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Newsby StaffJuly 26, 2018

Frequent flyer-type app rewards users of alternative transportation

The points earned using the new app from Miles can be redeemed for goods such as Starbucks coffee or a gift card from Amazon.

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Newsby StaffJuly 26, 2018

Ford creates autonomous vehicle-focused co. to accelerate progress

The company also detailed key organizational changes designed to improve its operational fitness and drive profitable growth.

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Newsby StaffJuly 24, 2018

UNLV collab to position Nevada as autonomous mobility leader

German-based research institute will send one of its engineers to Las Vegas to establish and expand mobility research projects.

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Newsby StaffJuly 24, 2018

Greater New Haven Transit launches paratransit mobile app

The app, provided by technology partner Routematch, is designed for Apple and Android devices.

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Newsby StaffJuly 18, 2018

640K New Yorkers have no accessible rail station nearby, report says

Roughly half of the neighborhoods served by the NYC subway system – 62 out of 122 – lack a single accessible station.

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Newsby StaffJuly 17, 2018

Office building rents 40% higher when transit accessible, study finds

Nationally, the CSAs of Denver, New York/New Jersey, Washington, D.C., and the San Francisco Bay Area are rated the highest on the transit-accessibility scale.

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Newsby StaffJuly 16, 2018

Lyft to offer discounts for people using bikes, scooters to connect to transit

The company recently acquired Motivate, which runs Citi Bike in New York City and Ford's GoBike program in San Francisco.

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Newsby StaffJuly 16, 2018

L.A. Metro reduces bike-share fares, plans expansion

In reducing the walk-up price to just $1.75, Metro has now made the cost the same as a one-way fare for Metro’s Bus and Rail System.

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Newsby StaffJuly 13, 2018

Uber terminates 100 self-driving car operators in Pittsburgh

The company plans to replace the jobs with about 55 “mission specialists,” who are trained in both on-road and more advanced test-track operations

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ArticlesJuly 13, 2018

Pub Perspective: For many transit agencies, the automated era is here

There is general agreement that a significant deployment of automation-related technologies will be driving at the very least within cities throughout the developed world by mid-century.

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