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METRO’s Exhibitor Spotlight provides a quick look at some of the companies exhibiting at this year’s event, including where to find them on the show floor.
Read More →The order for 95 Xcelsior XDE40 buses is a conversion of options under the existing contract with the transit system and follows upon the delivery of 152 Xcelsior buses during 2011.
Read More →Recognized for effective use of the “single stream” recycling process, which allows them to throw plastic, paper and glass recyclables in one recycling container. Other initiatives included the installation of light and motion detectors and energy-efficient hand dryers, as well as stationing recycling bins at each work station.
Read More →Solutions to create paradigm shift include BRT, avoiding unnecessary trips and improving vehicle efficiency with cleaner fuels.
Read More →In addition to having the second largest hybrid-electric bus fleet in the U.S., SEPTA achieved a 19.7% reduction in water usage per passenger miles traveled (PMT); a 10.0% reduction in fuel use per PMT; a 4.0% reduction in electricity use per PMT; and 3.6% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions per PMT.
Read More →The proposed package, which would extend the transit commuter benefit to $240 per month and continue the alternative fuel tax credit, as well as a vehicle refueling property tax credit, would go into effect, retroactively, Jan. 1, 2012.
Read More →A project design report notes "the use of concrete ties resulted in estimated track costs from 10% to 15% lower than the use of timber ties using conventional track construction methods. If a mechanized track laying system were to be employed, costs could be as much as 40% lower."
Read More →List includes trucking companies, refuse haulers, fleet operators, airports, municipalities and other organizations that have signed new or expanded existing agreements with the company.
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Taylor, Texas-based Clark Travel recently took delivery of 10 new MCI J4500 coaches, while the Bluffton, S.C.-based Lowcountry Regional Transportation Authority took delivery a new Commuter Coach.
Read More →Savings are based on the cost of commuting by public transportation, compared to the cost of owning and driving a vehicle, which includes the July 24 average national gas price ($3.48 per gallon- reported by AAA) and the national unreserved monthly parking rate.
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The City of Seneca recently signed an agreement with Proterra, the leading provider in zero-emission commercial transit solutions, to deliver four new EcoRide transit buses and two charging stations.
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