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Newsby StaffMarch 10, 2010

PB celebrating 125 years

During its 125-year history, PB has participated in the development of the first mass transit systems for New York City, San Francisco, Atlanta, Taipei and Singapore; the advancement of immersed-tube tunnel technology; and various innovations in the design and construction of bridges.

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ArticlesJanuary 13, 2010

Daimler Begins New Era of Leadership, Innovation

Continued success and innovation are on tap for new President/CEO Richard Ferguson’s regime, as the company prepares to roll out vehicles with engines that meet EPA 2010 standards and, down the road, looks to introduce new innovative vehicles.

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Newsby StaffDecember 7, 2009

INIT online detour module wins innovation award

With "online detour" in MOBILE-ITCS, current disturbances can be easily navigated at the spur of the moment. All necessary information is provided to vehicles, drivers and real-time information systems.

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Newsby StaffOctober 16, 2009

Otak Inc. honored for Ariz. transportation center

Consultant won awards for collaboration, green building and innovation.

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Newsby StaffApril 27, 2009

Calif. invests $176M in clean transportation

Plan looks to stimulate green transportation projects and encourage innovation to help meet the state's aggressive climate change policies.

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ArticlesJanuary 9, 2009

Will Private Investment in Public Transit Fill the Funding Gap?

Potential benefits to the public transit system include capital cost and schedule savings, greater use of private sector innovation and technology, and the ability to finance all or part of the overall lifecycle costs of the project with private funds.

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Newsby StaffNovember 14, 2008

Santa Rosa CityBus wins CTA award

The Transit Excellence Award is earned by a small transit operator who accomplishes an innovation, program or service that demonstrates innovative concepts, effective problem-solving techniques or promotes a positive image for transit in the community.

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Articlesby StaffOctober 1, 2004

An Industry Transformed

Over the past century, public transportation has evolved through innovation in areas such as technology, social policy, legislation, regulation and funding. The following are the perspectives of inudstry notables on what they deem as key innovations of the past century.

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Articlesby StaffJanuary 1, 2004

80 Years of Creativity and Innovation at Prevost Car

As part of our 100th anniversary, METRO will run several in-depth features on some of the companies that have made significant contributions to the industry over the years. From wooden-body bus shells to computer-equipped luxury touring coaches, Prevost Car Inc. has been a prolific North American bus manufacturer since 1924.

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Newsby StaffJune 27, 2003

Senate committee holds hearing on BRT

The hearings also discussed other bus service innovations.

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