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News•January 8, 2021

CALACT Lands Grant to Develop Open Data, Open Source Tech

The program will enable access to online transit trip planning for disadvantaged riders in California, Oregon, and Washington, such as riders with disabilities, rural and demand-responsive riders, and riders of eligibility-restricted services.

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Articles•January 7, 2021

3 Things to Look Forward to in 2021

Regaining momentum will take time, but there are some short-term expectations we can look forward to.

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News•January 6, 2021

Lightning eMotors Delivers 1st Electric Coach to ABC Companies, Receives Order for 200 ZEVs

The order includes a mix of new vehicles manufactured by Lightning eMotors, as well as new zero-emission powertrain systems developed by Lightning to be upfit by ABC Companies into customers’ previously operated vehicles.

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News•January 6, 2021

ENGIE to Offer Real-Time Data Solution to Oregon Transit Agency

Rogue Valley Transportation District will equip 45 of its fixed-route buses with the Navieno CAD/AVL solution.

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News•by Staff•January 4, 2021

MTA Completes Rollout of OMNY Contactless Fare Payment System

Over 15,000 OMNY readers have been installed at the agency’s 472 stations, on all 5,800 buses, and at Staten Island Railway stations.

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News•January 4, 2021

RTC Partners with Transit App for Real-Time Crowding Data

When users tap their route line in the Transit app, they see a map showing the live locations of transit vehicles along their route and current crowding levels.

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News•December 29, 2020

FRA Announces Full Implementation of PTC on U.S. Railroads

The accomplishment encompasses thousands of hours of testing and deployment, innovative technological solutions, and a tremendous amount of coordination among nearly 100 host and tenant railroads, railroad associations, material suppliers, and service providers.

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News•December 29, 2020

Atlanta Agencies Add Token Transit Mobile Ticketing

Both Xpress and GCT will be offering a 50% discount on the first purchase made through the Token Transit app during the months of January and February.

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News•December 28, 2020

NY Metro: All Railroads Equipped with PTC

The completion of the federally mandated technology project comes in ahead of the Dec. 31 deadline.

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News•December 28, 2020

Real-Time Crowding Data Now Available for WMATA Buses, Railcars

Customers can find this real-time information when tracking their bus at buseta.wmata.com, and in the agency’s open data feed for third-party transit and mapping applications like Google Maps.

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