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Newsby StaffNovember 21, 2013

Fla.'s PSTA bus, light rail plan approved

Includes a comprehensive, countywide bus improvement plan and a light rail project from Clearwater to St. Petersburg via the Gateway/Carillon area.

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Newsby StaffNovember 21, 2013

CH Bus delivers Temsas to Pa., Neb.

Martz Trailways adds two TS-30s, while Neb.-based Navigator Motorcoaches Inc. adds a TS-35.

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Newsby StaffNovember 21, 2013

Detroit buses may get their own police force

The Detroit DOT may soon put more officers on city buses. The move is a response to bus drivers demanding more security, particularly after a passenger threw a bucket of bleach on a driver. The cost could be more than $2 million.

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Newsby StaffNovember 20, 2013

San Francisco MTA launches 2nd tunnel boring machine

In the coming months, the two machines will travel north under 4th Street, Stockton Street and Columbus Avenue, excavating and constructing San Francisco’s first new subway line in decades.

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Newsby StaffNovember 20, 2013

Cincinnati mayor-elect to review streetcar alternative

Will study the costs and benefits of Hop On Cincinnati, a downtown trolley bus system, as a potentially more affordable alternative.

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Newsby StaffNovember 20, 2013

Cleveland RTA to purchase 60 Gillig CNG buses

The vehicles should be delivered in March 2015.

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Newsby StaffNovember 20, 2013

Updated: NHTSA to require seat belts on motorcoaches

The final rule, which amends FMVSS 208, applies to new over-the-road buses and to other types of new buses with a GVWR greater than 26,000 pounds, except transit buses and school buses.

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ArticlesCover StoryNovember 19, 2013

Electric Vehicles Charge Up the Show Floor at BusCon 2013

More than 145 exhibitors showcased products and 64 vehicles were on display, including an unprecedented four electric vehicles. Safety and paratransit were major topics of focus in the educational sessions, which featured an expanded program this year.

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Newsby StaffNovember 19, 2013

IndyGo to unveil refurbed articulated buses

The necessity of buses has been proven by Routes 39 and 8 alone, which together delivered nearly 250,000 trips in September of this year, more than a quarter of the entire system’s ridership.

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Newsby StaffNovember 19, 2013

Peter Pan adding 42 MCI coaches

The operation's decision to purchase 42 buses in the past 12 months was in response to a growing demand and the desire to further expand its modern fleet of buses.

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