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Newsby StaffOctober 4, 2010

$776M in State of Good Repair funds awarded

Money will go to 152 projects, which include replacing aging buses with fuel-efficient hybrid vehicles, constructing new bus shelters and maintenance facilities and installing updated fare boxes and fleet tracking systems.

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Newsby StaffMay 5, 2010

IBM, TTI to research, develop transportation solutions

Projects to include new transportation management strategies to help public agencies operate freeways, streets and transit systems more efficiently.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 17, 2010

FRA launches So. Florida trespass prevention study

The number of railroad trespass fatalities first surpassed the number of fatalities at highway-rail grade crossings in 1997 and continues to be the leading cause of fatalities industry-wide.

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Newsby StaffDecember 23, 2009

Report: Tech savvy travelers choosing buses

The high-tech traveler has been a driving force in the continued growth of bus travel, which grew 5.1 percent in 2009; the third straight year bus ridership has surged, according to the DePaul University researchers.

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Newsby StaffAugust 6, 2009

Study: Public trans. helps poor obtain, retain jobs

The study tested the possible impacts of promoting car ownership versus transit improvements on job accessibility, work trips and traveler benefits (calculated as dollars per trip) at the system level by running a travel demand model adopted by the Sacramento Area Council of Governments.

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Newsby StaffMarch 4, 2009

MIT to study environment, transportation challenge

Transportation@MIT will start as a two-year pilot program with initial support from all three participating schools. Plans are under way for the development of two labs, one in Cambridge and one outside the U.S., where researchers can apply and test new processes, technologies and policies.

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