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Newsby StaffSeptember 13, 2013

Public transit users save $10,122 annually

Riding public transportation instead of driving can save an individual, on average, more than $844 this month. APTA releases this monthly Transit Savings Report to examine how an individual in a two-person household can save money by taking public transportation and living with one less car.

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Photo Galleriesby StaffSeptember 12, 2013

August 2013 in Pictures

A look at METRO's August 2013 issue

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Newsby StaffSeptember 12, 2013

TriMet mobile ticketing app sales reach $100K

More than 21,700 mobile tickets and passes were sold through the free app in the first week it was available.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 12, 2013

Valley Metro makes light rail stations teen safe haven

Partnered with a youth outreach organization to help teens in crisis, providing locations for them to get in contact with volunteers who will help them find shelter, counseling and family reunification services.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 12, 2013

Gannett Fleming's Mulqueen adds responsiblities

The move consolidates all Transit & Rail Practice and GFT&RS activities under Mulqueen. The GFT&RS division specializes in transit and railroad track, signal, communication, electric traction and overhead catenary design.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 12, 2013

SEPTA 'doomsday' plan slashes service

Would eliminate 9 of its 13 rail lines and shorten two others, close a subway line, and convert trolley routes to bus lines, if the state doesn't come up with more money for public transit this year.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 12, 2013

Clever financing keeps Hong Kong metro profitable

Following the concept of "value capture," the Hong Kong metro essentially functions as part of a vertically integrated business that, through a "rail plus property" model, controls both the means of transit and the places passengers visit upon departure.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 11, 2013

PB joint venture to service Australian light rail project

Will work with AECOM to form an integrated services team for the next phase of the 13.7-mile Metro Area Express light rail network.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 11, 2013

L.A. streetcar project faces $200 million funding gap

The original estimate $125M estimate to build the four-mile line did not include the cost of utility work, as well as other costs, which could create a funding gap of almost $200M.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 11, 2013

Bombardier tapped for $203M Azerbaijan signaling project

Will lead a consortium to deliver its Interflo 200 mainline signaling solution on the 312 mile-long Baku-Boyuk-Kesik section of the line. The contract covers the design, manufacture, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of the double-track line.

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