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News•by Staff•September 30, 2013

Pace addresses paratransit growth with outreach

In 2006, Pace assumed responsibility for paratransit operations in Chicago from the CTA. Prior to that, the agency ran paratransit only in the suburbs.

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News•by Staff•September 30, 2013

Roaring Fork taps Trapeze asset management system

Exceeding the FTA's requirements, RFTA can choose to use the State of Good Repair and Capital Planning modules to track all assets, their condition and their capital replacement schedules,

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News•by Staff•September 30, 2013

MV awards paratransit operator

Russel Roan, who has more than 17 years of experience at the Greenville, Ohio Transit System, has maintained an impeccable safety and customer service record.

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News•by Staff•September 30, 2013

S.D. paratransit to limit service to core area

Sioux Area Metro is struggling to accommodate growing demand for its paratransit system. City officials are proposing cutting the number of rides given each day from 650 to 550. After 550 rides are booked, those outside the core service area would have to schedule their rides for another day.

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News•by Staff•September 30, 2013

New Mass. senior transportation option fills service gap

ITNGreaterBoston, a program started in 2012, specializes in door-to-door, 24/7 transportation for seniors, and keeps costs down by covering 40% of the price of each ride. The other 60% comes from the users.

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News•by Staff•September 30, 2013

Fla. identifies senior transportation as a growing need

A consultant with URS Corp. said at a meeting that polls indicate that the majority of people over 65 plan to remain in their current residences. Meanwhile, a planned referendum next year will ask Polk County voters to approve a sales tax increase to improve the transportation system.

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Products•September 26, 2013

Emergency stop switch

The new Series 04 Fail-Safe Emergency-Stop Switching Element’s “fail-safe” element will detect if the stop switch actuator becomes disconnected from the emergency stop actuator.

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Products•September 26, 2013

New mobile surveillance DVRs

Radio Engineering Industries’ two new DVRs — the HD420 and DR40 provide even more flexibility to meet the ever-changing safety needs of passengers, drivers, vehicles and fleets.

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Products•September 26, 2013

Fold over ramp

Ricon Corp.'s fold over ramp for low floor buses offers 1:6 multi-slope performance using a patent-pending cam-based design.

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Products•September 26, 2013

Remote release option

Q'Straint's Velocity XPress is a mechanical remote release option that eliminates the need for electrical integration and makes Q'POD installation retrofits faster and less costly.

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