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Newsby StaffDecember 12, 2016

Las Vegas strip transit service losing ridership to Uber, Lyft

RTC has watched bus ridership gradually decline along the Strip ever since state regulators allowed Uber and Lyft to operate in September 2015.

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Newsby StaffDecember 12, 2016

China's Transit Elevated 'straddling bus' going bust

Though TEB inventor Song Youzhou has insisted the company is still operating normally, sources told China’s The Paper that a major TEB investor has now cut off further funds.

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Photo Galleriesby StaffDecember 9, 2016

[Photos] Worcester, Mass. STV-designed sustainable bus facility

The Worcester Regional Transit Authority's new, $84 million vehicle maintenance, storage and operations facility featuring 150,000 square feet, replaces a 1920s-era converted trolley barn.

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Newsby StaffDecember 9, 2016

STV unveils sustainably designed bus facility in Worcester, Mass.

The $84 million, 150,000-square-foot facility is situated on a new 11-acre site, and replaces Worcester Regional Transit Authority’s 1920s-era converted trolley bar.

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Newsby StaffDecember 9, 2016

Driverless shuttle introduced at U. of Mich. specialized test site

A fully autonomous, 15-passenger electric shuttle manufactured by French firm NAVYA will support research and provide self-guided tours of Mcity, the university's test site for connected and automated vehicles.

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Videosby StaffDecember 9, 2016

Mcity Driverless Shuttle Debut

The vehicle will be used to provide tours of Mcity and to support autonomous vehicle research, initially through TechLab at Mcity, U-M's incubator for mobility startups.

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Newsby StaffDecember 8, 2016

Europe's largest electric public bus fleet to deploy in Dutch cities

All 43 public articulated buses in the Dutch cities of Eindhoven and Helmond will be electrically powered, starting the Dec. 11, 2016.

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Newsby StaffDecember 8, 2016

King County Metro launches mobile ticketing app

The Transit GO Ticket app pilot project was created under contract by Bytemark, which has similar systems in use in Austin, Texas; Massachusetts DOT; and Atlanta.

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Newsby StaffDecember 8, 2016

L.A. approves selling naming rights to lines, stations

A marketing company could be hired by early next year to entertain offers and assign prices for naming rights of hundreds of Metro assets, the report said.

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Newsby StaffDecember 8, 2016

San Diego MTS deploys propane buses

The minibuses are built on the Ford F-550 chassis and the paratransit buses are built on the Ford E-450 chassis. Each model features a Ford 6.8L V10 engine with a ROUSH CleanTech propane autogas fuel system.

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