Fla. senior transport expands service, improves efficiency
Senior Transportation and Rides was established in 2009 following a village-wide survey in which senior travel needs presented as one of the biggest hurdles those residents faced every day.
Senior Transportation and Rides was established in 2009 following a village-wide survey in which senior travel needs presented as one of the biggest hurdles those residents faced every day.
The Senate Insurance Committee is considering a bill that would force transportation networks to boost protection for drivers cruising for riders in California.
Users of Metro’s paratransit service would have the option of riding in any of 33 accessible taxi-vans that would be added to the city’s cab fleet.
A lawsuit filed by three mobility-impaired plaintiffs from San Antonio and Houston claims that Uber and Lyft have violated ADA laws by failing to provide a way for wheelchair users to take advantage of their services.
Ed Bobit, founder and chairman of Bobit Business Media, parent company of METRO Magazine, and publisher of Automotive Fleet magazine and many other media brands, passed away this morning at the age of 86. Last summer Bobit had undergone valve-replacement surgery and had been working primarily from home. He died peacefully in his sleep.
The funding includes $28 million for the purchase of four rail cars, which will double the capacity of the Red Line, allowing up to 2,400 additional passenger trips during morning and afternoon peak travel times.
The coach has a number of standard safety systems, including Electronic Stability Control; Smart Wave tire-pressure monitoring; and an Amerex fire detection & suppression system.
Just yesterday a man (allegedly) robbed $500 from a bank in metro Philadelphia only to get apprehended on a SEPTA bus.
Meanwhile, M-1 officials say they are down to two streetcar vendors and should be receiving proposals for “the best and final” offers in the next few weeks.
The $200 million station would connect Metro's Crenshaw Line, now being built, to a proposed aerial, monorail-like system that will carry passengers to their terminals.
A former FBI agent and president of security system company said it would cost tens of millions of dollars to install the right cameras in all 6,000 cars, but would be worthwhile.
The new Gillig buses are low-floor, offering ramps and kneeling features for the convenient boarding of passengers with disabilities, as well as an on-board camera system for added passenger safety.
The agency has previously been honored by APTA in 1986, 1996 and 2002.
The rail proposed by the Texas Central High-Speed Railway would transport passengers from Dallas to Houston in about 90 minutes.
Residents can share their ideas, criticisms and other thoughts at the Connect Hampton Roads website, which goes live on Thursday.
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