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Managementby StaffJuly 17, 2008

Chicago transit system awards TOD contract

The Chicago Transit Board has approved a five-year $4.2 million contract to outsource certain real estate management responsibilities of CTA properties to Jones Lang LaSalle.

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Railby StaffJuly 16, 2008

METRO Briefs

Anti-rail petition misses election ballot. Miami debuts transit enhancements.Light rail arrives in Phoenix.

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Busby StaffJuly 16, 2008

Chicago looks to Cleveland for BRT

CTA plans to use the GCRTA system as a model for future service.

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Railby StaffJuly 16, 2008

Alstom wins Rome high-speed contract

Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori (NTV), Italy’s first private passenger railway company operating on the high-speed network, has signed a $9.7 million contract with Alstom for supply of a fleet of 25 AGV trains, with an option for an additional 10 trains.

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Railby StaffJuly 16, 2008

Amtrak promotes service re-launch

Amtrak has introduced a new advertising campaign in states along the Northeast Corridor from Virginia to Massachusetts, in support of its Northeast Corridor Regional service re-launch, now known as the Northeast Regional service.

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Managementby StaffJuly 15, 2008

Northern California transit to install solar panels

The Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) board of directors has unanimously given the general manager authority to award an up to $3.8 million contract to Beltsville, Md.-based SunEdison LLC, which will install a canopy made out of solar panels in one of the station’s parking lots.

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Busby StaffJuly 14, 2008

Utah unveils new BRT system

The Utah Transit Authority’s new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, a bus called MAX, begins service Jul. 14

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Busby StaffJuly 14, 2008

UMass Transit at hub of traveler data project

RTIC to analyze and disseminate traffic, transportation and tourism information.

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Busby StaffJuly 14, 2008

University of Miami launches transit pass program

Traffic congestion, parking problems and an effort to be more environmentally friendly has prompted the University of Miami to begin offering discounted and free transit passes to full-time staff and faculty beginning June 1.

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Busby StaffJuly 14, 2008

University of Iowa bus system handles high waters

Service provided transportation for all but two days of unprecedented flooding.

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