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Newsby StaffMay 23, 2013

Calif. agency unveils 2 Proterra buses

Company has more than tripled transit agency orders under contract for the company’s flagship EcoRide in the past 12 months alone and is planning for its current growth path to continue.

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ArticlesMay 20, 2013

Smaller Bus Systems Face Funding Issues for Replacement, Expansion

Constrained federal funding is exacerbated in smaller areas where agencies are forced to do more with less. Interestingly, this has not impacted operations as much as it has their plans to purchase more vehicles and complete capital projects.

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ArticlesMay 20, 2013

2013 Top Rail Project Profiles

As part of this year's Top Rail Projects feature, METRO focused on three projects in the works in Houston, Detroit and Tucson, Ariz.

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Newsby StaffMay 2, 2013

Pittsburgh Port Authority honored for BRT system

Policy group named the Martin Luther King Jr. East Busway one of the nation’s highest quality bus rapid transit systems. It awarded the system the Bronze Standard, out of basic BRT, bronze, silver or gold designations.

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Newsby StaffApril 29, 2013

Iowa moving closer to paratransit contract

The five-year SEATS contract caps Johnson County’s contributions for mandated paratransit services at $200,000 for Fiscal Year 2014, plus an annual increase of up to 3%.

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Newsby StaffApril 26, 2013

Fort Worth opens bus transit center

The Sierra Vista Transit Plaza will serve four routes that together have an annual ridership of nearly 800,000. Its unique urban village-style features include four large bus shelters with colorful glass panels, roofs and benches.

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Newsby StaffApril 24, 2013

New Orleans streetcar may see major expansion

RTA’s proposal would almost double the size of the city's existing system. However, the plan depends on new federal grants or tax revenues. The agency projects the cost of all the new lines at more than $800 million.

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Newsby StaffApril 23, 2013

OCTA changes pension plan

Beginning Jan. 1, 2014, administrative employees will contribute an average of 2% of their salaries to their pensions. That contribution will increase each year until employees are paying 100% of their employee share by Jan. 1, 2017. The plan will result in an $8.2 million savings to taxpayers over the three-year period.

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Newsby StaffApril 18, 2013

Gannett Fleming completes Pa. rail station rehab

The Franklin Street Station, which served as the main station for the Reading Railroad Co. starting in 1929, saw its last train depart in 1981 and stood in disrepair for more than three decades.

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Newsby StaffApril 18, 2013

COTA passenger struck by stray bullet

Amy Develvis was shot in the head and was in critical condition, but is expected to survive. This is the second time in less than a week that a COTA bus has been shot.

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