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Newsby StaffJune 9, 2014

Texas' Sun Metro wins MV safety award

Award scoring was based on a wide range of measurable criteria including adherence to company safety policies, as well as minimizing preventable accidents and on-board vehicle camera activity.

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Newsby StaffJune 9, 2014

Transit access training saves Ontario city cash

The city of Hamilton has diverted 151 people from the much more expensive paratransit service and saved an estimated $1,558 per participant per year in specialized transit costs.

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Newsby StaffJune 5, 2014

Allied Specialty Vehicles names president of ElDorado Mobility division

Matt Ford arrives from The Braun Corp., a manufacturer of conversion van and wheelchair lift mobility products, where he spent more than 10 years in sales management positions, most recently as national director of sales.

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Newsby StaffJune 2, 2014

Colo. St. growth plan highlights shuttles, parking garages

The study, completed in April by an outside consulting firm, is based on the scenario that the campus might someday grow to 35,000 students.

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Newsby StaffMay 28, 2014

NYC Transit makes subway station ADA accessible

The $16.95 million project, fully funded by the Federal Transit Administration, was awarded to Forte Construction Corp. in November 2011.

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Newsby StaffMay 26, 2014

New Mexico St. to begin offering paratransit service

Aggie Paratransit will begin serving qualified main campus students with disabilities as a supplement to the existing fixed-route Aggie Transit service available on campus beginning in the fall 2014 semester.

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Newsby StaffMay 26, 2014

Calif. paratransit user invites drivers to graduation

For more than two years, Marion Miller relied on RTA’s Dial-A-Ride service to get to and from Mt. San Jacinto College where she studied sociology

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Newsby StaffMay 26, 2014

King County Metro cuts will impact paratransit users

At the present time, human service organizations, along with King County Metro, are considering how best to get information in the hands of those who may be later impacted.

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Newsby StaffMay 23, 2014

Del. educator proposes driving cooperative for seniors

The Sussex Senior Transportation Cooperative would follow a national model to provide rides for a suggested $1 per mile for seniors throughout Sussex County. About $100,000 is needed to get the cooperative up and running.

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Newsby StaffMay 23, 2014

As demand grows, B.C. paratransit looks to expand fleet

The transit system conducted a transportation service review that identified the need for a third handyDART service bus to meet the needs of seniors. The City of Powell River mayor said the service may need a fourth vehicle to meet demand.

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