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News•by Staff•June 25, 2019

VTA partners with FTA to pilot expedited project delivery program

VTA discussing participation for BART Phase II Project, a five-mile underground subway through downtown San Jose.   

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News•by Staff•June 25, 2019

Final report on Wash. Amtrak derailment urges 'System Safety' plan

In all, the NTSB issued 26 new safety recommendations and reiterated three existing safety recommendations in the report.

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News•by Staff•June 25, 2019

DART renames Cotton Belt commuter rail service

The Silver Line will interface with three DART light rail lines.

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News•by Staff•June 24, 2019

MBTA accelerates rail signal repairs after derailment

Red Line recovery work is expected to continue through the summer to gradually restore impacted portions of the Red Line to full service.

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News•by Staff•June 24, 2019

Keolis, partners launch Canada's ION light rail system

The contract, which was awarded in May 2014, is under a PPP and is Keolis’ first light rail operation in North America.

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News•by Staff•June 24, 2019

Support for raising Federal gas tax continues to rise, finds Mineta report

Seventy-five percent of respondents supported a 10¢ increase in the gas tax if the revenue raised is dedicated to maintenance projects.

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News•by Staff•June 21, 2019

San Francisco Transbay Corridor project lands $300M in CIG funding

In addition to the allocation announcement, FTA is also advancing the project into the Engineering phase.

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News•by Staff•June 20, 2019

Atlanta's first dedicated DOT approved by city council

Will manage a range of transportation improvements from roadway repair and maintenance to sidewalk and bike lane construction.

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News•June 19, 2019

Sound Transit receives first of 152 new Siemens LRVs

The new vehicles are expected to more than triple Sound Transit’s current fleet size of 62 LRVs in service

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News•by Staff•June 19, 2019

London Underground to start tracking passengers through Wi-Fi use

Depersonalized data will be used to understand how people navigate the network to provide customers better, more targeted info.

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