Sept/Oct 2013 in pictures
A look at METRO's Sept/Oct 2013 issue
A look at METRO's Sept/Oct 2013 issue
Much happened at BusCon 2013 and our video production team at Terrapin Blue was on hand to capture it on film. Over the next few weeks, METRO Magazine will feature several videos from BusCon 2013 as it wrapped up its stay at Chicago’s Navy Pier.
More than 500 entries competed this year in the four categories of print, electronic, campaign, and special event. Winners included Lancaster, Calif.’s Antelope Valley Transit Authority for electronic media and Triangle Park, N.C.-based Triangle Transit for social media.
A consultant with URS Corp. said at a meeting that polls indicate that the majority of people over 65 plan to remain in their current residences. Meanwhile, a planned referendum next year will ask Polk County voters to approve a sales tax increase to improve the transportation system.
ITNGreaterBoston, a program started in 2012, specializes in door-to-door, 24/7 transportation for seniors, and keeps costs down by covering 40% of the price of each ride. The other 60% comes from the users.
Sioux Area Metro is struggling to accommodate growing demand for its paratransit system. City officials are proposing cutting the number of rides given each day from 650 to 550. After 550 rides are booked, those outside the core service area would have to schedule their rides for another day.
Russel Roan, who has more than 17 years of experience at the Greenville, Ohio Transit System, has maintained an impeccable safety and customer service record.
Exceeding the FTA's requirements, RFTA can choose to use the State of Good Repair and Capital Planning modules to track all assets, their condition and their capital replacement schedules,
In 2006, Pace assumed responsibility for paratransit operations in Chicago from the CTA. Prior to that, the agency ran paratransit only in the suburbs.
Arboc Specialty Vehicles' Ken Becker and Kristina Rhodes from the BusCon 2013 show floor.
The new Series 04 Fail-Safe Emergency-Stop Switching Element’s “fail-safe” element will detect if the stop switch actuator becomes disconnected from the emergency stop actuator.
Radio Engineering Industries’ two new DVRs — the HD420 and DR40 provide even more flexibility to meet the ever-changing safety needs of passengers, drivers, vehicles and fleets.
Ricon Corp.'s fold over ramp for low floor buses offers 1:6 multi-slope performance using a patent-pending cam-based design.
Q'Straint's Velocity XPress is a mechanical remote release option that eliminates the need for electrical integration and makes Q'POD installation retrofits faster and less costly.
The Explorer DX-HD, a new HD-ready mobile digital video recorder, is capable of recording at 30 frames per second simultaneously on all 13 channels.
Here’s a look at the Bus Roadeos held in North Carolina by the Charlotte Area Transit System and Florida by Palm Tran.
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