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NewsMay 28, 2021

MTA East Side Access Project Marks Major Milestone

The project is the largest new train terminal to be built in the U.S. since the 1950s and the first expansion of the LIRR in more than 100 years.

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NewsMay 28, 2021

USDOT Issues RFI on Transportation Data, Assessment Methods

The Department will use the responses it receives to inform its approach as it expands the use of data and equity-assessment methods to advance transportation equity goals.

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NewsMay 27, 2021

9 Killed at VTA Light Rail Yard

According to multiple reports, authorities confirmed the identity of the gunman as a 57-year-old VTA employee.

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NewsMay 26, 2021

Calif.'s VTA Taps Gonot as Next GM/CEO

The GM/CEO position was temporarily filled by VTA General Counsel Evelynn Tran after Nuria Fernandez left in January to join the Biden Administration as Acting Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration.

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NewsMay 24, 2021

L.A. Metro Marks the Start of the Final Section of Its Purple Line Extension

The project will connect two previous subway sections through Koreatown, Beverly Hills, and Century City and extend it another two-and-a-half miles to Westwood.

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NewsMay 24, 2021

WMATA Looks to Increase Sustainability with Release of Climate Bonds

Issuing Climate Bonds will help WMATA attract more environmentally conscious buyers to increase investor demand and result in a better, more competitive rate for the transit agency.

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NewsMay 24, 2021

USDOT Issues Guidance for TOD Projects Seeking Loans Through the Build America Bureau

Community-focused investments like TOD are integral to the Biden-Harris Administration’s priorities, including connecting communities and reducing the climate impacts of transportation.

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NewsMay 24, 2021

Autonomous Train to Operate in France

The Regio 2N regional train will be used over the next two years as a prototype that will be tested on the track between Aulnoye and Busigny.

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NewsMay 19, 2021

HNTB Adds to Infrastructure, Mobility Equity Team

Regine Beauboeuf, PE, and Emily Gallo will be responsible for supporting policy makers, community leaders, and the firm’s clients and teams to address equity considerations in infrastructure planning, design, and construction.

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NewsMay 19, 2021

Vancouver's TransLink Names New CEO

Kevin Quinn is currently the administrator and CEO of the Maryland Transit Administration, overseeing one of the largest multi-modal transit systems in the U.S.

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