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Busby StaffOctober 9, 2014

N.Y., San Francisco Best Cities to Commute without Car

The study used ranked each metro region by how long it takes people to get to work: Jobs that can be reached within 10 minutes are worth more than those accessible with 20 minutes, and so on, up to 60 minutes.

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Busby StaffOctober 9, 2014

BYD drives vehicle from Calif. to Houston for EXPO

The vehicle travelled 1,500 miles in all and was charged along the way at 10 locations where BYD simply connected the vehicle into the AC power grid to charge up in two to three hours.

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Motorcoachby StaffOctober 9, 2014

Arrow Stage Lines adds 2 MCI J4500s

The delivery includes the 7,000th model to roll off the E/J line at MCI's Winnipeg facility. The motorcoach operator also added two new Setra S 417s.

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Managementby StaffOctober 8, 2014

Portland Streetcar bans girl who brought killer pit bull onboard

The teen girl who brought a pit bull involved in a deadly fight onto the Portland Streetcar, which killed another dog, has been banned from riding the streetcar for 90 days.

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Managementby StaffOctober 8, 2014

Tour of the futuristic roof on Calif.'s high-speed rail station

The multimodal center features a specially designed roof constructed with ETFE, a lightweight polymer that allows natural light to enter the cavernous space.

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Managementby StaffOctober 8, 2014

Brookville Equipment Corp. President Conrad retires

CEO Dalph McNeil to Serve as interim president for Pennsylvania-based manufacturer.

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Railby StaffOctober 8, 2014

NJ TRANSIT could lead Glassboro-Camden rail plans

In July, the FTA informed the Delaware River Port Authority that they would not perform the necessary environmental study because "no agency has said it would build or operate the line."

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Railby StaffOctober 8, 2014

MBTA restoring weekend commuter rail service on three lines

The announcement signals a return to the services previously provided to these three lines: Saturday and Sunday service to the Kingston/Plymouth and Greenbush lines and Saturday service to the Needham line. The schedules serving the area will mirror those previously offered.

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Railby StaffOctober 8, 2014

Report details needed work to fix Amtrak N.Y. tunnels

The report underscores the urgency to advance the Gateway Program, which includes building new, two-track tunnel capacity under the Hudson River that can help alleviate service impacts to the region as the needed work on the tunnels is underway.

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Busby StaffOctober 7, 2014

Va. to introduce bus-on-shoulder program on I-66

Expected to start in mid-November, the program is part of a new strategy to improve the commuting experience of transit users in the delay-prone corridor.

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