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Articles•October 13, 2020

Innovative Solutions Awards: Technology

Betterez Canada Inc./Bustang (Operated by the Colorado Department of Transportation and All Aboard America Holdings Inc.)

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Articles•Cover Story•October 12, 2020

Election Forecast: What Might Really Change Next Year – and By How Much?

Regardless of electoral outcome, some trends that have been accelerating for years will continue well into 2021 and beyond.

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News•October 12, 2020

Vapor’s vShield® Door Protects Bus Operators, Improves Air Quality and Circulation in Cockpit

A large, laminated safety glass functions as a sneeze guard, and an electric window allows operator/passenger interaction and can be closed quickly and easily.

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Articles•October 9, 2020

Innovative Solutions Awards: Passenger Experience

Cap Metro partnered with Luminator to innovate its customer communications by transitioning to 99 e-paper signs at MetroRapid bus stations and MetroBus fixed-route stops from LED signs.

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News•October 8, 2020

FTA Awards $9M to 10 Projects to Advance Transit Innovation, Safety

The Safety Research and Demonstration Program is part of a larger safety research effort at the U.S. Department of Transportation that provides technical and financial support for transit agencies to pursue innovative approaches to eliminate or mitigate safety hazards.

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News•October 7, 2020

Metra’s Proposed 2021 Budget Includes $386M in Capital Spending

Funding will go toward major investments in railcars, locomotives, bridges, and stations.

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News•October 7, 2020

Connexionz Delivers New ITS Projects, Grows U.S. Operations

These projects, along with the company’s service and maintenance programs, helped Connexionz add a new operations and project manager and secure a new U.S. office.

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News•October 7, 2020

King County Teams with Spare for Microtransit Program

Crossroads Connect will help close the first-, last-mile transportation gap in the underserved service zone by linking passengers to Bellevue’s Rapid B line as well as other King County Metro buses.

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News•October 7, 2020

MTI Research Program Asks if Transit is Ready for a Cyber Attack

The report found most transit agencies, which fall within this sector, do not have many of the basic policies or personnel in place to respond to a cyber incident.

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Articles•October 7, 2020

Statewide Procurement: Simplifying Zero-Emission Bus Purchasing

As the industry landscape changes with new technology innovations in propulsion systems, software developments, and what “transit service” means, another aspect of the overall ecosystem has evolved: contract purchasing of zero-emission buses.

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