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The savings are based on the cost of commuting by public transportation compared to the cost of owning and driving a vehicle which includes the May 9, 2012 average national gas price and the national unreserved monthly parking rate.
Read More →Transit TV will provide site visitors with information on new initiatives, employee profiles, mainstream media stories featuring the agency and other transit news.
Read More →Rail customers gave the agency an overall score of 5.3, a significant increase from last quarter’s score of 4.1. Customers ranked fares, mechanical reliability, the handling of service disruptions and information during service disruptions as the most important attributes that need improvement.
Read More →President/COO Andre Navarri pointed to many regions around the globe where there were examples of initiatives to rebalance urban transport systems toward sustainable models, with some of the leaders — the Agence metropolitaine de transport (AMT), the Societe de transport de Montreal (STM) and VIA Rail located in Montreal.
Read More →The program provides passengers increased flexibility when making or changing reservations and eliminates the need to obtain traditional paper tickets. Passengers will now have the ability to print their eTickets themselves.
Read More →The Design-Build Institute of America awarded the agency’s FasTracks project its 2012 Transportation Owner of the Year Award in the category of transit for its significant contributions in advancing design-build awareness and understanding. About 70% of the FasTracks extension is being implemented through design-build.
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Online grocer Peapod turned a busy CTA "L" station at State and Lake streets into a virtual supermarket aisle, enabling commuters to use their smart phones to scan and buy any of 70 items for delivery the next day.
Read More →Goal of the study, which will be funded through a $3.2 million FRA grant and $200,000 each from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Norfolk Southern, is to reduce passenger travel times between the cities and efficiently move freight through the congested Chicago-to-Porter, Ind., segment.
Read More →Each online product includes specs, technical descriptions, manufacturer hyperlinks, photos (many with zoom-in capabilities) and drawings/PDFs to assist customers in selecting the right parts for their application.
Read More →John Fenton, who is stepping down for family and professional reasons, has worked to improve the service and safety of the commuter line following the deadly Chatsworth crash in 2008.
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