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Metrorail customers will notice that the new public address system plays two chimes prior to the start of a station announcement to get people’s attention.
Read More →The transit leasing agreements, known as SILO and LILO transactions, were promoted by the FTA from the late 1980s through 2003, as an innovative, legal way for public transit systems to gain additional revenue.
Read More →Testifying before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, APTA Chair Dr. Beverly Scott, who is also GM/CEO of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), said that APTA has just completed a new survey that identified more than $8 billion in “ready-to-go” projects from 170 public transit systems that could start within 90 days of federal funding being made available.
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Denver's Regional Transportation District named "Outstanding" transit system in its category, while Greater Cleveland RTA's Calabrese takes top transportation manager award.
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Transit operations are using new applications to streamline their customer service systems, resulting in improved productivity and reduced costs. Feedback from customers is also being elicited to help improve transit services.
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By focusing efforts on improving service and overhauling facilities and policies, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority merged seven private bus companies to create a unified, efficient public transit system.
Read More →June 21 marks second annual transit public awareness day.
Read More →Gov. Edward Rendell has proposed a 6% profit tax on oil companies to help fill the funding gap for transit in the state.
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