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Porter, IN: 110MPH Amtrak Lines

Friday, February 17th, 2012

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US DOT: Budget Highlights Fiscal Year 2013

Wednesday, February 15th, 2012

US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Investment in transportation is critical to the success of our Nation’s economy. The FY 2013 President’s Budget request will enable us to build America’s infrastructure for the future— while putting people back to work today.

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Love in Transit 2012: Laura and Tom

Tuesday, February 14th, 2012

Laura and Tom began their life together as husband and wife on MTA Long Island Rail Road. Share your love-in-transit story and hear others at the New York Transit Museum’s FREE Missed Connections Valentine’s Day party on February 14, 2012. Learn more at: http://www.mta.info/museum

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2012 Pocket Guide to Transportation

Monday, January 30th, 2012
Condition of Highway Bridges

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration produces the Pocket Guide to Transportation as a compact resource that provides snapshots of the U.S. transportation system and highlights major transportation trends.

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High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
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FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION
The HSIPR Program was created to help address the nation’s transportation challenges by making strategic investments in an efficient network of passenger rail corridors that connect communities across the country. These investments focus on three key objectives:

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Long Island City, NY: Tunnel Boring Machine Breakthrough

Thursday, January 5th, 2012

This video shows the break-through of a Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) for Tunnel “A” of the East Side Access project in Long Island City, Queens. It finished its drive on 12/26/2011 when it reached its receiving pit destination as seen in this video. Tunnel “A” will eventually convey trains westbound into the LIRR’s new Grand […]

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The Case for Business Investment in Public Transportation

Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
The Case for Business Investment in Public Transportation

AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION

Public transportation is an enterprise with expenditure of $55 billion in the United States. There has been a steady growth trend over the past three decades, with long-term economic and social trends (population, energy, public choice) all pointing to an even more prominent future standing. Since 1980, the number of fixed-guideway systems has grown exponentially with a bevy of projects positioned to systems has grown exponentially with a bevy of projects positioned to become the next generation of investment. Investment from all levels of government is on a long-term upward trend, and public support for more and better public transportation, as measured through ridership and public approval of transit ballot measures (a 73 % approval rate over the past 12 years) continues to increase.

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The Troubled Future of the California High-Speed Rail Project

Monday, December 19th, 2011

Vol. 22, No. 34
A congressional oversight hearing, focused on the concerns surrounding the troubled California high-speed rail project, cast new doubts on the likelihood of the project’s political survival.

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The High-Speed Rail Program Under Congressional Scrutiny

Thursday, December 8th, 2011

Innovation NewsBriefs Vol. 22, No. 32 A combative Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood defended the Administration’s high-speed rail program at a December 6 oversight hearing of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to discuss congressional concerns with the program’s direction and focus. “We will not be dissuaded by the naysayers and the critics,” LaHood said heatedly. […]

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Innovative Rural Transit Services

Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
Innovative Rural Transit Services

TRANSIT COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM
Rural public transit systems and rural intercity bus service face a wide variety of challenges on a daily basis. Complicating this is the unique nature of rural transit—each system has its own dynamics related to geography, quality of service, political issues, service design, cost, and a host of other factors. The unique nature of most rural transit systems requires management to adapt to their specific needs, making innovation important to rural transit.

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