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Newsby Staff and News ReportsOctober 21, 2024

Biz Briefs: SBL, PhoenixEV, and ChargePoint

Biz Briefs covers the latest supplier partnership news in the motorcoach and public transit industries.

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The ribbon cutting ceremony and parade for the opening of the Purple Line.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 21, 2024

IndyGo Celebrates Purple Line Grand Opening

New 15.2 mile Bus Rapid Transit route connects downtown Indianapolis to the City of Lawrence.

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Newsby StaffOctober 18, 2024

New York's Regional Transit Adds First 2 New Flyer Hydrogen Buses

RTS is working toward the goal of having a 100% zero-emission bus fleet by 2040, as set forth by an executive order signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul in 2022.

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A Proterra electric bus.
Newsby Staff and News ReportsOctober 17, 2024

FTA Issues Safety Advisory on Proterra Buses

FTA issues Safety Advisory 24-1 advising transit agencies that use certain Proterra-built Phoenix Motorcars buses to make an important software update to correct an overheating issue that can increase the risk of vehicle fire.

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Newsby StaffOctober 16, 2024

California's AVTA Celebrates 'Electric' 10-Year Anniversary

By using groundbreaking zero-emission battery-electric bus technology and wireless inductive charging technology, AVTA's innovative bus conversion helped pioneer a new vision for what a 21st century transit agency can accomplish.

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Newsby StaffOctober 14, 2024

Chicago's Proposed Operating Budget Charts Course for a Better Riding Experience

The proposed spending budget reflects an 8.1% increase (or $161.1 million) over the previous year’s budget and supports CTA’s ongoing workforce initiatives for hiring, training, and retaining key operations personnel to provide service levels that exceed 2019/pre-pandemic levels.

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An AC Transit Zero Emissions Bus
Newsby StaffOctober 14, 2024

AC Transit Approves Realign Bus Network

AC Transit hopes to maintain service levels at 85% of pre-pandemic levels under new plan.

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ArticlesOctober 11, 2024

How Transit Fleets Can Navigate New Emissions Standards

To make an impactful difference in reducing emissions across metro and commercial driving industries, fleets, and adjacent industries need to make intentional updates to processes, technology, and teams.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsOctober 11, 2024

Biz Briefs: CCW, Kawasaki, and More

In the lastest installment, METRO covers news from Long Beach, Calif.; Yonkers, N.Y.; and more.

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Newsby StaffOctober 10, 2024

Chicago Announces First Innovation Studio Pilots

Launched earlier this year, Innovation Studio was designed to allow CTA to pilot solutions and new technologies for some of CTA’s biggest challenges. This year, three problem statements were released to solicit proposals from the private sector.

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