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Newsby News/Media ReleaseSeptember 21, 2023

CTB Approves New VRE, WMATA Funding Policies

The goal of the legislation was to ensure state funds are allocated effectively and bring more accountability to the performance of both systems.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseSeptember 20, 2023

TTC Proposing Investments in Customer Service, Safety Initiatives

A new report going to the TTC’s Sept. 26 Board meeting recommends using $10.3 million in projected 2023 savings to hire new, high-visibility customer service agents and bus, streetcar, and subway supervisors.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseSeptember 20, 2023

New York Gov. Provides Update on MTA Credit Rating

The improved credit rating outlook is expected to boost investor confidence in the MTA and could lead to reduced interest rates paid by the MTA on future capital program bonds issued using the Transportation Revenue Credit.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseSeptember 19, 2023

New York MTA Testing New Features on Buses to Improve Operator, Customer Safety

New York City Transit (NYCT) is testing and evaluating the efficacy of a fully enclosed operator compartment prototype for bus operators designed to cover operators by providing a physical barrier separate from the public area.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseSeptember 19, 2023

NJ TRANSIT WRTC Improvement Project Continues to Advance

The second phase of this project, which aims to finalize the concept plan and bring the project up to 30% design, was approved during the NJ TRANSIT Board of Directors meeting held on Sept. 14. 

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseSeptember 18, 2023

Hilltop Tacoma Link Extension Now Open for Passengers

The 2.4-mile Hilltop extension more than doubles the length of the T Line and includes seven new stations.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseSeptember 18, 2023

STV Selected to Plan, Design Streetcar Expansion in Metro Phoenix Area

The project will evaluate the expansion of Valley Metro Streetcar by approximately four miles, from downtown Tempe into Arizona's third-largest city, Mesa.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseSeptember 18, 2023

How OLI is Observing Rail Safety Week

This annual week-long event concentrates public attention on the need for rail safety education and saves lives by educating and empowering the public to make safe decisions around tracks and trains. 

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseSeptember 18, 2023

L.A. Metro, LADOT Celebrate Bus Priority Lanes

With these new bus priority lanes, Los Angeles will have 40 miles of bus priority lanes across the city.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseSeptember 15, 2023

San Diego MTS Board of Directors Approves Measures to Innovate Transit System

One of the approved measures was bolstering the agency’s security personnel by adding 34 more Code Compliance Inspector (CCI) positions to help patrol its transit system.

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