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Overweight Americans force change in safety regulations for buses
By Amy Khuu
March 21, 2011 - 4:31pm
Bus regulations need to regulate how much weight a bus can hold as more Americans are taking public transportation.

The Federal Transit Authority is proposing the weight limit be raised from 150 pounds to 175 pounds, when considering the average weight for passengers. This may mean fewer people will be allowed on a city bus, according to USA Today. 

Along with the weight increase, the FTA wants to add an additional quarter of a square foot of floor space per passenger. The FTA is making these changes "to acknowledge the expanding girth of the average passenger," the agency says.

Bus riders oppose new fares
By Kristen Marie Beatty
March 9, 2011 - 7:29pm
Centro's customers ask company not to increase fares to $2.

Centro is increasing its fares as a way of decreasing its $4.8 million gap in its next budget.

The hearing began at 5 p.m. at the Nicholas J. Pirro Convention Center in downtown Syracuse. It is one of five public hearings Centro has scheduled on the proposed fare increase.

The other public hearings are scheduled for Thursday at the Radisson Hotel in Utica, Monday at the Cayuga County Office Building in Auburn, March 16 at the Oswego County Office Building in Oswego and March 17 at the Rome Common Council chambers. All hearings begin at 5 p.m.

Baldwinsville bus driver under investigation for texting while driving
By Carolyne Phillips
February 24, 2011 - 1:05pm
Police examining video tapes of alleged negligence.

BALDWINSVILLE, NY -- An unidentified bus driver has been accused of texting while driving students. According to the The Post-Standard, Superintendent Jean Danlge asked the bus driver to take administrative leave during the investigaton.

Concerned parents brought up the issue to the district who then began the investigation. Dangle has given videotapes of the bus driver to the Baldwinsville Police to investigate.

I-81 closure remains a mess as city, state argue over demolition funding
By Samuel Taylor
March 5, 2010 - 11:16am
Plus, several people are killed in an Arizona bus crash and 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed could receive a military trial.

The closure of I-81 between I-690 and Court Street is being prolonged by a legal and monetary battles, the Syracuse Post-Standard reports.

The New York State Department of Transportation closed the section of the highway off last friday amid fears that a crumbling building on nearby State Street could fall onto the highway.

Effective today, CENTRO will cut services
By Jordan Harrison
March 1, 2010 - 11:24am
Plus, Seaworld trainer is put to rest and the legacy of Crosby continues to grow.

According to the Syracuse Post-Standard, CENTRO will today nix at least two routes and cut down on other routes across the city.

Syracuse Police use taser in arrest
By Alexandra Zuckerman
October 19, 2009 - 2:51pm
A Syracuse man was allegedly Tasered three times after resisting arrest on Saturday.

On Comstock Ave. Syracuse police and SU Public Safety use force to capture a man with traffic violations.  The Post-Standard reports that on Saturday Barasheen R. Moody, 27, of Maple Terrace was operating an unauthorized vehicle and had a blood alcohol level of over the legal limit, 0.08 percent.  Moody was charged with misdemeanor counts of each offense, including resisting arrest.  After being stopped Moody ran away from Officer Scott Prutsman and proceeded down Comstock where...