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MTA unveils new timelines for transit projects
January 7, 2009: Los Angeles - Want to step aboard the subway extension to the Westside? Looks like you may have to wait until 2019 -- and even then you'll only be able to travel as far west as La Cienega Boulevard, according to a new staff report from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
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Atlanta watches with envy as Phoenix light rail debuts
January 7, 2009: A train seems about as normal as a water buffalo on Phoenix’s Central Avenue, but here one comes, gliding along what used to be the center lane. Excited would-be passengers chatter under an artsy awning as it approaches their platform. The word “Disneyland” keeps popping up — the train’s sleek shape prompts thoughts of Tomorrowland.
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2008 Transit Salary Survey
January 7, 2009: TransitTalent.com recently conducted a salary survey of employees of public transit systems. In all, 1,155 people responded to the survey, filling out a 13-question online form. More than 200 transit systems are represented from 48 states and provinces. The results of the survey are reported here on a department-by-department basis.
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