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News•by Staff•August 17, 2011

Blind man tours Iowa to promote public transit

Frank Strong was awarded a grant from the Iowa DOT to ride all 18 of the state’s fixed-route bus systems to raise awareness of the value of public transit and assess the level of accessibility on the systems.

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News•by Staff•August 17, 2011

APTA: 80% of transit systems faced with further cuts, fare increases

Larger agencies particularly have faced challenges due to the lack of state, local and regional funding. Six in 10 (63 percent) larger agencies implemented or approved hiring freezes, more than the number from the previous 2010 survey (54 percent).

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News•by Staff•August 17, 2011

Tectrans to service Calif. paratransit program

Orange Elderly Services selected the company to provide contracted transportation services for the Senior Mobility Program in the City of Orange, Calif. Operations began in July.

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News•by Staff•August 10, 2011

AssetWorks to supply fleet management in Va.

The agency has used Trapeze Group's demand response scheduling solution PASS for many years and sought a maintenance management system that could integrate with this and other existing systems.

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Articles•August 9, 2011

METRO's Annual Bus Showcase

Finding the right bus to fit your needs can use up time and energy that you should be spending elsewhere.

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News•by Staff•August 9, 2011

N.Y. gov. forms panel to search for new MTA chief

The 20-member advisory committee is comprised of leading public transportation experts and management professionals in the public and private sectors.

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Articles•Cover Story•by Nicole Schlosser•August 9, 2011

Paratransit Operators Cite Ever-Higher Demand

What’s new? Not much. Ridership is still high, and funding is still vanishing. Many providers are still looking to technology to cope and some are including new types of vehicles in their fleets. Travel training, which appears to be growing in popularity, may be a partial solution.

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Articles•August 8, 2011

Spotlight: Apollo’s surveillance products expand capabilities, efficiencies

RoadRunner line of mobile surveillance equipment can be found in more than 315 public transportation agencies across the nation. As mobile video surveillance dominates the transit technology conversation, the newest trend sees transit managers turning to software to extend their capabilities, increase efficiencies and save money.

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Articles•August 8, 2011

On Paratransit: ESPA offers tools for paratransit

Increasing cutbacks in fixed-route systems has placed a strain on both paratransit operations and people with disabilities who rely on public bus and rail systems to get to work, social activities and other places.

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News•by Staff•August 4, 2011

MBTA GM to take Mass. transportation chief role

Richard Davey will be at the helm of the state's huge transportation bureaucracy with oversight of key public assets including highways, public transportation and airports.

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