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News•by Staff•November 19, 2013

IndyGo to unveil refurbed articulated buses

The necessity of buses has been proven by Routes 39 and 8 alone, which together delivered nearly 250,000 trips in September of this year, more than a quarter of the entire system’s ridership.

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News•by Staff•November 19, 2013

Proterra adds new CFO, VP of sales

Dave Rich and Bill Fay come to Proterra with a wealth of automotive and transportation industry expertise and will play a critical role in the company’s growth plans.

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Articles•November 18, 2013

How sustainability can save transit agencies money, build community support

Making more sustainable choices for fuel, power and water can save big money.

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Articles•November 18, 2013

Light Rail Line Links Salt Lake City with Airport

The Airport TRAX, which has six stations, is now on full schedule, with trains from downtown to the airport running every 15 minutes on weekdays and every 20 minutes on weekends. It travels at speeds up to 60 miles per hour.

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Articles•November 18, 2013

Light Rail Projects Make Inroads in U.S., Beyond

We visit a sampling of projects, from Maryland MTA’s Purple Line, which was approved to be delivered via public-private partnership, to Perth, Australia, where a 14-mile network is being planned.

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Articles•by Nicole Schlosser•November 18, 2013

Montreal transit app rewards riders with personalized offers

The STMMerci app uses precision marketing to provide local event and product offers exclusive to transit riders based on their preferences and locations.

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Articles•November 18, 2013

Track deaths force BART to change protocol, explore options

The deaths of two track workers forced BART to end its “simple approval” method that allowed workers to walk along the tracks in pairs, with one person serving as the lookout.

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Whitepapers•November 18, 2013

Transit Systems: Allowing and optimizing advertising programs

Transit systems are facing shrinking budgets and rising costs. Many are looking for different ways to raise revenue. An option is either to create or optimize revenue from an advertising program (allowing interior, exterior, shelter or transit book advertising).

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News•by Staff•November 18, 2013

Cleveland RTA introduces new bus stop signage

Has also began the process of analyzing and consolidating its bus stops throughout the county. When the process is completed, riders could see several possible benefits.

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News•by Staff•November 18, 2013

Clever Devices makes technology 'Fast 500' list

Overall, 2013 companies on Deloitte's list achieved revenue growth ranging from 137% to 208,897% from 2008 to 2012, with an average growth of 2,600%.

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