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Newsby StaffFebruary 15, 2019

FTA threatens to withhold funds if WMATA restores late-night services

Local officials are leading an effort to restore service hours the agency cut beginning with its SafeTrack rebuilding effort in 2016.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 15, 2019

All required railroads met statutory deadline, schedule for PTC

Notably, Quarter Four data also show PTC systems are in operation on almost 46,000 of the nearly 58,000-route miles.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 15, 2019

Amtrak, NJ Transit reach spending deal for infrastructure upgrades

Will reinvest all of the funds that came from this — and other — agreements into existing and future joint NEC infrastructure projects.

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Newsby Giles BaileyFebruary 14, 2019

European Cities Respond to Growing Demand for Urban Transport

In a relatively buoyant economy in much of the continent, improving urban transport and creating additional capacity has become a pressing concern over the last decade.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 14, 2019

FHWA awards $10M to 7 states to test new ways to fund highways

The program’s goal is to allow states to test user-based alternatives to support the Highway Trust Fund.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 12, 2019

California's Governor calls for scaling down of high-speed rail project

The state’s high-speed rail authority will focus now on building only the Central Valley segment of the planned San Francisco to Los Angeles train.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 12, 2019

Metro-North Railroad lands grant to set up PTC test lab

Will help improve the performance of PTC radio spectrum utilization required to make PTC operational on the Northeast Corridor.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 11, 2019

MTI research assesses mobility and equity for low-income seniors

With the Baby Boomer generation well into retirement, cities have demonstrated an emerging interest in developing age-friendly cities.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 11, 2019

U.S. DOT announces rail funding, ferry service grant opportunity

Will improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of intercity passenger rail systems, as well as passenger ferry systems. 

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Newsby StaffFebruary 11, 2019

Chariot ceases U.S., UK operations

The move from Ford Smart Mobility comes two years after purchasing the operation from a San Francisco commuter ride-sharing startup.

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