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Newsby StaffNovember 7, 2016

Campus' on-demand transit system 'mashes up' Uber, fixed-route, light rail

Passengers could be trying out the new "hub-and-shuttle" system on the University of Michigan's North Campus as soon as summer 2017.

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Newsby StaffNovember 2, 2016

TransLoc, NCDOT partners to enhance mobility with Amtrak, Uber, transit

TransLoc’s Rider app will provide passengers with door-to-door trip planning to and from nine Amtrak stations throughout the state and bring multimodal transit opportunities to more than five million residents across three major metropolitan areas.

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Newsby StaffNovember 1, 2016

African Americans see longer waits, cancelled rides from TNCs, study says

In Seattle, one experiment found consistently longer waiting times for African American passengers — as much as a 35 percent increase.

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Newsby StaffOctober 31, 2016

MBTA in talks with Bridj to provide late-night service

The proposal is about 35 percent less than the per-vehicle per-hour cost of putting a standard MBTA bus on the road.

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Newsby StaffOctober 31, 2016

Fla.'s PSTA expands partnership with Uber, Lyft across entire county

Branded as Direct Connect, the second pilot program is designed to give low-cost Uber, Lyft, or taxi rides to designated bus stops to allow more citizens access to PSTA’s primary bus lines.

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Newsby StaffOctober 25, 2016

Fla.'s HART to develop autonomous circulator route

The project would be one of the first of its kind in the U.S. utilizing autonomous technology and has the potential to become a genuine problem solver, according to FDOT and HART.

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Newsby StaffOctober 25, 2016

Uber endorses Sound Transit 3 light rail expansion ballot measure

The $54 billion ballot measure would add 62 miles of light rail with stations that would serve 37 new areas and grow the system to 116 miles.

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NewsOctober 24, 2016

U. of Iowa ridesharing program could cut campus commuter costs in half

Users of the RideShare progame can be matched for carpooling, biking, walking, and even as bus buddies. UI users also can calculate money saved, miles traveled, and emissions reduced.

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Newsby StaffOctober 20, 2016

Future for connected cars is promising, obstacles remain: study

Obstacles include privacy and security concerns, to a lack of infrastructure and the need for a legislative framework.

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Newsby StaffOctober 20, 2016

Valley Metro awarded $1M to develop app integrating ticketing, trip planning

Agency is partnering with RouteMatch Software, transit industry technology provider, as well as Arizona State University, Lyft and the city of Phoenix DOT to create the passenger-based app.

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