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NewsOctober 23, 2017

NFTA, U. of Buffalo study challenges faced by riders with disabilities

“It’s our hope that our research findings will guide standards that will make buses more accessible to all,” says UB prof. Victor Paquet.

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Newsby StaffOctober 11, 2017

Stadler, Fort Worth Transportation Authority unveil 1st U.S. FLIRT train

The new commuter trains for TEXRail have been designed to reach maximum speeds of 81 mph and boast a coupled length of 266 feet each.

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Newsby StaffOctober 11, 2017

BCTA’s Ober named ‘Outstanding Board Member’

Ober’s nomination covered an outstanding career in the public transit industry. He began his career at the Port Authority of Allegheny County in the early 1970’s. In 1980, Ober was appointed by the Beaver County Commissioners as an inaugural member of the Beaver County Transit Authority (BCTA) Board of Directors. He has been appointed to seven consecutive five-year terms on the Board. Since 1985, the BCTA Board of Directors went on to elect him chairman 17 times.

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Newsby StaffOctober 11, 2017

Texas' DCTA taps LAN for railroad engineering services

As part of its services, LAN will provide rail system guideway design, additions or modifications to existing guideway, signal system design, rail bridge engineering and inspection, station design, schedule modeling, and emergency railroad engineering services.

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ArticlesOctober 9, 2017

Women in Transportation: Nuria Fernandez

Growing up in Panama City, Panama, Nuria Fernandez’s earliest experience with transit was riding what she calls the “rather unorthodox bus system” of her hometown.

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Newsby StaffOctober 9, 2017

Being a ‘lifelong learner’ key for CapMetro’s Watson

Q&A with Linda Watson, President/CEO, Capital Metro, Austin, Texas

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Newsby StaffOctober 9, 2017

Transit GM Q&A: How are you stepping up your training?

METRO asked some of the top execs in the industry what they are doing to provide comprehensive training to both driver and maintenance staff.

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Newsby StaffOctober 2, 2017

DCTA, partners expand Texas' Collin County Transit program

The service consists of a subsidized taxi voucher program that provides efficient transit options for participating MUTD cities, including McKinney, Lowry Crossing, Melissa, Princeton, and now, Celina.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 26, 2017

SORTA breaks ground on $1M transit center project

The Oakely Transit Center will include enhanced transit shelters, streetscaping, wayfinding, a ticket vending machine and real-time information screens.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 25, 2017

Fed judge green lights audio recording on Reno RTC buses

The local bus driver's union, which has been fighting the move for more than three years, intends to appeal the decision.

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