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Newsby StaffSeptember 9, 2014

Metrolink annual ridership continues to drop

Officials of the six-county system mostly blame the downturn on the worst recession since World War II, which decimated the region's workforce.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 9, 2014

3 Utah board members take up public transportation challenge

The citizens behind the challenge plan to attend the next board meeting later this month and ask those board members who participated what they learned.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 5, 2014

How good mass transit can make a city more affordable

Five metros — Washington, San Francisco, New York, Seattle, and Boston — share an obvious trait: good public transportation systems, which makes it possible to reduce car ownership and related expenses.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 5, 2014

Hill International receives $8M amendment to Calif. rail contract

Award is in connection with its contract to provide program management services on Phases 2A and 2B of the $1.9 billion Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension light rail project.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 5, 2014

Conn. study finds relationship between transportation access, unemployment

The study found a connection between transportation opportunities and unemployment rates in different neighborhoods within the city, ranging from 3% in high-income neighborhoods to as high as 20% in low-income neighborhoods.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 5, 2014

Transportation key in 3 mayoral races

Major transportation projects in three cities — Austin, Texas; San Jose, Calif.; and Washington, D.C. — could possibly hinge on the outcome of November's election.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 4, 2014

Honolulu rail's camera investment questioned

Under the terms of the $223,000 agreement with EarthCam, HART is installing cameras at the future sites of all 21 rail stations as well as the Maintenance and Storage Facility. Critics are concerned with the project's costs increasingly rising, overall.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 4, 2014

Metra releases details of former exec's settlement

The costs include $652,363 to be paid to Alex Clifford in salary, accrued time off, medical insurance, relocation expenses and attorneys’ fees, and $662,494 that was paid to outside attorneys to defend Metra and assist with investigations relating to the matter.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 3, 2014

Wallut appointed president of Alstom Transportation Inc.

In this new role, he will lead strategy, business development, customer relations, sales and project execution in the region. He will be in charge of over 1,500 employees throughout the continent.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 3, 2014

Hoosier State Line plans to add service to boost ridership

A spokesmen for Corridor Capital, the private company set to manage the Indianapolis-to-Chicago line, added there is a growing pool of prospective riders, including so-called millennials, who would prefer the train if they‘re persuaded the service is adequate.

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