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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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NewsMay 17, 2022

MTI Study Examines How Social Distancing Impacts Fixed-Route Accessbility

The latest Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) research evaluates the accessibility of FRT buses with social distancing.

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NewsMay 10, 2022

IndyGo, Via Team to Launch On-Demand Service

For only $1.75 per trip or less, riders can book a shared ride at a moment’s notice through a smart phone app or by calling a phone number — offering the flexibility of a private car with the affordability and sustainability of public transit.

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NewsJanuary 28, 2022

Greater Bridgeport Transit Taps MV for Paratransit Services

The company will be responsible for service delivery, safety, reservations, scheduling, and community outreach for the Access system, the ADA-compliant paratransit service designed to provide public bus transportation to the elderly and those with disabilities who cannot use GBT’s regularly scheduled bus routes.

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