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News•by Staff•February 9, 2016

L.A. Metro opens new 'green' bus facility

Division 13 will serve as a bus maintenance, operations and service facility with a multi-level parking garage that accommodates 200 CNG buses, fueling equipment, transportation offices and support areas.

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News•by Staff•February 9, 2016

FTA issues Agency Safety Plan proposed rule, Proposed National Safety Plan

Both are statutory requirements first authorized by Congress in MAP-21 Act in 2012 and reauthorized in the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act in 2015.

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News•by Staff•February 9, 2016

Fla.'s Brightline trains to use retractable gap filler

Will be the first rail system in the U.S. to use the technology, which will make boarding and disembarking the trains easy and convenient for all riders.

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News•by Staff•February 8, 2016

President Obama plan would provide $32.4B boost for transportation

Proposal calls for a $10-per-barrel fee on oil production to fund public transit annually, with another $10 billion going toward new federal funding streams for cities and states that cut carbon emissions from their transportation sectors

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News•by Staff•February 8, 2016

MARTA to layoff 371 paratransit workers

The announcement comes after officials voted in favor of hiring a private company to provide paratransit service last November.

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News•by Staff•February 8, 2016

Fans use VTA to get to Super Bowl 50

VTA's mobile ticketing app, EventTIK, enabled Super Bowl goers to purchase their fare in advance to make riding public transit easy and convenient.

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News•by Staff•February 8, 2016

Bombardier, Alstom consortium celebrates new Montreal railcars

The project generates important economic benefits for Québec: more than 150 Canadian suppliers, including over a hundred long-standing Québec companies, participate in the project, whose Canadian content exceeds 60%.

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News•by Staff•February 8, 2016

First Transit wins Houston METRO paratransit services contract

Randy Hendrickson, a transportation professional with more than 20 years of experience, will serve as First Transit’s GM for the METROLift paratransit services.

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News•by Staff•February 5, 2016

SmartDrive's Assurance solution wins innovation award

The BIG Innovation Awards recognize organizations and people that bring new ideas to life and the program’s selection of Assurance 360 reaffirms SmartDrive’s commitment continually seeking ways to deliver actionable insights across safety, operations and maintenance that materially improve fleet efficiency. 

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News•by Staff•February 5, 2016

Bombardier to overhaul Md. MTA's MARC railcars

Average weekday ridership on all three MARC lines is roughly 37,500 riders. The MARC III bi-level commuter railcars have been in service nearly 17 years.

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