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Metro Magazine
Description:
CTA creates 'gum busters' team
Tri-Rail offers free bike
lockers
Global warming to impact transportation
March 13, 2008
METRO Briefs
CHICAGO — Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) President Ron Huberman has started a pilot project, using a cleaning team and a $6,000 machine that is designed to rid the buses and railcars of gum. For the full story, click here.
Boca Raton, Fla. — To accommodate a recent increase in riders bringing bicycles on board, Tri-Rail officials have provided bike lockers at one rail station, in an attempt to be more bike-friendly. For the full story, click here.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new report prepared by members of the National Academy of Sciences predicts that the changing climate will significantly affect all facets of transportation. For the full story, click here.