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Newsby StaffJune 19, 2014

Proterra raises $30M in funding, teases new vehicle

The second generation electric vehicle — a 40-foot transit bus — will be the lightest, most efficient and highest passenger capacity coach in its class.

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Newsby StaffJune 19, 2014

9th annual National Dump the Pump Day touts transit use

APTA first started the event in June 2006 when gas prices had reached $3 per gallon and the public demand for public transportation was growing in response to high gas prices.

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Newsby StaffJune 17, 2014

Man arrested for commandeering N.Y. transit bus

It was reported the stolen bus had been left on a ramp at the St. George ferry by a driver who took a break. Police arrested the man after the MTA used bus-tracking technology to help locate the stolen bus.

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Newsby StaffJune 17, 2014

NJ Transit adding 63 more MCIs

The buses would replace the current fleet of 14-year-old buses fueled by CNG, which are now in service on Route 9.

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Newsby StaffJune 16, 2014

Penn. St. taps new director, transportation services

Rob DeMayo has spent the last decade traveling the world, living and working with a wide variety of clients on four continents. Most recently, he served as the director of European Operations for MV Global Transport Logistics in Glasgow, Scotland

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Newsby StaffJune 16, 2014

New, all-electric minibus on Western Mich. campus

The College of Aviation will use the vehicle to transport prospective students around the Battle Creek campus, in addition to occasional tours on the main campus

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Newsby StaffJune 16, 2014

Vancouver university gondola project goes unfunded

The project, which would run from University Station at Simon Fraser University directly to Burnaby Mountain, was not funded as part of a $7.5 billion regional transit improvement plan that was passed by Metro Vancouver mayors last week

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Newsby StaffJune 13, 2014

Wash. agency switching fare collection to decrease fraud

The magnetic strip technology would require the replacement of all fareboxes, many of which are more than 20 years old. The agency plans to pay for it with a $2 million federal grant.

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Newsby StaffJune 12, 2014

Nashville BRT survives test after funding eligibility oversight

After the MTA failed to put $51.5 million for the 7.1-mile Amp line in the city’s five-year capital improvements budget — a “wish list” of potential building projects — an amendment was necessary to put the money in.

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Newsby StaffJune 12, 2014

Toronto Transit orders 55 Nova buses

Delivery of the first of the 40-foot diesel buses, including a pilot bus, will begin in 2015.

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