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STORY OF THE WEEK: For a long time, it seemed as if Scott Avedisian was destined to be mayor in perpetuity of Warwick. He could be counted on to win re-election as a genial GOP moderate, even amid …
In addition to a recently-expanded Metro Transit Police presence on light rail, the public transit authority is installing 24 civilian agents to inspect fares and remind passengers about rules against smoking, loud music and other inappropriate behavior that have dogged efforts to lure some passengers back to the trains. Beginning Friday, the “Transit Rider Improvement Program,” or TRIP, ...
Transit Windsor contract talks stuck in neutral — union threatening to re-issue strike notice.
While riding the Blue Line over the holidays, Ernest Morales III was approached by a Metro Transit officer who asked him: "Did you pay your fare?" Morales — Metro Transit's police chief, who had indeed paid the fare — later laughed about the encounter with the community service officer (CSO) and said it was proof that the transit agency's new fare compliance program is working. The officer ...
The free transit rides didn’t stop complaints about the Better Bus route map. Will free Uber vouchers help?