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News•by Staff•March 28, 2016

CHK America appoints new VP, business development

In his new role, Brian Frank will be responsible for developing and implementing strategic expansion plans for CHK America’s digital assets and for executing its sales process from initiation to closing.

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News•by Staff•March 28, 2016

APTA: Public transportation users save $9,234 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 March 23, 2016 average national gas price and the national unreserved monthly parking rate numbers.  

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News•by Staff•March 24, 2016

Metra adds $65.4M to 2016 Capital Program

The revised program now totals $251 million in projected spending. Metra will receive an $11.3 million increase in federal funds due to the recently passed Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act.

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News•by Staff•March 24, 2016

BYD to deliver 4 electric buses to Wash. transit agency

The K9S is a 35-foot derivative of the BYD K9 40-foot bus, with more than 6,000 now running in revenue service in cities from Los Angeles, to London and Hong Kong.

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News•by Staff•March 24, 2016

INIT to supply Honolulu bus, rail smart card system

Will provide new smart card readers on TheBus and ticket vending machines and fare gates at the rail stations. The contract also calls for customer service terminals at satellite city halls and retail outlets to sell passes and load value onto the cards.

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News•by Staff•March 24, 2016

Report: Hampton Roads Transit operators assaulted 96 times in 32 months

The agency has convinced the area's legislators to sign a letter asking Commonwealth's Attorneys to seek jail time when operators are assaulted.

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News•by Staff•March 23, 2016

L.A. Metro's Washington unveils $120B plan to transform transportation

The potential ballot measure would ask voters to increase the countywide sales tax by a half-cent for 40 years and to continue an existing tax (Measure R) for an extra 18 years, meaning both would potentially run through 2057.

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News•by Staff•March 23, 2016

OKC awards Brookville Equipment $24.9M streetcar contract

This is the city's second dance with a streetcar manufacturer after the original preferred builder, INEKON Group a.s. of the Czech Republic, missed a deadline to submit financial guarantees.

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News•by Staff•March 23, 2016

TSA enhancing security at airports, rail stations following Belgian attacks

The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees TSA, announced the enhanced measures Tuesday, despite there being "no specific, credible intelligence of any plot to conduct similar attacks in the U.S.

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News•by Staff•March 22, 2016

APTF scholarship named after APTA Chair Valarie J. McCall

Will be awarded for the first time in 2016 to a deserving applicant who is pursuing studies in urban transportation planning or public administration with a focus on transportation.

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