Gibson Engineers will strengthen the transportation engineering practice in the southeastern states, where the firm has an established water, wastewater and transportation practice, according to Hatch Mott.
Seeking a fare system designed to process payments directly at the gate using technology like contactless, chip-enabled debit and credit cards, which banks are already distributing to customers; federal identification cards; or smart phones equipped with near-field communication capability; as well as existing SmarTrip cards, according to the agency.
Looking to reshape their future, many cities, including Dallas, Seattle and Washington, D.C. are planning light rail projects.
Aiden Quinn, who admitted to texting his girlfriend before his Green Line car smashed into another car in 2009, pleaded guilty to a charge of negligence by a person in control of a train. He was sentenced to two years of probation and 100 hours of community service.
Residents in the largely rural region have voiced concerns about compromised cropland, noise and loss of existing businesses.
Estimated arrival times will be generated through a combination of scheduling information and data collected by the CTA's QuickTrak program, which monitors signaling systems and indicates when a portion of track is occupied by a train.
The extension agreement averts a possible strike by CTTRANSIT employees in the Hartford, New Haven and Stamford divisions that could have occurred at midnight on Dec. 31, 2010.
More than 750 CTTransit workers voted earlier this month to reject a proposed 33-month contract created by CTTransit management. Workers primarily object to a requirement that they contribute to their health care premiums.