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Rail•by Alex Roman, Managing Editor•May 17, 2012

2012 Top Rail Projects Survey

New additions include streetcar projects in New Orleans; Cincinnati; and Washington, D.C., totaling $490 million. True high-speed rail projects like California’s still fail to crack the list due to escalating costs.

Rail•by Cliff Henke•May 17, 2012

Debate over intercity rail leaves policy at a crossroads

Some critics of the proposed California high-speed rail system have used the state’s Legislative Analyst’s Office report, which recommended that the program not be funded, as its rally cry.

Paratransit•by Alex Roman, Managing Editor•May 17, 2012

Five Questions: IndyGo President/CEO Michael Terry

IndyGo president/CEO joined the agency in August 2003 as director, business development, responsible for marketing, communications, government and community relations, and planning and growth strategies.

Bus•by Nicole Schlosser•May 17, 2012

Houston Metro equips buses with air sterilization device

A team of graduating seniors from Rice University created, with the help of Houston Metro, a system for public transit that would continually clear the air in the bus of pathogens.

Paratransit•by Alex Roman, Managing Editor•May 17, 2012

Operators, mechanics test skills at APTA’s bus Roadeo

The International Bus Roadeo, held in conjunction with APTA’s Bus and Paratransit Conference in Long Beach, Calif., gave operators and mechanics the chance to compete against the best.

Bus•by Nicole Schlosser•May 17, 2012

Houston Metro equips buses with air sterilization device

A team of graduating seniors from Rice University created, with the help of Houston Metro, a system for public transit that would continually clear the air in the bus of pathogens.

Bus•by Frank Di Giacomo, Publisher•April 18, 2012

Nonprofit's interest in public transit could break gridlock

While no substitute, this nongovernment, non-federal approach could be a welcome alternative strategy to the slow progress of reauthorization of federal policy on Capitol Hill.

Bus•by Nicole Schlosser•April 18, 2012

Bentech pilots driver’s door designs in N.J., N.Y.

Bentech recently acquired a design contract valued at about $150,000 with New York City Transit to install 100 driver’s doors.

Bus•by Nicole Schlosser•April 18, 2012

Workshop broadens transit emergency response awareness

Created specifically for communicators, APTA's Marketing and Communications Workshop Crisis Communications session, held in Miami in February, walked attendees through a scenario consisting of three incidents.

Paratransit•by Whitney Gray•April 18, 2012

Enhancing independence through transit travel training

The ability to live a self-sufficient life is important to everyone, and the ability to travel between home and destinations of choice is an integral part of self-sufficient living. Some people with disabilities use paratransit services to get where they need to go while others use fixed-route systems.

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