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Busby StaffMay 11, 2012

Transit worker assault spike prompts summit

In 2011, there were 94 physical assaults of New York City Transit bus drivers or subway workers, alongside 1,092 cases of harassment, according to MTA spokesman Charles Seaton.

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Motorcoachby StaffMay 11, 2012

ABA attends D.C. event to help shape national tourism strategy

President and CEO Peter Pantuso and Senior Vice President Clyde Hart attended the event as the new National Travel and Tourism Strategy was released by Secretary of Commerce John Bryson and Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar.

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Busby StaffMay 11, 2012

APTA ad campaign wins international media award

The “Hermes Awards” program is an annual, international competition recognizing outstanding creativity in the concept, writing, and design of traditional and emerging media.

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Railby StaffMay 11, 2012

Report probes land 'value capture' to fund transit

Five mechanisms are evaluated in depth, including tax increment financing, special assessment districts, transit impact fees, joint developments and air rights. The report includes policy recommendations.

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Motorcoachby StaffMay 10, 2012

MCI delivers to Texas, N.Y.

San Antonio’s OK Tours J4500 joins an all-MCI coach fleet, with 18 J4500 models. Schenectady, N.Y.-based Wade Tours took delivery of one J4500, which comes equipped with a Detroit Diesel DD13 engine, a new standard option.

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Railby StaffMay 10, 2012

Utah breaks ground on streetcar project

The Sugar House Streetcar will provide residents of South Salt Lake City with a direct connection to the Utah Transit Authority’s North-South TRAX line, allowing them access to 130 miles of passenger rail. The streetcar is expected to open in late 2013.

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Busby StaffMay 10, 2012

Dallas wins 'Grand' prize at APTA Bus Roadeo

Event held in conjunction with Bus and Paratransit Conference in Long Beach, Calif.

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Railby StaffMay 10, 2012

No security plans announced for Chicago NATO conference

Procedures that will impact commuters riding Amtrak, Metra and Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District trains that run beneath the convention center.

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Railby StaffMay 10, 2012

Measure to abolish Honolulu rail authority fails

Less than two years ago voters approved putting the rail project under a semiautonomous board, which resulted in the formation of HART.

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Railby StaffMay 10, 2012

Feds revise positive train control requirements

Railroads will no longer have to conduct risk analyses to obtain approval to not install PTC or take other costly risk mitigation measures on an estimated 10,000 miles of track that will not carry passenger trains or poison inhalation hazard commodities after December 2015.

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