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News•by Staff•March 12, 2009

Chicago Transit names Rodriguez president

Board also approved the appointment of Karen Walker as treasurer for CTA. In addition to her duties as treasurer, Walker will also assume the position of chief financial officer.

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News•by Staff•March 9, 2009

APTA: 10.7B transit trips taken in 2008

Public transportation use is up 38 percent since 1995, a figure that is almost triple the growth rate of the population (14 percent) and up substantially over the growth rate for the vehicle miles traveled (VMT) on U.S. highways (21 percent) for that same period.

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News•by Staff•March 9, 2009

First Transit signs new Calif. contract

Three-year agreement includes the operation, maintenance and management of 21 transit buses, which will provide local fixed route, intercity commuter and ADA paratransit services.

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News•by Staff•March 6, 2009

APTA: Transit users save $8,500 yearly

In addition, commuters who ride public transit to work are now eligible to receive an increase in the monthly transit benefit offered by their employer. The maximum transit benefit is now equal to the parking benefit and increases from $120 to $230 per month.

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News•by Staff•March 5, 2009

OCTA's Leahy tapped to head L.A. Metro

Leahy was selected by the Metro Board following a two-month nationwide search and given a four-year contract.

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News•by Staff•March 3, 2009

President marks historic transportation investment

The release of the funds came eight days earlier than required by law and took place before more than 500 headquarter employees at the U.S. Department of Transportation.

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News•by Staff•March 3, 2009

Commute Seattle launches green campaign

The organization’s Website serves as a central resource for commuters to downtown Seattle, including real-time bus tracking, ferry and commuter rail information, carpool networking and vanshare participation.

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News•by Staff•March 2, 2009

MV wins, retains contracts

Based in Fairfield, Calif., MV is a private provider of paratransit services and the largest privately-owned transportation contracting firm in the U.S.

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News•by Staff•February 27, 2009

Report: U.S. should employ mileage-based usage fee

With expected shift to more fuel efficient vehicles, it will be increasingly difficult to rely on the gas tax to raise the funds needed to improve and maintain nation’s surface transportation infrastructure.

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News•by Staff•February 26, 2009

House passes Omnibus bill

Includes $10.231 billion in new budget authority for public transportation — a $740 million increase, or 7.8 percent, over last year’s level, but $106 million less than the level authorized in SAFETEA-LU.

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