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Newsby StaffFebruary 14, 2025

New York MTA Adding 265 New Flyer Battery-Electric Buses

The option order, part of a contract between New Flyer and the MTA signed in Q1 2024, allows for the purchase of 193 Xcelsior CHARGE NG 40-foot buses and 72 Xcelsior CHARGE NG 60-foot buses (144 equivalent units).

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Newsby StaffFebruary 7, 2025

Montreal Transferring Paratransit Minibus Service to External Partners

Currently, taxi industry partners already handle 90% of paratransit trips. Transferring the remaining 10% of trips — those delivered by minibuses — to external partners will allow the STM to streamline its paratransit services.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsFebruary 4, 2025

Biz Briefs: Masabi, New Flyer, Daimler Buses, and More

Biz Briefs covers the latest supplier news in the motorcoach and public transit industries.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 3, 2025

Louisville's TARC Takes Steps to Improve Real-Time Bus Data

For customers, that means convenient access to reliable real-time locations for buses on their smartphones, enhanced audio and visual announcements on every TARC bus for easier navigation of the system, and overall improvements to TARC’s operations.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 30, 2025

Subway Fare Evasion Down 26% in NYC

In the last six months, from June 2024 through December 2024, subway fare evasion is down 26%. Across buses, including both the local and express bus network, fare evasion is down by 9.1% over the same period of time.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 27, 2025

California's Long Beach Transit Unveil New Electric Commuter Buses

The coaches were built by RIDE USA.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 22, 2025

TARTA, Ohio Agencies Land Funds for Cleaner Emission Buses

The Ohio EPA estimates that this grant and the others part of this year’s award will eliminate almost two tons of air pollutants annually, in addition to helping counties meet and maintain federal air quality standards.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 15, 2025

Seattle's King County Lands $79.7M Federal Grant for BRT Line

The grant for the new RapidRide I Line, which will feature rebranded “green” hybrid electric buses, was funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

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Transit Dispatchesby Todd MouwJanuary 15, 2025

South Dakota Transit Agencies Clear the Air with Propane Buses

With Mount Rushmore and the Black Hills, western South Dakota is one of the most scenic places in America. Its air is also cleaner, thanks to the recent addition by two regional transit agencies of environmentally friendly and economical buses fueled by propane.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 13, 2025

New York MTA Purchases 265 Zero-Emission Buses

The purchase builds on the 60 zero-emission buses that came last year and is in addition to the 205 zero-emission buses slated to come beginning late this year.

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