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Photo Galleriesby StaffJuly 23, 2015

[Photos] New York City Transit Select Bus Service M86

New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT), together with MTA NYC Transit, unveiled a new Select Bus Service route along 86th Street in Manhattan on July 13, 2015. This corridor currently serves 24,000 commuters daily and is the busiest route citywide per mile. This marks the 8th SBS in the city and provides direct connections to twelve different bus routes.

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Newsby StaffJuly 23, 2015

Utah mayors seek to raise transportation taxes

Fifteen of the 16 cities in Salt Lake County have passed resolutions that support placing a vote on this year’s ballot according to the Salt Lake Tribune.

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Newsby StaffJuly 23, 2015

Two Calif. Central Valley cities select Proterra Catalyst zero-emission buses

San Joaquin Regional Transit District Tulare County's Porterville Transit plans to procure two Catalyst buses each.

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Newsby StaffJuly 22, 2015

Senate votes not to move forward with transportation bill debate

Democrats voted in unison against proceeding to the 1,030-page bill, arguing they had no time to review the complicated legislation, with the cloture vote to proceed to consideration of the bill needing 60 total votes. There were indications there could be a re-vote on Wednesday.

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Photo Galleriesby StaffJuly 21, 2015

[Photos] U. of Michigan automated car testing site

Mcity is the world's first full-scale simulated urban environment designed expressly for testing the performance and safety of connected, automated, and autonomous vehicles under controlled and realistic road conditions. It is a 32-acre outdoor laboratory for advanced mobility systems that includes network of roads with intersections, traffic signs and signals, streetlights, building facades, sidewalks and construction obstacles.

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Newsby StaffJuly 21, 2015

Mich. BRT plan on track, set for possible 2018 launch

The 8.3-mile route, with a proposed 27 stops, would replace the Capital Area Transportation Authority’s current Route 1 from downtown Lansing to the Meridian Mall. Results from the plan’s environmental assessment study are expected to be shared at a public hearing this fall.

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Newsby StaffJuly 21, 2015

Driverless, connected car testing site opens at U. of Michigan

Mcity is a 32-acre simulated urban and suburban environment that includes a network of roads with intersections, traffic signs and signals, streetlights, building facades, sidewalks and construction obstacles.

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Videosby StaffJuly 21, 2015

U. of Michigan's Automated Car Testing Site

An overview of the Mcity test facility for automated and connected vehicles at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. This updated version includes footage from the July 20, 2015 grand opening.

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Newsby StaffJuly 20, 2015

UCLA's fleet, transit director Sherry Lewis retires

Clinton Bench has been named the new fleet & transit director. Before joining UCLA, Clinton served as manager of transit service planning for the Boston Metropolitan Planning Organization and deputy executive director of planning with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.

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Newsby StaffJuly 20, 2015

N.C. DOT awards Campbell U. pedestrian tunnel contract

The tunnel will make it safer and easier for pedestrians to navigate Campbell University and the area around campus, including the football stadium

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