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News•by Staff•June 15, 2011

Fla. transit may cut half of its bus stops

The Lakeland Area Mass Transit District may close 500 of its 1,000 stops because it is too costly to make the stops ADA compliant. Waits on certain routes will increase from 30 minutes to an hour.

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News•by Staff•June 15, 2011

Disability pass demand spikes for Denver RTD

In January of this year, RTD issued 49.7 percent more discount disability cards than in the same month of 2010. Increase may be due in part to social service agencies increasing efforts to get their clients enrolled in the transit agency’s disability pass program.

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News•by Staff•June 15, 2011

Travel Instruction group annual conference set for August

Presentations include how to teach safe street crossings in congested urban environments; current practices for effective travel training of seniors; and preparing newly-hired travel trainers.

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News•by Staff•June 9, 2011

Eno Transportation Foundation honors APTA's Millar

Since becoming president in 1996, Millar has expanded APTA's reach and effectiveness, winning several legislative victories that have substantially increased federal investment in public transportation.

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News•by Staff•May 31, 2011

CATS named safest transit system in N. Carolina

The award is given to an urban transit system that travels over one million miles a year and has excellent performance in traffic and passenger safety.

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News•by Staff•May 25, 2011

N.Y. MTA launches revamped website

The redesigned site features an enhanced Trip Planner, an App Center that offers a gallery of apps for iPhone and Android, and a Ways to Save section includes direct links to pages promoting travel savings.

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News•by Staff•May 23, 2011

AC Transit cancels 'Fiscal Emergency' hearing

The public hearing was planned in anticipation of a substantial shortfall in the agency's working capital for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012.

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Articles•by Nicole Schlosser•May 18, 2011

Travel Training Options Help Take the Pressure Off Paratransit Services

Transit agencies are relieving some of the costs coming from paratransit programs with travel training mobility centers, in-person assessments and more flexible bus routes.

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Articles•May 18, 2011

BART launches mobile seat lab to elicit customer feedback

The mobile seat lab took several months to create and contains four stations, each equipped with several different seats.

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News•by Staff•May 18, 2011

MV Transportation launches new website

The new website offers a comprehensive overview of the company in addition to special features, such as downloadable content, photo galleries and video case studies.

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