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Mobile City Council approves $500,000 Prichard transportation hub

July 21, 2010

Three different routes will run every hour from the 4,500-square-foot facility, according to Wave Transit System General Manager Tyrone Parker. View full size (Press-Register file/Kate Mercer) The Mobile City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a $500,000 transportation hub…

Science links: Jerusalem’s oldest written document discovered; BMW’s carbon-fiber car

July 13, 2010

Also: A solar sail takes flight; how babies' brains mimic evolution, and a new way of finding exoplanets. View full size (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner) Israeli archeologist Eilat Mazar of the Hebrew University holds a 2-centimeter (0.8-inch) long fragment bearing an ancient …

Plan for Jefferson, Shelby road work through 2035 approved

June 9, 2010

The $5.7 billion plan should complete the Northern Beltline and Corridor X. ? ? Workers prepare to?pave in a construction zone on I-65 near 16th Street North in Birmingham on Tuesday. The?road is being repaved as part of the Corridor X interchange project. (News Staff/ Mark …

City settles Von Braun Center lawsuit, pledges $1.2 million in handicap upgrades

May 28, 2010

Parts of the aging downtown complex still don't comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. In March 2009, disabled Huntsville resident Willard Brooks and Florida-based Access Now sued the city in federal court to force further upgrades at the VBC. ? ? Dave Dieter / The Huntsville Times…

Parts stolen from nonprofit’s vehicles

April 22, 2010

NORTHPORT | A nonprofit organization that helps people with mental and physical disabilities is out $2,000 after someone stole engine parts from two vehicles. Workers from Eagles’ Wings were picking people up Thursday morning when they noticed sounds from their transit bus and a

UA bus drivers accept contract

March 8, 2010

By Adam Jones Staff Writer Bus drivers at the University of Alabama ratified an employment contract Monday night, bringing an end to the dispute over wages and benefits between drivers and the company that manages the transit system.

UA drivers, transit company continue negotiations

March 7, 2010

By Adam Jones Staff Writer TUSCALOOSA | University of Alabama bus drivers and the company that manages the transit system met last night in another effort to hammer out a wage and employment agreement. The two sides met at Comfort Inn Suites off McFarland Boulevard Sunday…

UA considering transit options

March 4, 2010

TUSCALOOSA, AL (WBRC) – The University of Alabama may explore other transit options if First Transit and its drivers do not reach a contract agreement.

Short-lived Alabama campus bus driver strike comes to an end

March 2, 2010

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Transit drivers are back at work on the University of Alabama campus. About 60 drivers who operate the university's Crimson Ride bus service went on strike Monday in a contract dispute that includes complaints over pay. The drivers work for an Ohio-based company …

University of Alabama transit drivers end walkout

March 2, 2010

Buses back on normal schedule, company says TUSCALOOSA — Transit drivers are back at work on the University of Alabama campus. About 60 drivers who operate the university’s Crimson Ride bus service went on strike Monday in a contract dispute that includes complaints over pay. The…

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