http://atu.bluestatedigital.com/index.php All the news of interest and importance to members of the Amalgamated Transit Union en stp@atu.org Copyright 2008 2008-12-04T21:27:01-05:00 http://www.atu.org/content/atu_news/transit_users_save_over_8400_household_even_with_gas_price_drop/#When:20:27:01Z US, NATIONAL: A person can achieve an average annual savings of $8,416 per year by taking public transportation instead of driving, based on today's gas prices and the average unreserved parking rate... 2008-12-04T20:27:01-05:00 http://www.atu.org/content/atu_news/bus_system_contract_under_investigation/#When:20:21:01Z ROANOKE, VA: Roanoke police are investigating a possible case of bid rigging at the city's bus system, where a manager is suspected of steering funds for an office renovation project to his wife's interior design business, 2008-12-04T20:21:01-05:00 http://www.atu.org/content/atu_news/metrocable_solar_power_assisted_cable_car_as_public_transportation/#When:20:16:01Z MEDELLIN, COLUMBIA: There are currently two aerial cable car lines which are fully integrated into the mass transit system, which has two metro lines. 2008-12-04T20:16:01-05:00 http://www.atu.org/content/atu_news/august_bus_rides_may_have_caused_tb_exposure/#When:19:41:01Z EL PASO, TX: Health officials in Texas, New Mexico and Colorado are looking for passengers who rode a bus with a person who was diagnosed later with infectious tuberculosis. 2008-12-04T19:41:01-05:00 http://www.atu.org/content/atu_news/analysis_is_obama_ready_for_a_bomb_on_the_train/#When:19:32:01Z US, NATIONAL: The meeting brought together homeland security, public health, and hospital officials from... U.S. cities with subways and mass transit systems that are "soft targets." 2008-12-04T19:32:01-05:00 http://www.atu.org/content/atu_news/invest_in_pas_transit_future/#When:19:09:00Z PHILADELPHIA, PA: ...if we are about to spend billions of dollars to create jobs and jump-start the economy, let's spend the money transforming our transportation infrastructure - not simply maintaining it. 2008-12-04T19:09:00-05:00 http://www.atu.org/content/atu_news/what_if_god_was_one_of_us_the_bus_wars_heat_up/#When:19:07:00Z WASHINGTON, DC: Well, if he was on a Metrobus, he might be bemused by the battle over his very existence. 2008-12-04T19:07:00-05:00 http://www.atu.org/content/atu_news/new_greyhound_security_insufficient_says_stepmom_of_stabbing_victim/ http://www.atu.org/content/atu_news/new_greyhound_security_insufficient_says_stepmom_of_stabbing_victim/#When:18:27:00Z CANADA, NATIONAL: New security measures to protect Greyhound bus passengers don't go far enough, says the stepmother of a Manitoba man killed on a bus last summer. 2008-12-04T18:27:00-05:00 http://www.atu.org/content/atu_news/mbta_to_experiment_with_nearly_seatless_subway_cars/#When:18:25:00Z BOSTON, MA: With more riders flocking to the MBTA, the public transit agency has decided to experiment with making two Red Line cars roomier by removing most of their seats. 2008-12-04T18:25:00-05:00 http://www.atu.org/content/atu_news/americas_other_nonunion_auto_industry/#When:18:13:00Z WEST POINT, GA: The gap between union and nonunion compensation is big: Total benefits put union workers at $36.34 per hour compared with $25.65 per hour. The Big Three's "legacy costs," some economists say, push UAW members' total compensation much higher. That gap, moreover, figures into Southern residents' views on Detroit's worthiness to be rescued from the brink of bankruptcy. 2008-12-04T18:13:00-05:00