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Newsby StaffJuly 10, 2014

Singing on Winnipeg Transit buses a ticketable offense

The rule came as part of a larger transit bylaw that makes it against the law not to pay your bus fare and establishes an array of “inappropriate conduct” for which someone can be kicked off a bus or fined.

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Newsby StaffJuly 3, 2014

App to help businesses impacted by K.C. streetcar construction

The app called “KC Streetcar - Open For Business,” gives users points if they "check in" or make purchases at participating restaurants and retailers. The more points you get, the better your chances to win prizes, including a grand prize of $5,000.

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Newsby StaffJune 27, 2014

A surprising number of bank robbers use mass transit for their 'getaway'

Just yesterday a man (allegedly) robbed $500 from a bank in metro Philadelphia only to get apprehended on a SEPTA bus.

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Newsby StaffJune 18, 2014

UPDATED: Detroit streetcar facing $12M shortfall

A two-page letter to Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx warned the project urgently needs additional grant money to proceed, but said it would survive without the funds, though; it would have to be scaled back.

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Newsby StaffMay 28, 2014

2 men convicted in Sound Transit copper wire thefts

The pair reportedly used bolt cutters to detach the copper wire, entering maintenance hatches in a tunnel that runs below the elevated stretch of the light rail between the SeaTac and Rainier Beach rail stops, from November 2010 through August 2011.

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Newsby StaffMay 22, 2014

4 killed in coach crash on Calif.-Ariz. border

Thirty-two people were aboard the bus, which was traveling from El Paso, Texas to Los Angeles on the 10 Freeway when the driver swerved to avoid metal pipes that were scattered on the road after an earlier big rig crash.

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Newsby StaffMay 14, 2014

Metra breaks ground on station improvements

The work includes an $8.1 million contract for a new pedestrian tunnel, retaining walls, ADA ramps, stairways, platform shelters, canopies over both inbound and outbound platforms, landscaping and other ancillary items for the station.

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Newsby StaffMay 13, 2014

Veolia retains California fixed-route contract

Will operate bus service for Sonoma County Transit for two more years. The contractor has operated bus service in Sonoma County for 20 years.

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Newsby StaffMay 6, 2014

Denver RTD retains First Transit for fixed route service

Contractor will continue to operate more than 115 buses and manage more than 350 dedicated transit employees for the transit system’s fixed-route services for Group 24. The contract has been retained for an additional three years plus two option years.

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Newsby StaffApril 29, 2014

Secretary Foxx sends transportation bill to Congress

The “Grow America Act” reflects President Obama’s vision for a four-year surface transportation reauthorization bill that would create millions of jobs and lay the foundation for long-term competitiveness.

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