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Managementby StaffMay 8, 2009

METRO Briefs

LTD keeps late-night school service. Report: transportation investments could be ‘squandered.’ D.C. Metro considers retail.

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Busby StaffMay 8, 2009

Butler Transit facility receives funding

Phase I will consist of a 7,000-square-foot office and maintenance and wash bay buildings as well as a storage area for the authority’s buses and Butler County’s Butler Area Rural Transit shared-ride buses.

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Busby StaffMay 8, 2009

Community Transit unveils first Swift BRT station

Stations will be equipped with two ticket vending machines and two ORCA smart card readers. Passengers will pay their fares at the stations rather than on board so the buses can depart quickly.

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Railby StaffMay 8, 2009

Calif. high-speed rail board approves ARRA proposal

Gave go-ahead for list of shovel-ready construction projects likely to qualify for $8 billion in federal stimulus funding.

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Busby StaffMay 8, 2009

LA Metro wins top APTA Roadeo award

Grand Champion award recognizes the bus operator and maintenance team that has the highest combined score.

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Busby StaffMay 8, 2009

Sander steps down from NY MTA

Thursday’s passage of legislation that joins the chairman and CEO positions at the MTA. Sander's resignation is effective May 22, 2009, ending a tenure that began January 1, 2007.

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Paratransitby StaffMay 8, 2009

Obama’s budget tabs $1.83B for transit construction

Spending plan announces recommendations by the FTA to invest $604.3 million in 10 new or expanding transit projects: five under the New Starts Program and five under the Small Starts Program.

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Busby StaffMay 8, 2009

Clean Energy acquires Exterran

Includes natural gas station operations and maintenance contracts covering approximately 25 million GGEs (gasoline gallon equivalents) of natural gas fuel on an annual basis for four transit operators (eight fueling facilities).

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Railby StaffMay 8, 2009

Gannett Fleming wins ACEC Honor Award

Firm recognized for Grand Avenue Bus Depot and Central Maintenance Facility, built for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York City Transit.

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Railby StaffMay 7, 2009

Long Island Rail Road marks 175 years of service

The LIRR is the oldest railroad in the U.S. operating under its original name. In its long history the LIRR has served billions of customers — taking them to and from jobs, homes, schools, recreational and leisure activities and other events.

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