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News•by Staff•September 22, 2010

Commissioners reverse decision to end Medicaid trips

A state program that reimburses Pasco County, Fla., for providing non-emergency medical trips for Medicaid clients drained about $100,000 last year. But ending participation would lose the county up to $500,000 in other funding.

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News•by Staff•September 22, 2010

County weighs turning paratransit over to transit agency

Larimer Lift, a paratransit service started by the county in 2007, has faced administrative problems, forcing officials to consider turning it over to Transfort, Fort Collins' public bus system.

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News•by Staff•September 22, 2010

APTA, citizens, transit leaders call on Congress to invest in PT

On the heels of the one-year anniversary of the expiration of the previous multi-year surface transportation bill, APTA officials, along with public transportation riders from around the country, shared stories of how public transportation has benefited their lives at an event in Washington, D.C., blocks away from the Capitol building.

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News•by Staff•September 22, 2010

TLPA encourages members to go pink for breast cancer awareness

Through "Pink Ride," TLPA members can raise awareness by painting all or a portion of one or more fleet vehicles pink, or by affixing the official pink ribbon decal with the TLPA logo and the words "Pink Ride" next to it.

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News•by Staff•September 21, 2010

APTA: PT ridership up first time since 2008

Previous to this quarter's ridership increase, public transit use had declined in the past five quarters due to high unemployment, the economic recession, and lower state and local revenue. Demand response (paratransit) increased in the second quarter of 2010 by 1.6 percent.

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News•by Staff•September 21, 2010

LaHood kicks off 2010 Distracted Driving Summit

In 2009, nearly 5,500 people died and half a million were injured in crashes involving a distracted driver. According to NHTSA research, distraction-related fatalities represented 16 percent of overall traffic fatalities in 2009.

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News•by Staff•September 20, 2010

appsFX releases zero-tolerance distracted driving app

While LifeSaver is engaged, based on the user/administrator pre-set notifications, the phone will vibrate, the screen will flash and specified audio will play alerting the driver that LifeSaver is protecting them.

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News•by Staff•September 16, 2010

MV opens inquiry to improve D.C. MetroAccess hiring, training

Former FTA Chief Counsel Patrick W. Reilly was appointed to lead an inquiry, which will help MV determine how it can go beyond its legal responsibilities in an effective way to provide additional protections to passengers.

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Products•September 14, 2010

Bi-Fold Ramp for Low-Floor Buses

A new, double folding ramp for low-floor buses, the Model BR2C Bi-Fold Ramp does not require any special tools or procedures to manually operate the unit in the event of power loss.

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Products•September 14, 2010

Antimicrobial Surface Treatment

AST antimicrobial surface treatment reduces the risk of microbe, bacteria and virus transmission, especially in hightouch areas.

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