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Articles•February 28, 2017

Economic Shifts Boost Intercity Bus Industry, While 'Disruptive' Tech Takes Hold

With business down in Fiscal Year 2016, which ended in June,ridership also dipped in some markets, but not the Northeast where both services and competition are increasing. While admittedly in its infancy, crowdsourcing motorcoach services is also slightly on the rise.

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Articles•February 28, 2017

Q&A with APTA Chair Doran Barnes

METRO spoke with Barnes about his priorities for his term as APTA chair.

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Articles•February 28, 2017

Innovative Design Solutions Help Bring Streetcars Back to Cincinnati

For the first time since 1951, streetcars are providing convenient and affordable public transportation in downtown. The 3.6-mile Cincinnati Bell Connector is the first fully low-floor system in the U.S.

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News•by Staff•February 27, 2017

Geiger moves to president/CEO of CH Bus Sales

The company's current President/CEO, Bob Foley, will step down and assume the role of president of Coach Finance Group.

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News•by Staff•February 27, 2017

Toyota delivers first fuel-cell bus to Tokyo

The company plans to introduce over 100 fuel cell buses mainly within the Tokyo area, ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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News•by Staff•February 27, 2017

RNL unveils design for Foothill Transit facility, park-and-ride

Development includes a 372-stall, three-level parking structure, six-bus bay transit center, a 4,400-square-foot retail building and a public plaza design to connect to the future civic component.

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News•by Staff•February 27, 2017

Connect Transit GM to leave post next month

Bringing in the system's first local tax funding was one of Andrew Johnson's many accomplishments during his tenure.

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News•by Staff•February 24, 2017

Calgary Transit considering banning headphones at light rail stations

Earlier in the week, a 30-year-old man was struck by a train near a station, with investigators believing he was wearing headphones and distracted by his cellphone.

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News•by Staff•February 24, 2017

L.A. Metro reconsidering selling naming rights for trains, stations

Since board approval in December, the staff received new information from the Los Angeles County Counsel’s Office saying corporate naming decisions by Metro could lead to free speech entanglements

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News•by Staff•February 24, 2017

ABC, partners to showcase Van Hool NextGen FX concept coach

Equipped to take coach design to an extreme level, the coach, which will be on display at UMA Expo, is the only one of its kind and integrates both practical and futuristic passenger and driver features in a fully-loaded, tech-driven prototype, according to the company.

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