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Railby StaffMay 12, 2015

Report finds Sunrail lost $27M in first year

Sunrail is meeting its expected ridership on Thursdays and Fridays, but having issues filling cars Monday through Wednesday.

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Railby StaffMay 12, 2015

Alstom joint venture inaugurates Algerian assembly, maintenance site

Created in 2011 to assemble and maintain the Alstom Citadis trams for Algerian cities, CITAL, which includes Alstom, EMA and Ferrovial, supports the industrialization of the country and boosts the local economy.

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Managementby StaffMay 12, 2015

WTS names Brogan 'Woman of the Year'

Brogan now serves as Chairperson of PRR’s Board of Directors and as Washington Governor Jay Inslee’s most recent appointee to the Washington State Transportation Commission.

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Busby StaffMay 12, 2015

New CTA tech aims to reduce bus delays, provide more consistent service

The technology, known as Bus Transit Management System (BTMS), provides real-time monitoring of bus movements and modern real-time communications between bus drivers and CTA’s Control Center.

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Technologyby StaffMay 12, 2015

Smart infrastructure investment linked to economic development, jobs

Evaluates broader economic impact totaling hundreds of millions of dollars in business sales and several thousand jobs through public transportation and energy efficiency building upgrades in two U.S. cities – Louisville and Salt Lake City.

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Managementby StaffMay 12, 2015

Rowland to serve as Cincinatti Metro interim COO

Carlos Rowland will be responsible for overseeing Metro’s fixed-route and Access’ paratransit bus operations, fleet maintenance and facilities, which employ nearly 700 employees.

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Railby StaffMay 12, 2015

Calif.'s OCTA takes lead on OC Streetcar project

Up to seven streetcars are planned to run along the 4-mile route, stopping at 12 stations. Initial estimates put the cost of the project at $250 million and it will be jointly funded with OCTA pursuing local, state and federal dollars.

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Paratransitby StaffMay 11, 2015

Honolulu's Handi Van chief replaced amid service issues

Last fall, complaints about busy reservation lines and late van pick-ups spiked when a new reservation system began operation.

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New Mobilityby StaffMay 11, 2015

For disabled students, UW campus accessibility falls short

Karen Brown, a disabled 63-year-old returning student who suffers from lupus, said she must suffer through all types of weather to get to campus via public transportation because she cannot afford the high price of accessible parking spaces on campus.

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Paratransitby StaffMay 11, 2015

Paratransit best practices often not implemented, fed report says

There have been great gains in best practices in the areas of eligibility, telephone hold time, on-time performance, no-show policies, and origin-to-destination service, but they are often not implemented, according to the newly released National Council on Disability report.  

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