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News•by Staff•November 20, 2015

XpressWest chosen to build Las Vegas-to-L.A. high-speed rail

The initial phase of the XpressWest project, which will link Las Vegas to Victorville, Calif., will cost $8 billion.

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News•by Staff•November 19, 2015

INIT to invest, expand N. American headquarters in Va.

The new office will house INIT’s staff including their engineering, development, sales, customer support, information technology, project management and administrative departments.

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News•by Staff•November 19, 2015

S.F. Muni to restrict larger commuter shuttle buses, require greener fleet

The new regulations create an ongoing program that builds off an 18-month pilot set to expire at the end of January 2016. The fee charged to shuttle operators will increase to pay for stepped-up enforcement.

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News•by Staff•November 19, 2015

D.C. Metro board unanimously appointed Wiedefeld as chief executive

Wiedefeld will assume his position as Metro’s chief executive on Nov. 30, 2015, and receive an annual salary $397,500 plus standard benefits.

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News•by Staff•November 18, 2015

Group developing NEC Maglev approved to acquire railroad franchise

Approved to acquire a passenger railroad franchise previously held by the Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railroad Co., which was abandoned in 1935.

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News•by Staff•November 18, 2015

Metra names chief safety and environmental officer

The newly created position puts Metra in line with best practices and Federal Transit Administration recommendations and consolidates safety and environmental units under one officer.   

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News•by Staff•November 17, 2015

Hakim named new president of New York City Transit

For the past year and a half Ronnie Hakim has served as the executive director of NJ TRANSIT, which operates 12 commuter rail lines, three light rail lines, 261 bus routes and Access Link paratransit service across the state of New Jersey.

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News•by Staff•November 17, 2015

Shuttle, circulator routes drawing thousands of riders in Miami

These services carried more than eight million passengers last year in 27 municipalities and are praised by riders and public officials alike as successful transit programs.

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News•by Staff•November 17, 2015

Survey finds cost effectiveness, productivity most appreciated benefits of public transportation

HNTB's America THINKS survey, “Why Americans use public transportation,” finds that transit users in the last year have taken this option over driving because it is more convenient (30%), reduces their carbon footprint (23%), is quicker than driving (20%) and safer (16%).

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News•by Staff•November 17, 2015

MARTA, TriMet among agencies honored by APTA for sustainability

Public transit agencies and businesses that voluntarily participate in the APTA Sustainability Commitment program commit to implementing processes and actions that create continuous improvements in environmental, social and economic sustainability.

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