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NewsAugust 16, 2021

WMATA Adding Discounts, More Trains and Buses

The changes, approved by the board in June, followed extensive public input about how riders plan to travel.

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NewsAugust 16, 2021

Jennifer Homendy Sworn In as Chair of NTSB

Homendy was nominated by President Joe Biden May 19; testified in a June 24 confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; and was unanimously confirmed by the Senate Aug. 9.

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NewsAugust 13, 2021

Amtrak Announces Vaccine Mandate for Employees

The company announces all employees are required to be vaccinated along with other safety protocols.

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ArticlesAugust 12, 2021

APTA TRANSform Conference and EXPO Heads to Orlando

After postponing the event in 2020, APTA moved the TRANSform Conference and EXPO to sunny Orlando, Nov. 7 to 10, 2021.

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NewsAugust 10, 2021

Investment in Rehabilitation and Prevention Programs Make D.C.'s Metrorail More Reliable, Report Says

WMATA’s preventive maintenance program has cut the number of emergency track repairs in half since the 2018 fiscal year.

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NewsAugust 9, 2021

Sound Transit Board Adopts Realignment Plan for Delivering Critical Expansions

The steep rise in real estate and construction costs in the region in combination with advancing environmental review and project designs have driven up cost estimates for future transit expansions, contributing to a $6.5 billion affordability gap for delivering projects on earlier schedules.

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NewsAugust 6, 2021

Siemens Mobility Acquires Sqills

This technology adds a solution to Siemens Mobility’s software portfolio. The agreed purchase price is 550 million Euros along with an earn out.

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Articlesby Amanda HuggettAugust 5, 2021

Service, Safety, & Equity: New Orleans RTA in Action

Hear how the RTA is focused on on-time performance, improved customer service, and equity…not to mention plans for a network redesign, and service and vehicle upgrades in the city that is home to the world’s oldest continuously operating streetcar line.

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NewsAugust 4, 2021

Transit App to Show Empty Seat Predictions for TransLink Buses

As part of TransLink’s Reconnect Campaign, the new feature will help customers feel confident knowing if there will be room on their vehicle before leaving home.

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NewsAugust 3, 2021

Study Finds TTC Subway Air Quality has ‘Improved Substantially’ in Past 10 Years

The Subway Air Quality Initiative was carried out between 2018 and 2020 and concluded that new trains and updated braking technologies and protocols that reduce friction contributed to reduced levels of fine particulate matter inside vehicles and on platforms.

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