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Newsby StaffSeptember 5, 2008

Bombardier wins Danish order

The delivery of 10 three-car Contessa trains, valued at approximately $118 million, are capable of crossing the bridge between Denmark and Sweden despite the different rail infrastructures used in both countries.

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ArticlesAugust 25, 2008

Cure for the parking lot headache

Even a small fraction of transit takers would help cure headaches.

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Newsby StaffAugust 25, 2008

Judge Kopp releases statement on Prop. 1

Prop. 1 would provide $9.9 billion to help build the first U.S. high-speed rail system, which would run between San Francisco and San Diego.

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Newsby StaffAugust 13, 2008

FRA introduces new safety program

Risk reduction program, aimed at supplementing current federal regulations, inspection requirements, and other compliance and enforcement activities.

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Newsby StaffAugust 13, 2008

METRO Briefs

San Francisco to offer workers transit benefits. Smart card hackers silenced. Light rail line protested.

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Newsby StaffAugust 7, 2008

S.F. MUNI to undergo comprehensive review

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) announced revised staff recommendations of the Transit Effectiveness Project (TEP), the first comprehensive review of Muni in a generation.

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Newsby StaffJune 18, 2008

TOD residents ride bus for free

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), a transportation planning, financing and coordinating agency for the San Francisco Bay Area, is joining with AC Transit to offer residents of select transit-oriented development (TOD) complexes a year of unlimited free travel on AC Transit’s local and transbay buses.

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Newsby StaffJune 3, 2008

L.A. Metro, S.F. Muni win APTA awards

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) won the Rail Transit Team Achievement Award at the 16th Annual American Public Transportation Association (APTA) International Rail Rodeo, held in conjunction with the 2008 APTA Rail Conference in San Francisco. First place in the Operators Competition went to San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (S.F. MUNI.)

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Newsby StaffMay 19, 2008

Earth Tech wins award

Long Beach, Calif.-based Earth Tech Inc.-- provider of consulting, engineering and construction services -- received the Frances Perkins Vanguard Award for excellence in the utilization of women-owned small businesses as prime contractors and subcontractors.

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Newsby StaffMay 16, 2008

Transbay taps Pelli Clarke Pelli

The Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA) Board of Directors unanimously approved a professional services agreement with Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects to design the new Transbay Transit Center in downtown San Francisco.

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