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Restrictions would be similar to those in New York. Legislation also would crack down on tour buses that idle too long at the curb.
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The Solar Bus consists of four thin film solar panels that run the length of the bus and charge an on-board battery bank. When the bus engine is off, the batteries power the air-conditioning and wireless connectivity equipment, enabling the buses to effectively meet anti-idling standards without compromising passenger comfort.
Read More →Money will go to 152 projects, which include replacing aging buses with fuel-efficient hybrid vehicles, constructing new bus shelters and maintenance facilities and installing updated fare boxes and fleet tracking systems.
Read More →Bus arrival information is available via Web, smartphone or text message and the system also allows dispatchers to detect and avert bunching of buses.
Read More →More than 300,000 students use the MTA for transportation to school, according to the school system, but late or overcrowded buses are an obstacle.
Read More →Under the $1.6M contract, NextBus will use its patented technology to process data obtained from all buses in LA Metro’s fleet equipped with GPS devices, then provide real-time, predictive bus arrival information to users by interfacing with the Southern California 511 phone- and website-based traveller information service, LA Metro’s own public website, the nextbus.com website, as well as cell and smartphone text messaging.
Read More →Transplus plans to design transit buses in Canada, buy brand-name components from across North America, assemble those components in China and sell the vehicles at a discount.
Read More →GPS system will allow real-time bus tracking via the Web and smartphones, while cameras will record audio and video as a security measure.
Read More →Oshkosh Transit estimates that the new vehicles will save over 7,000 gallons of diesel each year, when compared to conventional diesel buses. The bus purchase was funded entirely by a $2.1 million ARRA grant.
Read More →The service, which will be operated by volunteer drivers and overseen by a transit advisory board, will consist of two buses and a van running four days a week.
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