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Newsby StaffOctober 17, 2016

Ore.'s Lane Transit to end airport route due to low ridership

With an average of seven people using the service a day out, as well as the estimated $40-a-trip cost to run the buses, officials couldn’t justify continuing it beyond the end of the contract.

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Newsby StaffMay 25, 2016

FTA's Flowers testifies on D.C. Metro rail safety oversight progress

Through a comprehensive Safety Management Inspection, three Safety Directives, two immediate action letters, and ongoing inspection and investigation activity FTA safety oversight is requiring WMATA to take numerous positive actions to improve safety for passengers and workers.

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Newsby StaffMay 7, 2015

France's SNCF orders 19 Bombardier EMU commuter trains

The order, entirely financed by Ile-de-France's transport authority Syndicat des transports d'Ile-de-France (STIF), is valued at approximately $141 million.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 4, 2015

Lack of PTC could force Amtrak to leave Kansas City

Michelle Teel of the Missouri Department of Transportation testified in Washington last week, saying that Missouri pays for Amtrak service and the state doesn't have the $20 million it needs for PTC, adding that the department struggles to even get the $9 million it needs to operate Amtrak.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 29, 2015

BAF's Rendell calls for more fed transportation investment

While testifying before the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, he noted the actions being taken by governors and mayors to address their own transportation funding challenges but emphasized that state and local funding is not a substitute for sufficient investment from the federal government.

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Newsby StaffApril 1, 2014

CUTA calls for stiffer sentences on operator attacks

The effort comes on the heels of a bus driver being punched in the face last week, which brings the number of reported assaults in the Vancouver region alone this year to 42. Meanwhile, Vancouver’s transit system launched a new "Don’t Touch Our Operators" campaign.

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Newsby StaffJuly 18, 2013

Former Metra chief alleges being pushed out

Alex Clifford, testifying before the Regional Transportation Authority board for his severance deal Wednesday, alleges he was pushed out by the Metra board because he resisted pressure from politicians seeking pay raises for pals and patronage hires, according to an AP report.

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Newsby StaffJuly 11, 2013

Md. MTA to continue some commuter service

The decision follows vocal support from more than 100 passengers and elected officials, who testified or offered written comments in support of the service, during a series of public hearings held in early June.

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Newsby StaffOctober 1, 2012

Students, officials debate Boston U. weekend shuttle service

Althought students would like to use service to get to events and commute during inclement weather, demand during weekend days is too low to justify the financial and environmental costs.

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Newsby StaffJuly 23, 2012

Southern Ill. U. to cut link to local college

The route cost SIU about $100,000 annually and John A. Logan College about $18,000. Neither could justify that funding for the number of people using the route.

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