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The Citadis Spirit is a 100% low-floor vehicle that offers easy accessibility from the street or the curb, and an interior layout featuring a wide central aisle and interior circulation that provide a safer and more enjoyable experience.
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Several critical factors had to be considered throughout, including uninterrupted rail operations, safe pedestrian flow through the station, adequate egress capacities, fire/emergency access, ongoing power and systems operations, and feasible constructability.
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The “You Said It” campaign targets behavior and unsafe activities, including tresspassing on subway tracks and wearing backpacks on crowded vehicles.
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Prime Minister Trudeau said the price tag on the initiative makes RER “the single largest transit project in which the federal government has ever invested.”
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Will purchase six electric-powered heavy-duty transit buses from New Flyer Industries and Nova Bus, with overhead-charging stations being designed and manufactured by Siemens and ABB Group.
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The federal government will be working to sign bilateral agreements with provinces in the coming months regarding PTIF II ($20.1 billion). Provincial allocations will be based 70% on provincial ridership levels and 30% on provincial population.
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All of the orders will be delivered through Grande West’s eastern Canadian service and sales partner City View.
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Will work with two Canadian transit vehicle manufacturers (New Flyer Industries and Nova Bus) and two charging station manufacturers (ABB Group and Siemens Canada) to deploy up to 10 electric buses and four overhead electric charging stations that plug into an open protocol known as the OppCharge protocol.
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Earlier in the week, a 30-year-old man was struck by a train near a station, with investigators believing he was wearing headphones and distracted by his cellphone.
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In June, the City paid the firm to provide business case analyses for several projects planned by the city, including Mayor John Tory’s original “SmartTrack” idea for additional stops along the GO Transit rail line travelling through Toronto, and the controversial one-stop Scarborough subway extension.
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