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News•by Staff•July 21, 2016

APTA opposes GOP plan to cut mass transit funding

The Republican platform, which stated that public transportation is "an inherently local affair that serves only a small portion of the population," also opposes increasing the federal gas tax.

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News•by Staff•July 21, 2016

PSTA, Uber partner to offer disadvantaged residents free, on-demand rides

The $300,000 grant-funded pilot demonstration, awarded by the Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged, is aimed at helping low-income, unemployed residents overcome transportation barriers to employment.

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News•by Staff•July 21, 2016

Self-driving electric buses part of Tesla's future, CEO says

Elon Musk says that the electric buses of the future should be smaller than the current ones, to decrease traffic congestion, with the interior of the buses redesigned to increase passenger areal density.

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News•by Staff•July 21, 2016

DC Metro moves ahead with plan to use Uber, Lyft for paratransit services

Metro plans to issue an RFP to take over the service in September, with the intent to have the system in place by spring 2017. The pilot program will be for users in the Maryland suburbs, where two-thirds of MetroAccess customers live.

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News•by Staff•July 21, 2016

Secretary Foxx urges more rigorous review of autonomous vehicle tech

His remarks at a self-driving convention comes a few weeks after government regulators revealed a 40-year-old man died in May after his Tesla car crashed into a truck while using a semi-autonomous feature called "Autopilot."

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News•by Staff•July 21, 2016

APTA: Mass transit users save $9,686 annually

The savings are based on the cost of commuting by public transportation compared to the cost of owning and driving a vehicle and the national unreserved monthly parking rate numbers.

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News•by Staff•July 21, 2016

FRA approves blueprint to connect Boston, New Haven to Montreal via rail

The Initiative proposes to restore service between Boston and New Haven, Conn., through Springfield, Mass. and Hartford, Conn., and add new service between Boston and Montreal.

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News•by Staff•July 20, 2016

Transit expert, Mendes, joins HNTB as national transit/rail practice leader

Diana Mendes is responsible for strategic planning and implementation, industry representation, business development, service delivery and client satisfaction.

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News•by Staff•July 20, 2016

NYC Transit program urges safety when playing Pokémon Go

The digital screen campaign consists of a brief animation warning customers to stay safe as they play the game that seems to have taken the country, and the world, by storm.

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News•by Staff•July 20, 2016

MARTA names new assistant GM, capital development and programs

David M. Springstead will be responsible for MARTA’s Strategic Transit Asset Management Plan and State of Good Repair initiatives.

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