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Newsby StaffDecember 26, 2012

Calif. transit district prepares for rail safety project

North County Transit District’s computer-based safety project would help prevent disasters such as train collisions. The technology requires the use of fiber optic cable and other infrastructure.

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Newsby StaffDecember 20, 2012

Complete Coach Works to deliver first ZEPS bus

Richland, Wash.-based Ben Franklin Transit was awarded a CALSTART grant to work with company to develop an all-electric remanufactured transit bus that has the capability of going more than 100 miles.

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Newsby StaffDecember 20, 2012

FRA releases decision on Chicago-St. Louis corridor

The decisions will make the corridor eligible for new trains, improved frequencies, help improve on-time performance and ultimately reduce travel time to less than four hours.

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Newsby StaffDecember 20, 2012

Chicago Transit approves $1.39B budget for 2013

The plan maintains current service levels, freezes base fares, and continues investment to modernize and repair infrastructure to best serve customers.

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Newsby StaffDecember 19, 2012

Princeton U. transit plan to move forward

The university planning board okays a proposed Arts and Transit neighborhood plan that will include a new train station, the renovation of the existing rail station and infrastructure improvements.

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Newsby StaffDecember 11, 2012

APTA: Ridership up 7 consecutive quarters

Some of the cities experiencing economic improvements and public transit ridership increases in the third quarter of 2012 include: Grand Rapids, Mich.; Seattle; St. Petersburg, Fla.; Phoenix; San Francisco; Los Angeles; and Riverside, Calif.

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Newsby StaffDecember 11, 2012

Transit installing audio surveillance on buses

Government officials are installing audio surveillance systems on public buses in cities such as San Francisco; Hartford, Conn.; and Eugene, Ore., to record conversations of passengers. The plans raise questions about legally protected privacy in public spaces.

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Newsby StaffDecember 5, 2012

L.A. voters approve $125M streetcar project

Would run through three of downtown's main arteries. Another major transportation infrastructure project planned for downtown is a regional connector, a $1.3-billion subway line.

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Newsby StaffDecember 3, 2012

San Francisco unveils first 'bicycle bay'

Also known as a “jughandle,” it is the first of its kind in San Francisco. The bay allows bicyclists to stay safely in the bike lane to make a left turn.

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Newsby StaffNovember 28, 2012

Metro-North installing signaling system

At an estimated cost of $67 million, the installation is part of the railroad's ongoing effort to bring its entire infrastructure into a state of good repair.

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