Dubai: Dubai's plan to lure more people onto public transport has started gaining momentum as the number of commuters on the Metro and buses is rapidly increasing on a daily basis. More than 23 million passengers have used the Dubai Metro since its launching last September 9, the latest Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) statistics reveal. Dubai introduced a comprehensive integrated public transport system with the launching of its driverless...
UH deal finding no fans at KTRU
Houston Chronicle
Houston Chronicle
A deal to sell Rice University's student-run radio station to the University of Houston moved forward Tuesday, with UH's governing board voting 5-3 to proceed. But students involved with Rice station KTRU aren't giving...
New metro corridor to open in September
The Hindu
The Hindu
Staff Reporter 12.53-km-long corridor to be ready for commercial operations after safety clearance...
NCSU to give cars a charge
The News & Observer
The News & Observer
N.C. State University plans to start work today on what university officials say will be the first public high-powered electric vehicle charging station in Raleigh. Such "Level 2" stations operate at 220 volts and can...
New fillip to community policing in city
The Hindu
The Hindu
S. Anil Radhakrishnan Community officers posted in all 20 police stations...
UH board considers plan to buy Rice radio station
Houston Chronicle
Houston Chronicle
The University of Houston is planning to buy the radio station operated by students at Rice University for almost 40 years in a $9.5 million deal that would give UH the broadcast tower, FM frequency and license used by...
The Trolley - It speaks to me
The Examiner
The Examiner
Yesterday after delivering a new box truck to a Ford dealer in Pittsburgh, PA for my job, I waited at Killarney station to catch the closest public transportation. Someone giving me directions told me it would be a...
Dunboyne railway line reopens
Irish Times
Irish Times
TIM O'BRIEN One of three new rail stations on the reopened Dunboyne railway line is to remain closed until a road is built linking it to the nearest town. The Euro160 million, 7.5km service links to the existing Maynooth...
Councilors blast TRTC for not handing over tapes
Taipei Times
Taipei Times
MRT SURVEILLANCE: A DPP councilor said there were five accidents inside MRT stations last month, but the firm said it could not make the tapes public By Mo Yan-chih STAFF REPORTER Taipei Rapid Transit Corp’s (TRTC)...
Radio waves
Houston Chronicle
Houston Chronicle
The University of Houston System's proposed purchase of Rice University's broadcasting license for its student radio station, KTRU-FM, reveals a divergence in aims between the two institutions. For Rice, the sale would...



