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Newsby StaffOctober 2, 2009

Mobis partners with Bikestation for D.C. location

Members can access secure bike parking at Union Station 24 hours a day. Services of Bikestation Washington D.C. — opening Friday — include bike rental, repair and retail sales.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 29, 2009

OLI: Distractions a factor in rail crossing crashes

These statistics are relevant as U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood convenes a September 30-October 1 Distracted Driving Summit in Washington, D.C.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 24, 2009

BART tests on-demand info via SMS texts

Agency is beta testing a new service to provide riders with train arrivals, delay advisories, elevator status and other information

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Newsby StaffSeptember 24, 2009

Calif.'s Big Blue opens new HOK-designed facility

New 66,000-square-foot facility incorporates numerous sustainable features including the use of high-albedo concrete, a highly reflective concrete paving, in the vehicle maintenance yard used to keep the facility's microclimate cooler, as well as 80-kilowatt photovoltaic panels on the roof; an urban runoff system to filter storm water, detain and infiltrate most of the water on site; and reclaimed water for landscape irrigation.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 24, 2009

CHSRA to add $4.5B to fed stimulus funding app

Board approved a detailed package of dozens of engineering, environmental review, design-build, train control and electrification projects among every section of the 800-mile system.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 18, 2009

Transbay center project reaches funding milestone

The three components of the project - replacing the outdated Transbay Terminal with a modern transit hub; extending the Caltrain rail line 1.3 miles into the heart of the Financial District; and redeveloping the area surrounding the Transbay Transit Center with 2,600 new homes (35 percent affordable), parks and a retail main street - will help to return San Francisco to a culture of mass transit.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 10, 2009

Rotary Lift launches inspection program

Nationwide heavy-duty lift inspection program, “Inspect to Protect,” makes it easy to find a qualified lift inspector. Also provides a certificate detailing what was found during the inspection, any adjustments made and parts replaced for each lift.

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ProductsSeptember 9, 2009

Impact Recovery Systems-Tuff Curb

Impact Recovery Systems Inc. modified an existing traffic control product, its Tuff Curb traffic separator, dramatically, by reducing the profile height to less than an inch, and incorporating special fire-retardant materials, stringent UV inhibitors to produce weatherability of the system, custom coloring and stainless steel hardware.

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Newsby StaffAugust 26, 2009

Fla. coalition backs $30M HSR bid

ConnectUs Inc., a Florida not-for-profit corporation, sent letters to U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood in support of Florida’s application seeking funds for the Preliminary Engineering and NEPA Environmental studies for the Orlando-Miami corridor.

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Newsby StaffAugust 12, 2009

ARRA to fund $1.5M TriMet parking facility

Includes construction of 329 parking spaces; installation of curbs, retaining walls, sidewalks and driveways; pedestrian improvements; and paving and striping.

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