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Building on the success of last year's summit, Secretary LaHood will convene leading transportation officials, safety advocates, law enforcement, industry representatives, researchers and victims affected by distraction-related crashes to address challenges and identify opportunities for national anti-distracted driving efforts.
Read More →Martin Elton will be responsible for the management and delivery of rail infrastructure projects from early feasibility stages through design and construction, business development and bid preparations.
Read More →Bill stems from the commuter train crash in Chatsworth, Calif., in which it was determined that the train operator had been sending and receiving text messages just before the crash occurred.
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The EcoRide BE35 zero-emission, fast-charge battery-electric transit bus helps Foothill Transit in its goal of establishing a full fleet of clean-fueled vehicles by 2011.
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Dwindling sales tax revenues continue to have a serious impact on many transit agencies around the nation, with 78 percent of this year's respondents to the survey saying they are experiencing budget issues.
Read More →Smart card system would help Metro save money, catch fare evaders and do a better job tracking ridership.
Read More →Bloomington (Ind.) Transit has received APTA's 2010 Outstanding Public Transportation System Award for systems in the category of less than 4 million annual ridership. The system set an all-time ridership record in 2009 carrying 3.06 million passenger trips.
Read More →Application was accepted for the voting cycle that begins on Oct. 1. Encouraging all members of the industry, as well as their employees, family members and friends, to vote daily for the “Get Motorcoachified” campaign.
Read More →The hiatus comes after five months of review by the FTA and NJ Transit officials to finalize the federal government's contribution to the project.
Read More →Nearly $202M in Recovery Act dollars was allocated to the agency, of which $52M was used to purchase the vehicles and construct the new shop. Metro began receiving the new diesel-electric hybrid buses and paratransit vehicles earlier this year.
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