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Newsby StaffNovember 30, 2018

Trinity Metro CEO Ballard to retire in April 2019

He began his career as a brakeman and trainman on the Boston and Maine Railroad, and he was a bus operator.

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Newsby StaffNovember 29, 2018

Report finds job growth near public transit options

Since 2005, 60% of all the new jobs created in the Chicago region are in areas with high-quality transit service.

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Newsby StaffNovember 29, 2018

Boingo wins wireless rights for 2 NY MTA projects

Will equip Long Island Rail Road Atlantic Branch and Grand Central Terminal East Side Access facility. 

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Newsby StaffNovember 29, 2018

Las Vegas Xpress taps First Transit to operate train system

The X Train is the first luxury train to connect Southern California to Las Vegas in over 20 years.

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Newsby StaffNovember 29, 2018

L.A. Metro, Salesforce unveil unified payment system

Adds cloud-based layer to the existing TAP Card System and enables one centralized place for program signup and payment.

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ArticlesNovember 28, 2018

Consultants Address Growing Role of Mobility, Tech in Public Transit

Discuss infrastructure needs, funding challenges, popularity of ride-hailing, microtransit, and bike-sharing.

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Newsby StaffNovember 28, 2018

FTA allocates $281M for transit projects in 5 cities

Projects include the Tempe Streetcar project in Arizona; and the Los Angeles Westside Purple Line Section 3 project.

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Newsby StaffNovember 28, 2018

Streetcar systems in Portland, Seattle led to boost in development

Factors such as a healthy real estate market, available land, and development supportive zoning and other policies are key.

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Newsby StaffNovember 28, 2018

Siemens to design, build next-generation Tube trains

From 2023, new spacious Inspiro London trains will be delivered for testing on the Piccadilly line.

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Newsby StaffNovember 28, 2018

4 SMART railcars costing $11M damaged before arriving at agency

Nippon Sharyo flew out a team of engineers to inspect the damage and order new parts to replace those that can’t be fixed.

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