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NewsJanuary 2, 2020

2019's Cities with the Best (and Worst) Public Transportation

Ranks 100 U.S. cities across three key dimensions: Accessibility; Convenience; Safety; Reliability; and Public Transit Resources.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 1, 2020

N.Y. MTA plan 'redraws' Queens bus service to boost speed, reliability

NYC Transit bus stops are the closest-spaced in the country, some of which are as close as two blocks apart.

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Newsby StaffDecember 31, 2019

Public transit users can now ask Amazon's Alexa, "Where's my bus?"

A USF researcher utilized a new personalization feature for Alexa to upgrade the OneBusAway skill.

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Newsby StaffDecember 30, 2019

Chicago's Pace renews National Express paratransit contract

The renewal is based in part on the company’s proven partnership.

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Newsby StaffDecember 26, 2019

2020 will see cities develop advanced urban strategies, report says

The concepts of digital twins, urban modeling, resilience, circularity, smart urban spaces, and electric micro-mobility and microtransit...

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Newsby StaffDecember 26, 2019

RTC van donation helps local man regain independence, beat odds

The Southern Nevada-based agency donated a van to a local healthcare and human services nonprofit to help people like Deary.

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Newsby StaffDecember 24, 2019

Greensboro Transit partnership provides first/last-mile medical access

A Cone-operated shuttle is operating on a coordinated schedule to meet inbound and outbound arrivals of a specified route.

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Newsby StaffDecember 23, 2019

IndyGo expands leadership team with 5 key appointments

Building on the addition of its new President/CEO Inez Evans, the agency appoints new staff members, including a COO and director of mobility services.

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Newsby StaffDecember 20, 2019

TTC budget adds 128K hours of service, boosts revenue protection measures

Service enhancements include hiring 121 operators to increase service on 25 surface routes across the city.

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Newsby StaffDecember 18, 2019

First Group considers sale of North American transit, student subsidiaries

The possibility follows the company's announcemnent that they plan to sell Greyhound last May.

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