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International Transportation News
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You know that near field communication (NFC) function on your smartphone that you never use? Well, if you live in Singapore, you will soon be able to do more with it than just getting the thingamajig at Starbucks to work to pay for your latte. Specifically, you can now use it to pay your way on public buses and the MRT, Singapore's subway system. All you need is an NFC Transit SIM card, and luckily, the country's three telcos just announced they'll start selling it soon.
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The Washington Post - March 30, 2016
Metro's top officials warned Wednesday that the transit system is in such need of repair that they might shut down entire rail lines for as long as six months for maintenance, potentially snarling thousands of daily commutes and worsening congestion in the already traffic-clogged region. Board Chairman Jack Evans and General Manager Paul J. Wiedefeld put rail riders on notice about possible extended closures at a high-level conference of local leaders.
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TINewsdaily - March 28, 2016
Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York City Transit (MTA NYC) late last week made John O'Grady the new permanent senior vice president of capital program management, a position O'Grady has held on an interim basis since Fred Smith retired last year. O'Grady has been with MTA for over 27 years. In 2013, he assumed the role of program executive of infrastructure and facilities/recovery and resiliency, during which he led recovery efforts after October 2012's Tropical Storm Sandy. Since 2013, O'Grady has managed over $7 billion worth of MTA assets, including infrastructure, maintenance and depots. In his new capacity, O'Grady will be tasked with implementing new technologies to help bring to fruition MTA's planned capital projects through 2019.
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The city keeps adding new public transit, but CATS buses remain vital to getting Charlotteans where they need to go.
"You stepped on my shoe, man," he says. He's in his 60s, and the wrinkles on his face pull inward as he inspects the damage. He licks his thumb and rubs off marks left by my snow-soaked boot. "Geez... " As the Route 9 bus barrels down Central Avenue on a frigid Wednesday afternoon in January, I try to explain myself before muttering a sincere, "I'm really sorry about that, sir." We're sitting perpendicular to one another, our seats nearly overlapping in vertical and horizontal rows fixed in an "L" shape. I suspect our proximity is one reason he takes mercy on me. "You know, don't even worry about it, man," he continues, waving a hand in dismissal. "These are sturdy. They're from Macy's. And I probably had my foot out too far for you, anyway."
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A branded bus line for Roosevelt Boulevard. Direct bus service to University City from two neighborhoods that lack it now. Easier access to Wayne Junction Station. Open houses held Monday introduced four proposals from SEPTA that could make some big changes in the city's bus service in the next two years. It's common sense that these changes might come because existing service is either overtaxed or out of step with where people want to go.
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Marianne Lovink believes a good piece of public art can help define a city.
"[Public art] reflects a creative spirit and can evoke a sense of pride and ownership in the community," Lovink, a Philadelphia resident and artist, said. "Public art can also beautify and enliven a site. It encourages viewers to look at the city with a fresh perspective and, over time, serve as a memorable landmark." Lovink and her partner, Scott Eunson, will create multiple pieces for an installation in SEPTA's 40th Street Station. Entitled "Nexus," the four installations will be centered at separate corners of the station and function as stair screens. Besides their aesthetic appeal, the screens also have a security purpose. Eunson said the screens prevent trespassers when the stations are closed. SEPTA's Art in Transit program, established in 1998, is sponsoring the installation. The program commissions artists to create permanent works of art in public facilities.
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Building Transportation Infrastructure
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Declaring the age of freeway building over, King County Executive Dow Constantine used his annual State of the County speech Monday to argue the case for a $50 billion Sound Transit 3 proposal that will go to voters in November. With the three-county region's population expected to grow by 1 million over the next 25 years, Constantine said transit is the only solution that can move a lot of people - 16,000 an hour, or the equivalent of 14 new lanes on Interstate 5. "Even if we had the money, we lack the physical space to build enough lanes to build our way out of this crisis. There is simply no other option (than transit) that can add the kind of capacity we need to our transportation system," Constantine told county officials, employees and regional elected officials at Redmond City Hall.
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