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Newsby StaffJanuary 13, 2004

L.A. must buy 145 buses to relieve overcrowding

It will cost the MTA nearly $40 million to purchase the buses by the end of 2005, and another $40 million a year to operate them.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 9, 2004

L.A. MTA changes brand name and logo

Agency intends to offer entire host of transit services under a universally recognized name.

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ArticlesJanuary 1, 2004

Strike Pushes Big Blue Bus Into High Gear

How the Santa Monica, Calif., operation modified routes and bolstered communications to pick up the slack during the Los Angeles MTA mechanic's strike.

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Newsby StaffNovember 19, 2003

L.A. MTA strike over after deal struck

Nation's third-largest public transit agency agrees to deal with mechanics union, ending 35-day walkout.

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Newsby StaffNovember 3, 2003

Striking L.A. bus mechanics to vote on contract

MTA officials estimated the two sides were $98 million apart on key issues of wages and health care benefits when talks broke off last week.

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Newsby StaffOctober 22, 2003

Striking mechanics meet with transit agency

Both sides resume talks after MTA initially backed away from a demand by mechanic's union that the transit agency take over struggling healthcare fund.

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Newsby StaffOctober 14, 2003

L.A. bus mechanics strike, stranding thousands

The decision to proceed with the walkout was made Sunday, after negotiations between the union and the MTA made no progress over the mechanics union's health care fund.

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Newsby StaffJuly 16, 2003

Court upholds N.Y. MTA transit fare increase

The decision reverses rulings by two lower courts, which said the fares should be rolled back.

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ArticlesJuly 1, 2003

1.3% Growth Reported in Annual Fleet Survey

MTA New York City Transit holds on to the top spot, with nearly 4,500 buses, in METRO’s Transit Bus Fleet survey.

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Articlesby StaffJune 1, 2003

LACMTA thrill ride promotes rail safety, community awareness

Dubbed the “Metro Experience,” the ride is a traveling theater, complete with a 16-by-9-foot screen, surround sound and 4D effects by way of vibrating seats and strobe lighting.

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