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Thursday, September 2, 2010
The French national railway's hope to bid on the first high-speed tracks in the United States is running into resistance from Holocaust survivors because of the company's role in transporting Jews to Nazi death camps.

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Alistair Sawers has been named a principal consultant in the Finance & Investment group at Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB), a global infrastructure strategic consulting, engineering and program/construction management organization.

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Parking designers and planners are joining the ever-growing legion of individuals concerned with climate change.

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General Manager Fred Hansen reflects with Mass Transit magazine on his time at TriMet and in the transit industry.

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MT Position

By Fred Jandt

Transit is the hot topic in Wisconsin with the Amtrak Hiawatha extension becoming a major point in this fall's gubernatorial campaign. I guess it's time to fight fire with fire ... men.

On the Line

By Mark Foss

As usual, transit fares are a part of the news this week. Fixing fare woes will take more than finding money.

Rider's View

By Jim Cameron

There's been a lot of media hype and political hoopla of late about the states receiving millions from the Feds for "high-speed rail." While any money spent on rail is great, riders need a reality check.

Unwired

By Jim Baker

This month I'm in Europe on business travel, and Britain is my first stop. One of the first things you notice once you've stopped off the plane is the omnipresent CCTV camera - many of them wireless - a sign of the government's commitment to public safety and, some have claimed, another step in the formation of a Big Brother state.

Transit Talk

By Raul Arce

The Fourth of July weekend always means high travel volumes, and this year was no exception. Although holidays like the Fourth always bring traveling pains to the forefront, it's the daily trips that really hit the commuter psyche.