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Newsby StaffMarch 16, 2011

Amtrak, Md. MTA install new LED info board

The board is now in operation and marks the culmination of a two-year, $1.9 million project to upgrade signage throughout the station. The project was funded by the Amtrak/MARC Joint Benefits Capital Program.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 28, 2011

MCI delivers 18 Commuters to Md.

All 18 new coaches will be assigned to the routes, which MTA manages through contracts with local independent operators.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 16, 2011

S.F. MTA taps creative options to close deficit

Raising vehicle registration fees, creating a "transportation utility fee," raising parcel and sales taxes, or hiking off-streeting parking fees are options the agency may put to voters.

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Articlesby Nicole SchlosserFebruary 9, 2011

Maryland commuter service to link riders to jobs

MTA will add to its commuter service with 18 new MCI Commuter Coaches.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 28, 2011

S.F. MTA begins phase 2 of light rail project

The $9.3 million utility relocation, to be completed by Synergy Project Management Inc, is expected to continue through June 2012.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 20, 2011

S.F. MTA approves $1.57B light rail funding plan

Will submit the plan as part of the FTA’s New Starts Program in February. Plan is the agency’s best means for closing the remaining $137 million funding gap for the project, which is expected to cost $1.578 billion.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 11, 2011

N.Y. MTA taps new head of security

Douglas Zeigler, a 37-year veteran of the New York City Police Department, will oversee security for the MTA, including coordinating MTA security efforts with the Department of Homeland Security; FBI; the National Guard; the NYPD and State Police, and the MTA Police Department.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 4, 2011

N.Y. MTA inspector general to probe snowstorm response

The review aims to uncover such questions as to why so many lines were knocked out and why it took so long for service to return.

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Newsby StaffDecember 22, 2010

NYCT awards $26M to minority, small businesses

Voucher-based car service, used by the MTA since 2001, helps reduce the expenses associated with New York City Transit's paratransit service, Access-A-Ride.

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Newsby StaffDecember 22, 2010

Web Extra: N.Y. MTA offering $2.25 cab option to disabled riders

The agency has teamed with the New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission to provide affordable taxi rides to some Access-a-Ride users. The 90-day pilot program is expected to save N.Y. MTA nearly 17 percent in program costs, or 70 percent per trip.

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