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Newsby StaffSeptember 13, 2012

Feds hold hearing on motorcoach safety program

The Highways and Transit Subcommittee received testimony from the FMCSA, the trucking and bus industry, law enforcement officials, and safety advocates on the CSA program.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 7, 2012

U.S. DOT awards $3.5M for Maine commuter bus

The funding will help expand express commuter bus service that will make it easier for civilian and military personnel to get to work at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and Pease International Tradeport, two of the area’s largest employment centers.

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Newsby StaffAugust 21, 2012

Anti-crash technology pilot launches in Mich.

Conducted by University of Michigan, the road test, or model deployment, is a first-of-its-kind test of connected vehicle technology in the real world.

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Newsby StaffAugust 17, 2012

ABA disputes CATS' charter rule waiver

In its letter to the U.S. DOT, ABA argues that Charlotte officials have not exhausted all efforts to find privately operated motorcoaches to provide charter service to meet the demands of the upcoming Democratic National Convention.

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Newsby StaffJuly 30, 2012

OCTA's ACCESS receives $1.2M for vehicles

In addition, opened the doors this year to a new indoor, simulated transit facility used to determine passenger eligibility for the paratransit service.

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Newsby StaffJuly 27, 2012

LaHood announces availability of TIFIA funding

He also announced the establishment of the Project Finance Center to help state and local government project sponsors analyze financial options for highway, transit, rail, intermodal and other surface transportation projects facing funding challenges.

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Newsby StaffJuly 25, 2012

LaHood, Rogoff tout safety standards, funding in Miami

The city's $10 million grant will be used to replace aging Metrobus diesel vehicles with new hybrid-electric buses that will reduce fuel costs, lower emissions, and provide a more comfortable, reliable ride in one of the most populated counties in the Southeastern U.S.

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Newsby StaffJuly 19, 2012

Nippon Sharyo opens first U.S. railcar factory

The new factory, based in Rochelle, Ill., will employ 250 workers by the end of next year and create additional jobs throughout the company’s American supply-chain. Nippon Sharyo has already identified more than 200 potential suppliers and vendors in the Midwest region alone.

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Newsby StaffJuly 16, 2012

Federal leaders highlight new transit safety authority

MAP-21 requires, among other things, that FTA define and establish a State Safety Oversight program to ensure that rail transit systems are meeting stringent safety requirements.

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Newsby StaffJune 27, 2012

Detroit light rail group seeking private operator

Part of the U.S. DOT's requirement for up to $25 million in capital funding is that it wants a list of potential operators for the system.

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