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New Mobilityby Alex Roman, Managing EditorSeptember 19, 2016

2016 Top 100 Bus Fleets Survey: Stepping Up to Solve First Mile, Last Mile Issue

Agencies are providing real-time bus information and mobile apps, as well as partnering with ride-, car- and bike-sharing groups to help customers better plan multimodal trips.

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Managementby Kelsey NolanSeptember 15, 2016

2016 Women in Transportation: Valerie J. McCall

McCall values her position with the city because of the opportunity it affords her to positively impact the lives of the average Clevelander.

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Managementby James BlueSeptember 15, 2016

Pub perspective: 2016 referendums could be game changer

A record number of such measures are on ballots across the country, reflecting an increased interest in meeting the growing demand for public transportation by local and state action.

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Motorcoachby Alex RomanSeptember 15, 2016

Indiana’s Royal Excursion builds diverse fleet to ‘tackle any type of work’

With a range of vehicles, which includes sedans, minibuses, party buses, limousines and motorcoaches, Kaser explains that his company is diversified enough to tackle any type of work.

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Managementby Matt FleckSeptember 15, 2016

How Puerto Rico transformed transit and its planning process

With its limited budget, too few vehicles and aging infrastructure, PRITA faced some serious challenges.

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Managementby Kelsey NolanSeptember 15, 2016

2016 Women in Transportation: Margareth Bonds

Bonds' efforts on behalf of the industry includes outreach to educate elected officials on the need for a balanced approach to funding our nation’s transportation infrastructure.

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Managementby Kelsey NolanSeptember 15, 2016

2016 Women in Transportation: Victoria Learn

Learn's main focus is ensuring that all buses are kept up to FTA standards, as well as employee and public safety, which she considers to be her biggest responsibility.

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Managementby Kelsey NolanSeptember 15, 2016

2016 Women in Transportation: Susan Dreier

Sue Dreier began her transit career on the ground floor as a part-time bus operator for Lane Transit District (LTD) in 1990 in Eugene, Ore., as she went back to school to earn her BA in public administration while also raising her two daughters.

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Motorcoachby Alex RomanSeptember 15, 2016

Diversification Key for Stable Coach Operations

Expanding into other forms of transportation services, such as shuttle, scheduled or corporate work, helps create new revenue streams and builds a more balanced business overall.

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Railby Charles SeatonSeptember 15, 2016

NYC Transit Uses New Tech, Tests Real-Time Train Arrival

Countdown clocks take the guesswork out of waiting for a train, offering a reduction in stress levels for harried New Yorkers.

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