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News•by Staff•September 10, 2008

Expert testifies expanding transit will help economy

Also a key solution to tackle climate change, reduce dependence on foreign oil, and boost the economic competitiveness of our population centers, Andrew Darrel, VP for Living Cities Program said.

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News•by Staff•September 10, 2008

NACTO pushes feds to fund bridges, roads, transit

Platform centers on three principles that they’d like to see be addressed during the upcoming reauthorization of the Federal transportation bill: to fully fund repairs for American roads, bridges and mass transit; to lead the country in combating energy dependence and climate change; and to cut red tape and bureaucracy to deliver projects more quickly.

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News•by Staff•September 10, 2008

Bus that uses magnets to steer tested in California

Special sensors and processors on board the bus detected the magnets in the pavement and controlled the steering based upon the information it received.

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News•by Staff•September 9, 2008

Survey: 8 out of 10 systems exceeding capacity

APTA survey reveals the most common limitation is budgetary, with 65 percent reporting insufficient revenue to operate additional service.

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News•by Staff•September 8, 2008

MCI delivers milestone J4500 to Riteway

Equipped with a Cummins engine and ZF Astronic transmission, Riteway’s new J4500 features new engine technology mandated by the EPA.

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News•by Staff•September 8, 2008

MARTA sets ridership record, launches program

Overall, MARTA improved its July ridership numbers across the board, including a 12.9 percent increase in rail, a 13.6 percent increase in bus and an 18.2 percent increase in paratransit services.

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News•by Staff•September 8, 2008

Gannett Fleming tapped by Monterey-Salinas

Earlier this year, Calif. agency requested proposals for a master developer to finance, design, construct and manage the 2.3-acre, mixed-use project.

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News•by Staff•September 4, 2008

Wayne Joseph named Exec. VP at New Flyer

Wayne replaces Michel Aziza, who retired in August after six years with New Flyer.

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News•by Staff•September 3, 2008

Fisher Coachworks unveils PHEV bus

The Plug-In Hybrid Transit Bus is half the weight of current hybrid buses in the market and achieves twice the energy efficiency.

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News•by Staff•September 3, 2008

Fort Worth "T" launches new commuter service

NABI especially designed two new vehicles for The T that will be used for the new service.

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