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Newsby StaffJuly 21, 2010

Pilot program to offer free rides to paratransit customers

For a six month period starting July 1, CityBus will allow paratransit-eligible clients who possess a Santa Rosa Paratransit identification card to ride for free on any Santa Rosa CityBus fixed route bus.

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Newsby StaffJuly 21, 2010

FTA: $77.7B needed to bring U.S. rail, bus systems to state of good repair

While most of the backlog can be attributed to rail, more than 40 percent of the nation's buses are also in poor to marginal condition.

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Newsby StaffJuly 20, 2010

BusRates.com announces site updates

Site helps make it easy for buyers to find the bus that best suits their needs. The site draws over 110,000 group travel planner visits each month.

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Newsby StaffJuly 15, 2010

Buffalo bus driver saves 10 from fire

Immediately gets back behind the wheel to finish his route.

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Newsby StaffJuly 15, 2010

Parking rates hold steady in 2010, rise expected in 2011

Highest U.S. commercial business district parking rates found in New York City, Boston and San Francisco. Rates are expected to trend upward in 2011, Colliers reports.

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ProductsJuly 14, 2010

2020SS Mirror System for Shuttle Buses

The new 2020SS mirror system for shuttle bus applications fits both GM G-Van and Ford E-Van chassis, in both 96-inch and 102-inch body widths.

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Newsby StaffJuly 14, 2010

ISE reduces workforce

ISE believes that, despite these reductions, it can continue the regular day-to-day operation of its business.

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Newsby StaffJuly 13, 2010

CVSA report shows record low out-of-service rates

Data from 2010 show the overall vehicle compliance rate at 80.0 percent (80.4 percent in 2009), with an overall driver compliance rate of 95.6 percent (unchanged from last year). More than 9,856 CVSA -certified inspectors at 2,482 locations across North America performed 65,327 truck and bus inspections.

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Newsby StaffJuly 13, 2010

N.C. system considers smoking ban

The Winston-Salem Transit Authority is considering a ban on smoking in covered bus shelters after a rider complaint about a shelter near a hospital.

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Newsby StaffJuly 13, 2010

TriMet taking measures to enhance safety

After a top-to-bottom safety review that began shortly after a fatal bus accident last April, the agency will recruit a Director of Safety and Security, require all personal electronic devices be turned off while operating a bus or train and form a Safety and Service Excellence Task Force.

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