The contract is estimated at approximately $1.2 billion. Bombardier's share is estimated at $725 million and Alstom's share is estimated at $482 million. The contract will enter into force, and the final price fixed using the applicable exchange rate, when the usual steps of funding approval will be completed.
SSS offers secure data systems, compliance reporting and tracking tools, video and online training, a CSA 2010 tracking & analysis kit, educational tips, drug and alcohol testing services and other easy-to-use time-savers that cut overhead costs.
Over the past two years, Penn Transit purchased eight new low-emission vehicles: four buses capable of running on both ultra-low sulfur diesel and biodiesel fuels, and four propane-powered shuttle vans.
Providing an incentive to use inner-city transit will help reduce traffic on campus, free up space for cyclists and pedestrians and reduce the university's carbon footprint, officials say.
The university is working with its police department and the Student Government Association to improve safety on campus, with expanded shuttle services as part of the solution.
When the program was rolled out in June, the provincial government didn’t give TransLink the necessary funds — $85.1 million, according to the agency — to back up the expansion.
The university's SafeRide program is adding three additional phone lines for the service and doubling the number of people answering phones. The University Transit System will begin a pilot program Thursday, Oct. 28, to extend late-night bus service to Thursdays through the end of this semester.
The ten transit and six bicycle shelters have been provided by MSSmedia, an outdoor advertising company that works with universities.
Statistics students will count how many students ride the University and Athens Transit bus systems. As a member of the National Transit Database, the Athens Transit Bus system is required to collect the ridership data.
Robert Baer is credited with helping lead the successful campaign to pass a half-cent sale-tax increase in St. Louis County last April that enabled Metro to restore service reductions and finance future expansions and new services.
Board Chairman Gilbert Garcia emphasized that Metro expects the $900 million grant to be restored. First, however, the agency must cancel the $331 million railcar contract with CAF USA.
The vehicles will be manufactured at Bombardier Transportation's Görlitz facility in Germany and in Israel.
Case studies of Germany, Spain, Japan and China illuminate a set of common principles that those countries have used to nurture and grow some of the largest, most successful railroad manufacturing companies in the world.
High-seniority Chapel Hill Transit drivers said that their issues with a lack of sufficient time to take restroom and lunch breaks have not been adequately answered. Transit director says drivers are able to stop along the route at the authorized restroom stops.
The event showcased company's products, with a focus on meeting new industry regulations, operational efficiency and sustainability. Key end users shared their experiences and attendees toured the company's research center.
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