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News•by Staff•August 1, 2018

Valley Metro partners with Waymo for autonomous vehicle pilot

Agency will begin utilizing the self-driving vehicle technology for first- and last-mile transit trips next month.

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News•by Staff•August 1, 2018

APTA names Houston Metro chief top transportation manager

His skills in emergency and incident management came to the forefront last year during Hurricane Harvey.

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News•by Staff•July 31, 2018

Lyft offering people $550 to give up vehicle for a month

The program, which is being rolled out in Chicago, offers 100 people credits to use Lyft, bike-share, Zipcar, and public transit.

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News•by Staff•July 30, 2018

L.A. Metro approves plan to improve Orange Line safety, capacity

The project is slated for groundbreaking in 2019 and opening in 2025.

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News•by Staff•July 30, 2018

NJ Transit, Nextdoor partner for community policing initiative

Will help decrease rail line crime and accidents and promote interaction between those living near NJ TRANSIT infrastructure.

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News•by Staff•July 30, 2018

Actor Seth Rogen to be new voice of TransLink BC

The campaign to get Rogen involved began in May, days before plans to have Morgan Freeman become the voice of the system were scrapped.

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News•by Staff•July 30, 2018

Sound Transit expands priority parking permit program for solo drivers

The program offers weekday commuters driving alone to selected stations the option of purchasing a permit to park in areas reserved exclusively for permit holders.

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News•by Staff•July 27, 2018

Amtrak investing $370M in equipment to improve Northeast Corridor

The purchase of this new equipment will double engineering efforts on the NEC, accelerating maintenance work.

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News•by Staff•July 26, 2018

New study examines extremist attacks on rail targets

Since 1970, there have been more than 1,000 attempts to derail trains and otherwise attack rail infrastructure.

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News•by Staff•July 26, 2018

Texas, 3 more states attain FTA State Safety Oversight certification

With the most recent announcement, which also includes Arkansas, Louisiana, and Wisconsin,  21 states have achieved certification.

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