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Newsby StaffFebruary 6, 2024

Amtrak Awards Contract to Build New Baltimore Tunnel

The generational investment is the centerpiece of Amtrak’s Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program, which will modernize and transform an approximately 10-mile section of the Northeast Corridor.

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ArticlesFebruary 2, 2024

How to Optimize Fuel Efficiency: The Impact of Curb Weight and Gross Weight on Fuel Consumption in Fleets

This article will explore the influence of curb and gross weight on fuel consumption in public transit fleets and provide strategies for optimizing fuel efficiency, such as weight distribution, fuel management systems, and route planning.

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ArticlesDecember 19, 2023

Transit Agencies Lay Groundwork for Zero Emission Bus Fleet Overhaul

To illustrate the scale and variety of approaches, this article takes a closer look at ZEB programs underway at three of the country’s largest agencies: New York MTA, SFMTA, and WMATA.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsDecember 5, 2023

Stantec Lands Design Services Contract for New ZEB Facility

The Durham Region Transit Thornton Facility in Oshawa, Ontario will support a fleet of 215 zero-emission buses to be stored, operated, maintained, and serviced on location.

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ArticlesOctober 30, 2023

Infrastructure Storytelling with Grant Writing: Current Trends and Challenges

Successful grant writing requires a multidisciplinary team to cover a wide variety of topics. The dream team includes planners, engineers, modeler economists, and graphic designers.

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ArticlesOctober 19, 2023

Changing A Transit Agency’s Organizational Culture By Design

Stantec was retained by Olympia, Wash.'s Intercity Transit through a competitive RFQ selection process in 2018 to help the agency plan a new Pattison Garage Headquarters.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsOctober 18, 2023

SANDAG Taps HDR to Provide Environmental, Conceptual Engineering for LOSSAN Realignment

The firm has worked with SANDAG since 2020 on the San Diego Regional Rail Alternatives Analysis and Conceptual Engineering Study that set the groundwork for the realignment.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 17, 2023

MBTA Announces New Green Line Car Exterior Paint Design

More than 16,300 responses were received to the MBTA’s survey with the winning design receiving 9,566 votes.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseApril 5, 2023

Foster + Partners, Arup to Design First 4 California High-Speed Rail Central Valley Stations

The joint venture will be providing management and design services as part of the first Notice to Proceed to complete the design development and configuration footprint for each station site with an option to progress to the second Notice to Proceed.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMarch 14, 2023

STV to Design New MTA Jamaica Bus Depot

STV will provide a full suite of design services including architectural, civil, structural, industrial, industrial plumbing, environmental, geotechnical, communications, charging infrastructure, and utilities for the new depot and lot.

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