New FTA Administrator, drug testing for TNCs, no smoking means less crime, and it was a Super Transit Super Bowl

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The new FTA administrator has been named, the FTA wants drug and alcohol

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tests for TNC drivers, transit crime has dropped in Minnesota after a smoking

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crackdown, and New Orleans RTA delivered Super Transit for the Super Bowl.

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Welcome to your Transit Unplugged News Minute.

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Former New York Congressman Marcus Molinaro has been tapped to become

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the next administrator of the Federal Transit Administration.

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He has served on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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The FTA has released a Notice of Proposed Policy Statement, requiring transportation

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network companies like Uber and Lyft to comply with drug and alcohol testing

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regulations if they have a contract to provide services to transit agencies.

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Public comments are being accepted through February 13th.

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Metro Transit in Minnesota reports that crime has dropped 6 percent

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and is being connected to the agency's crackdown on smoking.

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And New Orleans Regional Transit Authority rolled out a new service

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plan called “Roll to the Bowl” to ensure everyone could seamlessly

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travel with the Super Bowl in town.

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This Transit Unplugged News Minute is being brought to you by Modaxo.

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I'm Julie Gates.