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The RapidRide B Line, featuring 60-foot articulated buses built by New Flyer, will connect the cities of Bellevue and Redmond.
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The purchase of 10 hybrid-electric vehicles will increase the number of hybrid buses in TheRide's fleet to 41 out of a total of 78 buses. The grant comes from the Clean Fuels Bus and Bus Facilities Program.
Read More →CATA already has begun equipping its buses with GPS, which could save ASMSU money in the program's development. The app's development is still in its beginning stages.
Read More →The renaming of the transit system to "Roundup" coincides with the arrival of six new clean diesel buses, which will be unveiled in October.
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Eliminating bus fares, making parking spots more scarce and making sure your buses run on time are some of the practices highlighted in a blog posted in honor of World Car-Free Day, which took place last week.
Read More →The U.S. General Services Administration will use them for routine patient transportation at Veterans Administration hospitals across the country. Farber Specialty Vehicles, based in Columbus, Ohio, will customize the buses with Glaval Bus bodies.
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The transit agency came up with the new vehicle design when it recently went through a rebranding campaign led by the RTA board of commissioners and implemented by the local and national marketing department of Veolia Transportation, the delegated management company of the RTA.
Read More →Riders demonstrated the difficulty they have with accessing buses. A transit official says the city is planning to install station elevators and offer wheelchair accessibility on all city routes by the end of next year.
Read More →Will install hardware on 968 cruiser buses and provide managed services, including daily data reviews. The vendor also archives data and provides camera system diagnostics. Will likely complete installation next year.
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Will replace older 30-, 35- and 40-foot buses that run on routes in Tempe, Ariz., and have surpassed their useful life. The fleet was paid for with regional Proposition 400 funds, FTA 5307 formula grant funds specifically allocated for bus fleet replacement and FTA’s Clean Fuels Grant Program, which provided the hybrid propulsion system.
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