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Busby StaffJuly 13, 2009

Electric vehicles to provide free rides at Florida State

Vehicles will circulate around the campus and local area, following routes that Gotcha has determined to have a high volume of student traffic. Students can flag down one of the Gotcha vehicles to catch a ride.

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Busby StaffJuly 13, 2009

V. Tech focuses on alternative transportation options

Students can take advantage of the university’s Bike, Bus and Walk program, which allows students without a single-occupancy vehicle parking permit to apply for 15 free daily hang tags per semester.

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Railby StaffJuly 13, 2009

NTSB issues safety recommendation to D.C. Metro

Calls for agency to evaluate track occupancy data on a real-time basis in order to detect losses in track occupancy and automatically generate alerts to prompt such actions as immediately stopping train movements or implementing appropriate speed restrictions to prevent collisions.

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Busby StaffJuly 10, 2009

Detroit's Rosa Parks transit center set to open

The $22.5 million three-story, 25,700-square-foot facility was funded with federal and state grants.

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Railby StaffJuly 10, 2009

Port Authority debuts new railcars

The first seven cars of the new 340-train fleet are now on the tracks, kicking off the bi-state agency's modernization program that also will eventually include a new signal system and station upgrades.

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Busby StaffJuly 10, 2009

CALSTART taps StarTrans-AzureDynamics hybrids

The 23-foot gasoline-electric hybrid buses are part of a national pilot program to speed commercialization of these fuel-saving vehicles, which are expected to yield 30 percent to 40 percent reductions in fuel use, with an accompanying 30 percent reduction in emissions.

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Busby StaffJuly 10, 2009

METRO Briefs

BART strike on hold. BRT systems may aid climate battle. Task force to investigate Caltrain tracks.

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Busby StaffJuly 10, 2009

DART unveils bus tracking info on Website

“Where's My Bus?” will enable riders to follow the progress of their bus via a Google map as it approaches their stop.

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New Mobilityby StaffJuly 10, 2009

APTA: PT saves individuals $9,137 annually

Transit riders can save, on average, $761 per month, according to this month's report. The savings amount is based on the cost of the national averages for parking and driving, as well as the July 9 national average gas price of $2.58 per gallon for self-serve regular gasoline, as reported by AAA.

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Paratransitby StaffJuly 10, 2009

L.A. Metro now on Google Maps

Metro is the latest major transit agency to enter the Google Transit Partner Program. Google will have access to transit route and schedule data for the nearly 200 bus lines and five rail lines Metro operates within Los Angeles County.

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