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News•by Staff•July 10, 2018

3 more states attain FTA safety oversight certification

With the recent announcement of North Carolina, Puerto Rico, and Washington state, 17 states have now achieved SSO Program certification.

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News•by Staff•July 9, 2018

Truck driver involved in Canadian bus crash charged

Jaskirat Singh Sidhu was working for the trucking company for about a month prior to the fatal collision.

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News•by Staff•July 3, 2018

New report looks at how states regulate personal transportation devices

In their research, the Meta Transportation Institute details the wide range of regulatory approaches currently used and make recommendations for revising state regulations.

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News•July 2, 2018

Case Study: Empowering safe and efficient vehicle use with data

INIT has worked closely with York Region Transit to develop, test and roll out the MOBILE-ECO2 driver support system.

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News•June 28, 2018

Improving public transit safety for women and the impact of ride-hailing services

Thoughts on the impact of inclusion after a visit to the International Transport Forum in Leipzig, Germany.

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News•by Staff•June 27, 2018

NJ Transit concedes it will not meet PTC deadline

Corbett’s statement comes on the heels of a letter sent to NJ Transit by the FRA that said the agency was at risk of failing to meet the requirements to even apply for the extension.

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News•by Staff•June 27, 2018

FTA calls on WMATA to address barrier safety on 7000-series railcars

Agency must to take immediate actions to mitigate the risk, including submitting work plans to the FTA by June 29 regarding how it will fix issue.

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News•by Staff•June 20, 2018

Beijing subway to use 'bio-recognition tech' to speed passenger flow

Facial recognition cameras would be able to detect people’s faces, potentially allowing them to bypass normal ticketing channels.

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News•by Staff•June 19, 2018

New bill protects bus drivers from attacks, requires database reporting

The bill gives transit agencies two years to develop Bus Operations Safety Risk Reduction Programs.

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News•by Staff•June 19, 2018

'Overcrowding' to no longer be used as excuse for late NYC trains

As part of an overhaul of how information and train delays are collected and reported, officials will use the data to speed up slow trains.

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