Alabama Notes » transit http://alnotes.com Alabama News Optimized for Mobile Devices | BETA Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:18:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority Board holds another closed session over director’s fate http://alnotes.com/birmingham-jefferson-county-transit-authority-board-holds-another-closed-session-over-directors-fate/ http://alnotes.com/birmingham-jefferson-county-transit-authority-board-holds-another-closed-session-over-directors-fate/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:23:10 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/birmingham-jefferson-county-transit-authority-board-holds-another-closed-session-over-directors-fate/

BJCTA board members met for more than an hour in a closed session before adjourning without comment. Read more from The Birmingham News

]]> http://alnotes.com/birmingham-jefferson-county-transit-authority-board-holds-another-closed-session-over-directors-fate/feed/ 0 Mobile’s Wave Transit to operate shuttle service for Senior Bowl (slideshow) http://alnotes.com/mobiles-wave-transit-to-operate-shuttle-service-for-senior-bowl-slideshow/ http://alnotes.com/mobiles-wave-transit-to-operate-shuttle-service-for-senior-bowl-slideshow/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:51:34 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/mobiles-wave-transit-to-operate-shuttle-service-for-senior-bowl-slideshow/

The Wave Transit System will operate a shuttle for the 2012 Senior Bowl scheduled for Saturday.

» Read more from Mobile’s Press-Register

]]> http://alnotes.com/mobiles-wave-transit-to-operate-shuttle-service-for-senior-bowl-slideshow/feed/ 0 Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority appoints member to work with embattled executive director http://alnotes.com/birmingham-jefferson-county-transit-authority-appoints-member-to-work-with-embattled-executive-director/ http://alnotes.com/birmingham-jefferson-county-transit-authority-appoints-member-to-work-with-embattled-executive-director/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 01:09:16 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/birmingham-jefferson-county-transit-authority-appoints-member-to-work-with-embattled-executive-director/

Several transit riders and activists were in the audience to support the executive director and called for stability at the authority, which has had a succession of directors in the last decade. Read more from The Birmingham News

]]> http://alnotes.com/birmingham-jefferson-county-transit-authority-appoints-member-to-work-with-embattled-executive-director/feed/ 0 Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority creates department to develop legislative strategy http://alnotes.com/birmingham-jefferson-county-transit-authority-creates-department-to-develop-legislative-strategy/ http://alnotes.com/birmingham-jefferson-county-transit-authority-creates-department-to-develop-legislative-strategy/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:08:04 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/birmingham-jefferson-county-transit-authority-creates-department-to-develop-legislative-strategy/

BJCTA employee Jacquese Gary was appointed to lead the project along with Adrian Solomon. Read more from The Birmingham News

]]> http://alnotes.com/birmingham-jefferson-county-transit-authority-creates-department-to-develop-legislative-strategy/feed/ 0 Shuttle service planned New Year’s Eve in Mobile http://alnotes.com/shuttle-service-planned-new-years-eve-in-mobile/ http://alnotes.com/shuttle-service-planned-new-years-eve-in-mobile/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 22:19:48 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/shuttle-service-planned-new-years-eve-in-mobile/

The Wave Transit will provide shuttle service for anyone headed downtown to the New Year’s Eve celebration, according to a city of Mobile news release.

» Read more from Mobile’s Press-Register

]]> http://alnotes.com/shuttle-service-planned-new-years-eve-in-mobile/feed/ 0 Huntsville receives $4M grant for new fleet maintenance facility http://alnotes.com/huntsville-receives-4m-grant-for-new-fleet-maintenance-facility/ http://alnotes.com/huntsville-receives-4m-grant-for-new-fleet-maintenance-facility/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 03:51:51 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/huntsville-receives-4m-grant-for-new-fleet-maintenance-facility/

City officials announce the grant Wednesday at the current maintenance facility on Johnson Road. WT Martin/HNW (From release) Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle announced a $4.1 million expansion of the City’s Heavy Fleet Services building, thanks to a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. Huntsville was…

» Read more from Huntsville Newswire

]]> http://alnotes.com/huntsville-receives-4m-grant-for-new-fleet-maintenance-facility/feed/ 0 Birmingham Mayor William Bell says transit director, board misled city on finances http://alnotes.com/birmingham-mayor-william-bell-says-transit-director-board-misled-city-on-finances/ http://alnotes.com/birmingham-mayor-william-bell-says-transit-director-board-misled-city-on-finances/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:13:52 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/birmingham-mayor-william-bell-says-transit-director-board-misled-city-on-finances/

Bell said transit officials knew they had a surplus at the same time they stood before the council this summer and threatened an imminent shutdown without additional funding. Read more from The Birmingham News

]]> http://alnotes.com/birmingham-mayor-william-bell-says-transit-director-board-misled-city-on-finances/feed/ 0 Birmingham City leader says Transit Authority's head obscured truth and millions http://alnotes.com/birmingham-city-leader-says-transit-authoritys-head-obscured-truth-and-millions/ http://alnotes.com/birmingham-city-leader-says-transit-authoritys-head-obscured-truth-and-millions/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 10:51:16 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/birmingham-city-leader-says-transit-authoritys-head-obscured-truth-and-millions/

Birmingham City Councilwoman Kim Rafferty says she has no confidence in the “Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority’s” leader. Rafferty said he allegedly obscured the truth about millions overpaid to the Birmingham City Council – causing unnecessary chaos.?

» Read more from NBC 13

]]> http://alnotes.com/birmingham-city-leader-says-transit-authoritys-head-obscured-truth-and-millions/feed/ 0 Jefferson County officials announce new funding for ClasTran transportation service (video) http://alnotes.com/jefferson-county-officials-announce-new-funding-for-clastran-transportation-service-video/ http://alnotes.com/jefferson-county-officials-announce-new-funding-for-clastran-transportation-service-video/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:16:31 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/jefferson-county-officials-announce-new-funding-for-clastran-transportation-service-video/

Funding for ClasTran had been in limbo, but with the extension services will continue without disruption, said Fenn Church, executive director of the agency. Read more from The Birmingham News

]]> http://alnotes.com/jefferson-county-officials-announce-new-funding-for-clastran-transportation-service-video/feed/ 0 Birmingham Jefferson transit board member Guin Robinson resigns http://alnotes.com/birmingham-jefferson-transit-board-member-guin-robinson-resigns/ http://alnotes.com/birmingham-jefferson-transit-board-member-guin-robinson-resigns/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:35:33 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/birmingham-jefferson-transit-board-member-guin-robinson-resigns/

“It’s not personal. It’s my time,” Robinson told the board today. Read more from The Birmingham News

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