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Newsby StaffOctober 20, 2011

N.Y. coach co. in crash has satisfactory safety rating

The New York Trailways bus involved in a collision on the New York State Thruway that injured seven passengers and the driver received a satisfactory safety rating from the FMCSA. Still, over the past two years, the carrier has had two accidents and drivers cited for fatigue and speeding.

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Newsby StaffOctober 19, 2011

FTA awards $9M to Fla. for bus maintenance facility

Funds will pay for a 30,000-square foot energy-efficient facility for Gainesville Regional Transit System. The new facility will replace an aging, overcrowded garage, and will be able to provide better maintenance for the agency’s current fleet of 105 buses.

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Newsby StaffOctober 18, 2011

Dow Kokam to supply Safra lithium-ion batteries

The Businova will begin test operations in the French towns of Albi and Toulouse starting in 2012.

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Newsby StaffOctober 18, 2011

Daimler to deliver 12 Orion VIIs to N.Y.

This marks the third consecutive order placed by CNYTRA. In 2009, 18 Orion VII CNG buses were delivered to Syracuse, N.Y.

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Newsby StaffOctober 18, 2011

OCTA receives $9.3M in DOT grants

The competitive transit grant awards were part of the DOT's Bus Livability and State of Good Repair programs.

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Newsby StaffOctober 18, 2011

FTA releases $46.7M to Mich., $14.4M to Pa.

A portion of funding for both states will go to replacing a transfer center and buses and upgrading a maintenance facility to LEED standards.

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Newsby StaffOctober 18, 2011

FTA awards Fla.’s PSTA $5M for new buses

Will use the State of Good Repair grant program funds to replace old buses. Once the new buses arrive next year, one out of every six of the agency’s buses will be diesel electric hybrid.

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Newsby StaffOctober 18, 2011

S.F. Muni free youth bus passes could cost $13M

An agency study found that it would cost almost twice what was initially projected to provide free bus service to every city resident between the ages of 5 and 17, as well as require expanded peak-time service and new vehicles.

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Newsby StaffOctober 17, 2011

Canada college adds buses for enrollment spike, but contends with costs

Niagara College's Niagara-on-the-Lake campus reached an agreement with St. Catharines Transit to increase service. While the additional service is meeting the extra demand, the college is struggling with year-over-year inflationary increases passed on by the transit system.

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Newsby StaffOctober 17, 2011

Ohio State U. bus system key to multimodal approach

CABS is just one way OSU is promoting a switch to a more environmentally-friendly, multimodal approach to transit to help reduce fuel consumption, carbon emissions and traffic congestion on campus.

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