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ArticlesAugust 16, 2021

Taking Buses Beyond ADA Compliance with ‘Smart’ Air Management Systems

Computer-controlled air management and ride control systems have been evolving over the last two decades and are now more effective and versatile than ever before, helping to smooth out the ride of buses operating on even the worst of roads.

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NewsAugust 13, 2021

Micro Bird Acquires Controlling Interest in EV Drivetrain Integrator

The Type A school bus manufacturer has acquired a controlling interest in the electric vehicle drivetrain integrator and supplier Ecotuned.

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NewsAugust 12, 2021

NFI, Robotic Research Agreement to Bring Automated Driving Systems to Transit

The agreement expands the partnership originally announced in 2019 and builds on the unveiling of North America’s first automated transit bus, the Xcelsior AV™.

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ArticlesAugust 12, 2021

APTA TRANSform Conference and EXPO Heads to Orlando

After postponing the event in 2020, APTA moved the TRANSform Conference and EXPO to sunny Orlando, Nov. 7 to 10, 2021.

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NewsAugust 11, 2021

Denver’s RTD Adopts New Strategic Plan

The plan establishes four strategic priorities — community value, customer excellence, employee ownership, and financial success — that serve as functional pillars to plan, develop, evaluate and measure RTD’s overall performance.

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NewsAugust 9, 2021

Sound Transit Board Adopts Realignment Plan for Delivering Critical Expansions

The steep rise in real estate and construction costs in the region in combination with advancing environmental review and project designs have driven up cost estimates for future transit expansions, contributing to a $6.5 billion affordability gap for delivering projects on earlier schedules.

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NewsAugust 9, 2021

FTA Awards $59.9M Grant for Seattle BRT Project

The 2.3-mile BRT line will provide fast, frequent, reliable, and safe public transportation along Madison Street, improving connections between key destinations in downtown Seattle and densely populated neighborhoods in the surrounding area.

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Articlesby Staff and News ReportsAugust 9, 2021

The Future of Transit Workforce: Managing Post-Pandemic Shifts

Agencies are working to implement new and more time-efficient ways to boost the job market, all while maintaining adequate service levels, a balanced budget, and additional funding avenues.

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NewsAugust 5, 2021

GILLIG Announces 2021 Low-No Grant Awards

The Low-No Program helps fund the purchase or lease of zero-emission and low-emission transit buses and supporting facilities that use advanced technologies.

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Articlesby Amanda HuggettAugust 5, 2021

Service, Safety, & Equity: New Orleans RTA in Action

Hear how the RTA is focused on on-time performance, improved customer service, and equity…not to mention plans for a network redesign, and service and vehicle upgrades in the city that is home to the world’s oldest continuously operating streetcar line.

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