Iron Cove bridge RTA
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald
THE State Government will spend $175 million building a three-lane bridge over Iron Cove even though it concedes the existing bridge could be modified to take all the extra traffic.
Dog poo biofuel to power Berlin buses
Source: thelocal.de
It is technically illegal not to bag Fido's faeces in German cities, but notoriously poor Berlin just hasn't had the resources to enforce fines – much less hire poop scoopers to maintain public areas, Schauffel said.
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Source: Mail Online
Call it poverty or lack of infrastructural growth, this article in in itself lends a wonderous insight into the variety called life. Isn't it amazing to find that human beings are capable of being so accomodating!
Smuggler with broken leg wears cocaine cast
Source: CNN
Spanish police arrested a man arriving at Barcelona's airport from Chile after determining that the cast on his fractured left leg was made of cocaine, the Interior Ministry said in a statement Friday.
Yes, I am very happy where I live because I live in the Royal Borough of Berkshire, which is a very leafy county in England.
Lorry found hanging out of ferry
Source: BBC News
One hundred and fifty six passengers and 33 crew have been stranded overnight on a Stena Voyager just off the port of Stranraer. The ferry, bound for Belfast, had to return to Stranraer after a lorry was discovered hanging off the back.
Lower bus, train fares
Source: Straits Times Interactive - SINGAPORE
BUS and train fares will be lowered soon, the Public Transport Council (PTC) announced on Friday. The council said the two public transport operators - SBS Transit and SMRT Corp - will not be applying for their annual fare adjustment.
Sail Transport Network Hauls Food Across the Sea
Source: Culture Change
In September, after attending the Wooden Boat Festival in Port Townsend on the Olympic Peninsula, he sailed with some friends to Seattle on his sloop the Whisper. It was laden with the organic-farm produce from a farm on the peninsula.
Fare dodgers crowding Berlin prisons
Source: thelocal.de
Hundreds of Berliners who end up in prison each year for riding public transportation without tickets are stressing the city's already overcrowded prisons, daily Der Tagesspiegel reported on Monday.
Airlines 'to lose $5bn in 2008'
Source: BBC News
The global air industry is set to lose $5bn (£3.32bn) in 2008 and $2.5bn next year because of the global economic downturn, an industry body has said.
Dear Animal Control Officer
Source:
UPDATE: On the dog in Clay County, who died while being transported to the animal shelter: The dog died of shock, not neglect. He was a very sick dog. Dear; Animal Control Officer.
Oh, the horrors of Auckland train travel
Source: New Zealand Herald
Auckland is New Zealand's largest city. Town planning took a holiday last century and back in the day we did have one mayor advocating a subway system but he was shouted down in the political arena where all good decisions go to die.
The Pacific Northwest has some big hindrances to travel--mountains.
Icelandair Cargo Transports Weapons to Georgia
Source: Iceland Review
An airplane from Icelandair Cargo transported unloaded rifles from the US to Georgia at the end of last month as confirmed by Gunnar Már Sigurfinnsson, managing director of Icelandair Cargo. The rifles were not categorized as hazardous cargo.
Saddams luxury train returns to service.
Source: BBC News
The luxury train belonging to former ruler of Iraq, Saddam Hussein is to return to service. Since the 1970s, the French-built train has been kept in a secret place in Baghdad.
Sweden Rolling Out 183 MPH High-Speed Green Train
Source: cleantechnica.com
The Green Train, or Grona Taget, will cut energy use on rail lines by 30 percent through lowered operational costs and journey times. Top speeds reached 183 MPH on a test run.