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EH? PLUS All-access bus pass
The Duluth Transit Authority is offering teenage riders a pass that allows for unlimited travel anywhere on DTA buses and the Port Town Trolley and discounted perks for June through August. The pass ...
Posted on 5/21/13 at 12:00 AM
STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Legislative notebook: Higher ed OK'd
By Danielle Killey Minnesota representatives approved increasing by $150 million spending on state colleges and universities. Higher education, perhaps more than any other area, has been neglected f...
Posted on 4/25/13 at 7:38 PM
NDAD INSIGHTS For loan: Vans with access for wheelchair users
If you haveever needed to use a wheelchair, or if you use one regularlyy now,you know how challenging travel can be. Perhaps you just want tomake an appointment across town orattend a local event. Ma...
Posted on 3/14/13 at 4:52 PM
THE NEW FORTY As soon as the temps warm up...
A few weeks ago when I noted that gas was down to $2.99 a gallon, I was a little excited at the prospect. I realize that being excited that gas is down to $2.99 is a sad statement about how far remove...
Posted on 2/7/13 at 9:51 PM
IT'S SIMPLY GRAND! The 2013 Official Visitors Guide to Greater Grand Forks has arrived
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Posted on 1/27/13 at 6:59 PM
Grand Forks bus ridership to break record 
Bus ridership in the Grand Forks area is on pace to break a record, the city said Friday. With five weeks to go in the year, ridership on Cities Area Transit has already exceeded the total for all of 2011, which set a record at 328,880.
By Herald Staff Report , November 24, 2012
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John Johnson, Warren, Minn., letter: GF/EGF and region need a south-end bridge
The Minnesota and North Dakota departments of transportation should get together and fast-track a south-end bridge — not only to ease the flow of farm truck traffic, but also to link the fast residential and business developments in that part of the Grand Cities.
By John Johnson , October 28, 2012
ND's oil patch airports bombarded with traffic
Small western North Dakota airfields built decades ago for crop sprayers and single-engine planes are now supporting sleek business jets and freight- and personnel-laden turboprops that have descended on towns with the rise in oil activity.
By James MacPherson , September 28, 2012
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Gov. Dalrymple calls for $2.5 billion in roadwork
Gov. Jack Dalrymple unveiled a proposal Monday to spend $2.5 billion on state roads and highways during the 2013-15 biennium, calling it an “unprecedented investment.”
By Teri Finneman , July 23, 2012
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State DOT to hold public meetings on highway plan
The North Dakota Department of Transportation is holding a series of public meetings on its long-range highway plan.
By Associated Press , July 17, 2012
Roland Young, Grand Forks, column: Time is right to push for Merrifield Rd. interchange, bridge
The Merrifield Road project includes a bridge over the Red River that would be higher than U.S. Highway 2’s Kennedy Bridge, which has had to be closed during floods.
It’s also long overdue.
By Roland Young , July 15, 2012
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Phil Krinkie, St. Paul, column: The Great Train Robbery, Minnesota-style
The commuter rail line that cost more than $300 million to build requires a $14 million taxpayer subsidy to operate. That works out to a subsidy of more than $20 per ride, just so some people don’t have to pay to park in downtown Minneapolis.
By Phil Krinkie , June 27, 2012
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Klaus Thiessen, Grand Forks, letter: Take advantage of GFK’s new service
Now, it’s up to our residents to use the service so we can make the strong case for more flights and destinations.
By Klaus Thiessen , June 03, 2012
Work to begin on transit center in Duluth
About $6 million included in the state bonding bill was the last piece of funding needed for the Multimodal Transportation Center. It will allow passengers to transfer between buses, catch a taxi and walk to the downtown convention center and the lakefront festival park.
By Associated Press , May 15, 2012
OUR OPINION: Don't put brakes on bike trail construction
If valley residents like the recreation and convenience that bike trails offer, now is the time to speak up. That's because the funding source that has built most of the modern bike trails in America is at risk.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , April 22, 2012
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Minnesota spring truck weight restrictions to end April 12
Spring truck weight restrictions on state highways will end April 12 for Minnesota’s north and north-central frost zones, the Minnesota Department of Transportation announced.
By Herald Staff Report , April 10, 2012
16 counties in northeastern N.D. to get $15 million for roads
$48 million in state funds distributed FridayNearly $15 million was distributed to 16 counties in northeastern North Dakota on Friday. The Legislature approved the funding in two bills last year for counties that received less than $500,000 from the oil and gas gross production tax during the 2011 fiscal year. That resulted in a $3.2 million boost to transportation funding in Grand Forks County on Friday, including $1.2 million of highway funding for the city of Grand Forks.
March 30, 2012
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OUR OPINION: Time to defuse ‘trucker bombs’
America has turned around worse problems than trucker bombs, and it can turn around this problem, too.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , March 29, 2012
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House lawmakers: Airport screeners ineffective, rude
House members of both parties on Monday teed off against the agency in charge of airport and port anti-terrorist screening, saying it uses ineffective tactics, wastes money on faulty equipment and treats travelers rudely. TSA officials told a hearing that airport screening is getting better for U.S. travelers, because the agency is moving away from a one-size-fits-all system. Instead, the TSA is expanding programs to identify travelers posing a risk, while allowing those who provide personal information in advance to go through a fast line.
By Larry Margasak , March 26, 2012
Obama calls for end of transportation showdown
President Barack Obama wants Congress to end a showdown that threatens to cut off federal highway and transit aid to states just as the spring construction season starts.
By Steve Peoples , March 24, 2012
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