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Newsby StaffOctober 24, 2011

REI, ETA win Miami contract

To furnish, deliver, install, test and commission an Intelligent Transit Management System at Florida International University (FIU). American Coach Lines operates FIU's bus fleet.

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Newsby StaffJuly 22, 2011

Bombardier to equip Florida’s SunRail project

The Florida Department of Transportation ordered 14 BiLevel railcars. The contract is valued at approximately $41 million. Deliveries are planned between May and August 2013.

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Newsby StaffJune 13, 2011

Venture firm invests $30M in Proterra

Proterra's 35-foot EcoRide BE35 bus, in daily service at Calif.-based Foothill Transit since last September, will be rolling out to VIA Transit in San Antonio and Tallahassee StarMetro in Florida later this year.

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Newsby StaffApril 20, 2011

Creative Bus Sales acquires Fla.’s Transit Plus

The company is a major provider of paratransit buses as well as transit agencies and private operators throughout Florida. Transit Plus is a family owned company with a long history of sales and service in the transit and shuttle markets.

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Newsby StaffApril 5, 2011

California files application for high-speed funds

The federal government recently announced that states can apply for Florida's returned $2.43 billion in high-speed and intercity passenger rail funding. This funding includes $1.63 billion in ARRA funding and $800 million in Fiscal Year 2010 Department of Transportation funding. Applications were due on Monday.

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Newsby StaffMarch 29, 2011

Mass. vies for Florida's rejected rail funds

State officials are seeking $110 million to replace a 92-year-old Haverhill rail bridge that has forced speed restrictions and delays on Amtrak, MBTA and freight services.

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Newsby StaffMarch 10, 2011

French Trade Commission visits Florida

The goals for the mission were to better understand Florida's transportation needs, understand how commuter rail and local transit improvements can improve transportation for Floridians, and discover how the visiting French companies can assist.

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Newsby StaffMarch 7, 2011

Fla. Supreme Court: Gov. can reject HSR funds

Ruling on Friday says that Gov. Rick Scott did not violate Florida’s constitution by not accepting the $2.4 billion in federal money that would have funded a proposed high-speed rail system in the state.

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From the Editor'sby Nicole SchlosserFebruary 18, 2011

May the best state win

California and New York have both asked for the extra slice of the federal high-speed rail pie, which was rejected by Florida’s Governor. But would it help California’s project or its chronic traffic problems? Is New York a better candidate?

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Newsby StaffFebruary 17, 2011

Calif., N.Y. ask for Florida’s high-speed rail funds

Gov. Jerry Brown is asking for the money to be redirected to California’s project, despite protests from critics. New York Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles Schumer echoed the request for their state.

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