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Management•by Rama Kanthan•May 11, 2007

Setting a Green Standard for Rail Facilities

The design of NYCT's $165M rail maintenance shop and car wash facility incorporates pollution prevention initiatives, waste avoidance and materials recycling, and helps the agency achieve an energy savings of 36%.

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Management•by Janna Starcic, Managing Editor•May 11, 2007

San Joaquin RTD Making Strides in Revitalizing Transit

With its newly launched BRT service and the opening of its downtown transit center, the Stockon, Calif.-based agency is seeing some long-term goals realized.

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Management•by Frank Di Giacomo, Publisher•May 11, 2007

Changing of the guard

With current leaders in the transit industry heading towards retirement, where will their replacements come from?

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Management•by Claire Atkinson, Assistant Editor•May 11, 2007

Using Metrics to Manage Motorcoach Operations

Keeping track of the numbers at a motorcoach company creates data that managers can use to better assess their programs and employees in order to make informed decisions.

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Management•by Darin Youker•May 11, 2007

Pennsylvania may tax oil companies to fund transit

Gov. Edward Rendell has proposed a 6% profit tax on oil companies to help fill the funding gap for transit in the state.

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Management•by Staff•May 11, 2007

Widespread use of heavy-duty hybrid plug-in buses predicted by 2020

Panelists at the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute's National Conference and Expo 2007 discussed the path to commercialization for heavy-duty plug-in hybrids.

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Management•by Claire Atkinson, Assistant Editor•April 9, 2007

Houston, we have bandwidth

Houston METRO is installing a wireless mesh network at park-and-ride facilities that will enhance security.

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Management•by Steve Hirano, Editor/Associate Publisher•April 9, 2007

The bus rider within?

Not yet converted to a full-fledged bus rider, but slowly getting closer.

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Management•by Frank Di Giacomo, Publisher•April 9, 2007

Russian roulette, anyone?

Vulnerable U.S. transit security must be improved now.

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Management•by Joan Shim•April 9, 2007

How Smaller Agencies Size Up Security System Needs

For evaluating and filling security gaps, small and medium-sized transit agencies lean on both traditional methods and tips from other industries.

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