Operations at Paris Metro are beginning to return to normal after more than a year of locked doors, truncated hours and strict sanitizing routines, and employees at the nonprofit, fixed-route bus service are looking forward to it.
âAs of March 15, we have started running the Paris Metro buses 12 hours a day, again,â said Sheena Record, regional transportation coordinator and head of the Paris office of Ark-Texas Council of Governmentâs Rural Transit District. âDuring the pandemic, we had a down-time in the middle of the day, which we used to sanitize the buses, but since the governor has opened things back up, we are now running full days, 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. The buses are still getting sanitized at midday. We just now put another set of buses on the routes with another set of drivers during a two-hour lunch time to give us time to thoroughly clean the buses used that morning before they go back into service in the afternoon.â
Published May 7, 2021, 6:09 PM
DAVAO CITY – The Rural Transit Bus has now opened a new route from Cotabato City to Cagayan de Oro (CDO) City and vice versa through Alamada-Amai Manabilang-Bukidnon.
SEAT DISTANCING. Seats of the Rural Transit Bus are strategically placed to adhere to basic health protocols. (Photo courtesy of Cotabato City Mayor Cynthia Guiani-Sayadi Facebook Page)
The new route was inaugurated on Wednesday, May 5, which was led by Cotabato City Mayor Cynthia Guiani-Sayadi along with the executives of Rural Transit inside Mindanao Star Bus Terminal at Don Rufino Alonzo Street.
From Cagayan de Oro City, The bus will pass by the towns of Talakag Bukidnon going to the towns of Banisilan, Alamada, Libungan, Pigcawayan in Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat all the way to Cotabato City.
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Two lanes open again after a Rural Transport Truck and trailer was hit by a car travelling behind it on the Temuka-Timaru Highway on Monday morning.
A driver sustained minor injuries when her car rear-ended a truck and trailer unit near the Opihi River Bridge on State Highway 1. A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesperson said two Temuka appliances responded to a call of a car versus truck at 9.52am on Monday. “There were no persons unaccounted for.” The Rural Transport truck, heading south on SH 1, had stopped as traffic banked up to allow a wide load across the bridge, the truck driver said. The car following appeared to have failed to stop and run into the back of the truck forcing the rear guard into a back tyre.
The Future of Rural Policy
Regional Development
In the past two decades, rural policy has undergone significant developments. According to the principal conclusions of the international conference, The Future of Rural Policy, the major shift necessary to guarantee the future vitality of rural regions is the diversification of their economies. This conference, held in Siena, Italy on 10-13 July 2002, identified the need for rural policies to go beyond agriculture and offer new trajectories of development for rural areas. The end result is a new approach to rural areas that recognises the importance of the interdependence between rural and urban areas, mobilises investment (rather than distributing subsidies) and expands the definition of countryside.
Etowah County Schools and Attalla City Schools, starting Monday, are no longer requiring mask wearing on campus.
The mask requirement also has been dropped at the Etowah County Courthouse, according to Chief Administrative Officer Shane Ellison.
Etowah County superintendent Alan Cosby and Attalla City Superintendent Jeff Colegrove, in announcing the change, said, We will continue to strongly encourage mask usage when appropriate.
The school system leaders stressed personal responsibility, and said anyone who wishes to continue to wear a mask may do so. The systems will continue to monitor case numbers and make adjustments if needed.
Last week, Etowah County Schools and Gadsden City School reported fewer than five cases of COVID-19 in their systems; numbers were not available for Attalla City Schools.