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Newsby StaffJune 16, 2016

Calif.'s OCTA approves $26M for local transit shuttles

The money is being provided through Measure M, the county’s half-cent sales tax for transportation improvements. When Measure M was renewed by voters in 2006, it included a funding program for cities to develop and implement shuttles and bus trolleys.

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Newsby StaffJune 16, 2016

Uber, Fla.'s PSTA to pilot phone dispatch system

The call-in feature is part of a local program with PSTA that will grant publicly-subsidized Uber rides to low-income residents who do not have cars or easy access to the area’s bus-based public transit system.

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Newsby StaffJune 16, 2016

11th annual 'Dump the Pump Day' encourages drivers to use transit

Every year U.S. public transportation use saves 37 million metric tons of carbon emissions and 4.2 billion gallons of gasoline.

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Newsby StaffJune 14, 2016

APTA: Public Transportation users save $9,474 annually

The savings are based on the cost of commuting by public transportation compared to the cost of owning and driving a vehicle and the national unreserved monthly parking rate numbers.

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Newsby StaffJune 14, 2016

Quantum securement use leads to accessiblity award for MATBUS

Recognized for installation of the wheelchair securement system on two City of Fargo, N.D., buses received last fall as well as the introduction of training programs.

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Newsby StaffJune 14, 2016

Clean Energy announces the CleanCNG heavy-duty compressor

The introduction is the culmination of 35 years in leadership in the compressor industry and the result of a complete ground-up re-engineering of the CleanCNG Standard.

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Newsby StaffJune 14, 2016

London rail, Twitter piloting live alerts for 'severe delays'

Pilot of new information service to provide live notifications of severe delays directly to customers' mobiles or computers to alert them more quickly. First time that Twitter has partnered with a transport authority to provide live travel information to customers using this innovative approach.

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NewsJune 14, 2016

New Access MIT program offers free public transit to employees

MIT has set out to reduce parking demand on campus by 10% over the next two years with the launch of the new program, which combines pay-per-day parking for most parkers with free access to MBTA subway and local bus, among other benefits.

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Videosby StaffJune 13, 2016

Perkins School for the Blind - Bus Stop Challenge

With help from a Google.org grant, Perkins School for the Blind is embarking on a groundbreaking project that will change the way people who are blind or visually impaired access public transportation.

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Newsby StaffJune 13, 2016

Mass. school to develop nav. app for visually impaired travelers

Perkins anticipates using crowdsourcing to provide detailed navigation clues to bring users to within four to five feet — the standard length of a white cane — of their precise destination.

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