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News•by Staff•July 13, 2015

Northeastern Illinois transit community marks 25th anniversary of ADA passage

The Regional Transportation Authority, Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and Pace join the more than 56 million Americans with disabilities in celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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News•by Staff•July 10, 2015

Calif.'s OCTA to add 218 New Flyer CNGs

The agency has a growing fleet of environmentally friendly New Flyer CNG buses and with these awards will increase their active New Flyer fleet to 556 vehicles.

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News•by Staff•July 10, 2015

MARTA's Parker named '2015 Outstanding Public Transportation Manager'

Parker is credited with launching a top-to-bottom transformation of MARTA at a time when it was still reeling from staggering budget deficits, declining ridership and a poor public image.

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News•by Staff•July 9, 2015

Alstom delivers first Citadis tram to Rio de Janeiro

The vehicles will run on a 17-mile-long, which includes 37 stations, that will be partially opened in mid-2016 in time for the Olympic Games.

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Videos•by Staff•July 9, 2015

Refurbishing Minn. Metro Transit's Type 1 Light-Rail Vehicles

The Type I Bombardier Light-Rail Vehicles are currently undergoing complete refurbishing and painting to match the newer trains that were added to the fleet in 2012.

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News•by Staff•July 7, 2015

Design Build group releases 'Choosing a Project Delivery' primer

The document defines and describes the most commonly used project delivery methods, and details key considerations owners must make when choosing between each one.

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Videos•by Staff•July 7, 2015

Sen. Talks Economic Impact of Calif. High-Speed Rail

Stockton State Senator Cathleen Galgiani talking about the economic impact construction of high-speed rail in California is already having, and will continue to have into the future.

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News•by Staff•July 7, 2015

Calif. legislators call for re-vote on high-speed rail

If approved by voters, any unspent HSR dollars would be redirected to repair and/or construct new state highways and local streets and roads. 

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News•by Staff•July 6, 2015

Electric campus shuttle helps U. of Alaska Fairbanks reduce footprint

The roughly $40,000 investment in the shuttle was made by the UAF Office of Sustainability, which is supported by a $20-per-semester fee on each student at the school.

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News•by Staff•July 6, 2015

U. of N. Dakota, city officials partner to enhance community livability

Discussions include the concept of creating a light rail speedy transit system with buses, which would include updating bus stops with Wi-Fi and developing an app that would track incoming buses.

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