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News•by Staff•March 22, 2012

Tenn. transit center honored for engineering

The John J. Duncan Jr. Knoxville Station Transit Center, which opened in August 2010, is the first Silver LEED-certified government building in Knoxville.

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News•by Staff•March 21, 2012

Quebec announces PPP to build electric buses

Of the $30 million being invested by the province, $27 million has been earmarked for the design and manufacture of a 40-foot electric bus to be developed by Nova Bus, Bathium Canada, TM4, Giro, René Matériaux Composites and Précicad.

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News•by Staff•March 21, 2012

Calif. agency opens CNG facility

Montebello Bus Lines' CNG fueling station was built by Clean Energy.

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Photo Galleries•by Staff•March 16, 2012

April 2012 in Pictures

A look at METRO's April issue in pictures.

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News•by Staff•March 16, 2012

LaHood, Rogoff call for streamlined NEPA process

The FTA anticipates that for certain transit projects, the streamlined review process would be five times faster, making it the most efficient it has been in 20 years.

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News•by Staff•March 16, 2012

Report: Infrastructure spending, investment out of balance

U.S. DOT projects that $101 billion, plus increases for inflation, would be needed annually over the next 20 years from all levels of government to keep the highway system in its current state.

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Articles•March 15, 2012

Green Projects Help Transit Be More Sustainable Off the Road

Whether it’s adding solar panels or building LEED-certified buildings, agencies are finding ways to be environmentally friendly beyond purchasing alternative-fueled vehicles. METRO takes a look at agencies leading the charge.

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Articles•March 15, 2012

Flint MTA Switches to Propane for Savings, Eco-Benefits

In 2011, Livonia, Mich.-based manufacturer of propane autogas fuel systems ROUSH CleanTech and its in-state neighbor the Flint Mass Transportation Authority (MTA) unveiled the agency's first propane autogas paratransit vehicle at the BusCon Expo in Chicago.

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Articles•March 15, 2012

Public transportation’s green benefits get lost in D.C. debate

Opponents ignore all the evidence that shows that public transportation is one investment that contributes to sustainable economic growth, that you really can have green investments.

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News•by Staff•March 14, 2012

UPDATED: Senate authorization bill passes 74-22

The vote steps up pressure on the House to drop its troubled five-year bill and instead adapt the Senate version before the current extension expires March 31.

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