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Newsby StaffOctober 8, 2015

FTA issues guidance on how transit agencies can implement ADA

To enhance understanding of the Act, the new circular offers a user-friendly, one-stop resource on its requirements.

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Newsby StaffOctober 8, 2015

Transdev’s GoMobile app adds real-time bus arrival for NICE riders

Launched in June of 2014, the GoMobile application has now been downloaded by more than 30,000 customers.

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Newsby StaffOctober 7, 2015

Rock fences that may prevent derailment not used in Vermont

The fences are installed in known rock-slide areas and are designed to send signals if they are hit with debris, Amtrak CEO Joseph Boardman said.

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Newsby StaffOctober 7, 2015

Daktronics announces $3.2M NYCT signage order

The multi-colored LED displays, part of the subway system’s Public Address Customer Information System, will feature next train arrival and destination information as well as graphical information. A text to speech function aids visually impaired transit riders with clear and easy to access messaging.

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Newsby StaffOctober 7, 2015

Chicago's Metra completes charging station installation

To further enhance the agency’s customer connectivity options, Metra will also be installing free Wi-Fi in the waiting areas of downtown stations within 45 days, and it recently announced plans to test Wi-Fi on 11 cars systemwide before January 2016.

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Photo Galleriesby StaffOctober 6, 2015

[Photos] 2015: Top 100 Transit Bus Fleets

A look at some of the fleets that made this year's METRO Top 100.

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Newsby StaffOctober 6, 2015

Question of the Day: What was your first memory of using public transportation?

As part of METRO's APTA coverage, we asked some of the top names in transit to discuss what their first experience was when riding public transportation for the first time.

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Newsby StaffOctober 6, 2015

APTA names new Executive Committee

The new APTA chair is Valarie J. McCall, board of trustees, of the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. McCall, who is the chief of government and international affairs for the city of Cleveland succeeds Phillip A. Washington.

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Newsby StaffOctober 6, 2015

TransLoc unveils new version of OnDemand

Provides an Uber-like mobile experience for passengers and drivers, while giving transit administrators the most effective platform to operate a state-of-the-art demand-response system.

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Newsby StaffOctober 5, 2015

Transdev awarded 5-year Phoenix contract

Through this contract, which began in the summer of 2015, Transdev will continue to provide operations and maintenance services to approximately 24 million passengers each year, with over 800 employees and nearly 350 vehicles.

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