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NewsJuly 29, 2020

APTA, CEOs Urge Congress to Provide Emergency Funding to Transit

APTA is urging Congress to invest at least $32 billion in additional emergency funding to keep systems running safely and to protect the jobs of more than 435,000 industry workers.

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NewsJuly 29, 2020

AECOM launches New Tech Platform to Support Transit’s Safe Return to Service

TRIPS integrates data and technologies for each point of the passenger’s journey — from helping individuals decide when and how to travel, to informing transit operators when stations or vehicles are nearing capacity.

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NewsJuly 28, 2020

ViriCiti Report Focuses on Electric Bus Performance

The research is the first of its kind to analyze the performance of such a large sample of buses (+100) consistently over several seasons and months, and to look separately at how much 40- and 60 foot-buses consume in cold, normal, and high temperatures.

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NewsJuly 28, 2020

Passio Introduces Contact Tracing Tool to Combat Pandemic

The new module works with existing passenger identification scanning systems to identify and alert transit operators which passengers may have been exposed to an infected fellow rider.

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NewsJuly 28, 2020

Optimal Electric Vehicles, Proterra Partner to Produce All-Electric Low-Floor Cutaway

The all-electric S1LF integrates a Ford E450 chassis platform, which has been fully optimized for the vehicle body.

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NewsJuly 27, 2020

NFI Combines New Flyer, MCI

The combined entity will retain both market-leading brands and will operate under the leadership of New Flyer President Chris Stoddart.

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NewsJuly 27, 2020

DCTA's Recker, LAN's Ryden Join METROspectives Podcast

Nicole Recker and Tom Ryden discuss the long and short-term implications for transit caused by the pandemic, how branding and messaging will play a part in ridership returning, and much more.

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ArticlesJuly 27, 2020

How COVID-19 is Impacting Reno, Mobility with RTC's Thomas

The RTC of Washoe County's Executive Director discusses a multitude of topics, including what it's like starting on the job during the pandemic.

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NewsJuly 24, 2020

Optimal Electric Vehicles Debuts Battery-Electric Shuttle Bus

The all-electric S1LF will feature an ADA-compliant entry ramp for paratransit operations and a GVWR of 14,500 lbs., with no reduction in carrying capacity.

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NewsJuly 24, 2020

Edmonton Transit Unveils New Proterra Buses, Charging Infrastructure

ETS, Proterra, and ABB created a first-of-its-kind installation in North America using RFID technology, Wi-Fi, and two-step authentication that ensures each bus connects to its respective overhead charger.

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