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Newsby StaffJanuary 22, 2015

Atkins re-selected for 5-year FTA oversight contract

Services include monitoring FTA projects to determine whether they are progressing on time, within budget, and according to approved grantee plans and specifications.

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Photo Galleriesby StaffDecember 24, 2014

Photos: Streetcars around the world

A glimpse of streetcar systems around the world, from San Francisco to Zagreb, Croatia.

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Newsby StaffDecember 24, 2014

Atlanta Streetcar to open Dec. 30

The Tuesday opening of the long-delayed $98 million, four-car streetcar system will beat a self-imposed deadline by Mayor Kasim Reed by one day.

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Newsby StaffDecember 5, 2014

United Streetcar 'in hibernation,' top exec leaving

Company executives told KOIN 6 News they will make more streetcars — but right now they don’t even have any potential orders on the table.

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Newsby StaffNovember 26, 2014

M-1 completes first phase of streetcar construction

Construction Manager/General Contractor Stacy and Witbeck Inc., in partnership with the Michigan Department of Transportation and local construction companies and suppliers, began construction of the downtown portion of the rail system in late July

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Newsby StaffNovember 25, 2014

After streetcar plan defeat, Arlington looks to better buses

The city already evaluated a potential enhanced-bus line for Columbia Pike, back in 2012, as a possible alternative to the streetcar.

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Newsby StaffNovember 12, 2014

High-speed rail line quickens DART's transit plans

Officials also believe they have a rough financing plan that could fund the $983.4 million worth of projects in time. A key component that is missing is Texas Central Railway’s decision on the location of its Dallas station.

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Newsby StaffNovember 6, 2014

Cincinnati streetcar operating plan unveiled

Operations could be funded by increased parking meter rates and a reduction in tax abatements claimed by property in downtown and Over-the-Rhine under a plan unveiled on Wednesday.

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Newsby StaffNovember 5, 2014

Detroit's M-1 taps Czech supplier for streetcars

The value of the contract with the Inekon Group is expected to be approximately $30 million for six separate custom coaches that will feature both regulatory compliance and customer comfort.

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Newsby StaffOctober 22, 2014

Detroit M-1 streetcar reaches construction milestone

The first nearly 900 cubic yards of concrete was poured along a section of Detroit's M1 Rail on Woodward at John R. in downtown Detroit Saturday.

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