Alabama Notes » transit http://alnotes.com Alabama News Optimized for Mobile Devices | BETA Thu, 24 May 2012 06:33:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Dunn Building Co. chief Andrew Edwards to sit on Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority http://alnotes.com/dunn-building-co-chief-andrew-edwards-to-sit-on-birmingham-jefferson-county-transit-authority/ http://alnotes.com/dunn-building-co-chief-andrew-edwards-to-sit-on-birmingham-jefferson-county-transit-authority/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 16:14:53 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/dunn-building-co-chief-andrew-edwards-to-sit-on-birmingham-jefferson-county-transit-authority/

Edwards represents Vestavia Hills on panel Read more from The Birmingham News

]]> http://alnotes.com/dunn-building-co-chief-andrew-edwards-to-sit-on-birmingham-jefferson-county-transit-authority/feed/ 0 Regional transit authority board to discuss chairman search http://alnotes.com/regional-transit-authority-board-to-discuss-chairman-search/ http://alnotes.com/regional-transit-authority-board-to-discuss-chairman-search/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:53:06 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/regional-transit-authority-board-to-discuss-chairman-search/

In addition to this afternoon’s discussion about the authority’s leadership, the board is expected to hear complaints from some challenged mass transit riders about substandard service and hostile employees. Read more from The Birmingham News

]]> http://alnotes.com/regional-transit-authority-board-to-discuss-chairman-search/feed/ 0 Embattled Birmingham-Jefferson transit director Peter Behrman to leave job http://alnotes.com/embattled-birmingham-jefferson-transit-director-peter-behrman-to-leave-job/ http://alnotes.com/embattled-birmingham-jefferson-transit-director-peter-behrman-to-leave-job/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:38:19 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/embattled-birmingham-jefferson-transit-director-peter-behrman-to-leave-job/

Behrman will leave his position on March 31 by what officials described as “mutual agreement.” Read more from The Birmingham News

]]> http://alnotes.com/embattled-birmingham-jefferson-transit-director-peter-behrman-to-leave-job/feed/ 0 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

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