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News•by Staff•July 17, 2015

LAX greenlights plan allowing Uber, Lyft to pick up passengers

The LAX Board of Commissioners voted for a change Thursday, which would allow Uber and Lyft drivers to drop off and pick up passengers at a designed area on the airport’s upper departure level, paying the airport $4 each way.

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News•by Staff•July 17, 2015

Indy zoning law aims to curb parking, boost transit and car-sharing use

City planners are offering developers huge savings — tens of thousands of dollars on large projects — by reducing the required number of parking spaces for some developments if bike racks, electric-car charging stations or other "green" amenities are offered instead.

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News•by Staff•July 16, 2015

NJ TRANSIT raising bus, rail fares by 9%

NJ TRANSIT officials have said the increases, which were proposed in April, are needed to close a $60 million budget gap that remained even after the agency recently cut $40 million. The increases are the first since 2010 when fares increased an average of 22%.

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News•by Staff•July 15, 2015

NJ TRANSIT to add 772 MCI Commuter Coaches

The latest equipment purchase in a 33-year relationship, the $395 million order for clean diesel, cruiser-style coaches will offer NJ TRANSIT riders three-point seatbelts and comfortable forward-facing seating for 57 passengers.  

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News•by Staff•July 15, 2015

Ariz.'s Sun Link streetcar to mark one year in operation

The system already celebrated its millionth boarding passenger in May, ahead of projected ridership numbers. Since the launch of Sun Link streetcar, approximately 1.1 million passengers have enjoyed the ride.

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News•by Staff•July 15, 2015

Calif.'s OC Streetcar project takes next step with MOU

The Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors agreed to a memorandum of understanding with the city of Santa Ana outlining the roles and responsibilities associated with the development, implementation, operations and maintenance of the project.

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News•by Staff•July 15, 2015

Study: Dependence on devices may be boosting Metra ridership

These findings are part of the Chaddick Institute’s Technology in Travel study, which includes more than 35,000 unique passenger observations since 2009. Passengers are counted once on a given trip. Each year, passengers are observed by trained data collectors to determine how they spend their time while traveling.

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Videos•by Staff•July 15, 2015

Crossrail Breakthrough: Tunnelling Marathon Completion

The Prime Minister and Mayor of London Boris Johnson celebrated the completion of Crossrail's tunnels by going 40 metres below the capital to thank the men and women who are constructing the new east-west railway.

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News•by Staff•July 15, 2015

New Orleans-to-Baton Rouge rail link has support, big obstacles

Trains would travel along tracks used for carrying freight stopping at up to seven possible stations, at a top speed of 79 mph. Instead of traveling back and forth up to eight times a day, there would be a morning train leaving in both directions, and an evening train taking passengers home, per revised plans.

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News•by Staff•July 15, 2015

Charlotte launches first streetcar system in 77 years

The CityLYNX Gold Line is the first 1.5-mile segment of a 10-mile streetcar system. It travels from the Charlotte Transportation Center to Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center with six stops.

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