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Our team of enterprising editors bring years of experience covering the fleet industry. We offer a deep understanding of trends and the ever-evolving landscapes we cover in fleet, trucking, and transportation.  

Newsby StaffMarch 11, 2009

METRO Briefs

Topeka Transit loses $215K in fuel gamble. Transit chief pledges no service cuts. Utah mayor switches from streetcar to light rail.

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Newsby StaffMarch 10, 2009

TriMet commits $1M to bike parking facilities

Funds will increase secure bike parking by 65 percent over the current 380 lockers and launch a bike parking pilot project.

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Newsby StaffMarch 10, 2009

LaHood signs $900M agreement to fund D.C. Metrorail project

The 11.7-mile heavy rail line will be an extension to the existing Metrorail system and is projected to serve 85,700 daily riders by 2030, including an estimated 10,000 new daily transit riders.

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Newsby StaffMarch 10, 2009

Washington transit joins blogosphere

King County Metro Transit’s “KCNews” blog, combined with the use of Twitter, caused the number of “KCNews” Twitter followers to nearly double to 1,108.

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Newsby StaffMarch 10, 2009

MBTA to provide real-time arrival info

New Passenger and Train Information System (PTIS) includes the ability to precisely locate each train and calculate minute-accurate train arrival times to LED signs at all stations.

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Newsby StaffMarch 10, 2009

AECOM wins rail contracts in India

Two contracts, which cover work on passenger railways serving the cities of Chennai and Kolkata, will leverage AECOM’s design as well as project and construction management services. AECOM will perform the work on both projects as a part of joint ventures.

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Newsby StaffMarch 9, 2009

Accessible transportation to be topic of university guide

Will explain what transportation providers at public and private colleges need to know to comply with the requirements of federal laws such as the Americans With Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.

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Newsby StaffMarch 9, 2009

Bus pass fraud is growing concern at Cal

A recent search of Craigslist in the San Francisco Bay Area found half-a-dozen Class Passes for sale between $40 and $70. Sellers often are Cal students who don’t ride AC Transit buses.

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Newsby StaffMarch 9, 2009

Veolia seeks general manager for university transit

Duties would include providing operational oversight, day-to-day management, customer interface and required reporting and compliance mandates.

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Newsby StaffMarch 9, 2009

Recession hitting university transit services

Impacts include making operations leaner; delaying bus purchases; and transportation fees aren't keeping up with costs.

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