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Newsby StaffJuly 28, 2015

D.C. Metro celebrates first year of Silver Line service

More than 35,000 weekday trips were taken to or from the five new Silver Line stations last month, an average of 17,088 riders per day. 

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Newsby StaffJuly 27, 2015

CapMetro marks accessibility milestone with achievements

Agency was first in Texas to achieve 100% vehicle accessibility. Took delivery of its first lift-equipped buses in 1986.

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Videosby StaffJuly 27, 2015

President Obama Speaks on the 25th Anniversary of the ADA

President Obama delivers remarks in the East Room of the White House celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. July 20, 2015.

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Newsby StaffJuly 27, 2015

Disability rights expert weighs in on ADA at 25 years

Syracuse.com spoke with Arlene Kanter, Syracuse University professor of law and the director of the Disability Law and Policy Program, about the history of the ADA, its biggest accomplishments and what still needs to be done for the rights of people with disabilities.

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Newsby StaffJuly 24, 2015

Denver RTD launches mobile-friendly website

Enhancements on the redesigned site include new ways to customize schedules and the ability to look up the next scheduled departure from a stop or current location with the new Next Ride tool.

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Newsby StaffJuly 23, 2015

Chicago's Metra meets on-time goal for 4th straight month

For the first half of 2015, the systemwide on-time performance rate was 95.8%. Metra, which is also tracking the top causes for train delays, also reported that 735 of 17,433 trains were tardy by six minutes or more in June.

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Newsby StaffJuly 23, 2015

Senate votes to advance transportation bill debate

The 62-36 vote came just a day after a majority of senators balked at approving a motion to proceed to debate on the bipartisan bill, which was negotiated by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and James Inhofe (R-OK).

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Newsby StaffJuly 23, 2015

Utah mayors seek to raise transportation taxes

Fifteen of the 16 cities in Salt Lake County have passed resolutions that support placing a vote on this year’s ballot according to the Salt Lake Tribune.

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Newsby StaffJuly 22, 2015

Senate votes not to move forward with transportation bill debate

Democrats voted in unison against proceeding to the 1,030-page bill, arguing they had no time to review the complicated legislation, with the cloture vote to proceed to consideration of the bill needing 60 total votes. There were indications there could be a re-vote on Wednesday.

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Newsby StaffJuly 22, 2015

Sound Transit's Lynwood LR extension completes environmental review

With the ROD in hand, Sound Transit can continue the process to compete for the federal funding that is necessary to help pay for the project.

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