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Cincinnati Metro Goes Electric

Two battery-electric buses entered service on Earth Day, with four additional vehicles expected to join the fleet this summer. Seven more buses are planned for the end of 2027, bringing Metro’s total zero-emission fleet to 13.

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Newsby StaffJuly 19, 2018

HyperloopTT signs agreement to develop system in China

Will work in partnership with the government of Tongren, located in eastern Guizhou province, in defining the route for the system.

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Newsby StaffJuly 19, 2018

Martha's Vineyard agency adds BYDs to fleet

The six-bus order was comprised of four BYD K9S 35-foot models and two K7 30-foot models.

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Newsby StaffJuly 18, 2018

Metra to open railcar procurement to alternative car designs

Agency received only one response to its initial RFP for new bi-level gallery cars.

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Newsby StaffJuly 18, 2018

FRA to hold second PTC symposium for 41 railroads facing mandate

Set to be held on Monday, July 16, at U.S. DOT headquarters in Washington, D.C., the symposium will discuss best practices for PTC system field and interoperability testing.

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Newsby StaffJuly 17, 2018

Mass. city introduces elevated BRT platforms

New platforms and ramps installed at two bus stops in Everett Square will enable bus riders with wheelchairs, strollers, or carts to board the bus faster.

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Newsby StaffJuly 16, 2018

Lyft to offer discounts for people using bikes, scooters to connect to transit

The company recently acquired Motivate, which runs Citi Bike in New York City and Ford's GoBike program in San Francisco.

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Newsby StaffJuly 16, 2018

Proterra to power Alexander Dennis double deckers for Foothill Transit

This is North America's first electric double-deck bus order for a public transit agency. 

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Newsby StaffJuly 16, 2018

L.A. Metro reduces bike-share fares, plans expansion

In reducing the walk-up price to just $1.75, Metro has now made the cost the same as a one-way fare for Metro’s Bus and Rail System.

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Newsby StaffJuly 13, 2018

Uber terminates 100 self-driving car operators in Pittsburgh

The company plans to replace the jobs with about 55 “mission specialists,” who are trained in both on-road and more advanced test-track operations

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ArticlesJuly 13, 2018

Pub Perspective: For many transit agencies, the automated era is here

There is general agreement that a significant deployment of automation-related technologies will be driving at the very least within cities throughout the developed world by mid-century.

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