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Newsby StaffApril 4, 2011

Ohio breaks ground on ARRA-funded multimodal transit center

Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority’s $20 million Central Gateway Multimodal Facility will create an estimated 266 jobs in the construction trades and will serve as the centerpiece of a public-private $80 million investment to revitalize Kent’s downtown area. The economic development effort is expected to create more than 700 new long-term jobs.

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Transit DispatchesMarch 30, 2011

OCTA CEO: Sales tax program delivers success to voters and transit

Orange County Transportation Authority delivered on its promise to voters, through Measure M, to reduce freeway congestion, improve local streets and invest in transit. March 31 marks the final day that the half-cent sales tax will be collected to go toward Measure M. It represents the sunset of a successful program that has helped keep this county moving with more than $4 billion invested in transportation improvements.

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Newsby StaffMarch 30, 2011

Gannett Fleming wins Calif. contract

LAVTA recently completed construction of bus stop improvements at 49 locations, which include distinctive shelters, real-time bus arrival information signs, lighting, benches, trash and recycling receptacles, bike racks, route signage and wayfinding signs.

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ArticlesMarch 29, 2011

Complete Coach Works helps Puerto Rico upgrade transit, economy

Complete Coach Works invested in the construction of a new, state-of-the-art facility in Puerto Rico, employing local workers, to rehab 57 buses for the Metropolitan Bus Authority (AMA) of Puerto Rico.

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Newsby StaffMarch 29, 2011

Calif.'s OCTA completes sales tax program, touts benefits

The half-cent sales tax, collected over the past two decades, provided $1 billion for Metrolink service and senior and disabled bus fare stabilization. On April 1, the first half-cent of what is estimated to be $15 billion over the next 30 years will be collected for Measure M2.

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Newsby StaffMarch 29, 2011

Allegheny Port Authority riders feel pain of cuts

The 15 percent reduction in service, spurred by a lack of dedicated state funding, is causing bus overcrowding and trolleys running fewer trips.

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Newsby StaffMarch 1, 2011

Port Authority awards last contract for WTC transportation hub

The Oculus, designed by Santiago Calatrava, will serve as the primary link for pedestrian access to the PATH system, 13 New York City subway lines, 500,000 square feet of retail, and four office towers at the WTC site and the World Financial Center.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 28, 2011

2 Pa. Universities to offer free bus service

University of Scranton and Marywood University have partnered with Lackawanna County's COLTS bus service to give students access to free transportation to area businesses and attractions.

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Transit DispatchesFebruary 25, 2011

OCTA CEO: The coveted 'quiet zone'

This month in Orange County, Calif., one of the nation’s most comprehensive rail safety enhancement programs ushers in a new era of silence around our railroad tracks. The program is in direct response to the concerns of residents who have been experiencing an increase in rail traffic and the corresponding noise that comes from federal safety requirements.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 10, 2011

Calif. transit chief offers to take pay cut

Mike Scanlon, CEO, San Mateo County Transit District, volunteered to sacrifice part of his $400,000 compensation package, since the three transit agencies he runs are undergoing serious budget problems. However, board members defended the salary, which they had approved.

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