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News•by Staff•March 13, 2012

All-electric HVACs paying off for Gardena Bus Lines

In recognition of the agency's committment to operational and energy efficiency and sustainability, it will receive the “Energy Efficiency Leader Award” this week from Thermo King.

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News•by Staff•March 12, 2012

Report: 10.4 billion trips taken on public transit in 2011

With an increase of 2.3% over the 2010 ridership, this was the sixth year in a row that more than 10 billion trips were taken on public transportation systems nationwide.

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News•by Staff•March 12, 2012

Web Extra: Has your U. transit system employed new green practices?

Operators from Utah, Colorado, Illinois and Virginia weighed in on their conversions to alternative fuel to go greener and reduce noise pollution.

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News•by Staff•March 7, 2012

Amtrak measures, registers carbon footprint

The Climate Registry is a non-profit organization founded to set standards for businesses and governments to calculate, verify and publicly report their greenhouse gas emissions.

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News•by Staff•March 2, 2012

RTC Southern Nevada to install 150 solar bus shelters

The shelters, built with recyclable materials, are estimated to save taxpayers about $54,000 a year in energy costs.

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News•by Staff•February 28, 2012

Transit research group operating with $3.5M fed grant

The funds, which will be used for research, education and other projects that help improve public transit, are provided by the FTA and distributed through U.S. DOT's Research and Innovative Technology Administration.

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News•by Staff•February 24, 2012

Boehner, GOP rethink $260B authorization bill

Democrats on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, who felt they did not have a hand in writing the bill, applauded the news and are hopeful to be more involved in the process.

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Articles•February 23, 2012

Buy America done incorrectly, will kill, not increase, U.S. jobs

“… most suppliers serve other, bigger markets, such as trucking or freight railroads. Tougher restrictions may force these suppliers out of public transportation entirely.”

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Articles•February 22, 2012

House, Senate advance authorization bills, expose vast chasm

In early February, House T&I Chairman John L. Mica (R-FL) and members of the committee held a press conference to unveil its five-year, $260 billion transportation authorization proposal.

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News•by Staff•February 21, 2012

RITA launches U.S. DOT research website

The database acts as a central location for information on projects funded by U.S. DOT's operating administrations, providing access to its research portfolio at the project level.

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