Train, planes and automobiles: A right mess for British transport (International Herald Tribune)
Britons are in a foul mood about air ports and other essential branches of the transportation system: rail, the roads and the Tube. After frustrating Tony Blair in his decade as prime minister, these issues now confront his successor, Gordon Brown....more...Zimbabwe: Hearses Shuttling Commuters (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Funeral parlors have put hearses to work as temporary buses to alleviate the chronic lack of public transport, official media said Thursday, in yet another illustration of Zimbabwe's economic collapse....more... Punjab minister to governor: 'our toilets stink!' (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
Chandigarh, Aug 2 (IANS) Punjab's Transport Minister Mohan Lal has told state Governor and Chandigarh Administrator S.F. Rodrigues about his harrowing experience in the stinking and clogged toilets at the city's premier bus stand - the inter-state bus terminus (ISBT)....more... Ghana: 'Chop Chop' At Metro Mass Transport (AllAfrica.com)
IT IS a tug of war between the management of the Metro Mass Transport (MMT) and its employees in Sunyani, where allegations of corruption against both sides are said to have reached the highest peak at the Brong Ahafo branch of the transport organization....more... Bush to visit site of bridge collapse (AFP via Yahoo! News)
US President George W. Bush on Saturday will travel to Minneapolis, Minnesota to visit the site of the bridge that collapsed over the Mississippi river, the White House announced Thursday....more... At least four dead, 30 missing in US bridge collapse (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The murky, swirling waters of the Mississippi river hampered the work of divers Thursday searching for up to 30 people still missing a day after a huge bridge collapsed, killing at least four....more... Safe boating needs planning (Powell River Peak)
Simple, common sense strategies can make summer boating safe. Gord Gibb, officer in charge of the Powell River Coast Guard Station, said: "One of the most important things is to make a clear plan for your trip and make sure some one knows where you are going," he said. "And use good charts....more... Macao's public works chief starts Guangdong tour (People's Daily)
Lau Si Io, Macao's Secretary for Transport and Public Works, left here Wednesday for Guangzhou city, starting his three-day visit to the Guangdong province of the Chinese mainland. Lau, during his visit, is scheduled to view some large- ......more... Volunteers sought to list transport-tax pros and cons (Seattle Times)
The Snohomish County Council is seeking individuals interested in serving on the Pro/Con Committees to prepare written arguments in support......more... |