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News•by Staff•December 4, 2014

Solar roadways, 'Internet of Things' to shape highways of the future

As well as highways evolving, the report foresees that patterns of ownership will change in the coming years, with commuters more likely to purchase access to a vehicle rather than the vehicle itself.

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News•by Staff•December 4, 2014

NJ Transit employees to take customer relations training

Principles to be covered in the program, which will launch in early 2015, include employees understanding their role, communicating clearly, non-verbal communication, effective listening, conflict resolution and how to deal with difficult customers.

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News•by Staff•December 3, 2014

China plans to re-bid Mexico high-speed rail project

The Latin American nation said it would re-run the tender in late November under the same terms, the report said.

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News•by Staff•December 3, 2014

South America's first subway turns 101

Originally spanning 2.1 miles, the first rail cars took Porteños between Plaza de Mayo and Plaza Miserere along a single line. Today, Subte has 83 stations along six different lines and an annual ridership of 310 million.

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News•by Staff•November 26, 2014

BART debuts new service to Oakland International Airport

Riders can now board one of four three-car automated people movers at either the Coliseum Station or the Oakland International Airport Station and take the eight-minute ride at 30 mph.

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News•by Staff•November 21, 2014

Bombardier people mover launches in Singapore

Is also upgrading the LRT signalling and communications sub-systems to enhance overall system capacity and to integrate new platforms at the Choa Chu Kang LRT station into the system.

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Videos•by Staff•November 21, 2014

50 years of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge

Now celebrating its fiftieth year, MTA Bridges and Tunnels' Verrazano-Narrows Bridge opened to the public on November 21st, 1964.

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News•by Staff•November 21, 2014

N.Y. MTA celebrates 50 years of service for Verrazano-Narrows Bridge

The bridge, which is 4,260 feet from tower to tower and links Staten Island and Brooklyn, opened to traffic on Nov. 21, 1964. In its first full year of operation, 17.6 million vehicles crossed the span.

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Photo Galleries•by Staff•November 21, 2014

Photos: Verrazano-Narrows Bridge: The Beginning

MTA Bridges and Tunnels Special Archive of photos for the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge

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News•by Staff•November 21, 2014

Snow forces N.Y. basketball team to spend night on bus

Niagara University's team was returning from a game in Pittsburgh late Monday when they got stuck on the New York State Thruway as several feet of snow pounded the area.

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