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    June: Last Words

    June 9, 2016
    WSDOT
    Work continues on the joined M/V Chimacum as it sits in dry dock at Vigor Industrial. Guests were invited to tour the vessel following the celebratory keel laying of the M/V Suquamish. It is estimated that the M/V Chimacum will be ready to enter the water in July.
    Work continues on the joined M/V Chimacum as it sits in dry dock at Vigor Industrial. Guests were invited to tour the vessel following the celebratory keel laying of the M/V Suquamish. It is estimated that the M/V Chimacum will be ready to enter the water in July.

    LAST WORDS

    National View

    41st Annual International Bus Roadeo

    Dallas, TX

    DART: Grand Champion overall, 1st place 40-foot bus

    Kansas City, MO

    KCATA: 2nd place overall, 3rd place maintenance

    Orlando, FL

    Lynx: 1st place maintenance

    Baltimore, MD

    MTA: 1st place customer service

    Washington, DC

    Metro: 3rd place overall, 2nd place maintenance

    San Bernardino, CA

    Omnitrans: 2nd place 40-foot bus

    Richland, WA

    Ben Franklin Transit: 3rd place 40-foot bus, 1st place 35-foot bus

    Colulmbus, OH

    COTA: 2nd place 35-foot bus

    Austin, TX

    Capital Metro: 3rd place 35-foot bus

    MassTransitmag.com/12210056

    DISCUSSION

    Brent Toderian @BrentToderian

    “Selling a city without #transit to #millennials is like selling a phone without a camera.” https://t.co/4eU6M04vy1

    Nap King Cole @Linsinnati

    I don’t think seeing the @CincyStreetcar will ever get old. #isawthestreetcar

    Taiwo Jaiyeoba @winnerspath

    #aptabus16 if BRT is expected to be a more affordable and attractive alternative to LRT, does it have to be so watered down?

    Joshua P. Cohen @CohenJP

    .@rajmnaik of @Uber_NCarolina: “Our competition is not transit, it’s car ownership.” #aptabus16

    Experience Columbus @ExpCols

    Planning on flying to Columbus for a weekend getaway? You can now do it car-free with @COTABus’s AirConnect!

    BREAKDOWN

    U.S. Aging Infrastructure

    $86B – The backlog in deferred capital needs for public transportation

    $43B – Reoccurring cost to maintain the infrastructure

    40% – Buses in marginal or poor condition

    20% – Railcars in marginal or poor condition

    MassTransitmag.com/12210099

    SNAPSHOT

    The M/V Chimacum is Shaping Up

    Work continues on the joined M/V Chimacum as it sits in dry dock at Vigor Industrial. Guests were invited to tour the vessel following the celebratory keel laying of the M/V Suquamish. It is estimated that the M/V Chimacum will be ready to enter the water in July.

    Flickr/wsdot