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News•by Staff•July 29, 2015

D.C. Metro working on deal with wireless carriers to end tunnel dead spots

The lack of cell phone coverage was exposed most recently after the Jan. 12 smoke incident at L’Enfant Plaza when passengers aboard Yellow Line train No. 302 struggled to connect to 911 as smoke filled the railcars just a few hundred feet south of the station platform.

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News•by Staff•July 28, 2015

San Francisco pilots 'pee-repellent' paint to stop public urination

Nine city walls feature the special paint, which sprays urine right back onto the shoes and pants of unsuspecting relief-seekers.

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Videos•by Staff•July 28, 2015

A Day in the Life of TransLink

Watch a day in the life of Translink's operating companies and some of the great staff that keep it moving year after year.

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News•by Staff•July 28, 2015

Access to public transportation is key for returning military veterans with disability for reintegration success

Access to reliable transportation, particularly public transportation, is essential for returning military veterans with disabilities to reintegrate to civilian life and obtain critical medical and support services, according to a new Rutgers study.

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News•by Staff•July 27, 2015

Disability rights expert weighs in on ADA at 25 years

Syracuse.com spoke with Arlene Kanter, Syracuse University professor of law and the director of the Disability Law and Policy Program, about the history of the ADA, its biggest accomplishments and what still needs to be done for the rights of people with disabilities.

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News•by Staff•July 24, 2015

Fla. man headbutts bus, loses

The force of his headbutt shattered the glass doors and left him more than a little shaken up. The man reportedly woke up and left the scene, but the entire incident was caught on video.

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News•by Staff•July 24, 2015

Pellet gun attacks plaguing Nev. transit agency

In the last month, 17 windows on 12 RTC of Washoe County buses have been shot out by vandals with a BB or pellet gun. So far, the vandalism has cost RTC an estimated $20,000.

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News•by Staff•July 24, 2015

Omnitrans to remove natural gas tanks from facility

For several years, environmental groups and some nearby residents had been concerned about the potential risks of the gas tanks, which are located right across from a local community center and park.

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News•by Staff•July 23, 2015

Falcon Electric supplying ITS for Verrazano-Narrows Bridge

More than a dozen of its SSG Series uninterruptible power supply units have been protecting the Intelligent Traffic System of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge since August 2013 against power outages.

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News•by Staff•July 23, 2015

Senate votes to advance transportation bill debate

The 62-36 vote came just a day after a majority of senators balked at approving a motion to proceed to debate on the bipartisan bill, which was negotiated by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and James Inhofe (R-OK).

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