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News•by Staff and News Reports•November 14, 2023

Florida's BCT Unveils Light Transit Procurement Opportunity

Preliminarily estimated at just over $1 billion, the new light rail system will connect Broward County-owned Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport, Port Everglades, and the Convention Center.

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News•by Staff and News Reports•November 14, 2023

MTI Report: 71% of Americans Would Pay Higher Gas Taxes for Safer Roads

The survey series also assesses public support for raising transportation revenue through higher federal gas taxes or a new mileage fee.

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News•by Staff and News Reports•November 10, 2023

SamTrans Awards MV Transportation 5-Year Contract

The contract to provide Contracted Urban Bus (CUB) service will run from 2024 to 2029 and restricts expenses during those five years to $151.2 million.

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News•by Staff and News Reports•November 9, 2023

Transit Ballot Measures Continue Successful Trend

Voters continued to voice their overwhelming support for public transit by approving 14 out of 19 measures supporting public transit.

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News•by Staff and News Reports•November 9, 2023

New TOD Legislation Renews TransLink’s Call for Provincial Funding Commitment

This legislation represents one of the most significant changes to land use and zoning policy that has ever been seen in the province, but "it won’t succeed unless the three levels of government work together to deliver better transit in this region."

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News•by Staff and News Reports•November 9, 2023

Biz Briefs: ETA Transit, Knoxville Area Transit, and More

Get the latest from ETA Transit Systems, Knoxville Area Transit, and InCharge Energy.

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News•by Staff and News Reports•November 8, 2023

ABA Foundation Report Finds Motorcoach Sales Up in Q3

Participating manufacturers sold 338 new and 104 pre-owned coaches, for a total of 442 motorcoaches. This compares with 427 during the third quarter 2022.

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News•by Staff and News Reports•November 7, 2023

Southern California’s Metrolink, Amtrak Provide Expanded Customer Options

The new expanded codeshare reciprocity will run as a pilot program currently slated to end June 30, 2024.

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News•by Staff and News Reports•November 3, 2023

L.A. Metro Releases Measure M 5-Year Assessment, Equity Report

The 189-page report provides an overview of the first five years of Measure M funding (July 2017 to June 2022), and a fresh approach to assessing sales tax revenue through an equity framework that focuses on people first and the role Measure M, and Metro by extension, play in quality-of-life outcomes.

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News•by Staff and News Reports•November 3, 2023

AC Transit's Board Green Lights 2 Bus Realignment Plans

The combined scenarios received significant feedback from the public.

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