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Newsby StaffJune 20, 2016

Chicago Transit to move forward with South Side transit investment

The new 95th Street Terminal is a $280 million project that will completely rebuild the Red Line South’s busiest station to create a safer, more-efficient environment for transit riders while creating a signature statement for the South Side.

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Newsby StaffJune 20, 2016

Md. MTA launches new Express BusLink service

It is the first new service as part of Gov. Larry Hogan's BaltimoreLink transportation improvement plan, which was announced in October 2015.

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ArticlesJune 17, 2016

Contractors Changing the Public Transit Model with Tech Integration

As more agencies shift from a traditional bus-only model to a multimodal system to cut costs and expand services, contractorsare helping them adapt and grow with these new changes.

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Newsby StaffJune 16, 2016

Xerox names business process outsourcing co., Conduent

Name is inspired by the new company’s expertise in connecting clients and their constituents through seamless transactions at massive scale in areas such as customer care, transportation solutions, and healthcare payer and provider services.

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Newsby StaffJune 16, 2016

Calif.'s OCTA approves $26M for local transit shuttles

The money is being provided through Measure M, the county’s half-cent sales tax for transportation improvements. When Measure M was renewed by voters in 2006, it included a funding program for cities to develop and implement shuttles and bus trolleys.

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Newsby StaffJune 16, 2016

Uber, Fla.'s PSTA to pilot phone dispatch system

The call-in feature is part of a local program with PSTA that will grant publicly-subsidized Uber rides to low-income residents who do not have cars or easy access to the area’s bus-based public transit system.

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Newsby StaffJune 15, 2016

Amtrak, MTA install new backup generator at Baltimore Penn Station

The reliable supply of power is essential to Baltimore, which is the eighth busiest station in Amtrak’s national network, serving approximately three million passengers in fiscal year 2015.

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Newsby StaffJune 14, 2016

Fitness studio aims to merge spinning class with bus

The 45-minute classes will cost $17 to $21, and the bus will travel along the most popular commuter routes in London.

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Newsby StaffJune 14, 2016

Electrovaya signs MOU to deliver Lithium-Ion cells for electric buses

Will provide its cells with unparalleled safety and cycle-life performance to the OEM. The OEM will assemble the cells into electric-bus batteries. Deliveries start in the fourth quarter and then grow quickly into 2017.

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Newsby StaffJune 14, 2016

Quantum securement use leads to accessiblity award for MATBUS

Recognized for installation of the wheelchair securement system on two City of Fargo, N.D., buses received last fall as well as the introduction of training programs.

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