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News•by Staff•January 14, 2010

MBTA renews commuter rail contract 2 years

The original contract with the city of Boston was signed in 2003 for five years, with three-year and two-year extension options.

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News•by Staff•January 14, 2010

Environmental groups call for N.J. Transit probe

Two statewide coalitions warn of polluted soil under rail bed.

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News•by Staff•January 14, 2010

D.C. Metro’s Catoe to retire

General Manager John Catoe is leaving the agency after three years. His last day will be April 2.

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Articles•January 13, 2010

Taking the distractions out of driving

Why do we allow ourselves to be distracted? Most often it's because we're impatient and lose focus on the road conditions around us. However, when we drive regularly (and some of us do it for a living), we also develop a trait called "muscle memory." Or in other words, our minds are simply driving on "auto pilot" and not actively concentrating on driving. The result is boredom.

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Articles•January 13, 2010

Biggest issues of 2009 likely to dominate 2010

Unless enough consensus emerges to finally get a full, six-year bill, look for a series of short-term extensions — and more challenges — throughout 2010.

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News•by Staff•January 13, 2010

New York MTA's simplified Website goes live

Also announces that the leading format for sharing data, known as the Google Transit Feed Specification, will now be known as the General Transit Feed Specification, or GTFS.

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News•by Staff•January 13, 2010

Chicago's Metra opens ARRA-funded parking lot

ARRA funded $1 million of the $1.1 million project, which added 329 parking spaces and included the construction of two new stairways to the platforms. A bus bay and landscaping will be completed this spring.

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News•by Staff•January 13, 2010

China adds Bombardier high-speed signaling system

Thousands of miles of lines in China will be equipped with the new system as part of the development of the DPL network, planned to include 8,000 miles of high-speed lines by 2013.

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News•by Staff•January 13, 2010

New Starts/Small Starts policy shift proposed

FTA will soon initiate a separate rulemaking process, inviting public comment on ways to appropriately measure all the benefits that result from such investments.

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Articles•January 13, 2010

N.Y. to boost efforts to curb sexual harassment on subway

Although numbers reported reflect success combating sexual harassment on New York's subway system, advocates and police officials agree those numbers may not tell the whole story.

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