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News•by Staff and News Reports•December 19, 2023

Financing to Boost NFI’s Zero-Emission Bus, Coach Offerings, Production Capabilities

As first announced with NFI’s second quarter 2023 financial results, NFI entered into an agreement for up to C$10 million in interest-free financing from PrairiesCan through Canada’s Jobs and Growth Fund.

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Articles•December 19, 2023

Transit Agencies Lay Groundwork for Zero Emission Bus Fleet Overhaul

To illustrate the scale and variety of approaches, this article takes a closer look at ZEB programs underway at three of the country’s largest agencies: New York MTA, SFMTA, and WMATA.

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News•by Staff and News Reports•December 15, 2023

Facing Budget Gap, WMATA Budget Proposal Slashes Service, Raises Fares

The budget gap is a result of several factors, including lower ridership revenue that is still recovering from the pandemic, the depletion of federal pandemic relief funds, a subsidy credit provided to jurisdictions in 2020, and historic inflation.

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News•by News/Media Release•December 15, 2023

VIA Announces Milestone for Advanced Rapid Transit

In the FTA’s approval letter, the federal agency notes that VIA has committed local dollars against the project, which is estimated to be about $446.3 million.

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News•by Staff and News Reports•December 15, 2023

TransLink Transitioning to Renewable Diesel Fuel in Metro Vancouver

With this change, the agency will be reducing total greenhouse gas emissions by 6,550 tons, or 5%, of TransLink’s total emissions — the equivalent of removing 1,900 passenger vehicles off the road.

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Articles•by Alex Roman•December 14, 2023

Innovation Showcase: King County Metro, Connectpoint Team for Signage Project

The synchronized, cloud-based displays can be controlled and managed remotely 24/7 through Connectpoint’s personalized content management system, CPAM, giving KCM messaging flexibility to provide a better customer experience.

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News•by Staff and News Reports•December 13, 2023

MTI Survey Attempts to 'Put Brakes' on Transit Harassment

The MTI survey provides a rigorously-vetted research method transit operators can use to gather evidence about the extent of passenger harassment.

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News•by News/Media Release•December 13, 2023

SEPTA To Present Final Draft of Bus Network Redesign to Board

Pending the Board’s vote, the first changes would go into effect next summer.

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News•by Alex Roman•December 12, 2023

Sound Transit's CEO Timm Announces Leadership Transition

Since joining Sound Transit in September 2022, Timm has overseen a renewed emphasis on the rider experience as Sound Transit approaches the opening of several new extensions, starting with East Link next spring.

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News•by Staff and News Reports•December 12, 2023

NTVC Report Makes Short-, Long-Term WMATA Recommendations

The report makes near-term recommendations that can provide immediate relief to WMATA and the Virginia localities that provide funding to WMATA, as well as critical actions that must be taken in the coming months.

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