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Newsby StaffNovember 7, 2016

Northern Va. Transportation Commission names new executive director

Kate Mattice will lead an organization that manages more than $200 million annually in state and federal grants for transit services in the Northern Virginia.

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Newsby StaffNovember 4, 2016

Feds extend comment period for speed limiting device rulemaking

The new public comment deadline of Dec. 7, 2016, will provide all interested parties sufficient opportunity to fully develop and submit comments and evidentiary materials to the agencies

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Newsby StaffNovember 4, 2016

Community Transit awards surplus vans to nonprofits

Twelve non-profit groups from Snohomish Country, Wash. will be able to provide more than 26,000 trips to foster children, the homeless, disabled veterans and low-income residents due to the agency's Van GO program.

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Newsby StaffNovember 4, 2016

LA Metro to add 5 electric artics, eight charging stations for BRT route

The Orange Line will be the highest ridership transit service ever tested for all-electric operation. The project is expected to demonstrate the durability and reliability of lithium-ion battery technology for high ridership transit lines.

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Newsby StaffNovember 4, 2016

Tramways have significantly lower CO2 emissions than BRT, study says

The study concluded that over a 30-year lifetime, a tramway system emits about 50 percent of the CO2 as a BRT system operated with diesel buses, and about 30 percent less CO2 than a BRT system operated with hybrid buses.

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Newsby StaffNovember 3, 2016

Meet the person behind the 'voice' of Ottawa public transit

In this Q&A, Doucet talks about how he was chosen for the job, the process of recording announcements and what he thinks about hearing his own voice on the train.

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Newsby StaffNovember 3, 2016

Conn. taxi co. chief selected to lead Taxicab, Limousine & Paratransit Assoc.

Bill Scalzi bought Metro Taxi in New Haven when he was just 29 years old, starting with 15 cars.

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Newsby StaffNovember 3, 2016

Flint MTA to test Proterra hydrogen fuel cell bus

Part of the year-long study will be to see how the bus tests in a cold environment, as it has only been run in warmer climates, according to MTA officials.

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Newsby StaffNovember 3, 2016

Phoenix held up as model for voters weighing $200B in transit measures

Mayor Greg Stanton, on the call organized by the Center for Transportation Excellence and APTA, talked about the city’s passage last year of an increase in the sales tax.

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Newsby StaffNovember 3, 2016

Pittsburgh's Port Authority launches fare change outreach campaign

In April, board members approved sweeping changes to the agency's fare policy, including the replacement of multiple fare zones with a single-zone fare.

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