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Articles•October 16, 2014

2014 Women In Transportation: Veronique Hakim

Executive Director New Jersey Transit Newark, N.J.

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Articles•October 16, 2014

2014 Women In Transportation: Lynne Griffith

CEO Pierce Transit Lakewood, Wash.

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Articles•October 16, 2014

2014 Women In Transportation: Ann Dawson-August

Executive Director Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority Birmingham, Ala.

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Articles•October 16, 2014

2014 Transit Bus Fleet Survey: Top Fleets Taking Steps to Attract Growing Markets

With usage amongst millennials and Baby Boomers gaining popularity, many agencies are reporting measures to pull more of these segments onboard, including targeted marketing programs and increased technologies. Meanwhile, the amount of alternative-fueled vehicles has nearly doubled over the last 10 years.

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Articles•Cover Story•October 16, 2014

Buy America: Why Do Policymakers Keep Trying to Fix What's Not Broken?

Policymakers are calling for tougher Buy America procurement rules, which largely ignore how the real marketplace works and could undermine the very employment opportunities that these proposals seek to expand.

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Photo Galleries•by Staff•October 16, 2014

Anthony Foxx visits APTA EXPO Exhibitors

During APTA's EXPO 2014, Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx visited 5 suppliers.

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News•by Staff•October 15, 2014

Transit GMs explain how social media impacts their agency - QOTD

Transit executives from Oceanside, Calif. to Alexandria, Va. weigh in on the positive and negative impacts of social media.

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News•by Staff•October 15, 2014

Capitol Metro Puts the Health of Its Employees at Forefront

The agency enacted an innovative, holistic, technology-based Employee Wellness Program, which was recognized with the prestigious APTA Innovation Award at EXPO on Tuesday.

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News•by Staff•October 15, 2014

Washington set to focus on 5 megatrends as APTA chair

Adding to his long list of accomplishments at Denver RTD, Washington has been named the new chair of APTA, ceremoniously taking the gavel from outgoing chair Peter Varga at EXPO on Monday. METRO spoke to Washington about his success at RTD and his new role as chair.

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News•by Staff•October 15, 2014

Growing ridership, service keys to UTA success

By all indications, 2013 was quite a year for UTA, leading to the agency being named APTA’s 2014 Outstanding Public Transportation System for a transit agency providing 20 million or more passenger trips.

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