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NewsJune 23, 2020

ABA Publishes Sample Policies for Post-Pandemic Cleanliness, Safety Protocols

The main message behind the guide is that the motorcoach industry is ready to take travelers wherever they want to go in clean buses.

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NewsJune 22, 2020

New Flyer, CTDOT to Deploy First Automated Transit Bus in North America

The project is focused on the successful demonstration of automated technology on public roads, collection of relevant data to inform future policymaking, and advancement of Advanced Driving Assist System technology for enhanced safety.

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NewsJune 19, 2020

BYD Delivers 10 Electric Buses to Wash.'s Link Transit

The final two buses were the first to be completed by BYD after reopening its plant during the pandemic.

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NewsJune 19, 2020

San Diego's MTS Reveals Fare Diversion, Electric Bus Plans

Beginning in early September, the agency will implement a pilot program that reduces fines, offers more payment options, a community service option in lieu of payment, and a new appeal window.

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PodcastsJune 16, 2020

What Public Transit Looks Like Now and Will Look Like After COVID-19 with Paul Comfort

METROspectives speaks with Paul Comfort, VP, business development at Trapeze, and host of the Transit Unplugged podcast. Comfort discusses the present and future of public transportation amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, his perspectives on what it's like to unpack an action plan, and his new book "The Future of Public Transportation." 

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PodcastsJune 16, 2020

The Immediate Impact of COVID-19 on the Motorcoach Industry

METROspectives has a conversation with the American Bus Association (ABA) President/CEO Peter Pantuso, who discusses the impact COVID-19 has had on the motorcoach industry and why he believes Congress must act to help support an industry that is mostly made up small, mostly family-run businesses.

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NewsJune 16, 2020

Optibus releases impact analysis tool, named ‘Technology Pioneer’ by World Economic Forum

The tool enables cities and transit operators to visualize and understand how route changes will affect selected demographic groups living along those routes.

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NewsJune 16, 2020

Big Blue Bus taps Transit as its official app

As part of this shift, BBB is also partnering with Swiftly Inc. to help deliver more accurate, consistent, and reliable data to power Transit.

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NewsJune 16, 2020

DART installing COVID-19 shields on all buses

The new shield leverages DART's initial investment of the operator barrier door by expanding a shield forward toward the windshield and upward toward the ceiling.

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NewsJune 11, 2020

Main Street Lending Program Expands Eligibility to More Small, Medium-Sized Businesses

To give borrowers more flexibility in repaying the loans, the Federal Reserve Board lowers the minimum loan amount, raises the maximum loan limit, adjusts the principal repayment schedule to begin after two years, and extends the term to five years.

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