WINTER'S RETURN * Canada & USA - Melt to follow storm
* Canada -
Storm hammers GTA, zero visibility on many area roads and highwaysToronto,ONT,CAN -The Toronto Star, by BERNARD WEIL -1 Feb 2008: -- A cyclist braves a punishing winter storm along Lakeshore Road near Sunnyside Park this morning, as high winds and snow hit most of southern Ontario... All of Toronto's major universities and colleges are closed... Experts are warning more of the fluffy stuff is heading our way... See Video - (Photo by BERNARD WEIL/TORONTO STAR - A cyclist braves a punishing winter storm along Lakeshore Road near Sunnyside Park this morning, as high winds and snow hit most of southern Ontario)
* Canada - School buses cancelled - schools closed
Counties of Wellington and Dufferin,ONT,CAN -The Fountain Pen -February 1, 2008: -- For the second time this week, school buses have been cancelled throughout Wellington and Dufferin Counties. This time, schools are closed as well. The bottom line is that no school-related activities are happening today...
* USA - Weather Not A Problem For Buses
Columbia,MO,USA -KOMU.com, by Michael Chesney -2 Feb 2008: -- People planning to use Columbia Transit today are going to want to allow a little extra time... Buses have been on snow routes since 6 p.m. Thursday. Unlike school snow routes that might have buses stick to only certain roads, the transit system's snow routes don't change the path the buses use. Instead most of the buses take about an hour to complete their circle, instead of around 40 minutes. But Columbia Public Works thinks the slow down is worth it...* USA - AATA: Buses might run late due to storm
Ann Arbor,Mich,USA -The Ann Arbor News, by John Mulcahy -February 01, 2008: -- The Ann Arbor Transportation Authority has alerted riders that they can expect delays today due to the snow storm... Riders can get the latest on-time information for their bus by calling 734-996-0400, or by going to AATA's Website, www.TheRide.org, clicking on Routes & Schedules, selecting their route under Ride Guide then clicking on the "refresh" button for real-time bus information...
* USA - Bus riders set record
Macomb,IL,USA -The Western Courier (subscription), by Rob Amaefule -1 Feb 2008: -- With the winter season coming to its peak and temperatures dropping to extreme lows, more students are relying on public transportation as the primary method to arrive at their destinations. The Go West Transit System, which is the lone public transit in Macomb, is experiencing a record number of riders due to the dependence of students and civilians on and off campus... More than 61,000 of those passengers were tallied during the week of Jan. 22 to Jan. 28, which set an all-time record for most riders in a week. That beat the previous record of 58,153, which also included the three-day Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend in 2007. Another milestone was reached when 12,367 passengers were recorded on Jan. 17... (Media Credit, by Tony Aldridge - Winter weather has forced an all-time high number of students to forego driving or walking and hitch a ride on a Go West Transit bus)Labels: Cold Weather
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