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News•by Staff•August 27, 2015

Minneapolis court rules bus surveillance footage is public

The Metropolitan Council, which oversees Metro Transit, asserted the videos were non-public because they contained "personnel data" that could not be separated from the public portions of the video. The court ordered the Met Council to turn the videos over to KSTP.

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News•by Staff•August 27, 2015

L.A. gives final approval for Uber, Lyft pick ups at LAX

The council agreed to explore a possible city ordinance to require ride-hailing driver background checks to include fingerprint-based screening.

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News•by Staff•August 26, 2015

NJ Transit to equip trains with Apollo Video inward-facing cameras

New inward facing cameras will record personnel operating trains, and according to the NTSB these recordings can prevent accidents by identifying safety issues before they lead to injuries or loss of life.

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News•by Staff•August 26, 2015

Bike repair kiosks coming to select MARTA stations

MARTA partnered with the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition, a bike advocacy and rider education organization, to initiate the campaign and identify locations for the repair kiosks.

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News•by Staff•August 25, 2015

Amtrak touts security initiatives in wake of Paris incident

Has implemented a number of security initiatives to improve safety and security for employees and passengers, including the use of explosive detection K-9 teams; passenger and baggage screenings; and strong partnerships with local, state, federal and international agencies.

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News•by Staff•August 25, 2015

Report IDs employment 'hot spots' in transportation sector

It also identifies good-paying, high-demand transportation jobs and analyzes the patterns in the education and work experience required for entry, including on-the-job training requirements for new entrants to gain full competency.

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Videos•by Staff•August 25, 2015

Crossrail London: Giant Tunnelling Machines Dismantled at Farringdon

Crossrail'ss final tunnelling machines, Elizabeth and Victoria, are being dismantled 131 feet below Farringdon in central London following the completion of Crossrail tunnelling.

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News•by Staff•August 21, 2015

Calif. transit agencies say fed grants blocked over pension reform law

The agencies thought they had won a federal court victory late last year, when a judge ruled that the state law did not violate a federal prohibition against interfering with public employees' collective bargaining rights, but the Labor Department is still enforcing the rule.

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News•by Staff•August 20, 2015

SEPTA GM Casey announces retirement

Joseph M. Casey, who has led the Authority since 2008, has been with SEPTA for a total of 34 years of distinguished service in a number of roles, including serving as the CFO and Treasurer.

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News•by Staff•August 19, 2015

MBTA, Keolis announce service improvement plan

Areas of focus include on-time performance (OTP), staffing, operations, equipment maintenance, customer service, fare collection, and winter weather resiliency plans.

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