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Newsby StaffOctober 8, 2019

MV Transportation lands RTC paratransit, senior transport contract

The company will be responsible for all aspects of service including operations, facility and vehicle maintenance, dispatch, and safety.

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ArticlesOctober 7, 2019

Cost-Cutting Strategies for Your Paratransit Program

Transit agencies must provide a multimodal, door-to-door solution for all their riders. In doing this, they can reduce paratransit costs, improve ridership, and remove inefficient fixed routes.

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Newsby StaffOctober 4, 2019

Capital Metro testing battery-electric paratransit vans

The demonstration period comes after Capital Metro received a portion of the Texas Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust settlement in August.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 27, 2019

First Transit launches mobility aid device replacement program

The Safe Wheels Program provides a process for drivers to identify and evaluate replacement of a mobility aid device.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 26, 2019

Transdev names Spraul regional VP for Southeast

Before rejoining Transdev, Spraul was COO of the San Diego MTS Transit Services division.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 25, 2019

Report finds 62% of U.S. workers didn't apply for job due to commute

Research highlights how commuting leads to lower productivity, higher costs, longer workdays, and different lifestyle choices.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 24, 2019

Cummins to pilot on-demand transit service on Purdue campus

The collaborative experiment, called Leaper X, includes a web-based mobile application and a small trial fleet of designated shuttles.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 18, 2019

FTA announces $19M to support transit oriented development

In order to apply for program funding, an applicant must be an FTA grantee.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 17, 2019

NY MTA Proposes Historic $51 Billion to Modernize Bus, Rail Systems

Proposed investment is by far the highest in the MTA's history, increasing spending on infrastructure by 70% over current levels.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 17, 2019

Toyota supplying variety of electric vehicles for 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Will include approximately 500 fuel-cell electric vehicles and approximately 850 battery-electric vehicles.

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