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OH: Shrinking TARTA Agrees to Sell 11 Buses

The Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority has agreed to sell 11 surplus buses to a transit agency in southwestern Ohio.

News • May 3rd, 2013

FL: Tri-Rail Commuters Put Off Train in the Rain

Hundreds of commuters were stranded in the rain when a northbound Tri-Rail train broke down at the Pompano Beach station Thursday evening.

News • May 3rd, 2013

CT: Arts Council of Greater New Haven and CTTransit Promise One Entertaining Bus Ride

Taking the bus might be a daily drudgery for some people. But not Saturday, when the Arts Council of Greater New Haven and CTTransit partner for the sixth annual event which they call "a transit-based performing arts festival."

News • May 3rd, 2013

IL: Sen. Durbin- Ruling Should Improve Air Quality in Union Station

A recent federal court decision will improve air quality at Union Station by requiring the owners of the Old Post Office to maintain its ventilation system to prevent diesel fumes from backing up in the adjacent station, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said...

News • May 3rd, 2013

CA: Historic Union Station Facing Renovation Plans

Architects commissioned by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to upgrade the 77-year-old transit hub in downtown Los Angeles showed preliminary plans that put a high-speed rail system atop, beneath or alongside existing subways without...

News • May 3rd, 2013

CA: Tweaked Plan for San Carlos Transit Village to be Submitted Soon, Developer Says

Without being specific, Couch said the reworked plan still features eight buildings near the Caltrain station that would reach a height of four stories in some places. Although buildings closest to the two streets would be tapered off, Couch said the...

News • May 3rd, 2013

El Salvador Tenders US$11.5M Contract for BRT Construction

El Salvador's government has tendered a US$11.5mn contract for construction of a 3.3km segregated corridor for the capital's integrated transport system, according to a tender notice published by the IDB.

News • May 3rd, 2013

South Africa: Municipal Bus Strike to Continue as Satawu Digs In

Tens of thousands of commuters in cities such as Johannesburg and Cape Town have been left stranded as the strike paralysed the services of the Rea Vaya, Putco and MyCiTi bus companies.

News • May 3rd, 2013

CA: Robberies Up in Neighborhood Surrounding Richmond BART Station

Law enforcement officials say roving bands of youth stickup artists have helped drive up robberies in the area around the city's BART station, where lone pedestrians and commuters can be easy targets for street robberies.

News • May 3rd, 2013

AZ: Mesa's Main Street Businesses Ready for Light-Rail Construction

After months of planning, the crews will start work east of Country Club Drive Wednesday for the extension of METRO 's light rail system. The first focus will be relocation of utilities on Main Street from Country Club Drive to Hibbert.

News • May 3rd, 2013

PA: CNG Station Opens in Athens

Dandy and Chesapeake partnered with the Endless Mountains Transportation Authority to help fund the Athens station through the state Department of Environmental Protection's Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant program. The AFIG grant provided $600,000...

News • May 3rd, 2013

MA: Shot T Officer Upbeat in Battle to Recover

The transit police officer critically injured in a firefight with the bombing suspects said he expects to make a full recovery, adding in a sometimes lighthearted message that he owes his life to the first responders and doctors who saved him.

News • May 2nd, 2013

PA: Bus Driver Involved in Fatal Accident, in Possession of Pills

The driver of a bus struck by a freight train at an Evans City rail crossing on Friday had pills that didn't match the labels of the bottles they were in, according to a copy of a police search warrant obtained by the Tribune-Review.

News • May 2nd, 2013

VA: GLTC Board Requests History of Headquarters Plan

The Greater Lynchburg Transit Company board wants to go back to the origins of its plans for a new headquarters before taking any more action.

News • May 2nd, 2013

NC: Wake Representative to be New TTA Lawyer

State Rep. Deborah Ross, D-Wake, will replace former Durham Mayor Wib Gulley as general counsel of Triangle Transit, effective June 17.

News • May 2nd, 2013

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