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The event was marked with six speakers and culminated with a ribbon almost-cutting by the OGX bus.
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The initiative will better inform FTA’s efforts in developing public transportation safety measures in the light of many reports of violence toward transit workers.
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The grant funds are provided through the FTA’s competitive 2023 Low or No Emission and Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Competitive Program, which is funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
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The funding is provided through FTA’s Public Transportation Emergency Relief (ER) Program.
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Additionally, the board approved the purchase of several New Flyer battery-electric and CNG buses.
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As transit agencies now find themselves under a requirement to report GTFS data to the National Transit Database, Optibus is doing its part to help.
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FTA’s Areas of Persistent Poverty (AoPP) program provides support to state and local governments, transit agencies, and nonprofit organizations to create better transit for residents with limited or no transportation options.
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Speed restrictions on the Tufts Curve were reduced to 10 mph in 2019. In the summer of 2022, the MBTA shut down the Orange Line for a 30-day period to complete critical track and signal upgrades.
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Adoption of ADAS technology, while increasingly common in passenger and commercial vehicles, has not yet migrated to the transit bus market. That situation could change. One reason is interest from the federal government.
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Ridership continues to grow for microtransit services in two communities in Southwest Virginia and Hampton Roads following the completion of a pilot showing the effectiveness of on-demand transit services in rural areas.
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