In an effort to be more "green," my company recently began charging employees to park in the company lot as a way to encourage more employees to carpool and use public transportation.I am very environmentally conscious. I drive a hybrid vehicle, and I applaud any effort to reduce carbon emissions....
A myriad of state agencies, business and nonprofit groups recently gave access to jobs for the disabled a boost with the introduction of a workshop called Public Transit 101. and a Southwestern Connecticut Accessible Transportation Guide. The init A myriad of state agencies,...
BALTIMORE, Md., July 9 /U.S. Newswire/ -- More Maryland residents have come to rely on Baltimore/Washington International Airport's BWI ground transportation services for more than just their travel needs, according to a survey of Airport customers releBALTIMORE, Md., July 9 /U.S. Newswire/ -- More Maryland residents have come to rely...
INTRODUCTION Public transit system, a basic part of the transportation network in urban areas, benefit society by providing mobility to people in shared vehicles. Although transit-oriented development may not always be the best way, it is one of the best solutions for transportation problems in large cities and...
World in brief WASHINGTON Armed security patrols on New York City's underground system, above, were stepped up yesterday after the FBI warned law enforcement agencies of a possible terror attack during today's Thanksgiving holiday. A leaked internal memo said the FBI had a "plausible but unsubstantiated"...
TriMet has appointed Beth deHamel as its new finance and administration executive director. Beginning Jan. 5, 2009, deHamel will begin overseeing the transportation organization's $750 million operations and capital projects budget. She replaces Dave Auxier, who retired in February after 28 years with TriMet and six years as finance and...
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-25 November 2008-Frozen Food Express Declares DividendC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Frozen Food Express Industries announced that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.03 per share of its common stock. The dividend will be paid on December 16, to shareholders...
Low income families There is some good news for low-income families from the Chancellor's speech. From 2010, eight million of the lowest-earning households will benefit from the Savings Gateway scheme which matches every pound they save with 50p from the Government. Child benefit will increase from 18.80...
LOS ANGELES -- Rattan Joea, CEO of Prime Time Shuttle, announced a new pilot program offering the travel industry's first family rate for door-to-door airport shuttle transportation. Called "Family on the Go," the innovative pilot program offers a new concept in transportation pricing with a significantly reduced flat rate of...
FREMONT -- Local resident Frank Kinney chuckled as he pumped gas into his flaming orange 1955 Chevy Bel Air convertible, knowing that gas prices fell by a third in the last month. He filled up his other car, a Ford Explorer, earlier in the week. "I tried...
Legislators took the opportunity in Friday's legislative budget discussions to chide the Jordan School District and the newly formed Canyons School District for not saving money by getting along. The two districts recently failed to strike a deal to temporarily share office space and services such as...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CSX Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michael Ward today announced the appointment of Louis E. Renjel as vice president-strategic infrastructure initiatives. Renjel will report to Ellen M. Fitzsimmons, senior vice president-law and public affairs, general counsel and corporate secretary. "Louis...
* Potters Bar families turn on Transport Secretary as decision delayed once more Families of the Potters Bar rail crash victims have criticised Geoff Hoon, the Transport Secretary, for delaying his decision over whether to grant a public inquiry into the accident. Six...
BEIJING, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China TransInfo Technology Corp., ("China TransInfo" or "the Company"), a leading provider of public transportation information systems technology and comprehensive solutions in the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), today announced that, through its majority owned subsidiary Dalian Dajian Zhitong Information Service Co., Ltd...
SCOTTISH taxi drivers are facing the prospect of a bleak midwinter as the recession cuts into customer numbers. The ongoing downturn - coupled with the threat of worse to come - has led to a fall in the number of people going out in the evenings. Drivers...
Wrapping buses in ads can be a window of opportunity for companies to get publicity, but sometimes it can be a pane, as San Ramon-based Chevron learned recently. The company shelled out $86,667 to wrap 13 San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency buses in ads. Messages such as,...
This seems as good a place as any to admit to one of my guiltiest pleasures. As a child I was an avid fan of the comic strip, 'Peanuts', and bought every single paperback selection published in this country by Coronet. Even during grumpy adolescence I maintained the collection, which...
Byline: COUN GREG STONE MANY residents in Walker will be feeling bitterly let down that the campaign to save the St Anthony's Post Office looks likely to end in failure, leaving no post office functioning in the entire East End south of Shields Road and Welbeck Road. ...
Owens Corning Chief Energy Officer Urges Proper Insulation for Improved Energy Efficiency in Buildings TOLEDO, Ohio, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Armed with survey results revealing public misperceptions about energy use, The Pink PantherTM, Chief Energy Officer at Owens Corning , broke his decades of silence on October...
Plan to stimulate the economy hits bottleneck Rift between No 10 and Department of Transport PLANS TO boost the struggling economy by bringing forward much- needed work on Britain's transport infrastructure are foundering, causing a rift between No 10 and the Department of Transport. ...
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