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Newsby StaffJuly 2, 2018

Study finds growing support for raising taxes to pay for transportation projects

This year’s results of the Mineta Transportation Institute survey continue the trend of gradually rising support for increase in the gas tax rate.

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Newsby StaffJune 8, 2018

LA Metro taps HASTUS Planning Platform for NextGen bus study

Will use system to evaluate route network scenarios and their impacts on riders, as well as to develop optimized timetables for the revamped service.

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Newsby StaffMay 18, 2018

Alexander Dennis wins award for excellence in international trade

Recipients were nominated and selected by the Department for International Trade, with the awards presented at a gala in Stirling, Scotland by Dr. Liam Fox, Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade.

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Newsby StaffMay 9, 2018

DART fare app gets a reboot with new features

A major new feature is the ability to load value to the GoPass app with cash at hundreds of area retailers.

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Newsby StaffMarch 20, 2018

FRA taking proactive approach to help railroads meet PTC requirement

At the direction of Secretary Elaine L. Chao, the FRA is taking a proactive approach to ensure railroads acquire, install, test, and fully implement certified PTC systems in time to meet the congressional interim deadline of Dec. 31, 2018.

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Newsby StaffMarch 13, 2018

BART, Caltrain set timetable to equip rail systems with Wi-Fi

BART is in negotiations with a vendor to install Wi-Fi in the transit system’s 46 stations and aboard all of its 775 new cars, with hopes of having a deal by the summer, with Caltrain set to have Wi-Fi on its new trains by 2022.

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Newsby StaffMarch 2, 2018

New app makes TTC station more accessible for blind passengers

Uses indoor navigation technology to deliver verbal descriptions of building floor plans and other details of the physical environment.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 7, 2018

Trump budget reportedly cuts $150M in WMATA funding

Federal officials argue the decade-long program in the 2008 Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act expired with the fiscal year that began in July 2017, even though that interpretation leaves WMATA with $150 million less than pledged under the bill.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 6, 2018

Two Amtrak train cars detach while going 125 mph

The incident, which occurred at around 6:40 a.m., resulted from a "mechanical issue."

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Newsby StaffJanuary 23, 2018

North American Bikeshare Assoc. names president, VP, secretary

For the first time, the organization is led by all women in the roles of executive director, president, VP, and secretary. Out of a 15-person board, six are women.

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