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Newsby StaffApril 8, 2009

President Obama nominates Rogoff to lead FTA

Rogoff is a recipient of the U.S. Coast Guard Distinguished Public Service Award and the Lester P. Lamm Memorial Award for outstanding leadership and dedication to U.S. highway transportation programs.

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Newsby StaffApril 8, 2009

METRO Briefs

Confusion over Atlanta ramp continues. Transit only bridge model unveiled. NBC transit TV comes to N.Y.

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Newsby StaffApril 7, 2009

Clean Energy to sell ‘green’ gas

Interstate biomethane sale agreement is believed to be one of the largest such sales completed in the U.S.

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Newsby StaffApril 6, 2009

Gillig to supply Washington transit with hybrid buses

ARRA funds will in part enable Intercity Transit to purchase six 40-foot, low-floor hybrid diesel electric buses. The entire manufacturing order will total approximately $3.6 million.

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ArticlesCover StoryApril 2, 2009

Rethinking The Greening of Transit

Sustainability is being looked at in a more comprehensive way, with a new focus on economic and social impacts in addition to environmental. Growing trends include committee development and creating long-term strategies.

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Newsby StaffApril 2, 2009

AASHTO launches transit awareness campaign

Includes a Website outlining authorization proposals and supplying facts about America's transportation infrastructure, as well as a host of examples and information on issues ranging from safety and congestion to freight and transit.

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Newsby StaffApril 1, 2009

D.C. Metro debuts express service, hybrid buses

For the first time, more than 16,000 riders who board buses daily on the 16th Street Line in Northwest Washington have the option to ride a new limited-stop service.

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Newsby StaffApril 1, 2009

Cummins Turbo to consolidate production in S.C.

Under the announced plan, Cummins will phase out its turbocharger manufacturing operation at Leeds Avenue while at the same time expanding operations at its facility in the Palmetto Industrial Park in Ladson, which it opened in 2006.

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Newsby StaffMarch 30, 2009

Clean Energy builds CNG station for Okla. U.

Facility will be equipped with two fast-fill CNG dispensers plus 24 time-fill CNG dispensers to supply fuel for the OSU’s growing CNG campus bus fleet. The school plans to acquire and deploy 24 new CNG transit buses and 150 CNG fleet vehicles in the next three years, with up to 500 fleet vehicles anticipated within 10 years.

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Newsby StaffMarch 27, 2009

New Flyer hosts Vice President Joe Biden

Others present included Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN); Transportation Secretary Raymond LaHood; Education Secretary Arne Duncan; Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan; Agriculture Secretary Kenneth Vilsack, and former U.S. Vice President Walter Mondale.

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