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Company has more than 96,000 employees throughout the U.S. and Canada and total revenues of $4.8 billion. FirstGroup America's five business units - First Student, First Transit, First Vehicle Services, First Canada and Greyhound -- operate in 49 states and 10 Canadian provinces.
Read More →Transit Vision 2040 predicts that ridership levels will grow by 86 percent between now and 2040. Without a coordinated and strategic approach, transit systems across Canada will be unable to make their full contribution to quality of life.
Read More →Father sues BART for killing son. Greyhound Canada may cease some operations. NJ group stages interesting event.
Read More →Report: BART officers failed to follow procedures. Canada transit commuters face parking issues. New transit system starts service in Montana.
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Received orders for 23 Flexity Outlook trams from Linz, Austria, and for seven Bombardier BiLevel commuter rail vehicles from South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority in Vancouver.
Read More →Approximately 17 trucks or buses were inspected, on average, every minute from Canada to Mexico during the 72-hour period from June 2 to 4, 2009.
Read More →CUTA's most recent national infrastructure survey reported a $40.1 billion need for public transit capital investment for the period 2008-2012. The association also continues to advocate for the implementation of a National Transit Strategy that includes dedicated long term funding to support transit needs in communities of all sizes across Canada.
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The three shuttle buses will be used primarily as reduced capacity options for British Columbia-based Charter Bus Lines.
Read More →VIA anticipates offering this same service for its trains in Atlantic and Western Canada as a future enhancement and is also in the process of developing a mobile version of this service, which will be accessible by smartphones.
Read More →The city of Sudbury’s ITS4mobility system will include next-stop vocal and visual announcements; GPS, for real-time location and schedule information; and text messaging for two-way communication.
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