May 16 2012 - Way To Go! Commuter Challenge kicks off Monday in Vermont
Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger unloads a bicycle from a bus rack Thursday morning on North Winooski Avenue. The mayor engaged in a “multi-modal tour” of the city in honor of Vermont Way to Go! Commuter Challenge. |
May 13 2012 - Union challenges defeat of election for Waukegan bus service workers
Union officials say they will challenge what appears to be a narrow defeat of a campaign to organize Waukegan school bus drivers and aides under Teamsters Local 777. A push to unionize employees of Illinois Central School Bus lost 90 to 86 on Thursday. But Teamsters representative Elizabeth Gonzalez said nine “challenged” ballots, which contained unspecified discrepancies, could change the ... |
May 13 2012 - Walk or bike for a cause
WALK, BIKE, carpool or ride the bus - and do it 4,000 times between Monday and the end of the year. That's Commute Green New Hampshire's statewide challenge, which began registering participants this week. Participants in the program, now in its second year, can register as part of a team or individually and log their trips online. The goal, organizers say, is to replace 4,000 single-occupant ... |
May 02 2012 - Meeting The Transportation Needs of Central Florida Seniors
With more than three million residents over the age of 65, Florida's population has the highest proportion of senior citizens of any state in the US. One challenge facing many of Florida's seniors is how to get out and about once they can no longer drive. Private non-profit companies, public transit and volunteers are all trying to meet a growing need. More than half a million drivers in Florida ... |
May 02 2012 - Former school bus driver pens book of wisdom
Barry Dorshimer found challenge and fulfillment behind the wheel Barry Dorshimer worked for PPL for 37 years, four months, three days, 48 minutes and 16 seconds — this is his own good-humored estimate — and took an early retirement package that suited him financially but left him a little out of sorts because he isn't the kind to sit still. |
April 30 2012 - Wal-Mart probe could cost some executives their jobs
(Reuters) - Allegations that Wal-Mart Stores Inc stymied an internal investigation into extensive bribery at its Mexican subsidiary are likely to lead to years of regulatory scrutiny and could eventually cost some executives their jobs. Related Stories UBS taps private equity chief to boost deals Stagecoach's upbeat outlook eases fears on bus industry Opportunity and challenge in China-Germany ... |
April 30 2012 - SMART Dares Drivers to Take Commuter Challenge 2012 in May With Eight Reasons to Leave the Car at H
SMART, with members of Transportation Choices, is challenging residents to take the bus, vanpool, carpool, bicycle, walk or telework at least once in May. The short-term goal is to increase awareness of transportation options available in the region and to give an alternative ride a try, which may ultimately generate long-term environmental and financial benefits for residents.Detroit, MI (PRWEB ... |
April 29 2012 - Bounty on the bus
ASB officers and top food donors from Sequim Middle School begin to unload more than 6,000 pounds of food for the Sequim Food Bank. Sequim Middle School’s annual food challenge brought in 6,124 pounds of goods for the Sequim Food Bank. ASB officers and the top group of contributors loaded and unloaded a school bus filled with food on March 28. The winning team of sixth-graders — Mathew Craig ... |
April 27 2012 - 10,500 participants, 4,000 spectators swarm county for first day of obstacle challenge
SOUTH AMHERST — By noon Saturday, three parking lots at the former Lorain Assembly Plant were filled to capacity. Eric Dorney waited in the parking lot with his team for 20 minutes to catch a bus to the former Cleveland Quarries. The team was signed up to start in the Tough Mudder in 10 minutes, but Dorney had quickly given up on getting to the location on time. “Obviously, a lot of other people ... |
April 25 2012 - NICE Solutions' Implementation Expanded by Denver Regional Transport District (RTD) to Secure .
Denver RTD is expanding its implementation and will now use multiple elements of the NICE product portfolio to meet the challenges of public transit, securing people, operations, and assets RA'ANANA, Israel - NICE (NASDAQ: NICE) today announced that the Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD), the public transit system for greater metro Denver (CO), is expanding its implementation of NICE ... |
April 25 2012 - Girls Wildcats return home, top Oswego
In some ways, the West Genesee girls lacrosse team’s trip to Oswego Tuesday night offered one of the season’s supreme challenges. Here were the Wildcats, who had just played three games in as many days in New Jersey and Maryland on April 20-22, returning to the field less than 48 hours after returning home, with the long bus rides to go with a long road trip. |
April 23 2012 - GOOD Maker Challenge: Rebooting Democracy in Oregon
In conjunction with the Rebooting Democracy conference happening this week in Portland, The Bus Project Foundation , which promotes democracy and civic engagement in Oregon, is asking the public to weigh in on how to a build a strong economy and strong communities throughout the state. There are six ideas for “doing democracy right” listed on GOOD Maker , and until today at noon PST you can ... |
April 20 2012 - Ward 2 Seat Hopefuls Discuss Challenges
WHEELING - The six candidates looking to replace retiring Wheeling Councilman Vernon Seals in the city's 2nd Ward discussed everything from the Business and Occupation Tax to pit bulls during a Tuesday foru. |
April 14 2012 - On the Bus, Away From the Pack
Eric Thayer has been covering the Republican nominating contest almost nonstop since July. As the campaigns become more orchestrated, his challenge has been to find the unguarded moments. |
April 13 2012 - Thanks to Rush, Komets are now a better team
The tired, sore and stiff Fort Wayne Komets stumbled off the bus Wednesday night at the end of the 20-hour ride home from Rapid City. Thanks to the Rush's challenge, they are also a different team than the one that started the playoffs two weeks ago, tougher, more seasoned and more confident. |
April 11 2012 - State appeals parole for Chowchilla bus kidnapper
The state attorney general's decision to challenge an appellate ruling granting parole to a 1976 Chowchilla school bus kidnapper is welcome news for the Madera County district attorney. |
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