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News•by Staff•December 11, 2012

APTA: Ridership up 7 consecutive quarters

Some of the cities experiencing economic improvements and public transit ridership increases in the third quarter of 2012 include: Grand Rapids, Mich.; Seattle; St. Petersburg, Fla.; Phoenix; San Francisco; Los Angeles; and Riverside, Calif.

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News•by Staff•December 11, 2012

L.A. transit backers seek to change voting law

Because of a state law that requires at least a two-thirds majority vote, Los Angeles County’s Measure J, a $90-billion transit sales tax extension that gained 66.1% of the vote, did not pass.

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News•by Staff•December 11, 2012

GO Transit adds system tracker

GO Tracker is a Web tool that provides real-time GO Train departure information right in the palm of the customer's hand. On their mobile device or computer, passengers can view their estimated train departure times and platform information on GO’s website.

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News•by Staff•December 11, 2012

Study: $2B annually needed to improve Chicago transit

The Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development at DePaul University suggested the amount as necessary to keep the region's aging mass transit system in working order.

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News•by Staff•December 11, 2012

N.Y. MTA may raise subway, bus fares

The base fare for subways and buses could increase by 25 cents to $2.50. The increased rates would take effect in March if approved by the board.

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News•by Staff•December 6, 2012

D.C. Metro gets high marks in customer survey

The Voice of the Customer report surveyed rail and bus riders about customer satisfaction, reliability, safety, cleanliness and customer service. 87% of bus and 86% of rail riders rated high satisfaction with security. 79% of bus and rail riders reported a high likelihood to recommend Metro to a friend.

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News•by Staff•December 6, 2012

CUTA: Canadian ridership up 3.2%

While this growth is impressive, the increased popularity of public transit does not come as a surprise to the association.

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News•by Staff•December 6, 2012

MBTA fires operator in rail crash

Agency discovered that he had worked a graveyard shift at another job before coming to work on the morning of the crash. The operator was going to receive a safety award from the MBTA.

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News•by Staff•December 5, 2012

Alstom to deliver 70 Italian trains

Project development, most of the manufacturing as well as the certification, will be done in Savigliano Alstom’s site in Cuneo. The plant in Sesto San Giovanni (Milan) will be responsible for the design and manufacturing of the traction systems and auxiliary switchers. Onboard signaling systems will be delivered by the Bologna site.

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News•by Staff•December 5, 2012

Bombardier wins Australian DMU contract

Will provide 19 additional intermediate cars to convert existing two-car train sets to three-car sets and supply seven additional new three-car train sets. This will result in a total fleet of 58 three-car Bombardier VLocity trains.

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