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Management•by Staff•February 3, 2000

Bangkok Awards Feeder Bus Franchise

The opening of the BTS Skytrain in December provided Bangkok commuters with a chance to use feeder bus services on 13 routes.

Rail•by Staff•February 1, 2000

Phoenix Pursues Light Rail, Not Maglev—A Rebuttal

The City of Phoenix was very surprised to see METRO Magazine’s article entitled "Arizona Begins Maglev" in the January 2000 issue.

Management•by Staff•January 22, 2000

NABI Buys U.K.’s Optare Holdings Ltd.

In a role reversal between the two sides of the Atlantic, January, North American Bus Industries Inc. announced it acquired Optare Holdings Ltd., headquartered in Leeds, England.

Management•by Staff•January 18, 2000

Hotard Named Operator of Year at Orlando Expo

Eva Hotard of Hotard Coach in New Orleans was given METRO’s Motorcoach Industry Achievement Award for 2000.

Management•by Staff•January 7, 2000

National Express Buys ATC

Continuing the remarkable string of British public transport deals in the U.S., National Express Group acquired the ATC Group.

Management•by Staff•January 5, 2000

A Look at the Most Important Events of the 21st Century

Here are METRO Associate Publisher Cliff Henke’s predictions for the most important events of public transport’s second century.

Management•by Staff•December 31, 1999

METRO Magazine Picks New York Subway to Head List of Top 15 Events of the Century in U.S.

METRO Magazine, covering transit since 1904, reveals the top U.S. events of the 20th century in its January 2000 issue.

Management•by Staff•December 29, 1999

New Federal Agency Starts Jan. 1, May Tighten Van Rules

The new Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has a year to promulgate rulemaking to govern vans with eight to 15 passengers.

Rail•by Staff•November 29, 1999

New York Awards Communications-Based Train Control Contract

The New York MTA installs a communication-based train control system for the Canarsie Line of the New York City Transit system.

Management•by Staff•August 10, 1999

Will the EU Change Transport Policies in Commission Shuffle?

Ever since Romano Prodi, president-designate of the European Commission, announced his choices for the new European Commissioners and the restructuring of the commission bureaucracy itself, EU-watchers have wondered what will happen to Union policies and programs affecting transport.

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