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Newsby StaffNovember 2, 2015

Wash. transit wants more seniors to benefit from fixed route

Only about 5% of riders on WTA’s fixed bus routes in Whatcom County are over 65. In contrast to senior’s relatively low ridership on fixed routes, more than 1,700 people over 65 use WTA’s paratransit service.

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Videosby StaffOctober 30, 2015

ABC Companies' Roman Cornell at BusCon 2015

Roman Cornell of ABC Companies drops by BusCon 2015 to chat with METRO GM James Blue.

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Videosby StaffOctober 30, 2015

BusCon 2015 Recap

A look at BusCon 2015, which was held in Indianapolis in September.

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Newsby StaffOctober 30, 2015

Kansas City to offer 'microtransit' routes to fill service gaps

Is negotiating with a Boston-based company, Bridj that arranges bus service on an as-needed basis in its hometown and now in Washington, D.C.

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Newsby StaffOctober 30, 2015

Calif. agency earns LEED-Gold certification

The Hesperia, Calif.-based Victor Valley Transit Authority earned the award for the environmental-friendly design and construction of two separate buildings on its 10-acre facility.

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Newsby StaffOctober 30, 2015

Md. MTA expands MARC train bike car program to weekends

The bike cars allow passengers to bring full-sized, non-collapsible bikes on board the train and safely secure them in one of 23 racks on board the car.

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Newsby StaffOctober 30, 2015

Prevost's President/CEO Gaétan Bolduc to retire

During his time with the company, Prevost has grown from a small-but-respected operation with 280 employees that was a fairly minor player in the industry, to 1,500 employees and an industry leader in seated-coach sales.

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Newsby StaffOctober 30, 2015

Uber took 300K N.J. commuters to the bus or train last month

More commuters are turning to ride-sharing services such as Uber and Lyft to cover that difficult "last mile," the distance between train stations or bus stops and their homes or jobs.

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Newsby StaffOctober 29, 2015

EXCLUSIVE: 15 years on, contactless ticketing in London revolutionizes travel

The story of the 15 years of ticketing transformation in London bears many lessons for other transport operators in the world, as well as for the implementation of technology based public services more generally.

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Newsby StaffOctober 29, 2015

N.Y. MTA approves 2015-19 Capital Program

The Capital Program will buy thousands of new subway cars, train cars and buses; invest $2.8 billion in subway station improvements; finish installing positive train control on Metro-North Railroad and the Long Island Rail Road; and more.

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