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Will equip 50 buses with GPS technology and automated stop announcements by September 2012 to take pressure off its paratransit service.
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Transit agencies share best practices in creating trip planners that keep pace with users' needs. As technology evolves, usability, mapping and mobile enhancements can be added to improve the user's experience.
Read More →Technology will be integrated across PATCO’s 14-mile line, and will allow riders to pay fares with a debit or credit card. For the first half of the year-long pilot, Cubic’s banking partner will issue a branded reloadable prepaid card with a contactless interface. During the second half, riders can pay with any bank card containing a contactless chip.
Read More →The contract includes the implementation of MV Technology's proprietary software, TimePoint, which will allow commuters to track the shuttle in real time from a dedicated website.
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Debuted a prototype of the ameriTRAM, a 100 percent low-floor streetcar in Charlotte on Thursday. Uses e-Brid, a propulsion technology that enables operation powered by overhead catenary or on-board lithium-ion batteries. The technology is purported to save millions of dollars in operational costs.
Read More →Creates a pool of vendors to provide the agency with information technology support services as needs are identified in the interest of efficiency. Services include communications infrastructure, engineering design, development, implementation and integration.
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The entire elevated dual-lane system at George Bush Intercontinental serves four stations (Terminals A, B, C and D/E) and operates with a fleet of 16 Innovia APM 100 vehicles (formerly known as CX-100) and Bombardier Cityflo automatic train control technology.
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Seeking a fare system designed to process payments directly at the gate using technology like contactless, chip-enabled debit and credit cards, which banks are already distributing to customers; federal identification cards; or smart phones equipped with near-field communication capability; as well as existing SmarTrip cards, according to the agency.
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Highlights include new offerings from Freightliner and IC Bus, as well as propane-propelled vehicles and an innovation using solar power. Educational session topics included driver safety, customer service for paratransit and the benefits of alternative fuels.
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The inspections, conducted in conjunction with TSA officials, are expected to take only minutes and designed to be non-intrusive, as police will randomly select bags or packages to check for hazardous materials using ionization technology as well as K-9 units trained to detect explosive materials.
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