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News•by Staff•February 27, 2015

Bridj to launch D.C. service

While Founder Matt George is interested in connecting Capitol Hill, K Street and Dupont Circle, it’s not yet clear if those will be the neighborhoods Bridj starts with. The start-up is encouraging interested customers to request specific routes on its website

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News•by Staff•February 27, 2015

CDTA unveils Navigator smart card brand

The new smart card is expected to begin public pilot testing later this year and will be fully deployed once testing is complete.

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News•by Staff•February 27, 2015

New Flyer wins N.Y. CNG bus contract

The contract for 110 XN40 buses contains a firm order for 52 buses with options for an additional 58 buses and is valued at approximately $53 million dollars.

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News•by Staff•February 27, 2015

‘Living Lab’ for Transit Innovation Opens in Santa Clara, Calif.

The new initiative aims to rethink how VTA delivers bus, rail, roadway and other transportation services, said Santa Clara VTA GM Nuria Fernandez. As a catalyst for ingenuity, the center intends to pair itself with academics, startups, tech firms and nonprofits from the region. The center also will operate the VTA’s open data portal.

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News•by Staff•February 26, 2015

Interim MBTA boss vows all-hands-on-deck mentality for snowstorms

Frank DePaola, who was named to replace outgoing MBTA chief Beverly Scott, has already created a team to examine what went wrong this winter.

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News•by Staff•February 26, 2015

CCW to provide Iowa with rebuilt artics

Des Moines Area Regional Transit's 60-foot low floor articulated buses will replace high-floor buses and include newly installed ramps, remanufactured power trains, transmissions, engines and brakes. It will also be equipped with two ADA compliant wheelchair lifts.

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News•by Staff•February 26, 2015

Texas' Capital Metro adds real-time information to bus fleet

The agency rolled out real-time data on MetroRapid and MetroRail last year, receiving strong positive feedback from customers.

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News•by Staff•February 26, 2015

Public Transportation users save $9,238 annually

APTA releases this monthly Transit Savings Report to examine how an individual in a two-person household can save money by taking public transportation and living with one less car.

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News•by Staff•February 26, 2015

Md. MTA real-time data 'hacked' offered on private app

Transit App, a 10-person Montreal-based operation that collates transit information in nearly 90 cities, incorporated the real-time data over the course of an afternoon into its existing mobile app, which already has 20,000 users in Baltimore. Critics are questioning why the MTA couldn't produce a mobile app for its data.

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Articles•February 24, 2015

Diverse Fleets, Skills and Services Help Brown Coach Stay Ahead

Brothers Robert and Stephen Brown have spun a nine-motorcoach operation, purchased in 1980, into a 49-vehicle fleet that provides charter, commuter and tour services, primarily in the northeastern U.S. and eastern Canadian provinces.

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