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...diesel fuel in the vehicles used for its construction projects. City residents living near the construction site by the Mather, Dunster, and Leverett Houses had called for measures to decrease air pollution caused by the site, where graduate student housing is being built. In response to decreased Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority bus service to Cambridge, Councillor Craig A. Kelley asked City Manager Robert W. Healy to investigate the possibility of tapping into private transportation services—like Harvard’s shuttle services—for public use. Healy agreed to look into the idea, which he said...
...increased revenue from the fare hike will be used to “keep the transit system running at optimum levels and pay the interest on the MBTA’s enormous, multi-billion dollar debt,” Pesaturo wrote...
...Senators Hillary Clinton of New York and Bob Menendez of New Jersey plan to hold hearings on the issue next week, and are seeking legislation banning companies controlled by foreign governments from buying U.S. port facilities. Menendez alleged that the UAE has a "serious and dubious history... as a transit point for terrorism." And in response to Homeland Security secretary Michael Chertoff's insistence that the administration made a rigorous check - without disclosing details - of the security implications of the deal, California Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer said "It's ridiculous to say you're taking secret steps to make sure...
...Ride Finder" service, which uses the Global Positioning satellite system to track the current position of taxis, limos and shuttles so anyone can find an available ride nearby. Try out a test version at http://labs.google.com/. Another experimental project hosted on that site helps travelers navigate public transit. The service is designed to offer a step-by-step itinerary for those using buses and subways...
...were aware of [the incident],” Catalano wrote in an e-mail. “The Transit Police and CPD are investigating...