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Report: More transit means more jobs vs. highway projects
Investment in public transit tends to be more labor-intensive than highway projects...
Passenger Carrier Strike Force targets safety at checkpoints
The sweep runs from August 23 to September 4 and is taking place in all 50 states,...
N.Y. 2nd Ave. subway above-ground plan draws critics
Critics say the MTA missed an opportunity to work with developers to incorporate...
Michigan receives $3.6M for high-speed rail
Funds will be used to renovate the station's interior lobby, bathrooms, ticketing...
Study: Transit job creation grows Mich. economy
Shows that for every 10 jobs created in the public transit sector, six additional...
Hawaii Senator renews warning on rail funding
The $1.55 billion isn't a guarantee, Inouye claimed. Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell...

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AUGUST 2010

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Positive Train Control Implementation Signals Challenges Ahead

In addition to meeting the Dec. 31, 2015 deadline, rail operations are faced with cost issues, project deferrals and ensuring interoperability between systems. VIEW MORE

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Do you have an app for that?

From Blacksburg Transit's VT Bus Tracker for Virginia Tech to King County Metro and the University of Washington’s One Bus Away, transit systems linked with universities are leading the way with open source technology. They are providing real-time arrival information to riders and giving them mobile access, through iPhone and Android applications. But there is a huge disparity among agencies across the country in terms of the information they are providing to riders.

Slap on wrist doesn't ensure safety

This week, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) annual drug and alcohol strike force sweep, which ran from June 21 through July 2, resulted in the removal of 109 commercial bus and truck drivers.

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