First Transit wins N.C. contract
With this contract win, the company will be responsible for providing management services required to keep the transit system functioning properly and efficiently, and managing all aspects related to the operation.
With this contract win, the company will be responsible for providing management services required to keep the transit system functioning properly and efficiently, and managing all aspects related to the operation.
The 2012 budget is largely similar to the Final Proposed Budget presented to the board in November.
The Reach A Ride website and toll-free hotline provide information about specialized transportation options for people with disabilities, older adults, those with limited English proficiency and low-income commuters, with information in English and Spanish, along with links to programs and services.
The Independent Transportation Network of Central, a struggling nonprofit that provides transportation service for senior citizens and the visually impaired, is getting help from volunteers after having no money coming in for months and losing its executive director.
Train and highway travel times are being displayed weekdays on the northbound Interstate 5 and westbound State Route 91 electronic signs located closest to the Anaheim and Fullerton train stations.
The new Amtrak hubs complement Titan's existing Northeast corridor properties, which include SEPTA, Port Authority Transit Corp. and New Jersey Transit.
All 170 bus routes are now wheelchair and scooter friendly. The agency’s last few remaining GM “New Look” non-accessible buses — a model that dates back to the 1950s — have been replaced by accessible Orion VII low-floor buses.
With a total value of $106,000, the MV-1s will replace two of the older vans in the 46-vehicle Lift Program fleet, which is being converted from diesel to CNG using federal stimulus money.
During 2009 and 2010, Augusta Public Transit averaged about 2,300 individual weekday trips, according to data filed with the Federal Transit Administration. Since June, paratransit ridership is up 2%.
The new contracts significantly expand the company's successful implementation of its ADEPT intermodal trip planning application, which was initially rolled out in 2010.
The transit system transports 31 million bus passengers and 280,000 paratransit passengers each year and has been managed by the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority since 1973.
A new Reason-Rupe poll finds 77% of Americans oppose increasing the federal gas tax, while just 19% favor raising the tax, which is currently 18.4 cents a gallon.
The T3 Motion ESVs will be used for security at seven locations for platform and parking structure patrols.
The contract price is $22 million for six DMUs and will be for the middle flat-nosed "C-Car", which connects both ends of the slanted nose "A-Cars."
With the average national gas price at $3.21 per gallon, individuals who ride public transportation instead of driving can save, on average, $807 this month.
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