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News•by Staff•March 15, 2019

Jenkins joins HNTB as national transit/rail consultant

He specializes in delivering complex, multimodal and multidisciplinary infrastructure projects.

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News•by Staff•March 14, 2019

WMATA issues RFP for late-night on-demand services

The service will be offered seven days a week for trips within WMATA’s service area between midnight and 4 a.m. when its rail system is closed.

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News•by Staff•March 14, 2019

Cleveland RTA's economic impact to community totals $322M per year

The annual savings to passengers who choose to ride RTA rather than use their own transportation is $51.8 million.

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News•by Staff•March 14, 2019

IndyGo chief testifies on importance of federal funding

He testified that federal public transportation policy must focus on the continued solvency of the Highway Trust Fund.

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News•by Staff•March 13, 2019

Proposed budget calls for cuts to CIG program, Amtrak

The budget proposal also includes a 31% cut for the Environmental Protection Agency.

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News•by Staff•March 13, 2019

MBTA adopts new fare structure

The overall system-wide average increase is approximately 5.8%.

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News•by Staff•March 13, 2019

PTC implementation took a leap between 2016-2018

In a statement from the U.S. DOT, implementation jumped from 24% to 30% for passenger rail and 16% to 83% for freight. 

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News•by Staff•March 12, 2019

MBTA opens $17M rail station on schedule, on budget

The Blue Hill Avenue Station marks the completion of the Fairmount Commuter Rail Line.

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News•by Staff•March 11, 2019

New York City Transit marks progress to safely speed up train service

Since the late summer of 2018, a safety committee has approved increases to speed limits at more than 100 locations.

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News•by Staff•March 11, 2019

Lyft, Denver RTD launch one-stop transportation app

Riders will now be able to find the closest RTD bus and rail connections, as well as Lyft Scooters and shared-rides using Nearby Transit.

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