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European project addresses eco-sustainable and socially beneficial transport
The challenge of introducing more environmentally friendly and flexible transport systems across Europe is being tackled by experts from the University of Aberdeen. Key academics from the institution’s Centre for Transport Research play a crucial role in a new €2.6 million project launched last week to provide cost effective and sustainable public transport solutions.The EU funded initiative will focus on the development of flexible transport ... [more]
City tour buses seized by customs (BBC News)
A fleet of 13 city tour buses operated by Belfast City Sightseeing have been sized by Revenue and Customs officers, the High Court is told.
10 used Duluth buses added to CityLink (Peoria Journal Star)
Ten more buses will soon be added to CityLink's aging fleet as a way to hold together the deteriorating line until next summer.
No steps in new buses (Straits Times)
BUS operator SMRT will put more elderly friendly buses on the road in a week. The buses, to be on trial for a year, will have a single-level aisle stretching from the front to the back, so elderly folk can make their way along the length of the vehicle with ease.
Brisbane buses get $1.6m turning circle (Brisbane Times)
Council buys West End land so new CityGlider buses can turn around at end of route.
Gaston County Uses School Buses To Raise Revenue (WSOC-TV Charlotte)
Gaston County school buses are getting new looks that could ease the districts budget concerns.
City tour buses seized by customs - Video (U TV)
Revenue and Customs officials have seized a fleet of buses used to run tours around Belfast. - Video available
Gaston schools paste advertising on activity buses (The Gaston Gazette)
Advertisements will start popping up on school activity buses this month. Gaston County Schools is the first school district in the state to allow ads on activity buses. It’s illegal to have advertising on yellow school buses. The ads must be...
Alcohol could be banned on buses (Daily Telegraph)
Alcohol could be banned on buses in a bid to crack down on anti-social behaviour on public transport, the Government has signalled.
Gaston County Schools selling ads on activity buses (WCNC Charlotte)
GASTONIA, N.C. -- You will soon see advertisements on activity buses from Gaston County Schools. The school district says it is the first in North Carolina to place ads on buses. The district says the ad revenue will be used to offset state budget cuts. "Advertising on activity buses generates an extra source of funding for our school system at a time when we desperately need it," Superintendent ...
New buses for city (Belleville Intelligencer)
W. BRICE MCVICAR The Intelligencer Belleville's transit system is now 100 per cent accessible after three new buses have been delivered to the municipality. The three NOVABUS LFS transit coaches arrived in Belleville Monday and will be integrated into the fleet March 15.[...]
