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News•by Staff•October 25, 2017

HNTB's Mendes named chair of APTA Legislative Committee

The election of Mendes marks the first time in APTA’s 135-year history that the chair of the Legislative Committee is from a private-sector firm.

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News•by Staff•October 25, 2017

NY MTA to replace fare system with contactless, mobile payment

The new account-based system will allow customers a variety of convenient self-service options to manage their account, including via the web and on mobile devices.

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News•by Staff•October 25, 2017

Egypt explores BYD monorail feasibility

The potential collaboration comes four years after Alexandria local authorities began exploring options to relieve their city of chronic traffic jams.

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News•by Staff•October 25, 2017

TfL’s free open data boosts London's economy by up to $170M a year

More than 600 apps are now being powered specifically using TfL's open data feeds used by 42% of Londoners.

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News•by Staff•October 25, 2017

Keolis awarded Shanghai airport rapid transit system contract

The new line is expected to open in June 2019 and will connect two existing terminals (T1 and T2) to two new terminals (S1 and S2).

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Articles•October 24, 2017

How to Attract Millennials to the Transit Industry

Recruitment is already difficult; and with the impending retirement of boomers, the public transit industry will need even more recruits.

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News•by Staff•October 23, 2017

Transdev appoints Weber COO of rail maintenance division

Weber most recently served as VP of supply/fleet/fuel management for Canadian National Railway.

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News•by Staff•October 23, 2017

Seattle Union Station's 'Great Hall' honors former Sound Transit CEO

Past and current Board members joined agency staff this week to honor former Sound Transit CEO Joni Earl by naming the Great Hall of the agency’s historic Union Station headquarters the Joni Earl Great Hall.

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News•by Staff•October 23, 2017

NY rail systems begin using work trains to clear 'slimy leaf debris'

A specialized Metro-North work train sprays water at high pressure, and specially equipped highway/rail trucks use rail scrubbers to remove crushed leaf residue from the tracks.

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News•by Staff•October 23, 2017

American spending on transportation drops by 11.3% since 1989

While transportation costs accounted for the second-largest household budget category behind housing expenses in both 1989 and 2016, transportation expenditures relative to housing costs declined from 61.6% in 1989 to 47.9% last year.

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