September 2014

Buy America: Why Do Policymakers Keep Trying to Fix What's Not Broken?

Policymakers are calling for tougher Buy America procurement rules, which largely ignore how the real marketplace works and could undermine the very employment opportunities that these proposals seek to expand.

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Wooldridge’s biggest responsibility at SFRTA is ensuring the future of the agency through her...

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2014 Women In Transportation: Vicki Woolridge

Last year, Shaffer and the Cleveland RTA team hosted Vice President Joe Biden at their rail...

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2014 Women In Transportation: Mary Shaffer

Spotlight: Bentech meets range of public transit needs with specialized products

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Spotlight: Bentech meets range of public transit needs with specialized products

In addition to running Starline Luxury Coaches with her partner Becky Pritchett, Gillis is also...

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2014 Women In Transportation: Gladys Gillis

McMillan talks with Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority CEO Joe Calabrese during a tour...

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Q&A: FTA Acting Administrator Therese McMillan

Zlatanic is currently managing a project in Instanbul for HNTB Corp.

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2014 Women In Transportation: Sanja Zlatanic, PE

IndyGo - No. 86

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2014 Transit Bus Fleet Survey: Top Fleets Taking Steps to Attract Growing Markets

President Barack Obama

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Exclusive: METRO's Most Influential People of the Decade

Tech Report: Increasing energy efficiency in transportation with ultracapacitors

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Tech Report: Increasing energy efficiency in transportation with ultracapacitors

Mollet was part of the team that put together  the first World Congress on High-Speed Rail in...

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2014 Women In Transportation: Petra Mollet

Following 15 years in Sumter, S.C., Dawson-August joined BJCTA in January 2013.

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2014 Women In Transportation: Ann Dawson-August

A partnership between Indian Trails and TheRide increased the daily frequency of roundtrips from...

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Motorcoach Operators, Public Transit Teaming to Offer More Options

Perrin works with industry groups, speaks at conferences and develops materials to help in the...

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2014 Women In Transportation: Sallye Perrin

Fig. 3: Fire in a gas bus conducted as part of a reconstruction for the Swedish Accident...

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Exclusive: Bus Fires- Best Practices for Reducing the Risk

As Pierce Transit CEO, Griffith oversees all functions of the agency, including fixed-route...

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2014 Women In Transportation: Lynne Griffith

Williams is actively involved in her community on initiatives like local boards and city...

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2014 Women In Transportation: Eve Williams

A key initiative at NJ TRANSIT for Hakim has been a focus on customer service at all levels as...

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2014 Women In Transportation: Veronique Hakim