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News•by Staff•April 4, 2016

Thurston named VP, national technical director for WSP | PB

Dr. Thurston has more than 37 years of experience in rail systems engineering and integration, with an emphasis on the design, construction supervision, and installation of railroad and transit systems.

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News•by Staff•April 4, 2016

MBTA Conductors receive iPhones to keep passengers informed

The smartphones are programmed with apps specially designed by Keolis with data on schedules, on-time performance and service disruptions.

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Articles•April 4, 2016

Vehicle A/C Systems Focus on Evolving Tech, Efficiency

Supplier developments include electric solutions and brushless or improved brush motors, to meet the demands of the transportation industry.

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Articles•April 4, 2016

Publisher's Perspective: BRT becomes a mainstream mode

BRT has become commonplace now in the U.S., with cities large and small either planning or having already implemented BRT.

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Articles•April 4, 2016

Providing Diverse Mobility Options Key Challenge for Universities

As representatives of their communities, universities share an important responsibility in providing multimodal forms of transportation that are both safe and sustainable.

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Articles•April 4, 2016

Handling New Hires with Prior Driving Experience

One topic I have heard discussed in some circles is regarding the amount of training to administer to new-hire candidates that bring some past driving experience with transport vehicles (paratransit, shuttle, etc.).

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Articles•Cover Story•April 4, 2016

BRT Project Focus: Oregon and Nevada

A look at two unique and interesting BRT projects; Lane Transit District's EmX line and RTC Washoe County's RAPID.

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News•by Staff•April 1, 2016

Carolyn Flowers tapped to lead FTA

She will replace Acting Federal Transit Administrator Therese McMillan, who recently accepted a position as chief planning officer for L.A. Metro. Flowers joined the FTA as senior advisor to the Administrator in January 2015.

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News•by Staff•March 31, 2016

Texas operator withdraws its appeal of FMCSA shutdown order

The Irving-based charter operation illegally operated 10 unsafe motorcoaches to transport perhaps as many as 500 passengers from Dallas to Philadelphia and back for Pope Francis' September 2015 U.S. visit.

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News•by Staff•March 31, 2016

FTA announces $266M in bus improvement grants

The investments will help advance President Obama’s vision for a cleaner, 21st century transportation system that reduces carbon emissions while expanding transportation options for families.

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