According to the National Transportation Safety Board,the No. 1 cause of thesecrashes is driver fatigue.
Lost in the discussion about privatization of MARTA is the fact that the agency, even with the “enlightened” leadership of Keith Parker, is behaving very much like private companies that seek to take over public properties: It is skimping on safety...
The link between transit and health is well-documented. But a new study by the Alameda County Health Department takes it a step further: officials are using the findings to document the detrimental effects of transit cuts.
The union for public transportation workers is pushing Congress to pass a bill to allow state and local governments to collect sales taxes.
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