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Newsby StaffMarch 4, 2013

New route helps U. of N.H. students travel off-campus

A new Wildcat Transit bus route will allow students, staff and residents to use transit to travel along the Route 125 corridor from Rochester to the University of New Hampshire. The route has been in the works for the past four years.

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Newsby StaffMarch 4, 2013

Cost of work on Princeton Transit Center increases

The estimated cost has increased by 10% to $330 million. Work on the project has already begun.

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Newsby StaffMarch 4, 2013

NJ Transit spent $40M on Sandy repairs, wipes out OT savings

The transportation agency paid $2.9 million less in 2012 than it did in 2011 to employees cashing out their unused sick and vacation time. It also paid $4.1 million less in overtime from the previous year.

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Newsby StaffMarch 1, 2013

TTC unveils commitment to 2013 improvements

Launched its first-ever Customer Charter, committing the agency to a focus on five themes: cleanliness, better information, improved responsiveness, more accessible and modern, and the renewal of vehicles.

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Newsby StaffMarch 1, 2013

L.A. Metro extends CEO Leahy's contract

The two-year contract extension is added to a previous four-year contract entered into in April 2009 between Metro and Leahy.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 28, 2013

Texas’ VIA rolls out electric bus service

Called the Arc, the service was made possible by a $5,000,000 TIGGER grant . The agency bought three electric-powered buses built by Proterra to run the service.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 28, 2013

D.C. Metro deputy GM resigns

David Kubicek, who was instrumental in improving safety on the Metrorail, will leave the Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority on March 18. It is not clear what he plans to do next.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 28, 2013

N.Y. MTA Fare Hikes Take Place this Weekend

The need for additional revenue, which had been assumed in MTA budget forecasts beginning in 2009, was confirmed in July 2012. The MTA announced specific fare and toll increase proposals last October.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 26, 2013

Pa. moves toward consolidating transit

Gov. Tom Corbett’s 2013 budget proposal would provide an extra $1.8 billion a year for transportation statewide, but requires transit agencies to complete consolidation studies with neighboring agencies to gain a share of the funds.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 26, 2013

Clean Energy releases third edition of 'The Road to Natural Gas'

The edition includes new agreements signed with additional fueling partners as potential locations for new Clean Energy stations along the expanding “America's Natural Gas Highway.”

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