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Newsby StaffDecember 21, 2017

Gov. Cuomo directs MTA, Port Authority to heighten holiday season security

Additional personnel and security equipment will be deployed by state agencies, including rapid radiation response trucks, bomb-detecting canines, an increased heavily armed presence, enhanced surveillance, and rapid response vehicles at all high-profile locations.

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Newsby StaffDecember 20, 2017

Christie-linked NJ Transit staff got promotions, raises, despite funding issues

The salary bumps, from $13,000 to as high as $70,000, were for jobs ranging from the agency's chief of staff to planning and procurement positions, the report said.

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Newsby StaffDecember 14, 2017

ABA taps Baltimore for 2021 Marketplace

In 2017, ABA’s meeting in Cleveland welcomed more than 3,400 tour operators, travel industry suppliers, and exhibitors and generated approximately $115.9 million dollars in booked business during the event and immediately afterward.

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Newsby StaffDecember 12, 2017

NY ramps up security following bus terminal explosion

Gov. Cuomo called for state police and the National Guard to look over soft targets like airports, train stations, bridges, and tunnels following Monday’s explosion in an underground walkway near the Port Authority Bus Terminal.

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Articlesby Janna StarcicSeptember 26, 2017

Can Public Transportation Save the World from Climate Change?

How public transportation figures into cities’ and states’ climate change commitments, even after the U.S. announces its withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord.

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Newsby StaffAugust 29, 2017

Maryland's Purple Line light rail project lands $900M in federal funding

The light rail line will make travel across Montgomery and Prince George’s counties faster and more reliable for thousands of Maryland residents, improving access to major business and activity centers in the state’s most populated counties.

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Newsby StaffAugust 23, 2017

Feds intend to greenlight funding for Md.'s Purple Line

The 16-mile light-rail line, which will run through Montgomery and Prince George’s counties, will connect to Metrorail lines, MARC, Amtrak, and local bus services.

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Newsby StaffAugust 23, 2017

Gov. Baker defends MBTA GM pick despite lawsuit

The chair of the state's Democratic party has called on Baker to "rescind the hiring of Ramirez."

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Newsby StaffAugust 3, 2017

NY MTA chair announces leadership appointments

Chairman Joseph Lhota today announced the appointment of Patrick Foye as president and Veronique Hakim as managing director of the MTA.

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Newsby StaffJuly 27, 2017

Calif. Gov. commemorates new Proterra LA manufacturing facility

Partially funded by a grant from the California Energy Commission, the 100,000-square-foot facility has the capacity to manufacture 400 buses annually.

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