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Newsby StaffNovember 10, 2015

First Transit's Lynn Cohoe wins Canadian safety award

She joined the First Transit team in March 2014 as regional safety manager and also serves on the board of CSSE as regional VP.

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Newsby StaffNovember 10, 2015

New Flyer to acquire Motor Coach Industries

The completion of the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions including U.S. anti-trust and Canadian Competition Act approvals. Management currently expects the Transaction to close by the end of 2015.

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Newsby StaffNovember 10, 2015

Taking public transportation instead of driving linked with better health

Commuting by public transportation is linked to a lower risk of having high blood pressure, diabetes, and overweight than commuting by car or bike.

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Newsby StaffNovember 9, 2015

U. of Minnesota rejects second proposal to expand paratransit services

The university's Parking and Transportation Services cited a possible reduction in the total number of available rides and potentially increased wait times if the program was implemented.

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Newsby StaffNovember 9, 2015

U. of Mich. invests $1M in solving transportation challenges

The Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization Transportation program, in partnership with the Michigan Economic Development Corp., offers an avenue for U-M researchers and innovators to discover commercial opportunities to advance their projects out of the lab and into the market.

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Newsby StaffNovember 9, 2015

NYU, MIT among TransitCenter transportation grant recipients

The applicants were ranked on the basis of their potential impact to improve public transportation, originality and applicants' track records, as well as their consistency with TransitCenter's own programming.

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ProductsNovember 6, 2015

CS City Service Bus

Designed for ease of entry and exit, the CS provides wheelchair access and is ideal for feeding into the main lines of a transit system by providing transportation from smaller residential areas and during hours of low passenger demand.

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ProductsNovember 6, 2015

FS2 Tour Coach XL Model

Built on the Freightliner S2 chassis the coach is wheelchair accessible and features a Cummins ISB 6.7L, 300 horsepower engine coupled to a 320 AMP alternator.

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Newsby StaffNovember 6, 2015

House OKs $325B surface transportation bill

Passed by a 363-64 vote, the bill calls for spending $261 billion on highways and $55 billion on transit over six years. As expected, the legislation authorizes highway funding for six years, but only if Congress can come up with a way to pay for the final three years.

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Newsby StaffNovember 6, 2015

Claflin named Transdev GM for Cincinnati Streetcar Project

With 37 years of public transportation experience, he has previously served in senior management positions for several high-profile rail projects including Denver RTD, Houston Metro and TriMet.

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