The 18-year has no prior criminal history on record.

Olusedun Alale, 51, said he had a change of heart over his actions after the incident was taped during his Brooklyn bus route on Saturday.

Flirting is not off limits on a bus/train/subway/trolley, you just have to know how to do it so you don’t creep anybody out

(Washington Informer) — Metro kicked off tighter security controls Tuesday, beginning randomized searches of riders’ bags at two stations during the morning commute.  The first screenings, typically running well under a minute each, lasted for an hour at the Green Line’s College Park station and Braddock Road stop on the Yellow/Blue lines in Alexandria.  No […]

(Chicago Sun Times) — The incoming Republican governors of Wisconsin and Ohio rejected $1.2 billion in federal funding for high-speed rail — leading to a windfall for Illinois.  The state is getting $42.3 million in additional high-speed rail money, federal officials announced Thursday. That is in addition to the $1.2 billion in funding the state […]

(New York Times) — The Chicago Transit Authority announced last month that it is looking for a consulting firm to help develop a “revenue-generating corporate sponsorship program” — a plan to sell private companies the naming rights to CTA train lines, train stations and bus routes.  The consultant will determine which of the agency’s assets […]

(Washington Examiner) — Metro’s revenue and ridership — especially among bus passengers — are falling well below projections since the transit agency raised fares last summer.  Metrobus has driven about 42 million passengers through the first four months of Metro’s fiscal year, more than 3 million fewer than a year ago, according to the agency’s […]

(Chicago Sun Times) — Expect rolling back free transit rides for seniors to be back on the General Assembly’s agenda, either in the veto session or the spring session.  Both Democratic and Republican legislative leaders have voiced support for altering the controversial program by limiting it to low-income seniors only.  But means-test bills have failed […]

(AJC) — When Pamela Joiner first heard Atlanta had won funding for a streetcar that would travel a loop between Sweet Auburn and Centennial Olympic Park, she didn’t believe it.  She’s still a bit cautious. Agreeing with streetcar boosters that it could be transformational for Sweet Auburn, she also has seen a lot of good […]

(Washington Post) — After more than 14 years of planning, false starts and questions over the feasibility of embarking on a $1.5 billion plan to bring back streetcars to the District, the first trolleys will run in the spring of 2012, officials said last week.  The question now is how to pay for the system. […]

(Chicago Sun Times) — Sometimes, it’s fun to hear one end of a phone conversation. Bob Newhart made some great bits out of this.  Just last week, I heard this intriguing line from a guy on a cell phone, “So, when you have the wedding rehearsal dinner at a taco place, I mean, what did […]