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ArticlesJune 30, 2020

United Safety CEO Discusses COVID-19, Manufacturing PPE Gear

President/CEO Joseph Mirabile talks about the decision to begin manufacturing the critically needed gear and how the community was coming together pack and distribute it to frontline workers.

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ArticlesJune 29, 2020

Paratransit Agencies Help Passengers with Disabilities Stay Safe during the COVID-19 Crisis

Paratransit providers face two key challenges as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak — they need to ensure the safety of passengers and reduce the anxiety they may feel in using the service, while retaining their experienced drivers to ensure they are available when normal operations resume.

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NewsJune 26, 2020

SEPTA Approves Fare Restructuring Plan

The plan has remained focused on equity, affordability, and ease-of-travel for customers, even as the financial challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic mounted.

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NewsJune 25, 2020

Air Pollution Could Help London Transport Planners Fight COVID-19

Researchers have published their findings in Science of The Total Environment, highlighting that using public transport in the UK during a pandemic outbreak has a six-fold increased risk of contracting an acute respiratory infection.

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NewsJune 24, 2020

Cleveland RTA Partners for Initiative to Help the Homeless during COVID-19

The goal was not only to help relocate those in need, but to also assist them in accessing services to meet the needs of those with mental health concerns and the homeless during the pandemic.

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Transit DispatchesJune 24, 2020

Looking Ahead, Facing the New Reality

Much as September 11th redefined how we travel and handle security, the COVID-19 pandemic will define the ways we work, socialize and travel.

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NewsJune 23, 2020

St. Louis Metro teams with Transit, Masabi to launch mobile ticketing

The app’s new mobile fare feature is part of Metro Transit’s efforts to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic and keep both passengers and transit employees safe by providing a contactless, visually validated fare option.

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ArticlesJune 22, 2020

5 Qs with Beep's Joe Moye on the Mayo Clinic AV project

On March 30, autonomous shuttles were used to transport medical supplies and COVID-19 tests for the first time in the U.S.

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PodcastsJune 17, 2020

Building New Models to Increase Mobility Partnerships with Uber's Chris Pangilinan

Chris Pangilinan, Head of Global Policy for Public Transportation at Uber. Chris joins METROspectives to discuss Uber's first Software-as-a-Service partnership with Marin Transit, how public transit agencies are adapting quicker then ever to increase the options they provide in the communities they serve, and how COVID-19 will impact future mobility models.

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PodcastsJune 16, 2020

Canadian Transit Struggles with Pandemic, Fights for Federal Aid

Marco D'Angelo, President and CEO of the Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA) joins METROspectives to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on Canadian transit, how some provinces are starting full schedules, and the ongoing fight to get federal funding to help offset operational losses.

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