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Newsby StaffAugust 11, 2009

OCTA backs Caltrans request for $3.4B HSR funding

The Anaheim to Los Angeles segment of the California high-speed rail project is one of 11 federally designated high-speed rail corridors in the nation. Environmental work on the 27-mile segment is on track to be completed next year.

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Newsby StaffJuly 14, 2009

HOK, PB to design Calif. intermodal center

Phase one, scheduled to break ground in 2010, is valued at approximately $180 million and will consist of the transportation center and supporting facilities, rail tracks and platforms, parking, public art and street improvements.

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Newsby StaffJune 23, 2009

OCTA taps Caltrans chief for CEO spot

Will Kempton served as head of Caltrans for the past five years, where he oversaw 50,000 lane miles of state highways, an annual budget of nearly $14 billion and $10 billion worth of transportation improvements under construction.

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ArticlesJune 22, 2009

Maximizing Route Efficiency with Software

With today's technology, routing software is used to create efficient schedules for dozens to hundreds of routes, factoring in numerous variables that include road conditions to union contracts.

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Newsby StaffApril 14, 2009

OCTA Website details stimulus funded projects

An interactive map allows residents to view projects in their immediate area. In addition, there’s a section where the public can provide comments, sign up to receive e-mail updates or follow projects on Twitter and Facebook.

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Newsby StaffMarch 5, 2009

OCTA's Leahy tapped to head L.A. Metro

Leahy was selected by the Metro Board following a two-month nationwide search and given a four-year contract.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 19, 2009

OCTA: New Calif. budget will impact services

OCTA has been bracing for this hit during the months of ongoing state budget negotiations by adding a fare increase of approximately 25 percent in January, making minor cuts to bus services, and implementing a hiring freeze and cutting capital expenses.

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Newsby StaffDecember 19, 2008

OCTA releases job-generating plan

Ready to respond with $661 million in freeway projects; $102 million in bus transit projects; $128 million in rail transit projects and $1.1 billion in city and county public works projects.

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Newsby StaffOctober 31, 2008

OCTA introduces jobs program for returning marines

The Careers in Transportation Day program featured presentations from various speakers on each aspect of the transportation industry and a tour of an OCTA bus base that covered the maintenance training program, facilities maintenance and bus operations.

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ArticlesFebruary 1, 2001

Training Drivers Without Using Manuals

Transit properties around the U.S. and Canada share training techniques that keep drivers interested.

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