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Motorcoach company loaning insurance. Charter service selling luxury inauguration train trip. Fare hackers team with MBTA.
Motorcoach company loaning insurance. Charter service selling luxury inauguration train trip. Fare hackers team with MBTA.
Features include computer-monitored throttles and speedometers for better control and smoother ride and an onboard, computerized diagnostic system that allows quicker repair when a failure does occur.
In his new position, Welbes will be accountable for providing executive leadership and continuity for the day-to-day administration and operation of the full range of FTA's responsibilities.
Transit authority mechanics raised $1,374 this year, translating into about 28 bikes – just more than half of last year’s 47.
The agreement, which specifically includes RTA, may provide more than $8 million in potential revenues for the company as related specifically to RTA's requirements.
The LNG is used directly to fuel certain buses as well as converted to CNG fuel, which is used to power the balance of the Sun Metro natural gas fleet that includes 144 natural gas buses, together with six diesel buses.
Wichita Transit buses stopped at 68 different locations in Wichita and Hutchinson, Kan., December 1 to 6, collecting gifts donated from local businesses, schools, retail stores and individuals.
The three-year labor contract is effective retroactively to Dec. 1, 2008 through November 30, 2011.
Annual award honors “a woman who is an outstanding role model and has contributed to the advancement of women and minorities in transportation.”
Ridership fluctuations, funding, maintaining aging fleet and meeting parking demands are some issues at the forefront for university transit system operators.
The months-long decline in fuel prices has taken pressure off campus shuttle bus programs, providing a funding cushion and reducing the need to consider service cuts, according to several university transportation professionals.
University cut its long-term ties with the local transit system, Metro RTA, in the fall of 2007 and has embarked on an ambitious shuttle bus program that provides greater flexibility, control and coverage.
Parking fees will be announced early next year, with payment options of either cash or credit card.
In addition to a pilot program for partitions, both parties are considering whether modifications in fare policy might reduce the potential for assaults.
MV will implement several features to increase safety, improve maintenance and increase on-time performance, such as DriveCams, FleetFocus maintenance management software and its own real-time monitoring system.
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