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Newsby StaffOctober 2, 2012

Q&A: APTA's Melaniphy reflects on first year

APTA’s president/CEO reflects on his first year at the helm, what it was like to meet President Obama and how MAP-21 will impact the industry.

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Newsby StaffOctober 2, 2012

SEPTA awarded for customer service, green initiatives

Was presented with APTA’s 2012 “Outstanding Public Transportation System” award for its efforts to enhance service, efficiencies and overall effectiveness.

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Newsby StaffOctober 2, 2012

Illinois' Metrolink sends sustainability message

Received APTA's Outstanding Public Transportation System Award for an agency with four million or fewer passenger trips annually.

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Newsby StaffOctober 2, 2012

L.A. mayor, transit execs honored by APTA

Honorees include Long Beach Transit's Larry Jackson, HMM's Peter Cipolla, Lane Transit District's Greg Evans, Denver RTD's Lee Kemp and Parsons Brinckerhoff's Cliff Henke.

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Newsby StaffOctober 1, 2012

Proterra battery-electric bus passes Altoona testing

The EcoRide BE35 battery-electric bus becomes the first heavy-duty electric transit bus to pass the FTA's testing. Additionally, the vehicle is found to have an average fuel economy of 22 mpg and the lowest noise of any bus ever tested, officials said.

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Newsby StaffOctober 1, 2012

EPA certifies Cummins ISX15 engine

The engine, which is equipped with high-efficiency water, fuel and lube pump systems, meets both the EPA 2013 regulations — which require near-zero emissions of NOx — and the new greenhouse gas and fuel-efficiency rules that will take effect in 2014.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 27, 2012

New Flyer wins 80-bus NYCT order

In the last two years, New Flyer has delivered 385 low-floor 40-foot CNG buses and recently built 90 40-foot Xcelsior clean diesel buses — both fleets currently operating in New York. In July 2012, NYCT assigned a contract they held with Daimler Buses North America Inc. to New Flyer to build an additional 74 40-foot CNG buses.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 26, 2012

APTA: Public transportation users save $9,917 annually

Based on the cost of commuting by public transportation compared to the cost of owning and driving a vehicle which includes the Sept. 25, 2012 average national gas price and the national unreserved monthly parking rate.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 26, 2012

Mass. agency wins grant to buy Proterra buses

The Worcester Regional Transit Authority estimates that replacing these three buses will eliminate 53 tons of harmful emissions and reduce petroleum consumption by more than 23,000 gallons per year, while reducing operating costs by more nearly $500,000.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 25, 2012

Amazon.com offers $5.5M to pay for streetcar, bike lanes

Hopes to offset impact of 12,000 new employees that would work at a planned high-rise campus site.

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