TRANSPORTATION

National view: Amtrak bill gives dogs their due ride

For reasons that remain mysterious, Amtrak allows only service dogs. This, despite the fact that domestic pets are more than welcome on airplanes for a fee. But four House members have proposed the Pets on Trains Act of 2013 to allow people to travel with their domestic pets.

By Kathleen Parker , June 09, 2013

Snowy winter meant a big spike in road salt usage in Minnesota

Just how snowy was Minnesota's winter and spring? The road salt tells the tale.

By Associated Press report , June 07, 2013

Duluth Transit Authority to remove bus shelter near Last Place on Earth

The Duluth Transit Authority Board voted Thursday to remove the bus shelter at First Avenue East and Superior Street, DTA General Manager Dennis Jensen said.

By News Tribune staff , June 07, 2013

Medical problem may have caused crash that closed Superior Street (with video)

Police said a medical episode may have contributed to an accident Thursday on the 400 block of East Superior Street.

By News Tribune staff , June 07, 2013

Duluth Transit board votes to remove troublesome bus shelter

The Duluth Transit Authority Board voted Thursday to remove the bus shelter at First Avenue East and Superior Street, according to DTA General Manager Dennis Jensen.

By News Tribune staff , June 06, 2013

DTA Board considers removal of bus shelter near Last Place on Earth

At the request of police and others, the Duluth Transit Authority Board will vote today whether to remove the bus shelter at First Avenue East and Superior Street — a half-block from the Last Place on Earth.

By News Tribune staff , June 06, 2013

Local view: Biking in Duluth is moving quickly

The culture of a city is created by the people who call it home. At the annual mayor’s bike ride on May 17, Duluth Mayor Don Ness stated, “It’s great to see the enthusiasm for biking in our community and a commitment to healthy living. It’s really reflecting the sense of values and ethos of our community.” Throughout Active Transportation Week this culture of our city was reflected as residents discussed current community transportation issues.

By James Gittemeier and Lisa Luokkala , June 06, 2013

Bygones for Thursday, June 6, 2013

News Tribune, June 6, 1973

Conversion of Munger Elementary School into an open school serving grades kindergarten through high school starting next fall was proposed yesterday by Richard Pearson, superintendent of Duluth schools. The proposal will be discussed June 19 at a committee of the whole meeting.

June 06, 2013

Duluth Transit might remove bus shelter to discourage loiterers

At the request of police and others, the Duluth Transit Authority Board will vote today whether to remove the bus shelter at First Avenue East and Superior Street — a half-block from the Last Place on Earth.

By News Tribune staff , June 05, 2013

TSA drops plan to allow knives, bats, golf clubs on planes

The Transportation Security Administration proposal had drawn fierce opposition from lawmakers, airlines and others who said it would place passengers and crews at risk.

By Joan Lowy , June 05, 2013

Reader’s view: Nolan grandstanding on sulfide dangers

U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan’s attack on the Environmental Protection Agency over its sulfide concerns related to the proposed reconstruction of Highways 53 and 169 represented uninformed political grandstanding at its worst (“Nolan asks EPA to limit sulfate impact on highway projects,” May 14).

June 05, 2013

Zero traffic deaths the goal for safety experts in Duluth

The goal of Minnesota’s “Toward Zero Deaths” program is simple. As long as there are traffic deaths, the state partnership will continue to look for ways to make road travel safer.

By Tom Olsen , June 01, 2013

MnDOT to hold meeting on Forbay Lake work

The Minnesota Department of Transportation will host a public informational meeting Tuesday to update area residents on highway work to repair the Forbay Lake area of Minnesota Highway 210 in Jay Cooke State Park.

By News Tribune staff , May 31, 2013

Kids shaken up in bus crash in Hermantown

­The driver of a pickup on Haines Road was sent to a hospital Thursday afternoon when a school bus with 40 children from Edison North Star Academy on it rear-ended the truck. One girl on the bus suffered a bloody nose.

By Mike Creger , May 31, 2013

Minor injuries after bus rear-ends pickup in Hermantown

The driver of a pickup on Haines Road was sent to a hospital Thursday afternoon when a school bus with 40 children on it rear-ended the truck. One girl on the bus suffered a bloody nose.

By Mike Creger , May 30, 2013