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Newsby StaffJune 29, 2010

Study: Public transit improves health, weight loss

Residents of Charlotte, N.C., were surveyed before and after the construction of light rail. After public transit became available, physical activity increased, as people walked to and from the LRT line.

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Newsby StaffJune 28, 2010

MARTA board approves FY 2011 budget

Totaling $710.44M, the budget includes a net transit operating budget of $389.64 million and a total capital budget of $320.8 million, with $132.8 million allocated for debt service.

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Newsby StaffJune 28, 2010

St. Louis Metro begins service restoration

Restoring and in many cases improving service to thousands of people is possible because voters in St. Louis County approved a half-cent sales tax in Proposition A just 12 weeks ago.

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Newsby StaffJune 28, 2010

URS, U.K. company announce acquisition agreement

Under the terms of the agreement, shareholders of Scott Wilson Group plc. will receive approximately $3.16 in cash for each share, which values the entire issued and to be issued share capital at approximately $242 million.

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Newsby StaffJune 25, 2010

Success seen with direct observation drug testing rules

Department of Transportation says that many employers and collectors have reported that drug test cheaters are being caught and numerous employees have stopped using drugs because of the added measures.

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Newsby StaffJune 25, 2010

Thales earns $343M NYCT signaling contract

The Thales USA transport team will be supported by a sub-contractor team, which includes L.K. Comstock, provider of the project's installation and refurbishment services, and Thales Canada's rail transport technology development group in Toronto.

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Newsby StaffJune 25, 2010

BART trying to restart Oakland X rail extension

The FTA ruled BART had not complied with a civil rights law by failing to prove the rail extension would benefit poor, minority, and non-English speaking people.

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Newsby StaffJune 25, 2010

D.C. Metro stations to offer DVD rentals, trolley tours

License agreement with NCR/Blockbuster and Movie Solution approved to place DVD rental machines in stations and to allow Old Town Trolley Tours to sell tickets for its green and orange trolley buses that provide sightseeing tours of Washington, D.C.’s monuments and other points of interest.

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Newsby StaffJune 24, 2010

Dallas’ DART expands nondiscrimination policy

Protection added for transgendered employees and applicants.

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Newsby StaffJune 24, 2010

Calgary considering new platform security measures

The review comes as police say they are still in the early stages of the investigation into the death of a three-year-old boy.

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