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Living the paratransit experience

Walking a mile in someone else’s shoes is a well-worn aphorism that makes good sense nonetheless. The same could be said about riding a mile on your local paratransit system — using someone else’s wheelchair or walker or cane.

Proposed U.K. rail safety system ‘not good enough’

In an industry report, rail chiefs recommended that Britain should wait for a more advanced system.

Orbiting railway starts to take shape

At the International Space Station, the first track of what will eventually be a 360-foot space railway has been laid.

Driver training a top priority at bus safety symposium

The International Truck and Bus Safety Research and Policy Symposium was held in April in Knoxville, Tenn.

Washington transit agencies promote yielding to buses

The campaign targets the issue of buses being allowed to pull back into traffic.

CARB study measures CNG, diesel bus emissions

Buses running on both compressed natural gas and ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel, with the proper emission controls in place, can attain significant reductions in toxic emissions.

Public transportation ridership up 2% in 2001

For the sixth consecutive year, ridership on public transportation reached a record high.

Senate panel approves $400 million for bus security

Security implementations that would be provided for include hiring security officers and installing video surveillance and communications equipment.

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