ACS to equip Memphis transit with ITS
System includes wireless technology, incident management features, security cameras, on-board next-stop announcements and passenger counting.
System includes wireless technology, incident management features, security cameras, on-board next-stop announcements and passenger counting.
The Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp. study, “The Construction Impact of Metro’s Measure R Transportation Projects,” estimates that Measure R-funded construction projects could create more than half a million part-time and full-time jobs with total earnings of $22.4 billion.
The association’s latest report, "Impacts of the Recession on Public Transportation Agencies", shows that since Jan. 1, 2009, 84 percent of public transit systems have raised fares, cut service or are considering either of those actions. Fifty-nine percent of public transit systems reported that they have already cut service or raised fares.
Will advise the Department’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics, a part of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration, on statistical matters.
The unions support a bill by U.S. Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-Mo.) that would enable large public transit agencies to use some of their federal transit funding for operating costs.
The service had recently stopped taking a medical marijuana patient to a dispensary, citing uncertainty over whether doing so could jeopardize federal funding for the program.
State’s decision to make some funding available for public transportation may postpone fare increases and reduce service cuts.
Launched in January, the Seniors Out and About transportation service picks up seniors at their homes and takes them anywhere in the Provo-Orem area on weekdays between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.
In the face of a $190 million budget shortfall, Metro is hoping to reduce paratransit costs by training disabled passengers to use fixed route and subway services.
Two companies in Sioux Falls, S.D., that provide transportation for people in wheelchairs and stretchers have been denied in their bid to raise rates. The companies compete with the city's taxpayer sponsored paratransit service.
Niagara, Ontario has subsidized a community shuttle service for two years, but budget strains have public works committee members considering eliminating the shuttle and providing seniors and students with $2 taxi coupons instead.
The contract, which must still be considered by the Transit and Parking Commission and City Council, is worth $2.23 million for 2010 through 2012, plus two option years.
Officials want to clarify whether transporting marijuana from a dispensary in a county-owned vehicle violates federal law and by extension the federal funding that supports the paratransit service.
Veolia Transportation has been managing paratransit services in San Francisco since 2000, which is a longer duration than any other prior contractor.
An organization that drives local senior veterans to appointments for free is not finding enough volunteer drivers who meet the necessary requirements.
Here’s a look at the Bus Roadeos held in North Carolina by the Charlotte Area Transit System and Florida by Palm Tran.
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