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Newsby StaffJanuary 3, 2011

Service expansion, ridership growth fuel BC Transit success

Through innovative planning and customer service initiatives, BC Transit delivered a five-fold increase in service, expanded its fleet to 300 buses, operated 24 hours a day and served over 1.5 million customers in the Sea to Sky region during the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

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Newsby StaffDecember 21, 2010

Innovative ads bring in revenue for Caltrain

Two types of outdoor advertising, train wraps and station saturation, have brought in approximately $100,000 this fiscal year.

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Newsby StaffNovember 23, 2010

Allison to sponsor 'Technology Day' at Indy Speedway

Event will highlight innovative renewable technologies by some of the brightest young minds in America. Competitions will challenge university students to build and race plug-in hybrid vehicles, solar-powered cars and compete in an electric-powered kart race.

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Newsby StaffOctober 21, 2010

Nominate Innovative Motorcoach Operators Now!

METRO Magazine wants to hear from you. Drop us a line now at info@metro-magazine.com to be included in our annual Innovative Motorcoach Operators feature in the January 2011 issue.

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Newsby StaffOctober 20, 2010

PB wins EIS contract for Detroit light rail project

The approximately $400 million project is for a proposed 9.3-mile light rail transit system expected to be in operation by 2016. The project is being structured as an innovative public-private partnership, with a private group, M1 Rail, providing funding and participating in the development of a portion of the system.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 27, 2010

U.S. DOT grants $9.2M to improve transportation safety, sustainability

The awards to seven University Transportation Centers were made by the DOT’s Research and Innovative Technology Administration. Recipients are using new technologies and developing innovative approaches to improve transportation systems throughout the U.S.

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Newsby StaffAugust 26, 2010

Denver RTD breaks ground on commuter rail project

The $1 billion East Corridor commuter rail line is part of the FasTracks Eagle P3 project, an innovative public-private partnership that also includes the Gold Line to Arvada and Wheat Ridge and a segment of the Northwest Rail Corridor to south Westminster.

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Newsby StaffJuly 20, 2010

Cleveland RTA's HealthLine wins engineering award

The ACEC chose the HealthLine for its excellence in original or innovative application of new or existing techniques, perception by the public, design considerations and complexity.

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Newsby StaffJune 2, 2010

Surveillance system exec. to speak at APTA Rail Conference

Will address innovative technologies and strategies for protecting rail infrastructure, the public and employees.

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Newsby StaffMay 24, 2010

U. of Kentucky wins award for innovative parking practices

Employs the use of Twitter to provide real-time parking information, as well as a 24-hour radio station, which provides information on visitor parking, construction and weather delays.

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