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NewsJanuary 11, 2022

NCTD Launches First-, Last-Mile Uber, Lyft Service

Passengers with a mobility device can book similar discounted trips for curb-to-curb service via an NCTD vehicle using the TripShot application.

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NewsJanuary 4, 2022

Transdev, COTA Launch New Partnership

Transdev is now overseeing COTA’s Mainstream Paratransit and Mainstream On-Demand services

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ArticlesDecember 20, 2021

What is the State, and Future, of MaaS?

While transit agencies look to increase mobility for its customers, many are exploring relatively new concepts to do so. First Transit’s Tina Morch-Pierre, sr. director, innovation and technology services, and Derek Fretheim, sr. director, national innovation, discuss how mobility-as-a-service, as a concept, is evolving in transit, as well as some of the hurdles they are seeing play out in the market.

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NewsDecember 7, 2021

ABC Expands Turtle Top Distribution Partnership

The expansion strengthens ABC’s position in the passenger van and shuttle space as micro transit and on-demand services are expanding.

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NewsDecember 3, 2021

JTA Adds Frazier as SVP/COO

He joins the JTA after serving as CEO for Rock Region METRO, the public transportation system serving the Little Rock and Central Arkansas region.

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NewsDecember 3, 2021

MVRTA Set to go Fare Free in March 2022

The pilot is an expansion of the City of Lawrence-funded initiative that has covered fares on three local routes in Lawrence since September 2019.

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NewsNovember 29, 2021

TransLink Customers Will Have Access to Interac Debit in 2022

This move puts TransLink on pace to be the first transit agency in Canada to fully integrate Interac Debit contactless payments across a regional transit system.

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NewsNovember 22, 2021

Fla.’s HART Launches New SMART AV Route

HART SMART AV will serve riders at three stops, with the new pilot service consisting of 2 NAVYA autonomous shuttles and operating until Jan. 1, 2022.

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NewsNovember 18, 2021

AECOM Taps Prendergast as N.Y. Metro Executive for Design & Consulting Services Business

In this role, he will be responsible for delivering projects across business lines and leading more than 3,000 staff within the states of New York and New Jersey.

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ArticlesNovember 18, 2021

Using Transit Tech to Create Equitable Access

Paratransit’s role is shifting amongst communities investing in new mobility solutions, delivering huge cost savings for cities and quality of life improvements for riders.

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