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BART gets cash for extension

The 5.4-mile extension is part of a $6.1 billion project that is slated to begin construction in summer 2009, which will take the BART system to Milpitas, San Jose and Santa Clara.

Penn State encourages a more bus-centric lifestyle

Under a new program, organized by the university through Transportation Services, full-time university employees can trade in their parking pass for a city bus pass for just $5. This pass allows employees to ride all regular Centre Area Transportation Authority (CATA) bus routes.

Hatch Mott MacDonald acquires J.B. Trimble

The acquisition of J.B. Trimble will strengthen Hatch Mott MacDonald’s expanding Highway and Bridge practice, providing important niche skills such as the use of carbon fiber for concrete reinforcement in bridge rehabilitation projects.

House passes $13 billion Amtrak authorization

The legislation combines the substance of Amtrak reauthorization legislation that passed both houses earlier this year (H.R. 6003) with an improved version of the Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007 (H.R. 2095), which originally passed the House in 2007.

Northern California debuts 'hip hop' voter bus

Northern California debuts 'hip hop' voter bus

AC Transit and Alameda County are setting out to register as many voters as possible, using a voter registration bus with an eye-catching design. The bus will travel throughout the county to make registering to vote for the November election as easy as possible.

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