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Newsby StaffDecember 30, 2015

CCW delivers converted electric bus to Calif. agency

After the ZEPS bus was delivered in late September, GTrans received a California Energy Commission grant to upgrade four more of its hybrid buses to electric.

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Newsby StaffDecember 30, 2015

CCW to deliver 5 ZEPS buses to Md. agency

The first electric bus for TransIT Services  is expected to be delivered in February with the other four following closely behind in the proceeding months.

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Newsby StaffDecember 29, 2015

Milan bans private cars in bid to alleviate smog

Bicyclists had free rein of Milan's streets Monday during a six-hour ban on private cars in a bid to alleviate persistent smog.

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Newsby StaffDecember 29, 2015

Calif. program to train public transit workers receives funding

New DOT studies show that over the next 10 years the public transit industry will need to hire and train new workers equivalent to 126% of today’s total workforce.

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Newsby StaffDecember 22, 2015

FAST Act legislation to spur transportation infrastructure improvements

Authorizes $305 billion in funding for federal surface transportation programs for fiscal year (FY) 2016 through FY 2020 with funding for 2016 at $58.2 billion, which is $3.6 billion or 6.6% above 2015 levels.

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Newsby StaffDecember 22, 2015

Chicago launches the Loop Link

The new configuration will improve reliability and speed for six CTA bus routes that travel the corridor and extend benefits to neighborhoods throughout the city where these routes originate.

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Newsby StaffDecember 21, 2015

U. Nebraska-Omaha expands Metro Transit ridership program

The expansion of UNO’s popular MavRide program will provide bus access to more than 15,000 students and more than 3,000 faculty and staff.

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Newsby StaffDecember 21, 2015

D.C. Metro debuts CNG buses for the holidays

Placed in service the first five new 40-foot compressed natural gas buses under a large order of nearly 300 buses to replace Metro's oldest vehicles and improve customer convenience for the 450,000 riders who take Metrobus each weekday.

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Newsby StaffDecember 17, 2015

Alstom unveils train design for Italian high-speed rail network

This new train, an evolution of the former Pendolino high speed train, can reach a maximum speed of 155 mph. Measuring 614 feet long, the train will be composed of 7 cars accommodating around 480 passengers.

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Newsby StaffDecember 17, 2015

Public transportation users save $9,247, annually

APTA releases this monthly Transit Savings Report to examine how an individual in a two-person household can save money by taking public transportation and living with one less car.

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