MetroBus bus stop at U and 15th streets, NW. by Elvert Barnes under a Creative Commons license. It turns out that a public transportation system can catch the coronavirus. The question is, can it be vaccinated? WMATA announced this week that bus services will have to be significantly reduced yetRead More →
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Planners have been talking for years about building a new transit hub to replace the current facility built in 1976 on the corner of Nevada Avenue and Kiowa Street in the downtown core. City of Colorado Springs In a December 2017 final report on aRead More →
Despite what you may read elsewhere in this issue and beyond, I’ll double my optimism from last week’s column: I’m increasingly convinced that we are past the worst time of the COVID-19 pandemic, even if the coming weeks still require our vigilance and our emergency care. So, by all means,Read More →
LIKE As part of the Highway 99 tunnel program, construction is underway to modernize the Highway 99 corridor to make public transit more reliable and cycling more accessible. “The extension of the dedicated shoulder bus lanes will make public transport travel faster and more reliable,” Rob Fleming, Minister of TransportRead More →
Notorious Eritrea-Netherlands human trafficker arrested in Kenya NAIROBI, Kenya – Notorious Eritrean-Dutch human trafficker arrested in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, International Police [INTERPOL] confirmed, a few days after his arrest, to put an end to the long search for his fate. John Habeta, 53, has been linked to a string ofRead More →
(Photo WSB, CA / Alaska this afternoon) As the thaw approaches, Metro announced it will begin restoring transit service: Metro will shut down the Snow Emergency Network (ESN) at 4 a.m. on Sunday January 2. Subway vehicle maintenance crews abandoned chaining and retrieving stranded buses and began repairing damaged busesRead More →
Unfair transit ban I am a senior, living in Clayton Park. I have a very sociable yellow lab that accompanies me almost everywhere. In particular, we love Point Pleasant and just walk downtown and by the water. I am lucky to have a car, so getting to these places isRead More →
Rushing to the green, Houston-area transportation officials have a whiteboard filled with freeway and transit projects slated to begin in 2022, but rolling out all that bitumen means drivers will see a lot more. orange cones and construction areas, leaving some feeling blue. Construction spending by the Texas Department ofRead More →
Just announced by Sound transit – January 28 is the date it will take the next major step in planning the West Seattle streetcar extensions to Ballard – this is the date ST will launch the Environmental impact study project. Here is the announcement: We are delighted to announce thatRead More →
The Ting family pictured with Phoong (seated, left). KOTA KINABALU (December 27): To parents Ting Leng Ming and Arsaida Abdul, their greatest Christmas present this year is none other than the approval of citizenship for their two children which will allow them to access education without hinders. The two childrenRead More →