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Newsby StaffJanuary 25, 2012

Car service bilked $30K from N.Y. MTA’s Access-a-Ride

Wadsworth Car Service admitted to using a fraudulent billing scheme between June 2009 and January 2010. In the summer of 2009 the company’s billings doubled in one month.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 25, 2012

Niagara Frontier’s planned service cuts burden disabled riders

In a recent forum, Metro Bus Riders said Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority's plan to cut 22% of its bus routes by April 1 will be especially difficult for the disabled, low-income citizens and others without their own transportation. The agency recently lost $4.3 million in state aid.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 25, 2012

London paratransit users launch bus blog

Two disabled passengers created "Bus Diaries," a dedicated website and blog, as part of a campaign to improve public transportation for riders with mobility issues.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 25, 2012

N.Y. paratransit offering discounted taxis to disabled riders

The "Bee-Line Taxi," a one-year pilot program, is expected to save Westchester County $300,000.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 24, 2012

FTA releases FY2012 appropriations

The approximately $10 billion in funding received for 2012 is on par with funding levels in fiscal years 2010 and 2011, enabling continued support for grantees and investment in transit projects of local, regional and national significance.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 19, 2012

Chicago's RTA nixes federal funding campaign

Concerned board members did not support spending the money with the outlook so bleak for a federal highway and transit bill this year.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 18, 2012

APTA: State of the public transportation industry

Melaniphy addressed the significant amount of investment that is required to address the backlog of capital needs ($78 billion) and to meet growing demand ($60 billion annually).

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Newsby StaffJanuary 11, 2012

BusCon 2012: Call for papers

The annual bus event is accepting proposals for presentations for the 2012 conference, which will take place September 11-12 at Navy Pier in Chicago.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 11, 2012

What for-hire transportation cos. need to know about new IRS forms

The IRS has published regulations implementing a new tax reporting requirement that will affect nearly all of the larger, and many smaller, for-hire transportation companies — both fleet owners and independent contractor drivers — across the U.S.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 10, 2012

Birmingham transit adds funding advocacy arm

The new department of government affairs, which is a nine-month pilot program, was created to monitor legislation and develop a legislative strategy for statewide transit funding.

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