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For almost a month, teams of volunteers have been visiting bus stops three days a week, however, the agency has upped its outreach with about 80 volunteers now on the move every day, boarding buses to connect with riders there.
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Lewis is leading the agency through a significant stage of growth to construct the LYNX Blue Line Light Rail Extension and advance the CityLYNX Gold Line Phase 2 streetcar through final design and into construction.
Read More →The company's major service markets include corporations, schools and professional sports teams.
Read More →The new METRO Q Mobile Ticketing app allows Houston residents and visitors to purchase mobile tickets for METRO bus and METRORail and use them directly from their smartphone.
Read More →A member of the board of trustees of the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority since 2006, Valarie J. McCall has been active in APTA, holding increasingly influential positions, before eventually being named chair at October’s Annual Meeting.
Read More →In September, the agency was one of the inaugural winners of METRO Magazine’s Innovative Solutions Awards at BusCon 2015 for its real-time bus and rail tracking initiative. METRO recently spoke to Watson about that project, as well as the first five years of her tenure and the industry’s opportunity to grow its profile in communities across the nation, including in Austin.
Read More →Axis Communications, the global leader in network video surveillance, today announced a strong addition to its Q-line of fixed thermal cameras, AXIS Q1941-E Thermal Network Camera. The affordable and bullet-style IP camera is designed for 24/7 detection in challenging conditions. The camera is outdoor-ready out-of-the-box and is ideal for perimeter protection of facilities where early detection of an intrusion attempt is critical.
Read More →BYD’s new 23-foot battery-electric coach utilizes the company’s proprietary Iron-Phosphate Battery and meets over-the-road and shuttle applications with a range of 124.3 miles on a single charge. After 12 years of use, battery capacity is projected to remain about 80%, so there’s no need for battery replacement.
Read More →As head of Muni, Edward D. Reiskin has the responsibility for more than 5,000 employees, a $1 billion annual operating budget, and a $3 billion capital budget. He rides the system every day, bringing the perspective as a customer to his role as leader of the agency.
Read More →As CEO of the JTA, Nathaniel P. Ford Sr. leads an agency with an annual budget of $230 million and 850 employees, which provides transportation planning, road and bridge construction and transit services for the Northeast Florida region. Among his most recent accomplishments is the development and implementation of the Blueprint for Transportation Excellence (BTE) strategy that lays the foundation for JTA to become a regional, multimodal transportation leader in Northeast Florida.
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