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Newsby StaffJune 17, 2003

Pittsburgh East Busway extension opens

The extension is expected to attract 10,000 new riders.

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Newsby StaffJune 16, 2003

NHTSA to conduct motorcoach crash testing

The American Bus Association, which has repeatedly called for the crash testing of motorcoaches, said this effort is long overdue.

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Newsby StaffJune 12, 2003

New Jersey Transit unveils hybrid electric buses

NJT invested $8.5 million in federal funds for seven hybrid electric buses that include four cruiser buses for intercity routes and three transit buses for use on local routes.

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Newsby StaffJune 11, 2003

ABA testifies on industry impacts of SAFETEA bill

Section 3020 of the Bush Administration's proposal would provide a loophole that would allow transit charters if they provide service to the elderly or disabled, the largest market for the intercity bus industry.

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Newsby StaffJune 10, 2003

Cubic links California smart card systems

Under two new contracts, totaling more than $4.8 million, Cubic will deliver and install smart card processing fareboxes on Long Beach and Norwalk, Calif., buses.

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Newsby StaffJune 9, 2003

L.A. DOT, Connex install GPS on express buses

The system, manufactured by Navtrak Inc., allows dispatchers to know exactly where a bus is in real time, enhancing safety by monitoring bus speed and location.

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Newsby StaffJune 6, 2003

Gillig, MCI deliver to Minnesota Valley Transit

MVTA will replace obsolete, non-accessible buses with 12 low-floor Gillig buses and seven 45-foot coaches from Motor Coach Industries.

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Articlesby StaffJune 1, 2003

‘Queue jumpers’ improve speed, safety of buses in Troy, N.Y.

The queue jumpers are signal devices that give buses priority at intersections by allowing them to move ahead of other motorists in parallel lanes.

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Articlesby StaffJune 1, 2003

Atlanta battles sprawl with project competition

Twenty years from now, Atlanta, once ridiculed as the “Queen of Sprawl,” may be transformed into a landscape traversed by commuter rail, light rail, buses and pedestrian paths that link neighborhoods and communities.

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Articlesby StaffJune 1, 2003

Stagecoach sells off Hong Kong operations

Stagecoach Group plc sold its Hong Kong Citybus operations for $292 million to Chow Tai Fook Enterprises.

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