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NewsJanuary 8, 2021

15 Projects Awarded Funding to Improve Accessibility Through Tech

The projects will enable communities to showcase innovative business partnerships, technologies, and practices that promote independent mobility for all.

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NewsDecember 29, 2020

FRA Announces Full Implementation of PTC on U.S. Railroads

The accomplishment encompasses thousands of hours of testing and deployment, innovative technological solutions, and a tremendous amount of coordination among nearly 100 host and tenant railroads, railroad associations, material suppliers, and service providers.

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NewsDecember 2, 2020

Sound Transit Light Rail Trains Now Running on Clean Energy

The accomplishment is made possible through an innovative agreement with Puget Sound Energy to purchase wind energy directly from the utility’s Green Direct program.

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NewsNovember 30, 2020

6 Projects in 6 States Land FTA Grants to Advance Transit Infrastructure Innovation, Safety

The primary goal of the Real-Time Asset Management Program is to enhance asset management of infrastructure and safety by deploying innovative technologies that can provide real-time condition assessment of transit capital and facilities.

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NewsOctober 20, 2020

L.A. Metro Opens New Transit Pavilion Bus Stop

The $3.995-million project will improve the customer experience and the safety of riders with bus shelters, a bikeshare station, and innovative sustainability features.

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ArticlesOctober 19, 2020

Innovative Solutions: Operations

TheBus partnered with its CAD-provider, Trapeze, to develop a Dynamic Headway Management Module. Under dynamic headway scheduling, an entire bus route is monitored by the CAD system and total circuit times are measured in real time.

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ArticlesOctober 16, 2020

Innovative Solutions Awards: Mobility

StarTran teamed with Spare to launch an on-demand microtransit program during the pandemic, while NEORide and Masabi brought mobile ticketing to 15 transit agencies in Ohio and Kentucky.

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ArticlesOctober 15, 2020

Innovative Solutions Awards: Clean Technology

CTA built one of the few terminals in North America that uniquely utilizes SAE J3105 overhead charging systems to maximize in-service time and performance of its Proterra electric bus fleet.

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ArticlesOctober 14, 2020

Innovative Solutions Awards: Safety

TriMet and Hampton Jitney tapped CURIS System’s hydrogen peroxide fog to revolutionize their disinfection practices and cleaning protocols.

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ArticlesOctober 13, 2020

Innovative Solutions Awards: Technology

Betterez Canada Inc./Bustang (Operated by the Colorado Department of Transportation and All Aboard America Holdings Inc.)

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