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Newsby StaffDecember 28, 2012

FTA awards $10M to Tennessee

The State of Good Repair grant, which the Tennessee Department of Transportation was able to get by collaborating with 15 transit agencies across the state, will cover about one-fifth of the vehicle replacement needed at each participating agency.

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Newsby StaffDecember 28, 2012

Survey: Nearly half of Denver commuters use transit

About 45% of respondents commute to the city’s downtown area, according to the Downtown Denver Partnership. Results also indicated that downtown Denver commuters use transit more and drive alone less than commuters in the U.S. as a whole.

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Newsby StaffDecember 27, 2012

N.J. bus service receives 4 NABI vehicles

Salem County Community Bus Service received four new 2012 NABI transit buses from NJ Transit. The buses each accommodate 43 passengers and 19 standees.

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Newsby StaffDecember 27, 2012

U.S. DOT finalizes New Starts, Small Starts changes

They include adopting a simpler, more straightforward approach for measuring a proposed project’s cost-effectiveness and expanding the range of environmental benefits used to evaluate proposed projects.

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Newsby StaffDecember 27, 2012

NYC, NJ Transit prep for first round of winter weather

NYC Transit created a Winter Weather Travel Guide for customers, and deployed a fleet of snow-fighting and de-icing equipment designed to keep outdoor tracks, switches and third rails clear of snow and ice. NJ Transit will offer full system wide cross-honoring and is deploying snow plows and salt spreaders.

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Photo Galleriesby StaffDecember 26, 2012

December 2012 in Pictures

A look at METRO's November/December issue in photos

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Newsby StaffDecember 26, 2012

Denver RTD FasTracks moves forward with funding

The Internal Savings Account is comprised of eight items that are expected to generate nearly $300 million by 2017.

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Newsby StaffDecember 24, 2012

Calif. agency rounds out staff

Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus names Tim McCormick to transit planning administrator; Linda Gamberg to transit community relations officer, Jennie Campos to transit community relations coordinator and Bridget Cade to administrative services officer.

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Newsby StaffDecember 24, 2012

APTA: Public transportation users save $9,667 annually

The savings are based on the cost of commuting by public transportation compared to the cost of owning and driving a vehicle, which includes the Dec. 19, 2012 average national gas price and the national unreserved monthly parking rate.

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Newsby StaffDecember 24, 2012

Greanias resigns from Houston Metro

Executive VP Thomas C. Lambert will serve as interim executive for the organization.

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