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Rail•by Claire Atkinson, Senior Editor•September 9, 2010

Women In Transportation: Terry Gruver

Title: Partner Organization: InfraConsult City: Scottsdale, Ariz.

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Bus•by Claire Atkinson, Senior Editor•September 9, 2010

Women In Transportation: Judy Dennis

Title: Regional Sales Manager Organization: ISE Corp. City: Denver

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Paratransit•by Claire Atkinson, Senior Editor•September 9, 2010

Women In Transportation: Pamela Boswell

Title: Vice President, Program Management & Educational Service Organization: American Public Transportation Association City: Washington, D.C.

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Bus•by Brittany Swanson, Assistant Editor•September 9, 2010

Transit Signage, Wraps and Graphics Benefit Passengers, Operators

Companies specializing in custom transportation materials are using large format printing, digital imaging, and durable, reusable materials — sometimes in conjunction with data-efficient bar coding — to benefit both passengers and operators.

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Paratransit•by Janna Starcic, Executive Editor•September 9, 2010

Marcia Ferranto: Moving WTS Forward by Focusing on Membership

As President/CEO of the Women's Transportation Seminar, Ferranto is bringing her passion for working with nonprofits and skillful fundraising abilities to grow the organization for the future.

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New Mobility•by Claire Atkinson, Senior Editor•September 9, 2010

Tips for Landing Motorcoach Contracts

Anyone can submit a bid on a contract proposal, but what can coach operators do to make sure their name is at the top of the short list every time? METRO offers for tips on managing contracts with corporate, university and government clients.

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Bus•by Michael Schneider and Tesse Roberts Rasmussen•September 9, 2010

Support Transit Development and Operation?

When properly employed, such partnerships between government and the private sector can expedite projects, transfer development and operations risk, and provide better opportunities to leverage limited funds.

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Bus•by Kara Cunningham•September 9, 2010

Operational Efficiency through Security Technology

Recent advances in the world of mobile surveillance increase public safety while allowing transit agencies to improve incident response, reduce risk and save money.

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Rail•by Alex Roman, Managing Editor•September 9, 2010

Supply Side Ready to Take on U.S. High-Speed Market

Although funding impacts businesses as much as high-speed rail authorities, many manufacturers are excited for the opportunity to provide services in the U.S. and optimistic their products have what it will take.

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Paratransit•by Janna Starcic, Executive Editor•September 9, 2010

GM Survey: Transit Systems Hobbled by Drop in State, Local Funds

Three out of four agencies responding to the annual survey reported that their ridership numbers were down due to the economy and some were additionally impacted by raising their fares. The average transit executive salary totals $157,000, while the average time spent in the industry tops 25 years.

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