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Newsby StaffJune 23, 2010

City seeks input, hires consultant to address paratransit

Fredericton, New Brunswick's Dial-A-Bus service routinely turns away passengers due to high demand, so city officials have hired a consultant to create a five-year plan.

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Newsby StaffJune 23, 2010

Colorado city to fill paratransit gap

The service is designed to reach residents who don't qualify for Grand Valley Transit's paratransit service but aren't able to utilize its fixed-route service.

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Newsby StaffJune 23, 2010

Fla. paratransit service drops Medicaid riders

Pasco County officials say dropping Medicaid trips because of the high cost of the service may improve scheduling for other passengers.

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Newsby StaffJune 23, 2010

Calif. measure preventing raid of public transit funds to appear on ballot

The measure closes loopholes to prevent the state from taking, diverting or borrowing local government, transportation and public transit funds.

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Newsby StaffJune 23, 2010

New Flyer delivers clean diesel buses to St. Cloud

Featuring upgraded styling and continuous flush windows, the new buses will be used in regular transit service beginning this summer.

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ArticlesJune 17, 2010

Contractors Provide Expertise, Flexibility

With long years of experience in providing transit services, contractors can offer public agencies improved efficiency and cost savings.

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Newsby StaffJune 17, 2010

APTA: Public transit riders save $9,330 on average

"The Transit Savings Report" released monthly by APTA calculates the average annual and monthly savings for public transit users.

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Newsby StaffJune 17, 2010

LYNX CEO tapped to head CapMetro

Linda Watson is the CEO of Orlando, Fla.-based LYNX, which, under her direction, became the first transit agency in the nation to build, operate and produce biodiesel blending for its entire fleet.

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Newsby StaffJune 8, 2010

Mobile app for disabled passengers tested in Paris

The Mobile Transit Companion is currently being piloted on Android phones in 10 stations along Line 14 of the Paris Metro.

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Newsby StaffJune 7, 2010

Georgia becomes the 28th state to ban texting while driving

Gov. Sonny Perdue signed an anti-texting-while-driving bill into law for all drivers in his state. The law also forbids cell phone use for young drivers with a provisional license. In addition, NHTSA has developed sample legislation that states can use as a starting point to craft measures to ban texting.

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