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Newsby StaffOctober 11, 2017

Metrolink’s Leahy ‘navigates complex relationships’

One of the nation’s leading transit officials, Leahy served as CEO of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) for six years. During that time, he guided implementation of one of the largest public works programs in U.S. history, securing billions in federal and state dollars to help finance construction of dozens of transit and highway projects.

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Newsby Rhonda BellOctober 11, 2017

Designing for the transit user experience: Enhancing safety and security at stations

By paying attention to how it feels to arrive at, pass through, and use a transit facility, focused design strategies can complement traditional approaches by enhancing user perception of safety. While a station may be safe, according to statistics and incident reporting, ridership and patron satisfaction will still suffer if the station doesn’t feel safe.

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NewsOctober 10, 2017

Integration, Innovation Keys to Mobility Management

“Be innovative and adapt” was the theme of Monday’s “Integrated and Innovative Mobility Management” session, as President/Executive Director of the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Gary Thomas led a three-person panel on the future of public transit.

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Newsby StaffOctober 10, 2017

Masabi Launches Account-Based Ticketing at APTA 2017

As well as mobile barcode tickets, the multi-format platform facilitates the use of a variety of fare media, including contactless payment cards, smartcards, digital wallets, and more

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Newsby StaffOctober 10, 2017

San Diego MTS reduces costs, footprint with propane autogas buses

San Diego MTS will save about $5.8 million over the five- to seven-year lifecycle of the vehicles.

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NewsOctober 10, 2017

Bind the gap: Resolving transit’s first-and-last-mile challenge

In November 2016, voters approved about 70% of public transit initiatives on ballots across America, but we all acknowledge that the connections between systems remain a critical challenge — particularly, the “first-and-last-mile” challenge.

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NewsOctober 10, 2017

L.A. rail facility is innovative, sustainable, light-filled space

The Expo line has become a significant success story for LA Metro. In the first three months following the opening of the extension, ridership grew more than 53%.

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Newsby StaffOctober 10, 2017

Q’Straint’s Quantum makes passenger safety push-button easy

Wheelchair and scooter users want independent transportation, and bus drivers have a schedule to maintain. Until now those two objectives often conflicted.

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Newsby StaffOctober 10, 2017

Evolving video tech to solve the toughest fleet problems

Recorded video can be organized with tags that are associated with hardwired triggers — like when a ramp is deployed — or cloud-based triggers from third-party software, like collision avoidance systems.

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Newsby StaffOctober 9, 2017

Microvast launches next-generation batteries for electric-mobility applications

The technology offers 41% greater energy density than the company’s previous generation (LpCO) batteries, reducing cost and space requirements.

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