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Newsby StaffJune 13, 2016

Mass. school to develop nav. app for visually impaired travelers

Perkins anticipates using crowdsourcing to provide detailed navigation clues to bring users to within four to five feet — the standard length of a white cane — of their precise destination.

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Newsby StaffJune 10, 2016

Webinar with Norman Mineta to discuss the benefits of IoT data

In this webinar, LILEE Systems will outline how to build an infrastructure that successfully rises to the challenges of today’s transportation market.

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Newsby StaffJune 7, 2016

WSP | PB expands NorCal ops with San Jose office

The firm’s experience in region includes the development and implementation of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority’s light rail network, as well as work at the Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport.

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Newsby StaffMay 11, 2016

Foxx warns he could shut down D.C. subway

The Transportation Secretary said Tuesday he seriously considered ordering a shutdown of the entire Washington Metro subway system last week and may still do that if local officials don’t follow Transportation Department safety directives.

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Newsby StaffMay 10, 2016

FTA threatens to withhold D.C Metro funding

The threat came just days after Metro officials announced a yearlong plan to overhaul the ailing subway system and two days after a third-rail explosion had thrown metal shards onto the platform at the Federal Center station.

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Newsby StaffMay 6, 2016

moovel N.A., TriMet launches RideTap pilot

The agency's tickets app users can now find a nearby Lyft or car2go within the app’s navigation drawer to help them get to and from their public transit stop.

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Newsby StaffApril 27, 2016

NJ TRANSIT's Hudson-Bergen line running modified service for 3rd day

Service has been hampered since overhead catenary wires were yanked down when a dump truck lowered its bed two days ago. There is no timetable for the repair of the wires.

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Newsby StaffApril 25, 2016

Miami 'SMART' plan could add 6 new rail lines

Although no timetable or funding source have been identified, the new transit lines would offer commuters new options to get to downtown Miami.

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Newsby StaffApril 21, 2016

'Transportation Women Tell Their Stories' of advancement, despite obstacles

BART GM Crunican and former MassDOT and MBTA board member Liz Levin, were joined by former U.S. DOT Secretary Mary Peters and former Houston Metro CEO Shirley DeLibero to discuss how they advanced in the transportation industry, despite great personal and professional obstacles. 

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Newsby StaffApril 14, 2016

RideScout, GlobeSherpa merge to become moovel North America

The company works to bring mobility solutions for public and alternative transportation options to North American cities through two distinctive but complementary products: moovel transit and RideTap.

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