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Newsby StaffDecember 12, 2008

Driving decline hits one-year mark

Americans drove 3.5 percent less, or 8.9 billion fewer vehicle miles traveled, in October 2008 than October 2007, making it the sharpest decline of any October since 1971.

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Newsby StaffNovember 17, 2008

Thomas Built adds Florida bus dealership

Through the purchase of select assets of Florida Bus Unlimited and First Class Coach and Equipment Inc., Matthews Buses will serve the Florida transportation community through an Orlando-based dealership and several mobile service units.

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Newsby StaffNovember 17, 2008

Bombardier to assemble Siemens train order

Initial firm order is valued at approximately $214 million and covers the procurement and manufacturing activities for the painting, end-assembly and testing of the vehicles, as well as the commissioning to the end-customer, Belgian National Railways.

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Newsby StaffNovember 14, 2008

Washington Metro reaches leaseback deal settlement

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) and Belgian bank, KBC Group, reached a settlement, ending a long-term leasing deal after nearly three days of talks in federal court.

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Newsby StaffNovember 13, 2008

Honolulu chooses Innovative Paradigms, FLT for paratransit

Under the terms of the contract, FLT and Innovative Paradigms will work with local stakeholders to develop a plan that brings public transit and social service agencies together to deliver enhanced transportation services.

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Newsby StaffNovember 12, 2008

Dow Automotive launches transportation support team

The newly formed commercial transportation group will provide solutions and technical expertise to both tier and OEM customers, helping them solve challenging technical issues that are driven by regulatory compliance and end-user preferences.

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Newsby StaffNovember 10, 2008

Northern California rejects anti-BRT measure

Measure KK would have required voter approval before bus-only lanes could be built on streets in Berkeley, Calf.

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Newsby StaffNovember 7, 2008

Bombardier wins Singapore contract

Contract valued at approximately $380 million for the design, engineering, manufacturing, assembly, testing, commissioning and delivery of the driverless MOVIA metro vehicles consisting of 3-car trainsets.

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Newsby StaffNovember 5, 2008

METRO Briefs

New Mexico passes transportation tax. National park may propose transit. Arizona unveils green transportation center.

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Newsby StaffNovember 5, 2008

Voters approve more than $75B in transportation funds

Overall, 41 transportation ballot measures in 18 states appeared on ballots in 2008, 15 of which were decided earlier, leaving 26 measures in 15 states still to be voted on.

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