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Newsby StaffJanuary 31, 2017

Hakim to lead NY MTA as interim executive director

She has served as president of New York City Transit since December 2015. MTA Vice Chairman Fernando Ferrer will serve as acting chairman during the search for a permanent replacement.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 30, 2017

Md. MTA agrees to improve paratransit service in settlement

The agency will hire consultants to review the service and adopt quality-assurance measures for program elegibility and processing applications quicker.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 30, 2017

Laketran GM Jurkowski announces plan to retire

Under his tenure, Laketran passed two local sales tax levies in 2003 and 2013, which safeguarded the future of the agency through the passage of a permanent levy.  

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Newsby StaffJanuary 26, 2017

Miami-Dade getting free Wi-Fi at 300 kiosks, buses, trains

Hailing it as the first step in developing one of the nation’s first fully integrated smart city ecosystems.

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NewsJanuary 26, 2017

Profile: Nuria Fernandez - GM/CEO Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority

When Nuria Fernandez was growing up in Panama, water was a big part of her world. In addition to living by the water, she spent a couple summers interning at one of the canal locks of the Panama Canal, a feat of engineering that her great-grandfather had helped to construct...

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Newsby StaffJanuary 26, 2017

Ohio think tank calls for $75M transportation fund for region

The state funds only 1% of public transportation in the state, although the Ohio Department of Transportation's Transit Needs Study said the state should provide 10% of transit's funding.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 25, 2017

Senate Dems propose $1 trillion infrastructure plan

They pitched their plan to President Donald Trump and asked for his support.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 25, 2017

Thousands take Metro to 'Women’s March' in Downtown L.A.

Metro Rail carried a total of 592,000 boarding passengers — 360,000 more riders than on a typical Saturday.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 24, 2017

PSTA expands partnership with Uber, taxi companies

The agency is subsidizing the first $5 of a trip from a bus stop to their final destination, with the customer paying the rest, which with the zone setup will usually be around $1.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 24, 2017

UMass Lowell offering free regional transportation to students, staff

With the new program, UMass Lowell is increasing transportation options — which include a network of campus shuttles and a free bicycle-sharing program

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