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News•by Staff•May 1, 2017

Alstom inaugurates the first French cross-border Citadis tram

The new Citadis trams are in circulation on the extension of line A, which runs towards Illkirch-Graffenstaden, and the line D, which links the center of Strasbourg to Kehl in Germany.

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News•by Staff•May 1, 2017

Amtrak CEO tells state lawmakers Penn Station repairs to cause more delays

Officials plan to meet with LIRR and NJ TRANSIT officials next week with the hope of publishing a plan for track closures by the second week in May so that commuters can plan ahead, as part of its 14-month track renewal project plan.

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News•by Staff•May 1, 2017

Honolulu lawmakers propose boosting hotel tax to pay for rail project

The bill would raise the transient accommodation tax paid by visitors from 9.25% to 12% for 10 years.

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News•by Staff•May 1, 2017

Laketran GM honored by state association for 'Transit Excellence'

Jurkowski was honored for his dedicated 43-year career in public transportation that started in Westchester County, N.Y., leading him to work in Philadelphia and St. Louis, before serving Lake County as the GM of Laketran in 2003.

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News•by Staff•May 1, 2017

UMA names Tetschner president/CEO

He comes to UMA following 25 years at the National Speakers Association where he served as CEO for the past 18 years.

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News•by Staff•May 1, 2017

C-TRAN names two finalists in executive director/CEO search

Current executive director/CEO Jeff Hamm will retire at the end of June after more than 10 years leading C-TRAN.

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News•by Staff•April 27, 2017

N.Y. MTA to pilot electric bus program in December 2017

Testing is intended to provide the agency and electric bus manufacturers with actionable data on what works best in New York’s metropolitan environment.

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News•by Staff•April 27, 2017

Gibson to lead west transit, rail practice for WSP | PB

His experience includes rail systems projects throughout the U.S. and internationally, including the implementation of systems and track work for a major light rail transit extension in St. Louis.

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News•April 27, 2017

Profile: Susan Shaheen, Co-Director, Transportation Sustainability Research Center

Susan is an expert on the subject of carsharing. Today, we are using Lyft to travel from her office to the Downtown Berkeley BART station, where we will take the subway to have lunch in the Financial District of San Francisco.

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News•by Staff•April 27, 2017

COTA's Stitt announces retirement plans

During his tenure, he oversaw the transformation of public transit in Central Ohio, including a downtown circulator, an airport shuttle, and a comprehensive redesign of the entire bus network.

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