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Busby StaffNovember 9, 2015

U. of Minnesota rejects second proposal to expand paratransit services

The university's Parking and Transportation Services cited a possible reduction in the total number of available rides and potentially increased wait times if the program was implemented.

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Busby StaffNovember 9, 2015

Petition calls for U. of Utah to fund active transportation

On the university’s busiest days, more than 4,000 students are biking, walking and skateboarding to campus, but there is currently no funding in the university’s transportation budget to accommodate their needs.

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Busby StaffNovember 9, 2015

U. of Mich. invests $1M in solving transportation challenges

The Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization Transportation program, in partnership with the Michigan Economic Development Corp., offers an avenue for U-M researchers and innovators to discover commercial opportunities to advance their projects out of the lab and into the market.

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Busby StaffNovember 9, 2015

NYU, MIT among TransitCenter transportation grant recipients

The applicants were ranked on the basis of their potential impact to improve public transportation, originality and applicants' track records, as well as their consistency with TransitCenter's own programming.

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Motorcoachby StaffNovember 6, 2015

Ark. coach crashes into overpass, kills 6

The bus was traveling westbound in North Little Rock when it crashed into an overpass shortly before 1 a.m., ejecting some of the passengers it was carrying. The driver is among the injured.

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Managementby StaffNovember 6, 2015

House OKs $325B surface transportation bill

Passed by a 363-64 vote, the bill calls for spending $261 billion on highways and $55 billion on transit over six years. As expected, the legislation authorizes highway funding for six years, but only if Congress can come up with a way to pay for the final three years.

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Managementby StaffNovember 6, 2015

Claflin named Transdev GM for Cincinnati Streetcar Project

With 37 years of public transportation experience, he has previously served in senior management positions for several high-profile rail projects including Denver RTD, Houston Metro and TriMet.

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Security and Safetyby StaffNovember 6, 2015

Mobileye collision avoidance system to be added to Proterra buses

An alert system such as Mobileye can give a distracted driver the opportunity to avoid a collision or mitigate its severity, according to the company.

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Railby StaffNovember 6, 2015

Alstom unveils railcar design for Sydney Metro

The metro features three double doors per car, enabling passengers to rapidly get on and off the train. It includes a distinctive nose design allows commuters to travel while looking directly out the front of the fully-automated train.

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Managementby StaffNovember 5, 2015

71% of transit ballot measures passed

Six of the winning referendums will provide additional revenue to public transportation systems through a new sales tax in the following communities and counties: Fraser, Colo. (62%); Winter Park, Colo. (56%); Davis County, Utah (57%); Tooele County, Utah (51%), Weber County, Utah (57%); and Snohomish County, Wash. (51%).

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