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Council Likely Accelerating SLU-UW, Delaying Ship Canal Crossing
Today we have news from City Council that they’re willing to agree to the Mayor’s proposal to accelerate the UW-SLU High Capacity Transit (HCT) Study, the precursor to extending the streetcar (or potentially BRT, hence the study) to UW, from 2014 to this year. Note that this accleration also comes with a ton of other [...]
CA: Foothill Transit to Award Contract to Veolia Transportation to Manage Customer Service and Transit Stores
Foothill Transits Executive Board voted 5-0 in favor of awarding a contract to Veolia Transportation to manage its customer service and transit stores.
Harry Steelman Joins J.L. Patterson & Associates Inc.
J.L. Patterson & Associates, Inc. (JLP) announced that Harry Steelman has joined the firm as senior construction manager.
Teen Girls and Their Mentors Headed to D.C. to Meet Federal Transportation Officials
Fifteen female students from across the U.S. have been selected by WTS International along with their individual mentors, to participate in the Transportation YOU DC Youth Summit, a conference for young women designed to introduce, inspire, and guide them...
Italy: Bosch Video Surveillance Enhances Safety on New Driverless Metro Line in Milan
Bosch Security Systems is supporting Milans new driverless metro line 5, which opened earlier this year, with a security solution that combines video surveillance and public-address communication for managing passenger information and evacuation...
MD: MTA Supports 8th Annual 'Dump the Pump' Day
The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) encourages motorists to dump the pump on Thursday, June 20 and ride public transit.
Multi-modality in the Netherlands
OTREC at PSU is pleased to host an informal, post-term, welcome-summer seminar... Eva Heinen, Ph.D. Faculty of Spatial Sciences, University of Groningen, The Netherlands Cycling in the Netherlands and Multi-Modality Public transport as well as walking and cycling offer an environmental friendly alternative to car travel. Show More Summary
First Citadis for Dubai Presented at Alstoms La Rochelle Plant
On June 14, Alstom Transport presented the first of 11 Citadis trams for Dubai (UAE) to His Excellency Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of Dubais Road and Transport Authority (RTA).
The Equity Implications of the TriMet Fare App
The beta test for the TriMet fare app is winding down, and Joe Rose at the Oregonian has published a review of it. I think the review is fair and pretty much reflects my experience as a beta tester as well. It's the headline that scares...Show More Summary
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Clean Energy Releases Fourth Edition of Road to Natural Gas
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has released Vol. IV of Road to Natural Gas, an update of its growing portfolio of customers making the switch to natural gas as a transportation fuel or expanding their current fleets.
NJ: NJ Transit Probes Bizarre Bus Trip into New York
New Jersey Transit is investigating why a trip that normally takes about 45 minutes took nearly two hours more Thursday when the driver took a circuitous route into Manhattan's Port Authority bus terminal.
NY: LIRR Expands Credit Card Pilot Program
Long Island Rail Road customers won't be the only ones on the train tinkering with their iPhones as conductors next month expand a program to accept onboard credit card transactions.
IL: New Jersey's Wi-Fi Deal for Rail Commuters Could Offer Role Model for Metra
Metra has failed to come up with a partner to provide wireless Internet service for Chicago's commuters, but one of the New York area's major commuter rail agencies has found a way.
CA: MTA Bus Driver Killed in Crash 'Looked After Everyone Else First'
At 5:10 a.m. Wednesday, Gamboa was traveling west on 5th Street, her bus still empty, when police say a flatbed tow truck going 60 mph ran a red light at Broadway. The collision ripped open the front of the bus, sheared off a fire hydrant and destroyed...
CT: State Officials: Busway Construction On Time And On Budget
Along busy Flatbush Avenue in West Hartford or at the East and Allen Street intersection in New Britain, the message couldn't be much more dramatic: Towering new bridges announce that the busway is arriving swiftly.
MN: Cedar BRT Opening: Dakota County Gets Its Link into Metro's Transit Network
The long-awaited Cedar Avenue rapid busway, the first of its kind in the Twin Cities, will start all-day, every-day shuttle service between Apple Valley and the Mall of America on Saturday, linking Dakota County into the metro area's growing light rail...
Delta’s new Flagship Lounge is Not in Atlanta — It’s in New York
Delta Sky Club at JFK. When Delta opened their new T4 at New York’s JFK Airport on the 24th of May they also opened their new flagship Sky Club. The newest and largest Sky Club in the Delta network is a revolution to both AvGeeks and the traveling public. Located just past gate [...]
Spain: Ministry of Territory and TMB lead European project to develop new safety system in Cairo metro
The Catalan Ministry of Territory and Sustainability (TES) and Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB) are heading a European project to provide technical and legal support to the Cairo metro company on the reform of regulations, procedures and...
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