Metro bus driver recovers after being beaten by two female riders

http://www.wlwt.com/article/metro-bus-driver-recovers-after-being-beaten-by-two-female-riders/15858220

CINCINNATI —

Bus drivers are susceptible to many dangers; in the last year, three have been assaulted in the metro area.

William Simpson said Sept. 29 is one day he will never forget in his 23-year career as a Metro bus driver.

 

Metro driver helping lost little girl in Fairmount

CINCINNATI —Surveillance video shows the moment a Metro bus driver f

Bus drivers are punched and spit on. What's being done to protect them?

Cincinnati bus driver Ron Bennett was just about to close the door when one last passenger climbed up the steps. It was shortly after 5:30 p.m.

Cincinnati Metro passed on a 2018 levy. Here's what might happen next

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2018/07/25/metro-board-takes-heat-passing-levy/834460002/

A subdued Cincinnati Metro board took a tongue-lashing Wednesday morning, the day after the board announced it will not go for a countywide sales-tax levy this fall.

VIDEO: Passenger accused of attacking bus driver

CINCINNATI -- Police arrested a man who is accused of assaulting a Metro driver aboard a bus, and a dramatic video of the incident has been shared more than 1,000 times on Facebook.

Marcellus Thomas, 49, punched and shoved a 67-year-old bus driver at about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to a police report. The driver told police that Thomas attacked him after a dispute over the fare.

The video shows the driver push Thomas out of the bus, but Thomas gets back inside before he could close the door. They wrestle while at least five passengers try to help the driver.

Cincinnati streetcar: 'You need one neck to choke,' top city official says, calling for fewer streetcar bosses

'One neck to choke': City leaders looking for accountability with streetcar management

CINCINNATI -- City leaders continued their search for answers Tuesday as problems continued to pile up with the streetcar, 18 months into the system's operation.

At the heart of the numerous issues facing the struggling transit system: too many cooks in the kitchen

Bus advocates bring concerns to new transit authority board

https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/cincinnati/bus-advocates-bring-concerns-to-new-transit-authority-board

CINCINNATI -- Six new members swore their oaths Tuesday to serve on the region's transit board, as the agency prepares to reinvigorate its bus service through a proposed transit-dedicated sales tax.

PX: Amid myriad problems, streetcar official receives $22,000 raise, promotion

Apparently Cincinnati's floundering streetcar is going well enough for the top government official overseeing the rail line to receive a $22,000 raise.

SORTA has promoted streetcar director Paul Grether to a vice president's role and bumped his annual salary from $103,122 to $125,000, according to public records obtained by Politics Extra.

Come on, is SORTA really this bad at timing and public relations?

SORTA Leader pushes sales tax in Hamilton County-even though he votes in Texas

Troy Miller has been sleuthing Greater Cincinnati's main public transportation agency for years, certainly long before SORTA recently found $8 million just sitting around in its bank account.

Metro finds $8M while lobbying for new funding

Council to Metro: If you just found $8M, why would you increase bus fares?

CINCINNATI -- More mixed feelings surrounded Metro's future during Tuesday's City Council committee meeting, when council members heard hopes for a better bus system but also asked tough questions about transit authority management.

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