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News•by Staff•August 4, 2016

WSP | PB clients win 5 TIGER grants

The awards focus on capital projects that generate economic development and improve access to reliable, safe and affordable transportation for communities, both urban and rural.

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News•by Staff•August 3, 2016

DC Metro police officer arrested for allegedly aiding ISIS

The officer, Nicholas Young, allegedly purchased technology-related items to send to the ISIS operatives so they could evade authorities when contacting each other.

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News•by Staff•August 3, 2016

RATP, Nokia complete 4G LTE trial on Paris Metro

Demonstrated that a single 4G LTE network can be used for all operational communications of a train, whereas today they are supported by different channels — a mixture of Wi-Fi, digital radio and 3G/4G networks.

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News•by Staff•August 3, 2016

N.Y. Gov. directs MTA to aggressively combat Zika Virus in subways

Will deploy larvicide tablets to standing water within the subway system to decrease the prevalence of potential breeding grounds for the albopictus mosquito.

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News•by Staff•August 2, 2016

Calif. charter bus strikes pole, kills 5

The white bus with no identification markings was carrying about 30 people from Southern California to the Sacramento area when it struck a large pole, which appeared to have torn through the center of the bus, splitting the front half nearly down the middle.

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News•by Staff•August 2, 2016

NJ TRANSIT expands mobile ticketing app on bus routes

This latest update to the Mobile App now allows customers on additional bus routes to use the MyTix feature to purchase and display one-way tickets for bus travel between New York and New Jersey and between Philadelphia and New Jersey.

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News•by Staff•August 2, 2016

FRA final rule requires rail systems to identify, reduce safety risks

The rule will help prevent potential safety problems from escalating and resulting in incidents, injuries or deaths.

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News•by Staff•August 1, 2016

FTA rule to improve bus testing, safety, reliability

Existing procedures used by the FTA Bus Testing Facility will largely remain intact, but data generated will be used to apply a new 100-point scoring system to tested buses, making it easier to compare similarly sized bus models from different manufacturers.

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News•by Staff•July 28, 2016

Pierce Transit's security camera upgrade leads to free Wi-Fi for passengers

The new system will allow first responders the ability to log into a bus from anywhere there is cellular coverage.

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News•by Staff•July 28, 2016

U.S. DOT makes $199M available for PTC implementation

The grants, which will be selected by the FRA and awarded and administered by the FTA, will help commuter railroads implement PTC, which prevents accidents and saves lives.

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