#public-transit-safety

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San Francisco
fromABC7 San Francisco
13 hours ago

SF transportation officials investigating wild Muni train that violently shook, sped through station

A Muni train violently jerked, knocked riders down, sped through Duboce and Noe Station along a public road, then stopped; no injuries reported.
San Francisco
fromsfist.com
1 day ago

Passengers Describe Scary Runaway Muni Train Incident By Duboce Park

A Muni N-Judah train accelerated uncontrollably near Duboce Park, passed stops, entered the shared roadway at high speed, then the operator regained control and stopped.
New York City
fromQueens, NY Patch
3 days ago

Man Stabbed Twice Aboard Subway Train In Queens, Police Say

A 26-year-old man was stabbed twice aboard a Flushing-bound 7 train in Queens Sunday night; the suspect remains at large and an investigation is ongoing.
fromBoston.com
6 days ago

Federal transportation chief calls on MBTA to curb crime or risk loss of funding

"While local leaders seem intent on putting the needs of criminals first, we're not waiting for the next Iryna," Duffy said in a statement. "Chicago and Boston are on notice to take actions that enhance safety and reduce the crime affecting their riders and transit workers - or risk federal support. This is about standing up for American families who deserve a safe and clean transportation system."
US politics
US news
fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago

A deadly assault in Charlotte underscores a shift in crime on public transit

Iryna Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee, was fatally stabbed on Charlotte light-rail, prompting debates over transit safety, mental-health gaps, and increased policing.
fromsfist.com
1 week ago

Thursday Morning What's Up: Benicia Told to Conserve Water After Pipeline Burst

The trial of animal welfare activist Zoe Rosenberg begins this week in Sonoma County. Rosenberg is accused of criminal conspiracy in connection with a 2023 incursion into a processing facility owned by Petaluma Poultry led by the Berkeley group Direct Action Everywhere. [Bay Area News Group] Residents of Benicia have been told to reduce their water consumption by 40% immediately after a damaged pipeline caused a significant water shortage. Something similar happened in 2022. [NBC Bay Area]
California
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
1 week ago

How to Prevent Random Violence

Failures in criminal-justice and mental-health systems enabled a repeat offender with schizophrenia to kill a Ukrainian refugee on a Charlotte light-rail.
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

Karoline Leavitt Kicks Off Briefing By Accusing the Media For Shamefully And Intentionally' Failing to Report Charlotte Train Murder

Today I would like to address the tragedy that has not received nearly enough media attention the brutal murder of Iryna Zarutska. Here are the facts that many outlets have shamefully and intentionally failed to report until President Trump drew attention to it: on August 22, Zarutska was stabbed to death on the rail system in Charlotte, North Carolina by a savage career criminal. This is a public transportation system that many in the area use every single day to go to school and work.
US politics
New York City
fromwww.amny.com
3 weeks ago

Subway attack: Man indicted for stabbing straphanger during vicious assault in Harlem train station

Victor Solis, 58, allegedly stabbed a 56-year-old commuter multiple times at the West 125th Street subway station, causing life-threatening but nonfatal injuries.
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 weeks ago

Lisbon suspends service of historic funiculars after accident kills 15

The accident occurred at 6:05 p.m. (local time) near Restauradores Square after a safety cable snapped, causing the vehicle to lose control and accelerate down the slope connecting the upper part of the city with the Baixa Pombalina district. The accident also affected a second cable car that was stopped at the beginning of the Gloria road with some passengers inside, and which was hit by the first.
Miscellaneous
SF politics
from48 hills
3 weeks ago

Muni riders, bus drivers, bikers, people who walk beg SFMTA Commission to do its job - 48 hills

Allowing Uber, Lyft, and Waymo on mid‑Market Street would slow Muni, reduce safety, and reverse the life‑saving benefits of the car‑free Better Market Street policy.
Los Angeles
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Woman, 18, gunned down on Metro bus near LAX; suspect flees scene

An 18-year-old woman was fatally shot on a Metro Line 115 bus near LAX after an altercation and pepper spray deployment; suspect remains unidentified.
fromSan Jose Inside
1 month ago

Deputies Arrest Man After Knife Attack on VTA Bus Driver

Santa Clara County Sheriff's Deputies on Wednesday arrested a 23-year-old man on assault charges after a vicious slashing attack on a Valley Transit Authority bus driver in South San Jose. Deputies reported that just after 7 a.m. on Aug. 20 at Blossom Hill Road and Hillview Avenue in San Jose, a VTA bus driver reported that he had been attacked after asking a rider to stop repeatedly pulling the stop-request cord.
California
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