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Newsby StaffSeptember 4, 2019

NTSB releases preliminary report on July's fatal shuttle bus crash

One bus passenger was killed and nine people were injured when a transit shuttle bus was struck by a passenger car.

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Transit Dispatchesby Matt FleckSeptember 4, 2019

Mind the Gap: Best practices in bus headway management

“Keeping vehicles spaced evenly on high-frequency routes is sort of like fighting forest fires..."

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ArticlesSeptember 3, 2019

VIA's president/CEO on the revamped bus system, future of agency

Jeffrey C. Arndt manages the seventh-largest city in the U.S.

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Newsby StaffAugust 28, 2019

King County Metro, WSDOT land $8M in FTA grant funds

Grants will help fund battery-electric buses and a pedestrian connection between a terminal and downtown Seattle, respectively.

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Newsby StaffAugust 27, 2019

GreenPower delivers more EV Star all-electric minibuses

The 25-foot EV Star comes with a standard J1772 level 2 and CCS DC level 3 fast-combo charge system.

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Newsby StaffAugust 27, 2019

Report helps determine how much transit reduces pollution emissions

Researchers used tap-on tap-off rider data to quantify the emissions saved by buses and commuter rail lines.

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ArticlesAugust 27, 2019

Increasing Ridership: A Case Study from Herzliya, Israel

A bus system overhaul and the ability to rapidly generate the most efficient schedules made it possible to double ridership in a year.

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Newsby StaffAugust 23, 2019

Calif.'s Big Blue Bus reveals new GILLIG Battery Electric Bus

The delivery is the first step toward the agency’s goal to have a completely zero-emission fleet by 2030.

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Newsby StaffAugust 23, 2019

BYD taps Stertil-Koni lifts for bus manufacturing plant

The team at the Lancaster, Calif. location selected the Stertil-Koni ST 1085 cabled Mobile Column Lifts for its facility.

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Newsby StaffAugust 22, 2019

CCW secures contract with Petaluma Transit for bus rehab

The New Flyer bus will receive everything from a new engine to a fresh paint job under the new contract.

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