Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
A car driving through heavy rain in Clearwater on Sunday afternoon hydroplaned and crashed into a public bus shelter, killing a pedestrian, police said.
The Memphis Business Journal (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
The federal grants, administered by the , allow transportation agencies to purchase buses, vans, radios, wheelchair lifts, computers and other equipment needed to increase the availability of bus transportation. Funds may also be used to build intercity bus shelters, joint-use stops, intermodal facilities and bus depots, as well as performing preventive maintenance.
ONE INCH PUNCH (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
Big in Japan is a Swedish reality show featuring two ordinary Swedes that have one month to make it big in Japan. To advertise the show, billboards are equipped with motion detectors and speakers: As people went by they set off crazed Japanese fans, who cheer and take pictures of them. Ah - if only there [...]
TREND HUNTER Magazine (Free subscription) | 10/04/2008
(TrendHunter.com) This collection of sports related ads help sell products and promote services all over the world. Some of the best are the Nike ads which use decals on bus shelters and on buildings to give the illusion…
Hindu (Free subscription) | 10/04/2008
Traffic innovations in the city being implemented Traffic in Focus — Photo: Vipin Chandran CHOC-A-BLOC: Vehicles parked on both sides of the busy M.G. Road are an impediment to traffic. On any given day, there are at least 1,000 vehicles parked along M.G. Road. This reduces the width of the road for vehicular traffic to almost single lane in certain areas. In order to solve this problem, the authori...
The Nashville Business Journal (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
The federal grants, administered by the , allow transportation agencies to purchase buses, vans, radios, wheelchair lifts, computers and other equipment needed to increase the availability of bus transportation. Funds may also be used to build intercity bus shelters, joint-use stops, intermodal facilities and bus depots, as well as performing preventive maintenance.
Headshift Moments (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
... everything falls in the generic 40-60% bracket. Traditional communications like newsletters, bus shelter broadcasts, electronic bulletin boards, leaflets and council branded publications, don't adequately reach their targets. For instance, a bus shelter broadcast about reducing traffic congestion is unlikely to be read by a petrol head speeding past the bus stop in their souped-up...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
Even by the standards to which Manchester United have grown accustomed, the red carpet rolled out in Denmark yesterday was a remarkable one. "Manchester United are more than welcome" was the message displayed in readiness at bus shelters across the country's fourth city. Bruce Rioch, the Aalborg manager, reeled off the names of the Busby Babes while his captain, Thomas Augustinussen, was overwhelmed...
Blah! Blah! Technology (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
... Plantware, the organisation behind the technology, said it has already enjoyed success creating bus-shelters, park benches and traffic lights using its unique growing techniques.” As a concept, it’s still some years away. As a concept, it’s got potential, if limited at this moment in time. What we’re seeing is a warming of society towards environmental issues, which is a very gradual but...
adfreak (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
The other day we mentioned that thieves in NYC and elsewhere have been stealing ESPN's Monday Night Football billboards , make of real NFL turf, from bus shelters and other locations, to decorate their homes and impress their friends. Now, Wieden + Kennedy and ESPN have responded with special ads at the crime scenes, featuring police tape and comically worded warnings that karma, basically,...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
Seattleites should already be zipping around in light rail cars and really cool buses. Instead, many cling to their cars, not liking public transportation's meager alternatives.SEATTLEPI.COMGo online for a photo gallery of the art and architecture of Link Light Rail.At long last, those alternatives are about to expand by giant steps, and with them come Sound Transit's phenomenally effective...
