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Gloria Reyes is mistaken about BRT, Madison Metro

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Madison mayoral candidate Gloria Reyes is making a number of false claims concerning the metropolis's new speedy bus plan as she seeks workplace, town’s transit supervisor mentioned in a Cap Occasions interview.  Reyes’ marketing campaign continues to accuse Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway of reckless spending on the long-anticipated bus speedy transit system, though Reyes has by no means contacted town’s Metro division to confirm her data. She continued with the assault at a Tuesday press convention. “It is time to face up to the serious financial crisis brought on by the mismanagement of the BRT (bus rapid transit) program,” Reyes mentioned. “As you know the BRT is a radical change to how Madison Metro operates. Unfortunately, it has not been well thought out.” Bus speedy transit, within the works for years, goals to be a quicker, extra dependable system that

Finland provides away free journeys to vacationers who

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Finland has been named the world's happiest nation for the sixth consecutive 12 months. Casarsaguru | E+ | Getty Photos Finland has been named the happiest nation on this planet — once more. The Nordic nation topped the "World Happiness Report 2023," revealed this week by the United Nations Sustainable Improvement Options Community, which measures elements corresponding to revenue, psychological and bodily well being and societal generosity. Based on the report: "Finland continues to occupy the highest spot, for the sixth 12 months in a row, with a rating that's considerably forward of all different international locations." However there isn't any nationwide secret behind Finnish happiness, mentioned Heli Jimenez, senior director on the governmental group Enterprise Finland. Fairly, it is "a talent that may be realized," she mentioned. To show this, the nation is freely giving free journeys to Finland for a four-day masterclass in Finnish phil

Moananuiākea Voyage Will Circumnavigate Pacific

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Map of the deliberate Moananuiākea Voyage courtesy the Polynesian Voyaging Society (BIVN) – The enduring Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia voyaging canoes will circumnavigate the Pacific on the four-year Moananuiākea Voyage, set to sail this 12 months. The announcement was made on Tuesday throughout a particular occasion held on Oʻahu. From the Polynesian Voyaging Society: After 5 years of planning and preparations for the Moananuiākea Voyage, the Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS) introduced at the moment that it's going to launch the circumnavigation of the Pacific upon arrival in Juneau, Alaska on June 10, 2023. Through the four-year expedition, Hōkūleʻa, Hikianalia and about 400 crew members will sail an estimated 43,000 nautical miles across the Pacific, visiting 36 nations and archipelagoes, practically 100 indigenous territories and greater than 300 ports. The purpose of the voyage is to ignite a motion of 10 million “planetary navigators” by creating younger leaders and interesting c

Transit Is in Trouble: Can We Expect Anyone to

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I want I weren’t scripting this. However much more than that, I want that people might trip the Blue or Inexperienced Line gentle rail trains with confidence. With out concern of being pushed down the steps on the Lake Road Midtown Station. With out being uncovered to secondhand smoke — usually from substances so novel that the research of publicity danger most likely doesn’t exist. I'm right here to inform you: Issues on transit, notably the Metro Transit system of speedy buses and light-weight rail, aren't nice proper now. I’ll offer you all the explanations to tune me out: I’m a younger white man. I'm not frequently harassed by police (nor by the delinquent or ill-intentioned people who’ve established themselves on gentle rail). I come from a cushty, principally steady household and so I might have issues to fall again on if I gave up on transit or acquired stabbed on the prepare. You'll be able to query or impugn my background. You'll be able to argue that m

Mayor Richard Bissen, Jr. identifies priorities in

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Mayor Richard Bissen, Jr. PC: County of Maui Greater than 200 individuals gathered on the entrance garden of Kalana O Maui in Wailuku to listen to Mayor Richard Bissen, Jr. ship his first State of the County Handle Tuesday, March 21. In his tackle, Mayor Bissen described work by his administration in precedence areas of housing, water, infrastructure, financial growth, and the atmosphere. The mayor additionally introduced that since taking workplace, his administration has been working with the Division of Training, the Division of Transportation, State Land Use Fee, and the Governors Workplace to discover a decision to the long-awaited Kūlanihākoʻi Excessive Faculty in South Maui.  He spoke Tuesday with Governor Josh Inexperienced, who is predicted to signal an settlement proposed by the County of Maui to indemnify the County from situations imposed by the State Land Use Fee over the varsity.  That will permit the Excessive Faculty to open for college kids whereas on the similar time

How many gentle rail riders does Project Connect

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Austin Transit Partnership to unveil issues for scope of latest metropolis gentle rail AUSTIN (KXAN) — After unveiling 5 new choices on the desk for the way forward for gentle rail transit in Austin, Project Connect leaders have launched new projections for anticipated ridership underneath every model. Austin Transit Partnership — the entity created to supervise the development of the Project Connect gentle rail system — displayed the most recent designs throughout an in-person and digital open home Tuesday night. ICYMI: Project Connect debuts 5 scaled down gentle rail choices The transit company is anticipated to announce the ultimate model by June, ATP Govt Director Greg Canally advised KXAN, as a part of an preliminary funding section. Within the meantime, Tuesday’s open home paperwork broke down, by choice, the size of the proposed route. ATP officers additionally supplied estimates on the variety of every day riders for every mannequin. thirty eighth Avenue to

Deutsche Bahn cancels all long-distance trains on

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German rail operator Deutsche Bahn on Thursday introduced that no long-distance trains would function on Monday as a consequence of nationwide transport strikes. The choice got here after the commerce unions EVG and Verdi introduced strike motion supposed to paralyze giant sections of the general public transport system.  The strikes include German staff in lots of sectors searching for important wage hikes to maintain up with persistently excessive inflation. What the practice operator mentioned "This may have an effect on all German rail operations, as staff from all areas of Deutsche Bahn and different rail corporations have been referred to as on to stroll out," the operator mentioned in a press release. "The long-distance site visitors of Deutsche Bahn is subsequently fully discontinued." "Based on statements by the union, the primary results of staff placing are potential as early as Sunday night. Additionally on Tuesday quite a few trains can be can