MBTA testing new tech to help blind find bus stops
The agency will install Bluetooth beacons on bus stop signs that can communicate via a smartphone app to tell users how close they are to the stop.
The agency will install Bluetooth beacons on bus stop signs that can communicate via a smartphone app to tell users how close they are to the stop.
The 14-mile Division Transit Project will provide an improved high-capacity connection between downtown Portland and the City of Gresham via Division Street.
The service is now live across the cities’ 17 lines, which account for more than $100 million in fare revenue per year.
Bob Zanotti will be the first non-family leader since Roland (Rollie) and Pearl Bast founded the company in 1957 with just four school buses serving the newly-created Germantown School District.
The 15-year contract that will move the three cities from a cash and paper-based ticketing system to a common contactless fare payment system utilizing an account-based back office.
The new map shows customers routes they can take to avoid areas with large stretches of tunnels.
Workshop will explain how a minority- or women-owned business can become a certified DBE firm.
The vehicles will be delivered starting Q1 2018.
The Moynihan Train Hall will benefit the entire North East Corridor service area, as two-thirds of all NEC rail trips currently pass through Penn Station.
If these trials are successful, this shuttle service could become a permanent mobility solution in the region, with additional services and the creation of new lines.
The report referred to the ad hoc nature of the system and recommended that the agency adopt "a more statistically principled approach" that can be empirically validated.
The University of Waterloo research used social media analytics, algorithms, and computer simulation to match would-be carpoolers with people driving to work.
Charlie Moore previously worked as the VP of Business Development at RailComm, a global rail automation systems and software firm for the freight, transit and industrial markets.
The futuristic idea to lift commuters above congestion quickly attracted international attention when it was launched last year, but was finally officially scrapped last month. There had been growing speculation that it was no more than an investment scam.
The speed restrictions and accompanying 15 to 30 minute delays have been in place since mid-May for inspections and track work. NJ Transit officials said the agency posted historic low numbers for on-time performance in May.
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