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ArticlesJune 17, 2010

Consultant Achievements-Parsons Brinckerhoff

Founded by: William Barclay Parsons Year Founded: 1885 Employees: 14,000 (worldwide) Headquarters: New York City Head Executive: George J. Pierson, President/CEO Website: www.pbworld.com

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Newsby StaffJune 17, 2010

BART names new police chief

Kenton Rainey, the person selected to lead BART's 296-member police force, officially took command as Chief of Police on Wednesday.

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Newsby StaffJune 17, 2010

Cubic launches San Francisco Bay Area smart card

So far, Muni, BART, AC Transit, Golden Gate Transit, Golden Gate Ferry and Caltrain — representing about 80 percent of Bay area transit riders — are on the regional smart card bandwagon.

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Newsby StaffJune 17, 2010

APTA: Public transit riders save $9,330 on average

"The Transit Savings Report" released monthly by APTA calculates the average annual and monthly savings for public transit users.

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Newsby StaffJune 17, 2010

DART, DCTA, The T promote employer transit benefits

Campaign provides the transportation agencies a cohesive voice when asking the public to "Stop Talking Out of Your Tailpipe" and participate in Employer Transit Benefits programs or, encourage their employers to offer the programs.

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Newsby StaffJune 17, 2010

LYNX CEO tapped to head CapMetro

Linda Watson is the CEO of Orlando, Fla.-based LYNX, which, under her direction, became the first transit agency in the nation to build, operate and produce biodiesel blending for its entire fleet.

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Newsby StaffJune 17, 2010

Amtrak to spend $115M to rebuild infrastructure

The ARRA funding will go toward improving tracks, buildings and control systems in Chicago.

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Newsby StaffJune 17, 2010

PPP tapped to build, operate Denver commuter rail project

Denver Transit Partners’ proposal is $300M lower than RTD’s budget estimate and it plans to open the line to the airport by January 2016, 11 months ahead of RTD’s deadline.

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Newsby StaffJune 16, 2010

Miami-Dade renames airport rail project

MDT's "AirportLink" is scheduled to open in spring 2012.

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Newsby StaffJune 16, 2010

Bombardier wins Swiss contract

Delivery of the TWINDEXX trains will begin in 2012, and the first vehicles will feature in the standard timetables from December 2013. All 59 trains will be delivered by the end of 2019.

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