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Newsby StaffApril 24, 2014

Clean Energy, Fla. agency partner for CNG fueling station

HART is the first transit agency in Florida expected to transition its entire fleet to cleaner-burning natural gas. The fueling station will be equipped with four fast-fill CNG dispensers to fuel buses, vans and other fleet vehicles.

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Newsby StaffApril 16, 2014

Florida to roll out new $1B commuter rail system

The first phase will start running along a major interstate corridor that runs through downtown Orlando on May 1. The system is expected to eventually tie into an extensive public transit network linking Orlando and Miami by a higher-speed rail system.

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Newsby StaffApril 8, 2014

Florida's HART names interim CEO

Katharine Eagan has been with HART since 2009, when she was hired as chief of service development at the agency and moved up to chief operating officer in 2011. There is no exact timetable as of yet for HART to replace Hale on a permanent basis.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 14, 2014

Florida transit approves Polytechnic U. bus plan

Lakeland Area Mass Transit District may provide a bus to the new Florida Polytechnic University to take students from the school's campus to downtown Lakeland and Auburndale. The university is expected to open in the fall.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 9, 2014

Metro-North president to step down at month's end

Howard Permut will be replaced by Joe Giulietti, executive director of the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority, which operates Tri-Rail.

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Newsby StaffOctober 10, 2013

South Florida RTA wins 4 AdWheel awards

Received the grand prize and a first prize in the Promotion/Special Event category for its “Ride and Play Day,” an event created to attract leisure riders, primarily families, to promote the new hourly schedule on weekends and holidays.

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Newsby StaffAugust 20, 2013

Fla.'s HART introduces real-time bus app

Partnered with the Center for Urban Transportation at the University of South Florida, where the software was developed with funding from the National Center for Transit Research.

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Newsby StaffMay 28, 2013

Florida's HART debuts bus rapid transit system

Just a few years ago county voters overwhelmingly rejected a ballot proposal to raise the sales tax by a penny on the dollar to pay for light rail, expanded bus service and road work.

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ArticlesMay 20, 2013

SunRail Service to Transform Florida's Commuter Culture

The $1 billion, 61.5-mile system, being built by the Florida DOT, will utilize an existing rail corridor. The 32-mile first phase will serve 12 stations and link DeBary, to Sand Lake Road, just south of Orlando. Service is expected to begin in 2014.

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Articlesby Louie MaielloMay 7, 2013

Innovative Operator Profile: Expansion Efforts in Effect

People from all over the world come to Florida, so Brian Scott, vice president of Escot Bus Lines, has to think far beyond his Tampa-Orlando service area.

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