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News•by Staff•February 16, 2011

So. Cal advocates head to D.C. to talk infrastructure investment

Trip participants will be armed with suggestions to maximize existing dollars, expedite project delivery and maintain the U.S.' global competitiveness, all without major impacts to the federal budget's bottom line, according to Mobility 21 members.

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News•by Staff•February 16, 2011

Houston Metro receives CAF refund

Contracts were canceled and the Spanish railcar vendor relinquished claim to any additional payments for unpaid work and lost profits — this, in addition to the $14 million refund.

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News•by Staff•February 16, 2011

FTA: Honolulu must turn in updated financial plan

Rogoff said the FTA's concerns include the latest proof that the city has sufficient resources to pay its share of the $5.5 billion the city estimates it'll cost to build the 20-mile elevated system.

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News•by Staff•February 16, 2011

S.F. MTA taps creative options to close deficit

Raising vehicle registration fees, creating a "transportation utility fee," raising parcel and sales taxes, or hiking off-streeting parking fees are options the agency may put to voters.

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News•by Staff•February 15, 2011

AECOM joint venture wins Md. rail contract

Team will finalize planning and preliminary engineering activities; oversee final design and pre-construction work; and provide construction management/inspection, quality assurance/quality control and systems start-up services.

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News•by Staff•February 15, 2011

APTA: Congress budget cuts will jeopardize transit investment

President William A. Millar said that proposed cuts to public transportation and high-speed rail made by the House Appropriations Committee to H.R. 1 will lead to fewer American jobs, fewer safety improvements for public transit users, and will decrease the U.S.’s ability to build for the future.

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News•by Staff•February 15, 2011

Seon launches next-gen mobile surveillance system

End-to-end mobile surveillance system includes the next generation of its enterprise fleet management software (vMax Commander), the Explorer DX12 DVR, and the vMax View video and recorded data management software.

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News•by Staff•February 15, 2011

BART board asks GM to resign, rescinds vote

According to a board director, the meeting was in violation of the Brown Act, the state's open-meeting law.

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News•by Staff•February 15, 2011

Obama budget proposes $3.2 billion for transit infrastructure

Funding for 28 transit construction projects across the U.S. will increase mobility, reduce energy consumption and curb air pollution.

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Articles•February 14, 2011

Business must lead effort to argue for federal transit program

Business leaders are in a unique position to demonstrate, by their very existence, the connection between private sector jobs and the transit program.

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