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Newsby StaffMay 24, 2018

FTA to provide $26M for transit oriented development planning

Will fund comprehensive planning to support transit ridership, multimodal connectivity, and mixed-use development near transit stations.

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Newsby StaffMay 23, 2018

Report calls for new, expanded rail systems in Dallas-Fort Worth area

The projected cost of two of the new rail lines suggested would be about $3 billion, according to the Mobility 2045 report.

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Newsby StaffMarch 5, 2018

HNTB adds transportation planners in Austin, San Antonio

Janelle Carey most recently served as a transportation planner for the San Diego MTS. Jason Rodriguez worked in strategic planning for VIA Metropolitan Transit.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 8, 2018

Nashville Mayor's massive transit referendum to appear on May ballot

The council, however, tweaked the referendum language to list both the transit proposal's present-day cost of $5.4 billion, as well as the estimated amount of long-term revenue needed for the project, $8.95 billion.

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The Evolution of 'Transit Deserts' and How to Achieve Transit Equity, Mobility

On a Friday night, after class, one of my students was hit by a car, while riding her bike home. Fortunately, she was okay with just a few bruises, although her bike was mangled. This incident is par for the course, as we live in a city with no public transit...

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Newsby StaffNovember 7, 2017

CTtransit's Fry to retire after 40 years

Was closely involved in the implementation of CTfastrak, the region’s first bus rapid transit system.

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Newsby StaffOctober 23, 2017

First-ever autonomous vehicles map showcases cities' driverless plans

AV programs are taking shape in 53 cities that represent nearly every continent. Of these 53, 35 cities including Austin, Washington, Paris, Helsinki and London are already piloting projects.

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Newsby StaffAugust 21, 2017

WSP USA names NYC transportation planning lead

Oliver Ernhofer will manage and lead transportation and transit planning projects in the New York metropolitan area and nationwide.

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Newsby StaffAugust 3, 2017

TransLoc deploys microtransit simulator

The simulator helps transit agencies determine successful approaches to enhancing fixed-route services with new flexible transit alternatives to better serve their communities.

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Transit Dispatchesby Paul MackieMarch 7, 2017

Untangling the jumbled path towards the ultimate connected city

Smartphone owners feel connected much of the time, for better or worse. But shouldn’t that be the goal for physical movement as well, to be literally that connected — with a transportation system that could take one anywhere at any time? That’s a big ask. But what’s exciting is how realistic the vision is for cities that dramatically alter outdated transportation planning.

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