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Newsby StaffMarch 4, 2010

Milwaukee to create transit authority

New legislation would add regional transit authorities. However, a revised bill submitted by democrats would establish a new Milwaukee County transit authority, funded by a 0.5% sales tax that could take over the Milwaukee County Transit System.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 26, 2010

Port Authority awards $542M World Trade Center contract

The work, awarded to Skanska USA, includes construction of four rail platforms and the installation of heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems; plumbing work, fire protection, architectural finishes, and ADA compliance measures.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 23, 2010

Cubic wins $15M South Florida smart card contract

Tri-Rail, the commuter rail service connecting Palm Beach and Broward Counties with Miami-Dade County, will be the first transit agency to join in the creation of a South Florida regional system, giving Floridians the ability to use one fare card — a smart card — to travel on both systems. Palm Tran and Broward County Transit are expected to join later.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 16, 2010

NYPTA elects new president

Frank Kobliski succeeds Ray Melleady, former executive director of the Capital District Transportation Authority in Albany, N.Y.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 11, 2010

Denton County Transportation Authority taps new president

Jim Cline, who served as a director for the City of Irving since 1998, replaces Jim Witt who has served the Authority in an interim capacity since early 2009.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 3, 2010

Houston TranStar introduces iPhone app

New iPhone-optimized Website takes advantage of the advanced functionality of the iPhone platform, enabling users to view speed maps, weather radar, estimated travel times, roadway cameras, incidents, road and construction closures, and message signs.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 27, 2010

HDR wins New Orleans streetcar extensions

The environmental assessment and preliminary engineering work, which is under way, is slated to be completed in summer 2010.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 20, 2010

Texas agency to make 360 stops more ADA friendly

The project will be in two phases. The first calls for improving 182 bus stops at a cost of $1.3 million, with completion expected by May.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 19, 2010

Siemens venture signs $321M PATH rail deal

Will install communication-based train control to the rail system to reduce intervals between the trains, enabling more trains to use the same track.

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Newsby StaffDecember 29, 2009

Minn. BRT project receives $17.7M

Funding will allow right-of-way acquisition and road construction to begin in 2010.

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