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  1. News Los Angeles ranks high in 'commuter pain' study, but things could be worse

    An international "commuter pain" survey released Wednesday shows how Los Angeles compares with 19 other major cities around the world. The results? Los Angeles had the worst rating of the...

    Started by WayneM, 07-01-2010 07:35 AM
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  2. News Commuters paddle the Hudson, trade traffic for tides

    Working near the Yonkers waterfront, Richard Scott looked across the Hudson River and saw a marina across the wavelets that was tantalizingly close. The Alpine Boat Basin in New Jersey was a...

    Started by WayneM, 06-22-2010 08:53 AM
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  3. News A job, but there's a catch: a 1,000-mile commute

    JANESVILLE, Wis. – In the early dawn, after another week building cars, Michael Hanley leaves his job in Kansas. He quickly zips into Missouri, then heads up a ribbon of highway past grain silos and...

    Started by Land Rover Girl, 02-22-2010 02:17 PM
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    02-23-2010 10:04 AM Go to last post
  4. Thumbs up News Kanjorski Opposes Tolls on I-80

    The purpose of this email is to make you aware of my opposition to the plans of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission to toll Interstate 80 in...

    Started by WayneM, 02-05-2010 10:52 AM
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    02-05-2010 09:15 PM Go to last post
  5. News MTA reveals it faces multi-million dollar budget shortfall

    The already recession-battered MTA is looking at a $400 million budget gap this year - even with the sweeping service cuts it plans to make this summer, the agency said Wednesday. The Metropolitan...

    Started by WayneM, 02-04-2010 08:45 AM
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  6. News Bring the Jobs to You - On the Right Track

    (Source: Hernando Today)By Michael D. Bates, Hernando Today, Brooksville, Fla. Feb. 1--BROOKSVILLE -- Business Development Director Mike McHugh will recommend to county commissioners Tuesday an...

    Started by WayneM, 02-02-2010 07:09 PM
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  7. News Aircraft makes emergency landing on N.J. Turnpike

    CHERRY HILL, N.J. (AP) — No one was injured when a single-engine aircraft made an emergency landing on the New Jersey Turnpike. Turnpike Authority spokesman Joe Orlando says the plane landed in...

    Started by WayneM, 02-01-2010 08:39 AM
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  8. News Study Says Cell Phone Bans Don't Increase Safety

    DUH! been saying it all along. horrible driver is still a horrible driver, cell phones are merely one distraction in a car. Our inept elected officials REFUSE to make a comprehensive law, instead...

    Started by frankg, 01-29-2010 02:11 PM
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  9. News U.S. bans truckers, bus drivers from texting while driving

    The government Tuesday formally barred truckers and bus drivers from sending text messages while behind the wheel, putting the federal imprimatur on a prohibition embraced by many large trucking and...

    Started by WayneM, 01-26-2010 03:26 PM
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    01-27-2010 04:27 PM Go to last post
  10. News To Create Jobs, Build Public Transit, Not Highways

    If we’d spent as much federal stimulus money on public transportation as we spent on highways, we would have created twice as much work and put a bigger dent in the unemployment rate. That’s the...

    Started by WayneM, 01-21-2010 03:39 PM
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  11. News Famous Commuter Cat Slain by Car

    Six months after becoming an international star, Casper the bus-riding cat has been killed by a hit-and-run driver. Casper was a local legend in Plymouth, England. For four years, he lined up...

    Started by WayneM, 01-18-2010 06:58 PM
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  12. News PennDOT Reminds Motorists to Call 1-800 FIX ROAD to Report Potholes

    Allentown - PennDOT District 5today reminded motorists that potholes and other roadway concerns on state roads can be reported to the department by calling 1-800 FIX ROAD. With the frigid...

    Started by WayneM, 01-12-2010 10:49 AM
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  13. News LIRR opens state-of-the-art terminal in Brooklyn

    For years, as commuters to Penn Station arrived at a state-of-the-art transit hub, those taking the Long Island Rail Road to Brooklyn were greeted with a dark and gloomy train terminal. That's no...

    Started by WayneM, 01-06-2010 08:36 AM
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  14. News Nj transit announces closure of great notch station

    Station will close January 16 due to low ridership NJ TRANSIT announced that Great Notch Station, located in Little Falls on the Montclair-Boonton Line, will close January 16, 2010, due to low...

    Started by WayneM, 01-04-2010 11:49 AM
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  15. I-95 bridge will be replaced, tolled

    December 23, 2009 NEW HOPE — For years, money collected at the Interstate 80 toll booths at Delaware Water Gap has been used to support bridges without tolls in the Delaware...

    Started by WayneM, 12-23-2009 06:10 AM
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  16. Public Comment Invited on State Passenger, Freight Rail Plan

    Harrisburg – The public is invited to comment on the Pennsylvania Intercity Passenger and Freight Rail Plan, which provides guidance for investing in future rail needs and potential ways to enhance...

    Started by WayneM, 12-13-2009 07:10 AM
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  17. The Home of America's Worst Commute

    Commuters living in the area of East Stroudsburg, a town near the New Jersey border, averaged 40.6 minutes from home to work or vice versa, according to the 2008 Census report released Monday. ...

    Started by JustLooking, 09-24-2009 03:18 AM
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  18. PENNDOT LAUNCHES OPERATION SAFE HOLIDAY IN TIME FOR THANKSGIVING TRAVEL

    Harrisburg – With millions of motorists planning to travel for Thanksgiving, PennDOT today kicked off its Operation Safe Holiday campaign. Pennsylvania State Police and hundreds of...

    Started by WayneM, 11-20-2009 04:10 PM
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  19. Two sides rev their engines for new I-80 toll attempt

    ITS BACK! http://www.post-gazette.c..g/09285/1004864-147.stm Monday, October 12, 2009 By Jon Schmitz, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The Pennsylvania Turnpike is preparing to revive its...

    Started by frankg, 10-12-2009 10:29 AM
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  20. Obama Bans Federal Employees From Texting While Driving

    By Ashley Halsey III Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, October 1, 2009; 2:39 PM President Obama has banned federal employees from text messaging when they are behind the wheel...

    Started by WayneM, 10-01-2009 02:07 PM
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