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NewsAugust 13, 2020

DART Installing Masks, Sanitizer Dispensers on All Vehicles

The agency plans to have dispensers available to assist customers on each of their more than 600 buses, 160 light rail vehicles, and four Dallas streetcars by the end of August/early September.

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NewsAugust 11, 2020

SYSTRA To Lead Design Services for BART’s Train Control Modernization Program

The project will improve the system’s state of good repair and capacity requirements, as well as secure customer satisfaction for the next 30 years and beyond.

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NewsAugust 10, 2020

MTA, NYCDOT Expand Bus Lane Camera Enforcement Program

Since bus-mounted camera enforcement began last year, there have been improvements in M15 bus speeds on First and Second Avenues, with increases of up to 34% in some segments.

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NewsAugust 6, 2020

LIRR Restores Full Service Less Than 48 Hours After Tropical Storm

Service on the Port Jefferson, Montauk, Oyster Bay, and Greenport branches has now been restored after suspensions due to downed trees, utility poles, and power lines caused by the most damaging winds since Superstorm Sandy.

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NewsAugust 5, 2020

MBTA Names New Chief Safety Officer

Ronald L. Ester Jr. is responsible for strategic policy development, management, and oversight of safety programs — including construction safety and operational safety.

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NewsAugust 5, 2020

New Mobile App Helps TfL Riders Plan Ahead, Travel Safely

The app improves accessibility information by including a “step-free” mode to access easy-to-navigate views of all stations with street-to-platform accessibility.

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NewsAugust 3, 2020

San Diego’s MTS Making Significant Changes to Use of Force Policy

The agency used many of the principles in the “8 Can’t Wait” campaign and as a guideline for the policy changes.

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ArticlesJuly 31, 2020

How Passenger-Interaction Training Can Help Prevent Bus Operator Burnout

Training and education on interacting with vulnerable populations, would improve both the operator and the passenger experience.

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NewsJuly 29, 2020

AECOM launches New Tech Platform to Support Transit’s Safe Return to Service

TRIPS integrates data and technologies for each point of the passenger’s journey — from helping individuals decide when and how to travel, to informing transit operators when stations or vehicles are nearing capacity.

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ArticlesJuly 29, 2020

How to Turn Cleaning Policies, Procedures into Bookings

Here are the steps you should take to turn the work you have done into the bookings you want.

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