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Newsby StaffOctober 29, 2008

APTA urges Congress: pass transit funding stimulus

Testifying before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, APTA Chair Dr. Beverly Scott, who is also GM/CEO of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), said that APTA has just completed a new survey that identified more than $8 billion in “ready-to-go” projects from 170 public transit systems that could start within 90 days of federal funding being made available.

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Newsby StaffOctober 24, 2008

House T&I to hold hearing on transportation projects

Committee will receive testimony from numerous industry experts and public officials on the need for greater infrastructure investment and the role that investment can play in leading the country out of its economic slump.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 5, 2008

Bombardier wins Danish order

The delivery of 10 three-car Contessa trains, valued at approximately $118 million, are capable of crossing the bridge between Denmark and Sweden despite the different rail infrastructures used in both countries.

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Newsby StaffMarch 4, 2008

AECOM completes acquisition of Tecsult

Purchase will help strengthen global infrastructure practice.

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Articlesby StaffJuly 13, 2007

U.S. lags in urban infrastructure

The Urban Land Institute calls the relatively low U.S. investment in mobility-related infrastructure an "emerging crisis."

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ArticlesJuly 13, 2007

Where Rail Succeeds and Where It Doesn't

Charlotte, N.C., is on the cusp of bringing to fruition its first light-rail project, while its neighbor, Raleigh-Durham, has seen its rail project fall into disarray. Differences in geography, infrastructure, politics and funding help explain the divergent outcomes.

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Newsby StaffMay 10, 2007

Report shows U.S. lags in urban infrastructure

U.S. development gaps threaten ability to compete globally.

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Newsby StaffApril 11, 2007

Fuel cell hybrid bus begins service in Hartford, Conn.

$2.9M FTA grant funded bus and infrastructure.

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Newsby StaffMarch 21, 2007

Canadian federal budget lacks dedicated transit funds

CUTA survey reports $20.7 billion need for capital infrastructure through 2010.

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ArticlesFebruary 23, 2007

Congressional Update: Pushing Through Transportation's Agenda

Congressman Jim Oberstar (D-Minn.), the newly appointed chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, sets his sights on battling funding cuts, working to secure transit and shoring up Amtrak.

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