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City bus riders and members of Transportation Riders United (TRU) stood outside Mayor Dave Bing’s office the morning of Feb. 14 to deliver him a Valentine’s Day card.
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It may be recess, but House and Senate leaders are working overtime this week to make the massive transportation bills more attractive to skeptical lawmakers.
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Regional councillors will hold another closed-door meeting today to discuss the ongoing transit strike.
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A Chicago man is being held in Cook County Jail on an aggravated battery charge after he attacked a Pace bus driver in Hanover Park, authorities said.
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FALL RIVER - Every day, bus driver Eric Carvalho hears the concerns of his regular passengers.
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A House bill put forth by Republican leaders, the American Energy and Infrastructure Act, or HR 7, would change the way transportation aid is distributed nationwide. If it passes into law, the MTA could lose $1 billion a year in funding.
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The provincial government has stepped in to try to put an end to the Metro Transit strike in Halifax by naming a new head conciliator to handle negotiations between the city and striking workers.
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Halifax regional council rejected the transit union’s plan for binding arbitration on Tuesday night.
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If HRM agrees, union says buses will be back on roads as soon as possible.
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Chicago area public transit advocates presented a bipartisan front Monday in favor of changing key elements of a Republican-led transportation bill that would cut funding for bus and train service as well as for roads and highways.
