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News•by Staff•June 16, 2009

L.A. Metro wins top honors at APTA rail rodeo

Sacramento RTD wins Operators’ Competition and SEPTA wins Maintainers’ Competition.

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News•by Staff•June 15, 2009

Sen. Schumer: MTA LIRR needs wireless Internet

Schumer said the technology to wire the system is readily available and asked the MTA to fast track the pilot projects and the Request for Proposal and approval process saying that if the MTA acts fast, the project may be eligible for federal funding passed as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

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News•by Staff•June 15, 2009

AASHTO launches new financing site

The site is designed to identify a comprehensive set of funding and financing mechanisms that can be used to generate investment for critical transportation projects.

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News•by Staff•June 15, 2009

APTA : 9 of 10 systems to raise fares, cut service

Report is based on a survey of 98 APTA transit system members representing more than one-half of the nation's transit riders, and includes 10 of the top 15 agencies in terms of annual ridership.

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News•by Staff•June 12, 2009

NJ Transit to purchase locomotives, shelters

The board's decision enables the agency to purchase an additional nine ALP-46A electric locomotives and spare parts for $72 million.

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News•by Staff•June 12, 2009

METRO Briefs

London subway strike ends. SF Muni to limit bus stops. Families of Hurricane Rita coach victims reach settlement.

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News•by Staff•June 11, 2009

LaHood announces $909.4M in ARRA grants

The federal dollars announced Wednesday will be used to purchase new equipment, including streetcars, buses, ferries, paratransit vans, clean fuel vehicles and railcars, as well as pay for the construction of new transit facilities, bus shelters, repair and maintenance of transit systems and safety and security equipment.

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News•by Staff•June 11, 2009

L.A. Metro site aims to spur app development, ridership

Transit data for the region will be available as both Web services and downloadable data sets.

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News•by Staff•June 11, 2009

AT&T to offer wireless in CTA subways

Installation and testing of AT&T's base equipment - comprised of amplifiers, transmitters and receivers - within the subway will take place over the next several months.

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News•by Staff•June 11, 2009

MARTA ARRA funds reallocation approved

The proposal enables the authority to address a significant budget deficit and avoid making drastic cuts in service to balance its Fiscal Year 2010 budget. MARTA, in turn, will reallocate $25 million of the authority's capital dollars to fund transit-related projects in the MARTA service area.

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