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Newsby StaffNovember 12, 2012

Ind. provider puts ads on buses to fund extended service

Porter County Aging and Community Services partnered with Clean Zone Marketing to put ads on its V-Line buses in an effort to extend its hours of service. The money from the ads will help pay for fuel.

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Newsby StaffNovember 12, 2012

Minn.'s SouthWest Transit honors vets

On Monday, agency will offer free rides as well as unveil newly wrapped buses.

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ProductsNovember 6, 2012

Backup camera system

The new Smart-Vision STSK6630 Rearview Mirror/Monitor backup camera system for large buses is a more advanced driver aid that includes a camera mounted on the back of the bus, sending images to a monitor installed inside the rearview mirror.

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Newsby StaffNovember 5, 2012

Buffalo U. extends First Transit contract

In addition, students, faculty and staff will now be riding on the newly designed buses to and from campus. The 28 new buses are Eldorado EZ Rider II heavy-duty transit buses.

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Newsby StaffNovember 5, 2012

Western Carolina U. gets new buses, route changes

CAT-TRAN’s two new vehicles feature new colors. The system also removed some stops on its routes for efficiency and safety.

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Newsby StaffNovember 5, 2012

VCU rolls out 11 new shuttle buses

Virginia Commonwealth University contracted with Groome Transportation to take over the service from GRTC Transit System. The new vehicles are equipped with bike racks and GPS.

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Newsby StaffNovember 5, 2012

FTA releases list of eligible Section 5307 transit agencies

Eligible operators are public entities that operate fixed-route bus service with 100 or fewer buses in maximum peak hour service. This provision does not affect the continued availability of operating assistance for public transportation operators in urbanized areas with populations between 50,000 and 199,999.

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Transit Dispatchesby Michael R. WileyNovember 1, 2012

Riding to connect with riders

As the GM of the Calif.-based Sacramento Regional Transit District (RT), it is critical to continuously expand my knowledge of all aspects of RT's bus and light rail system. I’ve found that a great way to stay on top of the day-to-day happenings is to ride RT’s buses and trains regularly, either as part of my commute or while conducting RT business.

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Newsby StaffOctober 30, 2012

N.C.’s Wave Transit to buy CNG buses

Will buy 16 vehicles in 2015 and build a new maintenance center. The agency is looking to protect itself against the increasingly volatile price of diesel fuel.

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Newsby StaffOctober 25, 2012

Wash.’s Community Transit launches real-time tech pilot

Outfitting all its buses with GPS, automatic passenger counters and other technology that will improve operations, and eventually allow customers to get real-time bus information by phone, computer or mobile device.

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