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Laurence (Larry) W. Jackson, in his fortieth year as a leader and innovator at the Calif.-based transit system, was named the “Outstanding Public Transportation Manager” for 2012.
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The 8th World Congress on High-Speed Rail will take place in Philadelphia from July 11 to 13, 2012. The event will bring together both the public and private sectors to provide insight and best practices for implementing high-speed rail projects at every stage – from planning, financing and construction to operations and management.
Read More →The savings are based on the cost of commuting by public transportation compared to the cost of owning and driving a vehicle.
Read More →APTA is urging Congress to invest at least $32 billion in additional emergency funding to keep systems running safely and to protect the jobs of more than 435,000 industry workers.
Read More →The organizations said they wrote to bring awareness to a burgeoning crisis in the small bus industry that threatens ongoing operations.
Read More →The proposal to bar public transit from receiving funds from the federal motor fuels tax is part of a bill coming before the House Ways and Means Committee Feb. 3. The bill sets the revenue levels for the five-year surface transportation bill making its way through the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
Read More →The Antioch, Calif.-based Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority, better known as Tri Delta Transit, was recognized for efforts to enhance service, efficiencies and overall effectiveness.
Read More →The "Public Transportation's Role in the Knowledge Economy" study looks at the economic impact of public transportation in select regions and does a deeper dive into how public transit supports emerging tech scenes in three areas.
Read More →The THUD appropriations bill educes total funding for public transportation by $457 million compared to the FY 2019 enacted levels.
Read More →Warren George, international president, Amalgamated Transit Union, and Bruce Hamilton, deputy executive director of The Sierra Club were also featured speakers at the general session held Tuesday.
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