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Newsby Alex RomanJuly 29, 2022

KCATA's Makinen Tenders Resignation

During his tenure, he revamped the agency’s bus system and partnered to increase mobility and micromobility options throughout the region, with a special focus on providing more traveling freedom for KCATA’s ADA clientele.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJuly 26, 2022

FTA Offers $1.75B to Make Public Transportation Rail Stations More Accessible

The funding will help agencies retrofit subway stations so people who need an elevator or ramp — including people who use wheelchairs or have limited mobility — can still reliably access the rail systems serving their communities.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJuly 26, 2022

New York MTA Moving Forward with Capital Projects to Improve Transit Equity

In a presentation to the MTA Board’s Capital Program Committee, MTA Construction & Development President Jamie Torres-Springer put forward a proposed capital program amendment that allows the MTA to move projects along at a faster pace, offers support for megaproject expansions, and more.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJuly 15, 2022

UITP Signs Declaration to Improve Accessibility

The Lecco declaration is a framework aligning key principles that organizations can build on to improve their own implementation of accessibility.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJuly 12, 2022

Transdev Expands Partnership with TriMet

This new contract includes the reservations, scheduling, customer service, and dispatch functions of TriMet’s LIFT program (ADA paratransit).

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 28, 2022

Ariz.'s Sun Tran Adds Q'Straint Quantum Securement Systems

The Automatic Securement Stations are currently available in 79 buses, or 40% of the active fleet.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 28, 2022

SCCTD, St. Louis Metro Open ‘Transit Stop Transformation Project’

The opening comes after a months-long process of getting input from transit riders, area residents, elected officials, and stakeholders through a series of virtual Design Workshops, surveys, and community events — and completing construction.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 24, 2022

New York MTA, Advocates Agree on Plan to Expand Accessibility in Subway System

The agreement will resolve two class action lawsuits and is subject to court approval, a notice period where class members will have the opportunity to comment, and a fairness hearing.

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Newsby Alex RomanJune 21, 2022

METRO Launches the 2022 Innovative Solutions Awards

This is a great opportunity to highlight the successes of your bus operation or company.

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Transit Dispatchesby Giles BaileyJune 14, 2022

Mobility, Focus on Accessibility Highlight ITF 2022

The International Transport Forum (ITF) returned to Leipzig, Germany in late May 2022 for its annual event, which was in person again this year. This was following a virtual event last year and a cancelled event the year before due to the pandemic.

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