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Newsby StaffJune 9, 2016

Mich. city council votes against rail station disclosure

The six to five vote against publicly releasing a draft copy of the city's Ann Arbor Station alternatives analysis report, which includes an evaluation of possible station locations on Depot Street and Fuller Road.

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Newsby StaffJune 9, 2016

XpressWest ends deal with China group to build Las Vegas to L.A. HSR

The announcement is a blow to China, which has built the world's largest high-speed rail network in less than a decade.

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Newsby StaffJune 9, 2016

Sound Transit taps FCV as user-centered design partner

A new engagement, this will see FCV work with Sound Transit to transform the way they serve their riders' needs online and across channels.

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Newsby StaffJune 9, 2016

Americans overwhelmingly favor land use, zoning reg changes that support TOD

HNTB America THINKS survey also shows Americans willing to pay higher mortgages and rents to live in transit-oriented areas.

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Newsby StaffJune 9, 2016

RNL completes Metro Expo maintenance, ops facility

Five major building components make up the facility: the main building, secondary building, wash building, the cleaning platform and the guardhouse.

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Newsby StaffJune 9, 2016

Nearly 2.6 billion trips taken on public transportation in Q1

According to an APTA report, public transportation systems in Albany, N.Y.; Flagstaff, Ariz.; Oklahoma City; and Seattle reported record ridership for the first quarter.

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Newsby StaffJune 8, 2016

Icomera to equip Amtrak with Wi-Fi

The first Task Order focuses on 20 trainsets on the popular high-speed Acela Express route, which runs from Washington, D.C. to Boston via Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York.

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Newsby StaffJune 8, 2016

N.C.'s Wake County to vote on sales tax to pay for buses, rail

Transit advocates believe the plan is the best way to reduce traffic congestion and connect the Triangle’s focal points, including N.C. State University, Research Triangle Park, Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill.

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Newsby StaffJune 8, 2016

LTK Engineering Services names new president

Dominic DiBrito will replace George Dorshimer, who will be retiring. Dorshimer has served as LTK’s president for 22 years, during which time the firm tripled in size.

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Newsby StaffJune 8, 2016

STV joint venture renewed for Ottawa light rail expansion

The STV/AECOM/Morrison Hershfield/McMillen Jacobs Associates joint venture contract isfor the preliminary engineering and program management of the second stage of the O-Train.

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