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News•by Staff•September 9, 2009

NTSB workers barred from using wireless devices

Outright ban of using wireless devices while driving puts stricter rules on NTSB employees than the citizens of all 50 states.

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News•by Staff•September 8, 2009

Alstom to supply tramways to Brazil, Istanbul

The Brasilia project includes the supply of 16 Citadis tramways and the construction of a 4.9-mile stretch of track. The Istanbul project includes delivery of the first of 37 Citadis trams and a series of tests on the network.

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News•by Staff•September 8, 2009

L.A. Metro gives customers precautions to avoid flu

Outreach efforts will include publishing health tips in the October 2009 issue of Metro Monthly and adding health tips messaging to agency telephone hold messages.

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News•by Staff•September 8, 2009

NASA, Unimodal partner for advanced transport vehicle

Small vehicles running on elevated, maglev guideways,will eventually travel up to 150 mph and move 14,000 people per hour, both locally and regionally.

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News•by Staff•September 8, 2009

Hill Int'l to manage construction for N.J. Transit

Services include constructability review of plans; project scheduling and schedule analysis; cost estimating and review; construction administration and site inspection; claims assistance and construction value engineering.

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News•by Staff•September 4, 2009

APTA: Transit users save $9K yearly

Transit riders can save on average $762 per month. The savings amount is based on the cost of the national averages for parking and driving, as well as the September 3 national average gas price of $2.596 per gallon for self-serve regular gasoline as reported by AAA.

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News•by Staff•September 4, 2009

L.A. Metro launches fall TV show

Viewers introduced to options for high-speed rail in Southern California (imagine downtown L.A.'s Union Station as an airport without airplanes); learn about Metro as a jobs factory (Metro projects already employ thousands and federal stimulus funds and Measure R monies will add countless more jobs); visit L.A.'s museums via Metro, and more.

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News•by Staff•September 4, 2009

Long Beach Transit available on Google Transit

Transit planning information is also accessible by cellular phones, such as iPhone, Blackberry, WindowsMobile, S60, and other Java enabled phones.

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News•by Staff•September 4, 2009

Amtrak, CCJPA support Calif. Rail Safety Month

Key element of this program is to have local law enforcement officers ride in the locomotive to witness what train engineers observe daily — motorists driving illegally through rail crossings or someone trespassing on the tracks.

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News•by Staff•September 4, 2009

CUTA releases Transit Vision 2040

Transit Vision 2040 predicts that ridership levels will grow by 86 percent between now and 2040. Without a coordinated and strategic approach, transit systems across Canada will be unable to make their full contribution to quality of life.

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