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Articles•November 19, 2010

SEPTA Chief Renovating Agency for the 21st Century

GM Joseph M. Casey, who has led the agency for the past three years, is implementing his vision in the form of improved customer service, sustainability programs and plans for technology upgrades.

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Articles•November 19, 2010

High-speed rail event highlights projects, need for support

The Western High Speed Rail Alliance's inaugural conference, held in Las Vegas in mid-October, brought industry professionals together to tout the benefits of high-speed rail and highlight projects and the need for funding and support.

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News•by Staff•November 18, 2010

Illinois senate to vote on state watchdog to monitor transit agencies

New legislation proposed by the state senate would give the state's executive inspector general authority to investigate the Chicago area's transit agencies. The proposal was created after financial abuse was exposed in an investigation involving Metra's late executive director.

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News•by Staff•November 18, 2010

Wis. activists rally for high-speed rail funds

Labor leaders and politicians gathered at the Milwaukee plant of train maker Talgo and spoke about their opposition of Gov.-elect Scott Walker’s plan to refuse the $810 million in federal stimulus funding.

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News•by Staff•November 18, 2010

Fort Worth's The T endorses long-range strategic plan

Plan would expand "transportation," improve "timeliness" and upgrade "technology." These three themes reflect public feedback to add more transit that goes to more places, more frequently, faster, on time and with improved customer amenities, especially the technology to check schedules and status of buses or trains online and from mobile devices.

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News•by Staff•November 18, 2010

Alstom consortium to supply Spanish traction substations

The Madrid-Levante very high-speed line will link the cities of Madrid, Cuenca, Albacete, Valencia, Alicante, Castellon and Murcia. When the first section of approximately 272 miles enters commercial operation by the end of 2010, the Spanish very high-speed network will represent the longest network in Europe.

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News•by Staff•November 17, 2010

Minnesota receives $35M renovations grant

The money will pay for the renovation of the multimodal transit hub in the heart of downtown Saint Paul and for the restoration of tracks, driveways and sidewalks.

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News•by Staff•November 17, 2010

'See Something, Say Something' launches in L.A.

To improve local reporting of suspicious behaviors and activities, and not individuals, the campaign uses the Los Angeles Police Department's iWATCH community reporting program.

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News•by Staff•November 17, 2010

Bombardier, Alstom consortium gets STM go-ahead

With funding approval completed, the contract now enters into force and the final price has been fixed using the applicable exchange rate. The contract is valued at $1.18 billion.

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News•by Staff•November 17, 2010

National Transit Institute calls for award nominations

NTI’s Achievements in Transit Training Awards aim to identify exemplary transit training initiatives and practices; emphasize the impact of training on agency performance; and increase industry knowledge of outstanding transit training. Nominations are due by Dec. 15.

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