowa City Proposes Cuts to SEATS Transit for Elderly, Disabled

    Iowa City is proposing cutting Sunday service and discounted fares from a public transit service for the elderly and people with disabilities.

    News • May 23rd, 2013

  • ON: Purse Taken after Woman's Subway Death

    In the crowded chaos of the morning rush hour, a woman died by jumping onto the tracks at the College subway station, leaving her purse behind on the platform. As confusion reigned in the underground, another woman walked over, took it - and left.

    News • May 23rd, 2013

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