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News•by Staff•October 2, 2012

Q'Straint releases oxygen tank securement

Available in November, GO2 (pronounced “Go To”), by Sure-Lok, is an adaptable oxygen holder designed to safely and quickly transport medical oxygen for personal use in school buses, paratransit, or ambulette/non-emergency medical vehicles.

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News•by Staff•October 2, 2012

D.C.'s certification, travel training improve paratransit service

The programmatic change at Metro helped the agency save more than $25 million in Fiscal Year 2011, as well as receive the 2012 Innovation Award from APTA.

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News•by Staff•September 27, 2012

Pa. Gov. signs public-private partnerships bill

Act allows for a board to examine and approve potential public-private transportation projects. If the board determines a state operation would be more cost-effectively administered by a private company, the company will be authorized to either completely or partially take over that operation.

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News•by Staff•September 27, 2012

Transit apps boosted by missing Apple iOS 6

Removing the public transit directions feature from its new Maps application has given smaller developers a chance at increased exposure for their transit apps.

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News•by Staff•September 26, 2012

APTA: Public transportation users save $9,917 annually

Based on the cost of commuting by public transportation compared to the cost of owning and driving a vehicle which includes the Sept. 25, 2012 average national gas price and the national unreserved monthly parking rate.

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News•by Staff•September 25, 2012

MARTA audit urges new revenue sources

Agency, which will likely exhaust reserves by fiscal 2018, should launch more aggressive advertising, charge parking fees and look to outsource up to a dozen functions to bring new revenues.

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Articles•September 24, 2012

Pub Perspective: Begin next authorization preparation now

A lot will be dictated by the outcome of the election, which is also why we need to start making, or rather restating, the case for public transportation investment.

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Articles•September 24, 2012

50 Traits of A Great Transit Manager

What traits and skill sets are important to becoming a great public transportation leader? METRO surveyed more than 200 transit executives to find out. Being a skilled communicator and listener were the most commonly cited attributes.

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Articles•September 24, 2012

GM Survey: Budgets stabilize, revenue alts sought

The average transit executive spent 23 years in the industry, with an average annual salary of $113,000, according to METRO’s seventh annual survey.

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News•by Staff•September 24, 2012

Calif.’s OCTA partners for service animal training

Working with Knott’s Berry Farm to help service animals and handlers get accustomed to navigating public buses. Handlers and service animals will have access to enter the theme park in order to train around large groups of people and various unfamiliar sights and sounds.

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