bus transport

A 66-year-old man was killed this morning when he was struck by a HART bus while crossing Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, Hillsborough County deputies said. Robert Lynn Lewis, address unknown, apparently didn't see the bus, which was not in service and had no passengers. The driver, Carl M. Darby, 61, couldn't stop in time, deputies said.  

On Thursday, November 19, residents on the eastern side of Chula Vista received a letter in the mail from the San Diego Association of Governments concerning a new rapid transit project. The South Bay Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project is set to create a 21-mile bus route originating at the Otay Mesa border and extending northwest through eastern Chula Vista, eventually ending in downtown. According to the letter, the new bus route will have limited stops, comfortable vehicles, and fast, frequent service  

A Valrico mother contacted 10 Connects, complaining her children have to walk along a busy road to access their new bus stop. The bus stop was moved because it was three houses away from a sexual predator's home. What do you think is more dangerous: a sexual predator's home or a busy street?  

Loretta Hanson can tell you precisely when the Belen football team came of age, because she was there. It was the night of Sept. 4 when Lawson, a 10-year veteran of driving an activity bus for Belen Consolidated Schools, transported the Eagles to their all-important game with Aztec High, the team that had dealt Belen its only two losses last year, including at the state semifinals. And in previous encounters, the Tigers had owned the Eagles.  

It's unknown who will take the trolley. Bay Area Transportation Authority owns the trolley, well-known around town for its old-time look and charm, and popular for wedding parties and wine tours. Two local limousine companies want to buy BATA's trolley, but the public transit agency's director thinks the community may be better served by donating it to the Traverse City Film Festival.

It has value for the private sector, but it probably has more value for the public sector because the film festival has ongoing events at the State Theatre and can utilize it for senior citizens and other groups on a regular basis   -Tom Menzel

 

A FRUSTRATING 80 per cent of Melbourne's SmartBus routes do not meet frequency targets, with some buses starting two hours behind schedule during the week and finishing four hours early on weekends. The unreliable and irregular service - which thousands of outer-suburban residents count on - often leaves commuters stranded or potentially facing costly taxi fares to get home. The damning findings by the Public Transport Users Association show the buses rarely meet State Government guidelines for freque  

Calls have been made to improve security at a park-and-ride facility used by University of Derby students. Students can pay £50-a-year to park at Markeaton Park and take a shuttle bus to the Kedleston Road Campus. Derby City Council's leader Chris Williamson said better lighting was needed to improve safety for drivers walking back to their cars.  

The driver of a Miley Cyrus tour bus has died and one passenger has been injured after the vehicle veered off the road and flipped over in Virginia. Teen icon Cyrus was not on board the bus when it crashed south of Petersburg in Dinwiddie County, Virginia State Police said in a statement. The driver of the bus, William Douglas, 53, of Austin, Texas, died at the scene.  

CITYBUS is set to be sold for £20million in a deal that promises to protect jobs and routes in the immediate future. The transport giant Go-Ahead, has offered to buy the Plymouth council-owned bus company for £20.2million. Adjustments for debt and other payments would bring the amount the council receives down to £19.58million. Members of the city Cabinet agreed yesterday to accept the offer and recommend it to the full council.

It's unprecedented that a deal of this magnitude should be decided in secret   -Tudor Evans