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Newsby StaffJanuary 12, 2011

GO Transit begins pedestrian bridge construction

Fully enclosed bridge will link GO parking at the base of an office tower north of Highway 401 to the GO station and platforms on the south side. The north parking is currently under construction and will provide more than 500 structured parking spaces for use by GO Transit commuters.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 10, 2011

Kansas college buys MCI coach for student events

Along with seating for 56 passengers, the J4500 model has a significant amount of additional storage space, a restroom and six television monitors inside the vehicle.

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Newsby StaffDecember 14, 2010

Nevada's RTC opens facility, launches service

The new facility features more than 140 parking spaces, eight bus bays, and a 1,600 square-foot, climate-controlled transit center for passengers awaiting vehicles. Parking at the facility is free for transit riders and carpool partners.

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Newsby StaffDecember 2, 2010

Nova Bus BRT vehicle wins CUTA award

The articulated bus features include a modular ceiling panel — which diffuses indirect lighting — work tables in the rear, sconces, space saving back rests, redesigned driver partition, and floor-to-ceiling vertical stanchions.

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Newsby StaffDecember 2, 2010

Illinois lawmakers take aim at transit agencies

In reaction to the corruption scandal earlier this year involving the late Metra boss, Phil Pagano, two state legislators submitted measures that would replace all the board members of the Regional Transportation Authority, the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and Pace.

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Newsby StaffNovember 16, 2010

Bus company linked to scandal to be sold

West Coast luxury motorcoach operation, MTR Western, founded by Frederick Darren Berg, who is alleged to have defrauded millions of dollars from investors, will be sold to a Seattle hospitality entrepreneur whose family built the Space Needle

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Newsby StaffOctober 25, 2010

Pilot program offers free transit for student employees

Providing an incentive to use inner-city transit will help reduce traffic on campus, free up space for cyclists and pedestrians and reduce the university's carbon footprint, officials say.

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Newsby StaffOctober 20, 2010

Pace board releases proposed budget

The proposed Regional ADA Paratransit operating budget adds up to $120.7 million, with a bit more than 78 percent of expenses stemming from service provided in Chicago, and close to 20 percent for suburban service. Ridership is again projected to grow as service changes in recent years have expanded capacity.

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Newsby StaffOctober 7, 2010

Advanced Transit Manufacturing earns DBE Certification

The company, a manufacturer of integrated build to print solutions for public transit, aerospace, and alternative energy will be listed in the NYS Unified Certification Program’s Directory of Certified DBEs, allowing them to participate in local and federally funded projects.

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Newsby StaffOctober 7, 2010

Student designs mobile garden on N.Y. bus roof

"If we grew a garden on the roof of every one of the 4,500 buses in the MTA bus fleet, we would have 35 acres of new rolling green space in the city," says Marco Castro Cosio, an NYU graduate student.

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