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Newsby StaffJune 18, 2008

TOD residents ride bus for free

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), a transportation planning, financing and coordinating agency for the San Francisco Bay Area, is joining with AC Transit to offer residents of select transit-oriented development (TOD) complexes a year of unlimited free travel on AC Transit’s local and transbay buses.

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Newsby StaffJune 17, 2008

CTA adds routes to bus tracking site

Effective June 23, Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) riders will be able to access real-time travel information for a total of 52 CTA bus routes following the addition of 20 new routes to the Bus Tracker system.

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Newsby StaffJune 12, 2008

APTA sponsors Dump the Pump day

The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) is sponsoring the 2008 National Dump the Pump Day, a public awareness day that emphasizes public transportation as the quickest way to beat high gas prices and encourages people to ride a bus or train instead of driving a car.

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Newsby StaffJune 11, 2008

Texas to offer free rides on June 19

The Fort Worth Transportation Authority (The T) will offer free bus rides for the third annual Dump the Pump Day on Thursday, June 19, joining public transportation systems nationwide.

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Articlesby Nicole SchlosserJune 5, 2008

Government Contracts Enhance Financial Footing

With several types of federal, state and local work available, from university and airport shuttle services to transporting military recruits, firefighters or those in need of medical services, government contract work is coveted by many motorcoach companies and is often used as a way to supplement day-to-day business.

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ArticlesJune 5, 2008

Transit Shelters: Not Just a Bus Stop Anymore

By way of developing technology, it is becoming clear that the bus shelter industry is changing. From the classic standbys to brave and bold new trends, transit shelter companies are offering products that run the gamut of both traditional design and technological breakthrough.

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ArticlesJune 5, 2008

How Transit Suppliers Can Help Make a Successful Reauthorization

Not only can business leaders help shape these arguments, they can make the case with their public sector colleagues together that will resonate better and with a much broader number of members of Congress than if operators go it alone on Capitol Hill.

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Newsby StaffJune 4, 2008

Veolia wins L.A. Metro contract

Veolia Transportation was officially awarded a five-year contract to operate bus service for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro).

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Newsby StaffJune 3, 2008

MCI delivers J4500 coaches to Missouri, Florida

St. Louis-based operator Mid-American Coaches and Tours has taken delivery of four MCI J4500 coaches, and Coral Springs, Fla.-based Classic Bus Lines has taken delivery of two J4500 models.

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Newsby StaffMay 19, 2008

San Diego MTS taps NABI

The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) ordered 26 60-foot BRTs with CNG powerplants from North American Bus Industries (NABI) Inc.

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