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HOV - High-Occupancy Vehicle
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News archive for HOV:

Parkway North traffic moves smoothly in HOV lanes  -  04 Aug 2008
Pittsburgh Post Gazette,Traffic is now being routed off I-279 south at Perrysville Avenue (exit 12) and onto the HOV lanes until just south of Venture Street.

Hovnanian adopts shareholders rights plan  -  04 Aug 2008
ReutersNEW YORK, Aug 4 (Reuters) - US home builder Hovnanian Enterprises Inc (HOV.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said on Monday it adopted a shareholder

Parkway North Drivers Are Detoured  -  04 Aug 2008
WPXI.com,All southbound traffic is being rerouted onto the HOV lanes at the Perrysville exit. PennDOT is closing the southbound lanes so workers can repair bridges

Homebuilder Bankruptcies: Who Might Be Next?  -  04 Aug 2008
Seeking Alpha,Hovnanian (HOV), Beazer Homes (BZH), and Lennar (LEN) are now the three most likely bankruptcy candidates on the above list of homebuilders (at least from a

Nas Brings Out Jay-Z, A Tribe Called Quest Come Home For ...  -  04 Aug 2008
MTV.com...legendary MC Jay-Z. After Nas, backed by a live band, performed "Breathe" — a prime cut from his Untitled LP — Hov came out to the music of "Success.

Aladdin Beckons the Options-Repricing Genie  -  04 Aug 2008
Motley FoolTenet Healthcare (NYSE: THC), Hovnanian (NYSE: HOV), and Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL) have all recently received or sought shareholder approval to reprice

Market Report -- In Play (HOV)  -  04 Aug 2008
MSN MoneyHovnanian Enterprises adopts stockholder rights plan structured to preserve use of Net Operating Losses The co announces its Board of Directors has adopted

Oil drilling, Angel's Flight and HOV lanes: Ramping up, Aug. 1  -  Aug 1, 2008
Los Angeles Times,Fifty-one percent support of Californians support more offshore oil drilling but 52% of Californians are concerned about the impacts of global warming,

HOV lane construction starts Friday on Loop 101  -  Jul 30, 2008
Arizona Republic,...by Kerry Fehr-Snyder - Jul. 30, 2008 10:52 AM Construction begins Friday on long-promised carpool lanes for the Loop 101-Price Freeway, disrupting travel

Parkway N. Inbound Traffic To Shift To HOV Lanes  -  Aug 1, 2008
KDKA,Beginning on Sunday at 3 pm, inbound traffic will be shifted onto the HOV lanes between the Perrysville and Venture Street exits.

Hovnanian Enterprises Inc (HOV) newly added by Albert D Mason Inc  -  Aug 1, 2008
Mffais.com,LONG BEACH (Mffais.com) - Albert D Mason Inc added the Hovnanian Enterprises Inc (HOV) company to their portfolio, by buying 41220 shares as shown by

Readers want to know: Are HOV onramps fair game at non-peak times?  -  Jul 22, 2008
Seattle Post IntelligencerQ: In the hours between 7 pm and 5 am, is it legal for single-occupant vehicles to use the HOV lanes, is it also legal for single-occupant vehicles to use

Criticized I-75 HOV exit sign to be replaced  -  Jul 15, 2008
Atlanta Journal Constitution,The sign at the HOV left-hand exit from I-75 where a bus crash killed seven people last year will be replaced, according to state plans.

Stand in line. Ride with strangers. Zip past traffic to the city.  -  Aug 2, 2008
The Virginian-Pilot,Started in the early 1970s after HOV lanes were built in the DC region - Apparently began in Springfield, but is now common in Prince William and Stafford

Safety board to issue finding on Atlanta bus crash  -  Jul 9, 2008
Atlanta Journal Constitution,Other likely issues include the HOV exit's markings and road signs, which experts have criticized as confusing in interviews with the Atlanta

I-5 backed up 4 miles after truck overturns,spills diesel fuel in ...  -  Aug 1, 2008
Seattle Times,Three right lanes are blocked and cars are getting by in the HOV lane. Transportation officials are advising motorists to take 99 north instead.

Sierra Club says HOV tolls will send the 'wrong signal'  -  Jul 20, 2008
Houston Chronicle,Metro's HOV system carries about 100000 riders a day, the agency estimates. Opening it to some toll payers could actually reduce exhaust emissions,

Despite increase in users, HOV lanes on Central only about half full  -  Jul 11, 2008
Dallas Morning News,By MICHAEL A. LINDENBERGER / The Dallas Morning News Six months after they opened, the new HOV lanes on Central Expressway are still only about half full.

Are carpool lanes the answer? Heavy traffic projections prompt ...  -  Aug 2, 2008
Rock Hill Herald,Carpool lanes, also known as high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes, are open only to buses and cars carrying more than one person.

Gates stuck on I-394 HOV lanes  -  Jul 15, 2008
Minneapolis Star Tribune,By TIM HARLOW, Star Tribune This paper is getting hard to read, it leaves you the impression no one has an education or background in news reporting.

Newhall Pass HOV lane planned  -  Jul 29, 2008
Signal,By Katherine Geyer Two car pool lanes will be added to the Newhall Pass within about four years, a California Department of Transportation spokeswoman said

Put in your two cents about toll for HOV lanes  -  Jul 13, 2008
Houston Chronicle,Metro plans to open its HOV lanes to toll payers in fall 2009. The Federal Transit Administration made some strange comments in a July 1 document notifying

N. County HOV lane so close, yet so far  -  Jul 7, 2008
San Diego Union Tribune,...“They want us to carpool, but I have to sit there and watch other cars fly by (in the HOV lane),� she said. The lane has plenty of capacity for more cars,

HOV lanes for faster commutes  -  Jul 25, 2008
Charleston Post Courier,High-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes haven't been used in South Carolina yet, but their potential for cutting rush-hour congestion says that they are worth a

Signs' storm message causes some concerns  -  Jul 27, 2008
Houston Chronicle,..."The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 specifically exempts motorcycles from the occupancy requirements of HOV lanes,

Eastisde transportation plans: Where’s the outrage from local leaders?  -  Aug 2, 2008
PNW Local News,Convert the center section of the Lake Washington bridge for two-way bus only usage moving the HOV lane to the outer bridge structures.

Letters for Friday  -  Jul 24, 2008
Dallas Morning News,Re: "Central HOV use up, not at capacity – Drivers using main highway complain about empty lanes," July 11 Metro. On a normal morning, maybe 10 to 15 cars

Commuting using cars, trains or thumbs  -  Jul 31, 2008
Inside NoVA,HOV lanes on I-66 require at least two passengers. Hybrid cars registered before July 1, 2006, are a ticket to ride on I-95 HOV lanes with a single occupant

Initiative 985 would cripple Puget Sound during rush hour  -  Jul 30, 2008
Northwest Progressive Institute Official Blog,Now, most of the HOV lanes in the state are already open during nighttime hours, but Initiative 985 would force them open at almost all hours of the day.

Transportation secretary in Atlanta for announcement  -  Jul 29, 2008
Atlanta Journal Constitution,Peters' office has also been talking with state officials about Georgia's application to put tolls on some of Atlanta's HOV lanes.

Hybrid drivers get free pass for Colo. HOV lanes  -  Jul 14, 2008
Examiner.com...mins ago) AP DENVER (Map, News) - More than 1100 drivers of hybrid cars can now travel alone for free in Colorado's high-occupancy vehicle or HOV lanes.

Downtown Connector Resurfacing Project Resumes  -  Aug 1, 2008
WXIA-TV,In the southbound direction the three inside (left) lanes, including the HOV lane of the Connector will be closed starting just north of I-20 to just south

DART smashes ridership records  -  Jul 18, 2008
Dallas Morning News,Counting the 4.5 million passengers DART said were in vehicles using the HOV lanes, the total DART ridership for June was 10.3 million -- the highest total

Highway 1 widening sits in state crosshairs  -  Aug 1, 2008
Register Pajaronian,The HOV (high-occupancy vehicle) Lane Widening Project looks to widen Highway 1 to six lanes from Morrissey Boulevard in Santa Cruz to Larkin Valley/San

Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV) NewsBite - Hovnanian Jumps on ...  -  Jul 17, 2008
Market Intelligence Center,Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. (HOV) opened at 6.26. So far today, the stock has hit a low of 6.02 and a high of 6.85. HOV is now trading at 6.26,

Hybrids get green light to go solo in HOV lanes  -  Jul 13, 2008
Denver Post,Of those, 494 who already had electronic transponders have been mailed decals allowing immediate use of the HOV and HOT lanes on Interstate 25 north of

NYC BLOG: Coming of Age - Hov is Coming Out With Yet Another Album...  -  Jul 17, 2008
SOHH,Wasn't Timbaland the one that came out and expressed his concern about Jay-Z's last album, American Gangster, not living up to Hov standards and said that

Hybrids seek free HOV access  -  Jul 15, 2008
Vail Daily News,Single-occupant vehicles aren't an uncommon sight in the HOV lanes on Highway 82 outside of Aspen, but now, 31 area owners of hybrid vehicles will have a

Metro: HOV lanes may become toll lanes  -  Jul 10, 2008
KHOU,By Alex Sanz / 11 News A new proposal would turn HOV lanes into toll lanes, and that has many Houston commuters hopping mad. Metro plans to meet with the

HOV lanes may be open to all, for a price  -  Jul 11, 2008
Humble Observer,By JENNIFER SUMMER Residents traveling during rush hour may soon have another option, as Metro is proposing a plan to change the HOV lanes into toll lanes.

HOV restrictions on weekends? Va. ponders issue  -  Jul 8, 2008
WTOP,WASHINGTON -- If you drive on I-95 and I-395 in Virginia, you know how the HOV Lanes work: toward the city in the morning and away at night.

Proposal could allow single drivers to pay for HOV access  -  Jul 7, 2008
KHOU,Both Debbie Carter and Dorothy Daigle work downtown and take the 290 HOV lane home. Now they’re worried an upcoming Metro proposal would allow single

Who can be second person in a car in the HOV lanes?  -  Jul 8, 2008
Kitsap Sun (Subscription),The in basket: My wife, the Judybaker, and I were musing as we drove along in an HOV lane in Tacoma about what constitutes a second person in a vehicle for

Those HOV Lanes Could Soon Get More Crowded  -  Jul 9, 2008
KTRH,METRO is holding a public hearing tomorrow night on whether to allow single drivers to pay a toll to use HOV lanes. By KTRH's John Labus "What we're looking

HOV Lanes On Berkeley's Telegraph Avenue To Be Decided By Voters  -  Jul 8, 2008
KTVU.com,It argued that HOV lanes would speed commuters through heavily congested areas from San Leandro, through Oakland and to the University of California

Leaders key in on bus stops, HOV lanes  -  Jul 12, 2008
Broomfield Enterprise,By Michael Davidson (Contact) WESTMINSTER-- The money to expand US 36 will be found, the head of the state department of transportation promised Wednesday,

Letters for Thursday  -  Jul 17, 2008
Dallas Morning News,Re: "Central HOV use up, not at capacity – Drivers using main highway complain about empty lanes," Friday Metro. It took two years after the High Five

Are toll roads the answer to metro Atlanta's traffic problem?  -  Jul 26, 2008
Atlanta Journal Constitution,So DOT adopted a policy against adding tolls on free general purpose lanes, which excludes HOV lanes. The next proposal met initial success.

Slugging your way to work in Washington DC  -  Aug 1, 2008
WalletPop,Drivers need the riders because if they have a car with three or more people in it, they qualify to use HOV (high occupancy vehicle) lanes, and they can get

Save gas, disable a Prius!  -  Aug 1, 2008
Gather.com,...we can save America up to 150000000 gallons of gasoline per year! Not to mention reduced slow-moving retard congestion in America’s HOV lanes.




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