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New bus a teen’s route to freedomWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 1:40AMFor Claire McCusker, a new transit service running from Prospect to Metro Transit bus routes will give her what she says every teen wants: independence. The 16-year-old commutes from Prospect to Halifax on most days, usually hitching a ride. “If I want to go into the city to see my friends, I would have to wake up at 6 a.m. and go in with my parents in the morning when they go to work,” said the ...

Voters may be asked to increase car-tab fees by $100Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 12:07AMSeattle drivers might pay $100 more next year to register their cars, if voters approve new fees being considered by the city and King County.

Work on schools almost finishedWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 12:03AMPELL CITY – School officials said above ceiling inspections were completed at the high school and Iola Roberts Elementary School Friday, and final inspections are only weeks away.

Transit improvements cut from I-95/I-395 HOT lanes projectTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:25PMKytja Weir Examiner Staff Writer Follow Her @kytja A plan to add $100 million of transit upgrades to a major HOT lanes project along Interstate 95 has been scrapped, with Virginia officials slashing plans to add four bus rapid transit stations, create new bus routes, and upgrade Metro and Virginia Railway Express facilities. The resulting project is expected to lead to more ...

Flat tire leads to brainstorm and Bike FixtationTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:25PMChad DeBaker and business partner Alex Anderson installed the first Bike Fixtation, a combination bicycle-parts vending machine, bicycle repair stand and air compressor, inside Metro Transit’s Uptown Transit Center

Bus GPS system still not readyTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:31AMAbout 80 to 90 per cent of Metro Transit buses are currently equipped with GPS tracking systems as testing continues on a project that has been stuck in neutral for four years. Metro Transit first announced the GPS initiative in 2007 as part of an overhaul of its GoTime system, promising the project would be completed by the fall. Last August, officials said the system, which was meant to allow ...

Metro transit center opens on West SideMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:49PMMetro officials and Cincinnati city officials broke ground for the Glenway Crossing Transit and Park and Ride located along Glencrossing Way in Westwood.  

Metro Transit to outline potential impact of service reductions at Burien hearingMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:24PMStaff from King County Metro Transit will outline possible cutbacks to bus service across the county – some of which could begin as soon as February – at Thursday's public hearing on a proposed plan to help fund Metro.

Bus Riders Could See Better ServiceMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:16AMBus riders in Independence, Mo., may not get everything they wish for, but they hope they'll get some of it.