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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJuly 18, 2022

APTA Honors Public Transportation Organizations, Leaders

The 2022 APTA Awards recognize organizations and leaders in the public transportation industry in North America who have demonstrated significant leadership, are outstanding role models of excellence, and whose accomplishments and innovations have advanced public transportation.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJuly 15, 2022

MBTA Provides Update on Safety Work Progress

Over the last several weeks, the agency has implemented safety plans to address track conditions and maintenance, updated safety trainings and directives, and has addressed staffing shortages.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJuly 15, 2022

L.A. Metro Extends Half-Price Transit Pass Promotion

The agency’s regular 1-Day, 7-Day, and 30-Day passes have been discounted 50% since January 2022 in the agency’s efforts to help its riders, many of whom are essential workers and disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 related economic losses.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJuly 13, 2022

Mineta Report Examines Fare-Free Transit's 'Grand Opportunity'

“Free Transit: It All Depends on How” presents a variety of ideas that show promise in empowering policymakers to combine free transit with other policies to overcome pressing problems in the transportation industry.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJuly 11, 2022

L.A. Metro Holds Celebration at Expo/Crenshaw Station

The Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project, now the K Line, represents a $2 billion public transportation investment from Metro’s federal, state, and local partners.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJuly 6, 2022

L.A. Metro Breaks Ground on ‘Rail to Rail’ Active Transportation Corridor Project

The new 5.5-mile bicycle and pedestrian path that will transform a blighted, unused rail corridor in South Los Angeles and connect local bicyclists and walkers to current and future Metro rail lines in South Los Angeles.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJuly 5, 2022

U.S. DOT Makes $573M Available from the New Railroad Crossing Elimination Program

The new competitive discretionary grant program was created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and will be administered by the Federal Railroad Administration

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Videosby News/Media ReleaseJune 30, 2022

Building the Lone Hill Ave. Light Rail Bridge

Featured in the video are interviews with staff from the Construction Authority; the project’s design-builder, Kiewit-Parsons; and more.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 29, 2022

New Orleans RTA, Union Reach 4-Year Agreement

The agreement between ATU and RTA covers 518 represented employees, including bus, streetcar, and paratransit operators, dispatchers, reservationists, clerks, transit tellers, transit information operators, router editors, and training instructors.

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NewsJune 28, 2022

NCTD Completes Insourcing of Rail Equipment Maintenance, Train Operations

The transition brings the primary functions of the district’s commuter rail and hybrid rail services under its direct management.

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