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Newsby StaffSeptember 3, 2013

S.F. Muni launches bike share program

The pilot includes 350 bikes and 35 stations in San Francisco as part of a 700-bike and 70-station regional unveiling. Bay Area Bike Share bikes are commuter-style bikes built to withstand constant use and resist theft.

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Newsby StaffAugust 30, 2013

Chicago breaks ground on Green Line station

The $50 million station is part of $92 million in overall transportation investments.

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Newsby StaffAugust 29, 2013

Veolia's TriRail contract extended

The contract now extends through June 2017. The SFRTA originally awarded the operations contract for the Tri-Rail system to Veolia in early 2007.

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Newsby StaffAugust 28, 2013

Chicago transit taps PB for rail construction, debuts ‘Train Tracker’ screens

The first projects authorized under the contract with Parsons Brinckerhoff are the south Red Line track renewal and station improvements projects, with construction costs of $220 million and $44 million, respectively.

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Newsby StaffAugust 28, 2013

Amtrak commemorates the March on Washington

To mark the historic moment's 50th anniversary, the agency co-hosted a wreath-laying ceremony at the A. Phillip Randolph statue. Randolph was a leader of the civil rights march and organized the first African-American labor union.

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Newsby StaffAugust 28, 2013

MBTA's ticketing app reaches $10M in sales, wins award

Allows riders to purchase and then display rail tickets on the smartphone’s screen as an encrypted barcode and as a human readable ticket.

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Newsby StaffAugust 28, 2013

Alstom awarded Bangkok $18.7M rail extension contract

Will design and build the track work and the third rail power collector for the extension of Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand’s Green Line.

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Newsby StaffAugust 28, 2013

Calif. rail crossing project delivered under budget, ahead of schedule

Transportation officials estimate the project will deliver $241 million in travel time savings and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 34,000 tons annually.

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Newsby StaffAugust 28, 2013

N.Y. MTA releases 49 transit apps, allows riders to pick faves

Participants are competing for $40,000 in prize money to support the development of the apps that best help riders access the MTA’s subway, railroads, buses, bridges and tunnels.

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Newsby StaffAugust 28, 2013

Chicago’s Metra selects interim chief

Donald Orseno once operated trains as an engineer and has more than 40 years of transportation experience, including nearly 30 at Metra.

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