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Monday, July 18, 2016

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UTA gambles $24 million by starting work on BRT line

The Utah Transit Authority Board on Friday approved launching a controversial BRT project by gambling up to $23.8 million in advance funding that it says federal and county government will almost surely reimburse later. Salt Lake Tribune [7-15]>> Photo by Al Hartmann / The Tribune

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The marketing upside to Uber's rescue of SEPTA

When public transit is down, Uber swoops in to save the beleaguered commuter, spending millions to increase its coverage area. The app-based ride service insists its efforts to do so in Philadelphia are noble. Philly.com [7-14]>>

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Ex-TTC chair Adam Giambrone named NYC streetcar guru

Adam Giambrone, former chair of the Toronto Transit Commission, has been hired as the director of New York City's Brooklyn-Queens Connector (BQX), a planned streetcar route that will run along the eastern shore of the East River. Toronto Sun [7-16]>> Photo by Stan Behal / The Sun

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Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit, Santa Rosa, Calif.

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Administrative Services Manager
Ben Franklin Transit, Richland, Wash.

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Ben Franklin Transit, Richland, Wash.

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Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Washington, D.C.

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