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Newsby StaffMay 31, 2017

Pittsburgh BRT to connect 30,000 people over 24 neighborhoods

Downtown Pittsburgh will link to Uptown, Oakland, Wilkinsburg via the East Busway, Squirrel Hill, and Highland Park.

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Transit Dispatchesby Rhonda BellMay 30, 2017

The Evolution of Streetcar Technology

While streetcars may seem like an old fashioned or nostalgic mode of transportation, today’s streetcar is far from your grandmother’s trolley. The modern streetcar has evolved in major ways in response to shifts in community needs as well as technological advances.

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Newsby StaffMay 30, 2017

Man stabs 3 on Portland TriMet train

The rampage, unlike anything that’s happened in Portland, stunned city leaders, with many in the community mourning the loss of two people they viewed as heroes for their selfless acts.

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Newsby StaffMay 22, 2017

Late U2 concert leaves transit officials upset over costs

The Wednesday night concert, which didn't wrap up until 11 p.m., forced the Valley Transportation Authority to add 11 extra after-hours trains to accommodate concertgoers.

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Newsby StaffMay 22, 2017

Video shows Metro Transit officer asking about immigration status

Metro Transit Police Chief Harrington said in a statement that it's not his agency's practice to inquire about immigration status and has asked for an internal investigation into the encounter.

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Newsby StaffMay 10, 2017

San Diego MTS' rail unit adopts LiDAR tech to enhance track data

The new image-enhancing technology provides pinpoint accuracy of the agency’s 106 miles of track.

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Newsby StaffMay 10, 2017

WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff to operate as WSP USA in U.S.

Parsons Brinckerhoff, a transportation engineering and management organization founded in 1885 in New York City, was acquired in 2014 by WSP, a global professional services consultancy.

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Newsby StaffMay 8, 2017

Sound Transit's Lynnwood Link light rail extension gets $100M fed funding

The funding is the first installment of a potential $1.174 billion FFGA for the project, which in 2023 will extend light rail service from Northgate to Shoreline, Mountlake Terrace and Lynnwood, Wash.

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Newsby StaffMay 1, 2017

Sound Transit adding 30 more Siemens light rail vehicles

The added vehicles, scheduled to arrive no later than 18 months after final delivery of a previous order placed last fall, will support the opening of Sound Transit’s Link extension projects to Federal Way and downtown Redmond in 2024.

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Newsby StaffMay 1, 2017

Honolulu lawmakers propose boosting hotel tax to pay for rail project

The bill would raise the transient accommodation tax paid by visitors from 9.25% to 12% for 10 years.

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