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Newsby StaffDecember 11, 2009

NJ Transit OK's first Mass Transit Tunnel contract

The Manhattan tunnel segment is part of an overall project to build two new single-track commuter rail tunnels under the Hudson River, doubling capacity of the two-track tunnel that was built 100 years ago, which today operates at its functional capacity.

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Newsby StaffDecember 7, 2009

Michigan schools reach out to transit agency

Increases in enrollment, parking constraints and push to go greener cause Saginaw Valley State University and Delta College to begin working with Bay Metro Transit Authority on student outreach, express routes.

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Newsby StaffNovember 24, 2009

Birmingham, Ala. transit purchases new NABIs

NABI LFW model buses will be equipped with smooth and dependable wheelchair ramps, security cameras, audible annunciation systems and bicycle racks.

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Newsby StaffNovember 23, 2009

Memphis system offers 25-cent fares on Black Friday

Day after Thanksgiving is the year’s biggest shopping day and is notorious for crowded stores and even more crowded parking lots and streets.

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Newsby StaffNovember 20, 2009

Fla. transit debuts new shuttle service

Result of a growing partnership between PSTA, the City of St. Petersburg and local business leaders and their efforts to enhance transit options for residents and visitors.

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Newsby StaffNovember 13, 2009

Ohio’s SORTA to cut jobs, service

Cut or reduced a total of 32 administrative jobs to maximize productivity and efficiency. May also reduce service by 12 percent.

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Newsby StaffNovember 13, 2009

Denver Union Station receives financing rating

Rating agency Fitch Group Inc. has given the project an investment grade designation for project's senior lien borrowing. This is not a full public rating, and is only to provide an indication of investment grade potential for the senior loan.

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Newsby StaffNovember 10, 2009

Calif.'s OCTA to cut bus service by 8 percent

Agency's board will cut an additional 8 percent if a sizable amount of state funding doesn't "materialize."

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Newsby StaffNovember 9, 2009

Boise State U. students ride free on transit

Valley Regional Transit is working to increase ridership among students and increase awareness of the program.

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Newsby StaffOctober 30, 2009

Monterey, Calif., taps light rail for transit corridor

16-mile corridor extends between Monterey and Castroville on the publicly owned tracks adjacent to Highway 1. Start of service is planned for early 2015.

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