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	<title>Texas Transit Association</title>
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	<description>“TTA’s mission is to support the needs of Texas public transportation systems through statewide advocacy and education.”</description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:03:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>More Public Transportation Needed</title>
		<link>http://texastransit.org/archives/more-public-transportation-needed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2004 15:53:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Herr</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Business News</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Houston Metro reported that public transportation cuts the time spent stuck in traffic by an estimated 21,607,000 hours per year in Houston.  The news came in a new study released today by the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) showing traffic congestion in Houston ranks among the worst in the nation.
TTI&#8217;s Ubran Mobility Study, the longest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Rail for Houston Area?</title>
		<link>http://texastransit.org/archives/more-rail-for-houston-area/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2004 13:40:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Business News</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Harris County Commissioners Court, warming further to the idea of mass transit, was expected to approve a $420,000 contract to review six more corridors for commuter rail.  However, in the second news article included here, others on the court had concerns on timing and partnerships.

ARTICLE I:
Review on more commuter rail routes to get OK
By [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VIA receives Alt Fuel Award</title>
		<link>http://texastransit.org/archives/via-receives-alt-fuel-award/</link>
		<comments>http://texastransit.org/archives/via-receives-alt-fuel-award/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2004 15:56:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Business News</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Propane Education and Research Council presented VIA Metropolitan Transit with the organization&#8217;s Propane Exceptional Energy Fleet award at the National Clean Cities Conference and Exposition in Fort Lauderdale.

VIA earns national award for propane use
May 7, 2004 San Antonio Business Journal
VIA earned the national award for the metropolitan transit authority&#8217;s use of propane as an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Transit: Up Front and Personal in Abilene</title>
		<link>http://texastransit.org/archives/transit-up-front-and-personal-in-abilene/</link>
		<comments>http://texastransit.org/archives/transit-up-front-and-personal-in-abilene/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2004 03:11:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Business News</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Keith Crim&#8217;s job looks routine. It&#8217;s not, he said. A driver for CityLink, Abilene&#8217;s public bus system, Crim said his job is more involved than &#8216;&#8217;sitting behind a wheel and driving around.'&#8217; Driving a city bus involves more multitasking and problem-solving than people might assume, he said - especially if the driver provides curbside service, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Austin-SA Commuter Rail</title>
		<link>http://texastransit.org/archives/austin-sa-commuter-rail/</link>
		<comments>http://texastransit.org/archives/austin-sa-commuter-rail/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2004 02:49:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Business News</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If Fort Worth can put up half the money to build and operate a commuter rail line to Dallas, then San Antonio can pitch in to develop similar service to Austin, local business leaders said. &#8220;And we can probably do it better,&#8221; said Michael Novak, chairman of the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce.

S.A.-Austin rail [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brownsville to build Intermodal</title>
		<link>http://texastransit.org/archives/brownsville-to-build-intermodal/</link>
		<comments>http://texastransit.org/archives/brownsville-to-build-intermodal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2004 21:55:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Business News</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The city of Brownsville will ask the state transportation department for $3.8 million to help build a planned bus station.  The grant would help fund a $9.1 million multimodal transportation terminal in the city.

City to seek money for planned bus station
By CRISELDA VALDEZ VILLARREALThe Brownsville Herald
BROWNSVILLE, April 29, 2004 — 
Five city commissioners, including [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DCTA gets First Manager</title>
		<link>http://texastransit.org/archives/dcta-gets-first-manager/</link>
		<comments>http://texastransit.org/archives/dcta-gets-first-manager/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2004 13:47:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Business News</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Denton County Transportation Authority on Wednesday hired its first executive director, whom board members described as a seasoned veteran in mass transit.
John Hedrick, currently capital facilities coordinator for VIA Metropolitan Transit in San Antonio, is scheduled to begin working for the Denton County authority May 10.

Article I:
DCTA hires Hedrick as director
By: Nicole Bywater 04/26/2004 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Linda Watson tapped to Manage Florida Transit Agency</title>
		<link>http://texastransit.org/archives/linda-watson-tapped-to-manage-florida-transit-agency/</link>
		<comments>http://texastransit.org/archives/linda-watson-tapped-to-manage-florida-transit-agency/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2004 13:54:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Business News</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Linda S. Watson, General Manager of the Corpus Christi Regional Transportation Authority, was selected Thursday, April 22, from among five finalists to become the next executive director of Central Florida&#8217;s bus agency Lynx.
Lynx&#8217;s board of directors chose her largely because of her track record as an outgoing and effective ambassador for public transportation in Texas.
Texas [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Amarillo Transit</title>
		<link>http://texastransit.org/archives/amarillo-transit/</link>
		<comments>http://texastransit.org/archives/amarillo-transit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2004 00:12:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Business News</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When assessing Amarillo&#8217;s public transportation, the bus is half full - or the bus is half empty - depending on how one looks at it.  The system isn&#8217;t practical for many of the city&#8217;s residents, but for others, it&#8217;s an essential mode of transportation.

A Driving Concern
Transit service tries to balance cost, need
By JOE CHAPMAN
joe.chapman@amarillo.com
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brownsville to get ITS</title>
		<link>http://texastransit.org/archives/brownsville-to-get-its/</link>
		<comments>http://texastransit.org/archives/brownsville-to-get-its/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2004 00:03:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Business News</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brownsville Urban Systems officials hope a new software system will help make their fleet a more efficient mode of transportation.  City buses are awaiting installation of tracking software - similar to the Global Positioning System — as part of the BUS’s Intelligent Transportation Systems.  In March, Brownsville city commissioners awarded a $533,427 contract [...]]]></description>
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