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Newsby StaffMarch 19, 2019

MCI names new director, pre-owned coaches

Brian Lichter will be responsible for leading MCI’s pre-owned sales team and will be based in the Des Plaines, Illinois MCI Sales and Service Center.

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Newsby StaffMarch 19, 2019

FTA transfers WMATA safety, announces all states now meet oversight standards

In addition, approximately $48.5 million in FTA grant funding withheld due to the District, Maryland, and Virginia is now available

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Newsby StaffMarch 19, 2019

Rising costs, new tech among biggest challenges for public transit

Key findings from a report by CellPoint Mobile looks at what has challenged agencies and what they must do to embrace those challenges.

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Newsby StaffMarch 15, 2019

San Mateo County launches new resource center for seniors, ADA riders

The resource center is a one-stop shop providing customers with free mobility assessment services either over the phone or online.

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Newsby StaffMarch 13, 2019

Proposed budget calls for cuts to CIG program, Amtrak

The budget proposal also includes a 31% cut for the Environmental Protection Agency.

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Newsby StaffMarch 13, 2019

PTC implementation took a leap between 2016-2018

In a statement from the U.S. DOT, implementation jumped from 24% to 30% for passenger rail and 16% to 83% for freight. 

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Newsby StaffMarch 12, 2019

MBTA opens $17M rail station on schedule, on budget

The Blue Hill Avenue Station marks the completion of the Fairmount Commuter Rail Line.

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Newsby StaffMarch 11, 2019

New York City Transit marks progress to safely speed up train service

Since the late summer of 2018, a safety committee has approved increases to speed limits at more than 100 locations.

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Newsby StaffMarch 8, 2019

Ohio House passes bill that includes $200M public transit funding boost

The funds reverses a years-long trend that saw the state slip to 38th nationally in support for transit systems.

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Newsby StaffMarch 7, 2019

Waymo to sell lidar sensors to lower cost of self-driving vehicles

The Laser Bear Honeycomb is a perimeter sensor, which Waymo says is the same sensor around the bumper of self-driving vehicles.

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