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Newsby StaffApril 18, 2012

House passes transportation extension, bill advancing pipeline

The Senate rejected an effort to include the project in its two-year $109-billion transportation bill, while Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) found it difficult to garner support for his original five-year $260 billion package that called for the advancement of the Keystone XL pipeline.

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Newsby StaffApril 17, 2012

Repair backlog jeopardizes transit service demand

Decades of deferred repairs and modernization projects have many transit agencies scrambling to keep trains and buses in operation.

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Newsby StaffApril 16, 2012

MV awarded Spokane paratransit contract

Under the terms of the new five-year agreement, the company will partner with Spokane Transit Authority to cover overflow paratransit service and supplement the agency’s base service.

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Newsby StaffApril 16, 2012

RIPTA to offer wheelchair-accessible taxis

The new taxis are Dodge Caravan mini-vans that have been specially modified by Viewpoint Mobility to accommodate wheelchairs and scooters in the rear compartment. The taxis cost $36,744.00 each and were funded in part by over $380,000 in New Freedom grants.

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Newsby StaffApril 16, 2012

Kansas may bring back paratransit service

The Topeka Metropolitan Transit Authority board of directors is considering returning paratransit services to the 38 people who were cut for $15 a ride, as opposed to the $4 paratransit riders had previously been charged.

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Newsby StaffApril 16, 2012

Iowa seniors’ service ends contract with HIRTA

The agency will resume senior transit operations after Heartland Senior Services discontinued its contract with the agency, in order to deal with budget deficits caused by substantially rising food and fuel costs.

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Newsby StaffApril 16, 2012

Texas paratransit partners with RouteMatch, adds tablet PCs

The agency determined that the tablet's combination of flexible technology, reliability and Web-enabled driver/dispatcher communications abilities was the best choice for a transit agency that values and implements innovative solutions.

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Newsby StaffApril 16, 2012

National Interstate expands medical transportation program

The Community & Medical Transportation insurance program, which focuses on providing specialized insurance to local community passenger transportation companies, including paratransit, non-emergency medical transportation, will now include best-in-class fleet taxi operations.

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Newsby StaffApril 16, 2012

Mentor, CTS to equip Ill. paratransit fleet

Piatt County Public Transportation chose CTS Software to supply Trip Master Enterprise Edition paratransit management software, which provides routing, scheduling and reporting functionality. Seamlessly integrated with TMEE and installed in each vehicle are Mentor Ranger rugged mobile computers.

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Newsby StaffMarch 30, 2012

UPDATED: Congress passes 90-day extension of transportation bill

The bill, which would extend SAFETEA-LU and the collection of motor fuels taxes that are deposited in the Highway Trust Fund through June 30, 2012, is expected to be signed by President Barack Obama.

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