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Newsby StaffDecember 12, 2011

Carnegie Mellon U. expands bus tracking app

Now available for Android as well as iPhones, the app,Tiramisu allows riders to tell other riders where and how full buses are. Since its July debut, riders have provided information about more than 11,500 trips.

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Newsby StaffDecember 12, 2011

UConn unveils shuttle to health center

Created to connect researchers and students who need to commute between the Health Center and the Storrs campus.

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Newsby StaffDecember 12, 2011

TriMet sees ridership spikes

Riders took 8.1 million trips on buses and commuter rail, up more than 2 percent compared to November 2010.

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Newsby StaffDecember 12, 2011

Staten Island wants MTA to make on-campus drop offs

Officials have asked the transit authority to extend the college's two current routes into the campus to help students get to where they want to go more quickly.

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Newsby StaffDecember 9, 2011

Veolia to lead rail engineer distraction study

Assess factors contributing to the distraction of locomotive engineers during passenger rail service operations and to develop a rigorous training program focused on techniques to mitigate distraction.

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Newsby StaffDecember 9, 2011

N.Y./N.J. Port Authority makes employee salaries public

In response to criticism about its spending and reports about its payroll, the transit agency will provide full disclosure of all employee compensation for full- and part-time workers.

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Newsby StaffDecember 8, 2011

Feds greenlight $3B Wash.-Ore. interstate transit link

The Columbia River Crossing project will replace the I-5 bridges over the Columbia River that connect Vancouver, Wash., to Portland, Ore. and is expected to reduce the duration of daily congestion on I-5 near the Columbia River by 60 percent.

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Newsby StaffDecember 8, 2011

APTA: 3rd quarter ridership up 2%

It is the first time in three years that ridership has increased for all three quarters, according to APTA. The ridership increase is attributed to a number of factors including high gas prices, improved real time passenger information and a recovering economy.

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Newsby StaffDecember 8, 2011

So. Cal approves transportation/sustainability plan

The draft presents a long-term strategic investment plan for transportation and housing through 2035. The SCAG region includes six counties, 191 cities and more than 18 million residents.

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Newsby StaffDecember 8, 2011

D.C. Metro transit police cut theft numbers

Plain clothes officers used decoy bicycles and electronic devices to make immediate arrests as thefts and robberies occurred on the transit system. In November, officers recorded 47 arrests for snatch robberies and bicycle theft and made separate arrests for assault, drug and weapons possession.

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