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Newsby StaffMay 11, 2017

ETA Transit Systems adding Colorado Springs headquarters

The expansion, driven by substantial growth along the Pacific Coast and neighboring states, helps to provide customers west of the Mississippi River with closer, more responsive service.

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NewsMay 4, 2017

Profile: Norm Mineta, Former Secretary of Transportation

The searchlights were going back and forth over his body, scanning the barracks as Norm Mineta slept. It was the middle of 1942, and Norm was ten years old, sleeping on a mattress stuffed with hay...

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Newsby StaffApril 10, 2017

Walker to manage Texoma Area paratransit

This service links passengers living in a six-county geographical region wider than the state of Connecticut to places of employment, family visits, retail trips and critical medical services.

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Newsby StaffMarch 14, 2017

ETA Transit Systems completes Va. ITS installation

The Charlottesville Area Transit installation represents a significant upgrade to an outdated platform and marks a substantial improvement in capabilities for both the agency and its customers.

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Newsby StaffMarch 6, 2017

Nearly 90% of public transit trips impact economy, according to APTA report

The study, “Who Rides Public Transportation,” reveals that 87% of public transit trips directly impact the economy, either connecting people to employers needing workers, and to retail and entertainment venues.

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ArticlesFebruary 28, 2017

How open-source platforms helped 2 agencies manage real-time info

Many agencies still rely on expensive proprietary software for trip planning and real-time customer information, which present such issues as lack of user-friendly interfaces and a concomitant price structure in which license renewals and software modifications generally cost in the thousands annually.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 27, 2017

RNL unveils design for Foothill Transit facility, park-and-ride

Development includes a 372-stall, three-level parking structure, six-bus bay transit center, a 4,400-square-foot retail building and a public plaza design to connect to the future civic component.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 31, 2017

Chao confirmed as new Secretary of Transportation

Several prominent Democrats, including Sen. Charles E. Schumer and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, were among those voting against Chao, who had cruised through three confirmation hearings for other cabinet positions previously without a dissenting vote.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 19, 2017

Lamers Bus Lines named METRO's Innovative Motorcoach Operator of the Year

Corporate Secretary Kevin Lamers was on hand to accept the award at this year's ABA Marketplace in Cleveland.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 12, 2017

Transportation Secretary nominee cruises through hearing, offers few solutions

Elaine Chao promised to look at creative ways to attract funding for the $1 trillion infrastructure investment that the president-elect campaigned on, but was careful to avoid mentioning any specific financial figures.

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