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News•by Staff•March 12, 2010

Report: D.C. Metro needs 3 years to fix issues

Industry expert David L. Gunn urged the agency to "level with the public regarding the seriousness of the problems facing Metrorail"and the need to move quickly to recruit a general manager with "a strong operating and technical background."

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News•by Staff•March 12, 2010

House passes bill to pay furloughed DOT workers

U.S. Department of Transportation workers were furloughed in early March when Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky) temporarily blocked funding for federal highway and transportation projects.

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News•by Staff•March 12, 2010

Bay area officials want Calif. gov to restore transit funds

Bay area transit agencies could expect about $148 million this year and $144 million in future years if new funding legislation is signed.

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News•by Staff•March 11, 2010

APTA leg. meeting to discuss safety, jobs

The 600-plus public transit leaders will spend Tuesday and Wednesday visiting their congressional representatives, lobbying their transit initiatives on Capitol Hill.

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News•by Staff•March 11, 2010

Calgary Transit, Police launch bait car program to deter theft

When a bait car is stolen, the location, speed and direction of travel of the vehicle is monitored by police dispatchers at Public Safety Communications through GPS tracking.

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Articles•March 10, 2010

Will U.S. High-Speed Rail Systems Finally Ride Off Into the Sunset?

The $8 billion in ARRA funds awarded to 13 high-speed rail projects in January will impact about 31 states and is only the beginning of a new transportation vision by the Obama administration.

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Articles•March 10, 2010

TIGER grants show preview of Obama's transportation vision

Many believe that the president will put a 'TIGER-like' program in his surface transportation authorization proposal. Given the urgent need for investment out there, his proposal will come not a second too soon.

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Articles•March 10, 2010

Vancouver transit systems achieve ridership gains from Olympic Games

TransLink SkyTrain ridership was up 54 percent during the first week of the Olympic Games.

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Articles•March 10, 2010

BART asks customers what they want in new police chief

BART riders said increasing police presence should be a top priority for the next chief.

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Articles•March 10, 2010

Snowstorms halt D.C. transit services

Metro officials said the last storm approaching this year's in magnitude occurred in 2003.

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