Critics use Twitter to protest ending UTA fare-free zone
UTA officials said the move is intended to improve safety and operations, as incidents of criminal behavior were related to people using the system.
UTA officials said the move is intended to improve safety and operations, as incidents of criminal behavior were related to people using the system.
The new buses feature ergonomic passenger seating, an advanced video surveillance system, wider exit doors, LED lighting, and tip-in windows for improved air circulation and passenger safety. The first of this latest round of hybrid buses will be on the street in September 2012, with the final bus scheduled for delivery February 2013.
The first coach, featuring the company’s signature splashy rainbow graphic against a deep pink body, joined the fleet in May. The second J4500, a white one, arrived in early June. A third, painted gray, is expected in late June.
The New Flyer 2011 Delivery Performance Award recognizes suppliers who have provided value-based, quality products with 99% on-time delivery to New Flyer’s production facilities.
Lost his battle with pancreatic cancer on May 22, 2012. He was 56 years old. Ruback started at REI in 1987 and was promoted to president in 1998. He was instrumental in REI’s growth and commitment to service.
Exposure to diesel exhaust occurs in everyday life, through motor vehicle exhausts as well as exhausts from other diesel engines, including from other modes of transport (e.g. diesel trains and ships) and from power generators.
As VP, Canadian transit practice within its Americas transportation business, will develop new business and lead the strategic direction for the firm’s transit initiatives across Canada.
The projects include new track and signal systems that will ease freight, Amtrak, and Metra congestion, and support 3,300 jobs throughout the six-county Chicagoland area.
The federal funds will be coupled with $15 million in state and local money for a $30 million project.
Exclusions determined do not individually or cumulatively have significant effects on the human or natural environment so do not require the preparation of an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement under the National Environmental Policy Act.
Richard Dalton, who joined the agency in 2009 as director of Rail Equipment and Services, replaces retiring CEO Dale Zehner.
Shortening the length of its 21 planned rail stations in an effort to lower the overall cost of the $5.3 billion project.
Upped its estimate from $14 million each year. The agency is looking into fare evasion deterrents that would include more police enforcement.
A train car repairman for the Long Island Rail Road earned nearly $203,000 last year, — more than the city transportation authority's chief operating officer — due to overtime bonuses that workers are able to receive under union rules.
Despite missing out on the $25 million TIGER grant, the 3.3-mile streetcar line is still in the running to receive that amount from other grant programs, according to Transportation Secretary LaHood.
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