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Newsby StaffNovember 24, 2014

Report: Uber attempted to dig up dirt on taxi industry

Uber’s rapid growth has triggered fierce opposition from taxi and limousine groups. In response, Uber has sought to hire people to refute any inaccurate information from competitors, the San Francisco-based startup said, confirming a report by online publication BuzzFeed earlier Friday that was based on an internal Uber document

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Newsby StaffNovember 13, 2014

NJ TRANSIT in land battle with mobster's family

NJ TRANSIT acquired land from the family of Carmine Franco in early 2010 by condemnation for about $1.6 million, but the family went to court seeking higher compensation. In 2012, a jury said the family deserved $8 million, and the transit agency is appealing the award.

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Newsby StaffNovember 6, 2014

FRA's Szabo announces resignation

Effective at the end of the year, will depart his Federal Railroad Administrator post and join the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning.

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Newsby StaffOctober 24, 2014

FRA frees up Chicago rail 'chokepoint'

The Englewood Flyover separates Rock Island District Metra commuter trains from Amtrak passenger trains and freight trains traveling on the Norfolk Southern corridor and will relieve Metra riders of more than 7,500 annual passenger hours of delay.

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Newsby StaffOctober 22, 2014

Alstom to supply 12 Citadis trams

They will serve the Illkirch-Graffenstaden town center, which has considerably been expanded over recent years and will also run on the cross-border line linking the center of Strasbourg in France with Kehl in Germany.

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Newsby StaffOctober 22, 2014

FRA releases Metra safety assessment findings

The assessment finds Metra to be generally compliant with federal safety regulations, but also directs the commuter railroad to take immediate steps to enhance its safety culture, which is an area of concern, and to better utilize safety technology.

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ArticlesOctober 16, 2014

Q&A: FTA Acting Administrator Therese McMillan

Prior experience working with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission in the San Francisco Bay Area prepared her well for tackling transportation and transit issues on the national stage.

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Newsby StaffOctober 9, 2014

N.Y., San Francisco Best Cities to Commute without Car

The study used ranked each metro region by how long it takes people to get to work: Jobs that can be reached within 10 minutes are worth more than those accessible with 20 minutes, and so on, up to 60 minutes.

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Newsby StaffOctober 3, 2014

HART taps LAN for transit infrastructure projects

The services will include assistance for various types and sizes of projects ranging from transit infrastructure to new transit facilities, including existing facility upgrades and expansions, drainage, roadway, signage and signalization.

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Newsby StaffOctober 2, 2014

Calif. agencies receive 'Ladders of Opportunity" funding for buses

San Diego MTS secured $18 million for the purchase of 45 Gillig buses, while the San Francisco MTA secured more than $9 million to purchase 12, 60-foot buses.

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