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GREENVILLE, S.C., Nov. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Proterra Inc, the leading provider of zero-emission commercial transit solutions and maker of the world's first battery-electric fast-charge transit bus, the EcoRide(TM), has closed a $23 million Series B financing round amid rising demand for its transit solutions. Proterra has tripled orders under contract for the company's flagship EcoRide(TM) from public transit agencies in the past twelve months alone and is planning for its...
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CSX Corporation Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Michael J. Ward today joined federal, state and local officials from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to mark the midway point of progress on the first phase of projects for the National Gateway. The National Gateway is an $850 million public-private partnership launched in 2008 to alleviate freight bottlenecks in the Midwest that cause delays for companies and...
MCCALLA, Ala., Oct. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) CEO Wick Moorman and Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley joined federal, state, and local officials and business leaders today for the opening of the Birmingham Regional Intermodal Facility in McCalla. The $97.5 million facility, located on a 316-acre site adjacent to the Jefferson Metropolitan Park, is a critical component of Norfolk Southern's multi-state Crescent Corridor initiative to establish an efficient,...
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) introduced today version 7.3 of the Trimble(®) Quantm(®) system for road and rail alignment planning. Version 7.3 introduces Trimble Quantm Enterprise, a locally hosted version of the proven Quantm system for alignment planning. Trimble Quantm Enterprise is designed for government planning agencies and large, multi-disciplinary consultants who perform transportation planning in-house. Quantm Enterprise is a...
Older New Yorkers Increasingly Opting to Walk, More Can be Done to Improve Safety for Growing Population Statement by Will Stoner Associate State Director, Livable Communities, AARP New York NEW YORK, Sept. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pedestrian and bicyclist safety is a crucial issue to AARP, across the nation and here in New York. We are alarmed at the increase of traffic fatalities reported in the newly released Management Report from Mayor Michael Bloomberg's office....
US DOT's Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) will broadcast at 1-2 pm Eastern, 10-11 am Pacific SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) will present a free podcast on Wednesday, August 15, as part of its monthly Transportation Innovation Series. The program will feature Rod Diridon, Sr., presenting a series of slides on "California High-Speed Rail...
NEW YORK, Aug. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- United Spinal Association's senior vice president of Accessibility Services, Kleo King, was recently appointed to the U.S. Access Board Advisory Committee on Standards for Medical Diagnostic Equipment to ensure equipment critical to proper health evaluations is accessible to people living with disabilities. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110413/MM82757LOGO) As part of the Advisory Committee, King and United Spinal will...
NEW YORK, Aug. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Billions of federal dollars will flow into the metropolitan area over the next 25 years to improve the region's transportation system, and the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (NYMTC) is seeking input into how that money should be spent. An innovative interactive website, http://ideas.nymtc-rtp.org, developed by MindMixer, will make it easier for people in the region to share their concerns, provide ideas and feedback and...
Part Two of Mineta Transportation Institute's research recommends money-saving changes. SAN JOSE, Calif., July 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Mineta Transportation Institute (transweb.sjsu.edu) has released a peer-reviewed research report, Amenity or Necessity? Street Standards as Parking Policy. This research - the second in a two-part series - investigates the rationale behind the parking mandate for a minimum residential street width requirement adopted by most US...
Researchers investigate U.S., Canadian IT-based systems and offer policy recommendations SAN JOSE, Calif., July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Mineta Transportation Institute (transweb.sjsu.edu) has released a peer-reviewed research report, Public Bikesharing in North America: Early Operator and User Understanding. It documents the state of public bikesharing in the U.S. and Canada, including key factors such as essential attributes and business models; economics and...
