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 NYC Targets Subway Gropers 

Officials want offenders' photos on 'wall on shame'

Nov 20, 09 3:11 AM CST
(Newser) - Sexual harassment is on the rise in the New York City subway system and city officials are cracking down on gropers and flashers. Sexual harassment is the "No. 1 quality of life offense on the subway," the chief of the NYPD's Transit Bureau told a hearing yesterday. The... More »

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New York City • subway • sexual harassment • groping • New York City Subway • public transit


 Dubai's New Metro 
 a Surprise Social Leveler 

Rigid stratification breaks down underground, to delight of some

Oct 20, 09 11:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - It may or may not alleviate massive traffic jams of Mercedes and Hummers, but Dubai's new metro system is definitely loosening up the Emirate's rigidly stratified society. “No velvet rope or electrified security gate to keep out the masses,” Tom Hundley writes. “Privileged Emiratis suddenly find themselves... More »

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subway • Dubai • United Arab Emirates • metro • civil society • mass transit • egalitarian • stratification

Alleged Queens Terror Plot Eyed NYC Travel Hub: Source

Some suspect Madrid-style attack was planned

Sep 18, 09 6:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - A major New York City transportation hub may have been the target of the suspected terror plot uncovered earlier this week in Queens, CNN reports. Sources close to the investigation say signs point to a potential attack on a large number of people in an area where security is minimal—... More »

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New York City • subway • Denver • terror plots • train • Colorado • Queens, New York • transportation hub • Najibullah Zazi

 Dubai Unveils 
 Gulf's First Metro 

Sheikhdom aims to get drivers onto public transport despite rock-bottom fuel prices

Sep 10, 09 1:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dubai yesterday opened its gleaming new $7.6 billion metro rail system, the first on the Arabian peninsula, AP reports. The sheikhdom's leaders hope the system will help clear Dubai's chronically traffic-clogged streets and provide some good press for the downturn-battered emirate.  Each 5-car train on the driverless system... More »

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subway • Dubai • United Arab Emirates • metro • New York City Subway • London Underground • UAE • public transit • mass transit

(Newser) - An unexpected hiccup means the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge will remain closed through tomorrow—and a potential nightmare commute for the 260,000 who use the span daily, the Contra Costa Times reports. The bridge was closed Thursday night so workers could replace a 300-foot section, but during the project... More »

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San Francisco • subway • construction • commute • Oakland • delay • repair • San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge • ferry

 Ruth Madoff Rides Subway 

Ponzi schemer's wife blames paps, of all people, for ruining her life

Jun 25, 09 10:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ruth Madoff’s life has hit a new low—literally. It's subterranean: The New York Post spotted her on the subway yesterday, seated directly underneath an ad promoting 99-cent cellphones. The disgraced financier's wife, with gray-streaked hair and distinctly unfashionable attire, was not happy with the photographer, asking, “... More »

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subway • New York • Ponzi scheme • New York Subway • Bernard Madoff • Ruth Madoff

(AP) - The subway train that plowed into another stopped train yesterday, killing nine people and injuring scores of others in Washington, was part of an aging fleet that federal officials had sought to phase out because of safety concerns, an investigator said today. The Metrorail transit system kept the old trains... More »

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subway • NTSB • Washington Metro • train crash • National Transportation Safety Board • Washington, DC • commuter train • subway accident

(Newser) - Experts suspect yesterday’s deadly subway collision in Washington was the result of both a system failure and human error, the Washington Post reports. The city’s trains are run by onboard computers, which should, theoretically, prevent trains from colliding. The system has failed once before, in 2005, but... More »

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subway • Washington DC • accident • Washington Metro • train crash • collisions • subway accident

(Newser) - Washington, DC, officials have reduced the fatalities in yesterday's Metro crash to seven from the nine previously reported, reports AP. Mayor Adrian Fenty said officials are "going to let the investigation run its course" and that hopefully the number will not exceed seven by the end of the day.... More »

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subway • crash • train crash • mass transit • subway accident

(Newser) - At least six are dead and 70 others injured after two subway trains collided during rush hour this evening in Washington DC, the AP reports. The incident is “developing into a mass casualty event,” a Metro spokesman told WJLA-TV. “We’re expecting a number of injuries.”... More »

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subway • Washington DC • accident • Washington Metro • train crash • collisions

(Newser) - After failing to reach an agreement with management, London Underground workers will go on a two-day strike starting tomorrow evening, Reuters reports. The dispute over worker safety could affect millions of commuters and tourists. London transportation authorities say they will add extra buses and ferries to accommodate the disruption. More »

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London • subway • England • strike • transportation • London Tube • labor unions • Boris Johnson • London Underground • job safety

Texting Driver Causes Boston Subway Crash

Collision in tunnel injures 49, including tech-addled conductor

May 9, 09 12:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - A subway conductor distracted by the text message he was sending his girlfriend caused a collision in a tunnel beneath downtown Boston last night, the Globe reports. One two-car Green Line trolley rear-ended another at the Government Center station, injuring 49. The victims included the 24-year-old texting driver, who will... More »

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subway • Boston • Massachusetts • trolley • MBTA • Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

(Newser) - A cell phone photo of a groper on a New York City subway snapped by his victim helped nab him two days later, according to police. He harassed a woman again yesterday and she recognized his picture from news reports and called 911, reports the New York Daily News. Turns... More »

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New York City • cell phones • crime • subway • groping • sexual assault • New York City Subway • victim

 400K Churn Through DC Transit 

Woman hits tracks

Jan 20, 09 10:19 AM CST
(Newser) - Passengers swarmed Washington’s subway and bus system today, with Metro reporting more than 409,000 entries into the system as of 9am, pushing the public transit system to its limits, the Washington Post reports. At one point, service on the Red Line was disrupted when a 68-year-old woman... More »

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Barack Obama • subway • Washington DC • traffic • Washington Metro • buses • Inauguration Day

 Beijing Rides High Underground 

City finally digging, in defiance of all geomancy

Jan 6, 09 1:59 PM CST
(Newser) - The days of endless traffic jams are over in Beijing, thanks to an ambitious and suddenly popular new subway network, the Wall Street Journal reports. For decades Beijing’s subway has languished, ineffective and, because digging underground violates the mystic rules of feng shui, controversial. “The city’s... More »

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China • subway • Beijing • 2008 Beijing Olympics • feng shui

 Transit Ridership 
 Soars—for Now 

Plummeting gas prices haven't driven us back to cars ... but now fewer have jobs to commute to

Dec 8, 08 12:56 PM CST
(Newser) - Dramatic increases in public transportation ridership have outlived sky-high gas prices, but the souring economy could reverse the trend, USA Today reports. Nationwide, third-quarter ridership was up 7% compared to last year, spurred by $4-a-gallon gas in July. Some municipalities saw almost 20% more commuters on their trains and... More »

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subway • study • public transportation • gas prices • buses • light rail • public transit • financial crisis • economic downturn • American Public Transportation Association

16 Missing in Deadly China Subway Collapse

Five bodies pulled from construction cave-in

Nov 17, 08 3:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Rescuers continue today to search for 16 workers missing at the site of a collapsed subway tunnel in eastern China, reports the Xinhua news agency. At least five people were killed when the construction site caved in Saturday on a Hangzhou roadway, swallowing a bus and 11 other vehicles. "... More »

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China • subway • construction • construction safety • subway collapse

Suit Stops Hackers From Showing Subway Flaw

MIT students see bug in electronic fare cards; judge says zip it

Aug 10, 08 7:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Boston’s mass transit system has blocked three MIT students from revealing a flaw in its electronic fare system, the Boston Globe reports. Most Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority customers use the CharlieCard, which allows them to store fares. By cracking it, the students vowed to give attendees at a... More »

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technology • subway • Boston • MIT • hacker • Massachusetts • court • DefCon

Chicago Transit Explores Groceries in Train Stations

Agency hopes to reap $100M over 5 years with new developments

Jul 17, 08 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Chicago Transit Authority is looking make more money from the real estate it owns, and is investigating installing grocery stores and restaurants inside “L” (elevated train) stations, the Tribune reports—with the agency hoping to generate $100 million over the next 5 years from such commercial development. "... More »

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retail • real estate • subway • real estate development • commercial real estate • Chicago Midway Airport • Chicago Transit Authority

More Riders, Pricier Fuel Stress Out Transit Agencies

Diesel expenses eat up shrinking budgets even as commuters abandon cars

May 30, 08 4:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - The same agencies that stand to benefit as commuters turn to public transit to escape high gas prices are finding themselves hamstrung by rising fuel costs, the Wall Street Journal reports. Ridership is up by as much as 35% for some bus lines, but the cost of diesel has doubled... More »

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subway • budget • public transportation • budget cuts • sales tax • buses • tax revenue • fuel costs

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