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Stimulus package includes $10B for transit
The House Appropriations Committee released a first draft of an $825 billion economic stimulus package, which includes $10 billion for transit. Read More »
Rail group forms to advocate investment
OneRail Coalition, brings passenger and freight rail stakeholders together for the first time, to bridge the goals of expanding intercity and commuter passenger and rail options across the country. Read More »
Study: Buses better option for Maryland than light rail
World Resources Institute’s analysis confirms that BRT is the only option that would work locally to fight global warming, with a medium-investment system cutting carbon dioxide emissions by almost 9,000 metric tons per year, equivalent to taking about 1,600 cars off the road. Read More »
METRO Briefs
LaHood hearing postponed. Ex-Bart officer pleads not guilty. NY seniors faced with fare hike. Read More »
Motorcoaches top U.S. commercial people mover, study finds
Accounting for 751 million passenger trips in 2007, up nearly 20 percent from the previous figure of 631 million passenger trips in 2005, according to a newly updated industry census released today by the American Bus Association. Read More »
Seattle receives $813M for rail extension
The line will provide access to 30,000 University of Washington students and 29,000 faculty and staff, ease congestion along Seattle’s most heavily-traveled north-south corridors and provide better access to the area’s largest urban centers. Read More »
CTA’s initiative yields improved on-time performance
Big gaps between buses – measured by arrivals that are either double the scheduled headway or 15 minutes between buses – have decreased by 31 percent since fall 2007, and the number of buses arriving within one minute or less of buses ahead has decreased by 24 percent. Read More »
Detroit Custom Chassis, Dallas Smith to develop shuttles, chassis
To manufacture and convert Ford F450 / F550 Super Duty Trucks into proprietary low-floor transit shuttle buses and commercial chassis. Read More »
First Transit signs new Ohio contract
The three-year agreement includes operation, maintenance and management of a fleet of 37 transit buses for fixed-route and paratransit services. Read More »
MCI delivers, takes new order
The Coach USA order includes 27 J4500s and 13 D4505s that will be used for operations in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, and five J4500s for its Coach Canada operations. Read More »
.Travel to attend UMA Expo
As an exhibitor, .Travel will be among 180 other travel-related companies, including the American Bus Association, National Tour Association, and the Mississippi Division of Tourism. Read More »
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