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Newsby StaffMarch 13, 2017

San Francisco to regulate Chariot, other private bus services

San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency officials said regulating Chariot would help them garner data to ask a number of questions, like whether Chariot takes away riders from Muni buses.  

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Newsby StaffMarch 13, 2017

Brampton Transit to be part of electric bus demonstration project

Will work with two Canadian transit vehicle manufacturers (New Flyer Industries and Nova Bus) and two charging station manufacturers (ABB Group and Siemens Canada) to deploy up to 10 electric buses and four overhead electric charging stations that plug into an open protocol known as the OppCharge protocol.

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Newsby StaffMarch 13, 2017

moovel, Capital Factory venture to help foster mobility growth

MobilityX will provide mobility and transportation focused startup companies access to experienced mentors from Capital Factory and Daimler executives, who will give valuable feedback and make introductions to other industry executives.

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Newsby StaffMarch 10, 2017

REV Bus Group to launch new Krystal, Federal models at LCT 2017

The Krystal KLX40 will have its first limo-style luxury bus on the reliable Freightliner S2C chassis debuting at the show in Las Vegas, while the Spirit CS (Corporate Shuttle) on the Ford E350 chassis will feature dual rear wheels for stability.

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Newsby StaffMarch 10, 2017

U.S. infrastructure receives near failing grade again

ASCE evaluated 16 categories of infrastructure in the 2017 Report Card, with grades ranging from a “B” for Rail to a “D-” for Transit.

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Newsby StaffMarch 10, 2017

City Council approves Phase 2 of Ottawa light rail plan

The city is still waiting on a funding announcement from the federal government, but Ottawa’s mayor said he has been assured it will be announced before the end of May.

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NewsMarch 9, 2017

Profile: Phil Washington, CEO of L.A. Metro

The man who runs public transit in Los Angeles — the biggest county in the nation, with 88 cities and 10 million people — grew up in the projects of Chicago’s South Side. With five sisters and a father who left the family before he was born, Phil Washington couldn’t be a kid for long. “I saw first hand how the lack of transportation services really impacts lives,”...

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Newsby StaffMarch 9, 2017

2 KC streetcar petitions headed for August ballot

One of the petitions seeks two sales taxes totaling three-eighths of a cent for 25 years to pay for streetcar expansion, while the other would prohibit Kansas City from doing any planning or implementing of any fixed-rail expansion without a citywide vote.

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Newsby StaffMarch 9, 2017

Jacksonville hosts Easy Mile autonomous vehicle demonstration

More than a hundred people attended the event to learn more about the future of the Skyway and take a ride in a vehicle that utilizes next generation autonomous vehicle technology.

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Newsby StaffMarch 9, 2017

GreenPower Motor Co. to supply 10 electric buses, charging systems in Calif.

The contract provides the City of Porterville or other customers, an option to purchase an additional 20 buses with the same terms and conditions as the initial purchase.

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