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News•by Staff•August 22, 2016

APTA: Public transportation users save $9,634 annually

The savings are based on the cost of commuting by public transportation compared to the cost of owning and driving a vehicle, which includes the average national gas price of $2.13 per gallon and the national unreserved monthly parking rate numbers.

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News•by Staff•August 18, 2016

Ford unveils plans for driverless car fleet by 2021

The SAE-rated level 4-capable vehicle will not have a steering wheel or gas and brake pedals. It is being specifically designed for commercial mobility services, such as ride sharing and ride hailing, and will be available in high volumes.

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News•by Staff•August 18, 2016

Lightning Hybrids delivers vehicles to NREL, Denali National Park

The system equipped in the vehicles is a parallel hydraulic hybrid system that has no electric batteries and instead applies a hydraulic system to the driveline of a vehicle to regenerate braking energy.

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News•by Staff•August 18, 2016

New Flyer to deliver first bus with Cummins Westport's near-zero engine

The ISL G NZ CNG engine will be used to power a New Flyer Xcelsior XN40 bus for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

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News•by Staff•August 17, 2016

Calif. awards $390M in Cap and Trade grants to projects around state

The funds will go to several projects, including commuter and intercity rail projects in northern California, such as expanded ACE, San Joaquin and Capitol Corridor service, that will link the high-speed rail project to millions of Californians through shared stations in the Bay Area and the Central Valley.

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News•by Staff•August 17, 2016

Transportation biggest issue in metro Atlanta

Of the respondents that said transportation is metro Atlanta's biggest problem, 44% said expanding public transit would be the best long term solution

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News•by Staff•August 15, 2016

Minn. Metro Transit honored as 2016 'System of the Year'

Those accomplishments include growing ridership, expanding access, advances in sustainability and overall success in system safety. Metro Transit was selected among agencies from across North America that provide more than 20 million annual passenger trips.

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Articles•August 15, 2016

Both parties address infrastructure funding — poorly

I wrote last time that, once again, everyone agrees that funding for infrastructure must be increased but disagree on how to pay for it. Since then, both major U.S. political parties’ platforms have been voted on in this presidential election year, and they were true to the previous pattern, but could not be more different this time.

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Articles•Cover Story•August 15, 2016

Victor Valley Transit Cultivates Services 'Connecting Community to Opportunity'

The agency’s Route 15 service linking Barstow to Victorville has gone from being a three-day-a-week “lifeline” providing access to medical services to a six-day-a-week intercity route, which recently began using 40-foot, ENC-branded CNG buses to accommodate demand.

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Articles•August 15, 2016

What to Look for When Choosing a Vehicle Wash System

To keep both fleet and image squeaky clean, some key factors to consider are combining brushes with high-pressure water systems; knowing how many vehicles will need to be washed both today and tomorrow, and finding a system that is easy to use and maintain.  

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