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Newsby StaffSeptember 27, 2024

SEPTA Expands Efforts to Combat Fare Evasion

SEPTA’s board approved the purchase of 100 full-length fare gates from Conduent Transport Solutions Inc.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 25, 2024

New FTA Directive Requires Transit Agencies to Address Transit Worker Assaults

The General Directive, the first one to be issued by FTA, will require more than 700 transit agencies nationwide to take action to protect frontline transit workers from the risk of assaults.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 19, 2024

WMATA Completes New Faregates at Rail Stations

More than 1,200 five-foot-tall gates and taller fences have been installed across all stations. The agency also improved its fare boxes across its bus fleet.

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Videosby Staff and News ReportsSeptember 3, 2024

AI, Tech Adoption, and More with RTC of Southern Nevada's MJ Maynard

MJ Maynard, CEO of the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, joins METRO’s Executive Editor Alex Roman to discuss tech adoption, AI, working with data, and more.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 3, 2024

MTA Opens G Line Following Signal Modernization Work

Replacing 1930s era signal infrastructure with state-of-the-art Communications-Based Train Control will dramatically improve ​ train service and reliability for the line’s 160,000 daily riders.

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Newsby StaffAugust 29, 2024

Chicago to Pilot ZeroEyes Gun Detection Technology

The technology has already been implemented in a variety of settings including other major transit agencies, schools, and more, and is also currently in use at Chicago’s Navy Pier.

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Newsby StaffAugust 28, 2024

L.A. Metro to Expand Successful TAP-to-Exit Program

Due to its effectiveness in limiting unauthorized use, TAP-to-Exit is a common fare compliance practice around the world and in major transit systems across the nation.

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Safety Cornerby Dustin Harber August 28, 2024

Ensuring Public Transit Cybersecurity Through Robust Protective Measures

In today’s highly connected world, cybersecurity is of utmost importance, particularly for transportation agencies overseeing transit bus systems that rely increasingly on sophisticated technologies, including the use of data analytics in traffic signal networks, to manage and operate their systems.

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ArticlesAugust 27, 2024

Tech Showcase: Addressing Safety Challenges with Video Mirror Systems

Ensuring the safety and security of operators, passengers, and pedestrians in public transit is crucial.

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Newsby StaffAugust 26, 2024

SEPTA Launching Restored Rail Services

The service additions will restore 80% of pre-COVID service on weekdays (up from 77%) and 84% on weekends (up from 63%).

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