Vehicles will be equipped with INIT’s onboard ticket readers/validators to support multiple forms of payment including smart cards. Mobile tickets and EMV credit card payments will be added over time.
As part of the FTA’s nationwide transit-oriented development initiative, the technical assistance will create opportunities that jumpstart local economies and strengthen communities, with a focus on boosting disadvantaged areas.
Officials say using separate van fleets will improve the on-time performance for the paratransit trips with no changes in dial-a-ride service.
The funding is part of the 2016 Consolidated Appropriations Act that funds the U.S. Department of Transportation.
The new vehicles will help meet growing ridership demand and improve security with up-to-date technology. Modernizing CTA’s rail fleet also will improve the reliability of transit service and give passengers a smoother, more comfortable ride.
In a press briefing held Sunday afternoon, NTSB officials said they were looking at speed, mechanical operations and signaling on the tracks to determine what went wrong. The crash killed two and injured dozens more.
The new logo is following suit with many other REV Bus brands such as ElDorado, ENC, and Goshen who released their updated logos this quarter as well.