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Newsby StaffJuly 8, 2009

Miami launches online rider alert system

Customers also can set up the new rider alert system to notify them on the operational status of Metrorail or Metromover station elevators and escalators. System also lets paratransit customers sign up to receive STS updates.

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Newsby StaffJune 17, 2009

First Transit awarded NJ Transit contract

The contract is a three-year agreement that includes the operation, maintenance and management of a fleet of 87 ADA paratransit buses serving the Newark area, including Essex, Union, Hudson, Somerset and Morris counties.

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Newsby StaffJune 11, 2009

LaHood announces $909.4M in ARRA grants

The federal dollars announced Wednesday will be used to purchase new equipment, including streetcars, buses, ferries, paratransit vans, clean fuel vehicles and railcars, as well as pay for the construction of new transit facilities, bus shelters, repair and maintenance of transit systems and safety and security equipment.

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Newsby StaffJune 8, 2009

MBTA expands cell phone ban

Effective immediately, MBTA contractors, including Mass Bay Commuter Rail (MBCR), The RIDE paratransit service, and commuter boat and private bus contractors will comply with the directive issued to MBTA operators last month.

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Newsby StaffMay 22, 2009

Trapeze wins COTA ITS contract

Includes a number of in-vehicle technologies for paratransit and fixed-route vehicles, integrated with its existing back-office scheduling, dispatching, traveler information and driver management systems.

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ArticlesApril 21, 2009

Making it a Lil' Easier to Navigate the 'Big Easy'

Post-Katrina's Lower 9th Ward has finally begun to pick up the pieces and found a way to transport its slowly re-growing population using a flexible-route, on-demand neighborhood circulator that combines elements of fixed route, flex route, paratransit and neighborhood circulators.

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Newsby StaffApril 3, 2009

Michigan transit chooses Trapeze for ITS

Solution includes a number of in-vehicle technologies for nearly 250 paratransit, fixed route and supervisory vehicles, integrated with CATA's existing back-office scheduling, dispatching, traveler information and operations management solutions.

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Newsby StaffMarch 27, 2009

CalAct awards Wash. paratransit for rural program

Operation demonstrated exceptional achievement in the areas of safety, operations, customer service, financial management, community relations, policy and administration.

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Newsby StaffMarch 18, 2009

York Region Transit adds Mentor, TranSched systems

Mobility Plus paratransit service is for riders unable to access conventional or bus rapid transit in the nine municipalities of York, Ontario.

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Newsby StaffMarch 2, 2009

MV wins, retains contracts

Based in Fairfield, Calif., MV is a private provider of paratransit services and the largest privately-owned transportation contracting firm in the U.S.

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