BUSES' PURCHASE PROSPECTS
* USA - School district revs up idea of having own bus service
Seattle,WASH,USA -The Seattle Times, by Emily Heffter -Nov 7, 2006: -- The Seattle School Board is considering bringing student bus service in-house — an additional $6 million annual expense that would bring driver salaries and benefits in line with surrounding districts'... The board's Operations Committee will consider the proposal this afternoon... The district has been contracting for bus service since the 1970s, so providing it would mean starting from scratch: hiring about 400 drivers, buying buses and leasing land for a bus barn...
* USA - So, We Have to Replace Our Van with a Bus...
Phoenix,AZ,USA -The Church Business, by Evan Kushner - 7 Nov 2006: -- By now, it’s no secret the van your church bought from the local car dealer can’t be used to transport children from church-run educational programs, nor should it be used to carry them at all... First To start, let’s understand the applicable laws. The Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Act prohibits the sale or lease of vehicles to schools (public or private) for transporting students if that vehicle doesn’t meet stringent federal school bus safety standards. This means for a vehicle to legally be sold for purposes of transporting school-age children, it must be certified as a school bus or a multifunction school activity bus (MFSAB)...
* Ireland - More buses and raised toll barrier can ease congestion
Cork,Ireland -Irish Examiner -7 Nov 2006: -- An extra 200 buses should be purchased and Dublin’s Westlink toll barrier raised at peak times to help struggling commuters, it was claimed today... Fine Gael’s Enda Kenny said there were a number of short-term and long-term measures which should be adopted as a matter of urgency to help ease traffic chaos in Dublin... Some of the measures proposed by the opposition party included the purchase of 200 more buses for Dublin Bus, granting 100 new private operator licences and raising the Westlink Barrier on the M50 at peak hours to ease the traffic flow...
* USA - Broward considers raising taxes to add buses
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. -Associated Press/San Jose Mercury News (CA,USA) -8 Nov 2006: -- Broward County voters were being asked Tuesday to raise the county's sales tax by 1 percentage point to improve its mass transit system and lessen gridlock... The measure would increase the sales tax from 6 cents per dollar to 7, and cost the average consumer $45 per year. The plan would spend $4 billion over 25 years to add buses and depots and synchronize traffic lights... Backers, including many of the county's largest businesses, said the measure was needed to alleviate the county's worsening traffic problems...
* Ghana - Parliament approves loans for more MMT buses
Accra,Ghana -The Accra Daily Mail -Nov 09, 2006: -- Parliament on Tuesday approved a loan of 25.450 million Euro agreement between Ghana and VDL Jonckheere Bus and Coach N.V. Roeselare, Belgium for the supply of 150 buses and spares to improve public transportation...
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