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News•by Staff•September 22, 2011

Maryland MTA to create transit hub to cut costs

Plans to consolidate three of its core services from centers in different parts of Baltimore in a downtown hub under a $15.4 million contract to integrate and update operations.

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News•by Staff•September 22, 2011

Pa.’s Port Authority investing in customer service tools

Despite budget problems, the agency is looking to add customer service representatives and a new 24-hour interactive phone system to accommodate an increase in calls when it launches its electronic fare collection system next year.

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Articles•September 21, 2011

General Manager Survey: Majority Faced with Budget Shortfalls, Escalating Costs

Raising fares and cutting service were top ways transit systems were handling the problem. The average transit executive salary totals $119,000, while the average time spent in the industry was 24 years.

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Articles•September 21, 2011

METRO Movers and Shakers

Profiles of influential people in the public transportation industry on both the public and private sides, from small businesses to large municipal agencies.

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Articles•by Nicole Schlosser•September 21, 2011

Philadelphia installs green bus shelter to promote storm water management

The office of Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter along with the City of Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) and green roofing company, Roofmeadow, partnered on the project.

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Articles•September 21, 2011

Hampton Roads’ light rail launch exceeds expectations

Opened to the public to long lines of excited patrons who arrived at stations one-half hour before the 6 a.m. start of service.

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News•by Staff•September 21, 2011

New rule strengthens accessibility at rail stations

Passenger railroads must provide level-entry boarding at new or altered stations in which no track passing through the station and adjacent to platforms is shared with existing freight rail operations.

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News•by Staff•September 21, 2011

Wash. receives $31M for rail improvements

Will improve intercity passenger and freight rail service on the Cascades line. Includes $16.1 million for design, environmental review and construction work to stabilize and improve track structure along the Pacific Northwest Corridor and $15 million for construction of a new, rail access route to the Port of Vancouver.

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News•by Staff•September 20, 2011

Chicago Transit plans to overhaul rail stations

The initiative, performed by work crews comprised of different trade workers called the "Renew Crew," focuses on providing repairs in a more efficient way, creating a cleaner, brighter and more appealing station that improves the customer travel experience.

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News•by Staff•September 20, 2011

N.Y. MTA unveils interactive touch-screen travel info stations

The sleek, stainless steel enclosure supports a large screen with a colorful display, offering customers information about their entire trip, from planning with Trip Planner, real-time service status, escalator and elevator status, and local neighborhood maps.

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