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The new monthly and day pass offerings will be accepted on the agency's bus, streetcar, and ferry services beginning July 1.
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At this pivotal moment, public transportation agencies should consider using this historic availability of funding to implement game-changing projects to get back on track while building a digital foundation for the future, and leveraging the flood of information that connected systems and processes provide.
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Guidelines have been released, the online application portal is open, and the deadline to apply is July 19. Here’s what to know about eligibility and what to include with your application.
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Moving toward more flexible, on-demand options, paratransit providers are working harder and smarter to find safer and more cost-efficient ways to meet rider’s mobility needs.
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While good personal hygiene, physical distancing, the use of personal protective equipment, and implementation of other conventional measures are important, there are also opportunities to influence the physical components of transit stations and vehicles and their ventilation systems via planning and design tools.
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While the pilot was cut short due to COVID-19, researchers say that offering flexible service hours and an increased vehicle occupancy can help evaluate shifting priorities for commuting in a post-pandemic world.
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Using State and Federal COVID relief funding, GRTC has been fareless to ride Local Bus, Pulse (Bus Rapid Transit), Express Bus, and CARE/Paratransit vans since March 19, 2020.
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The 22 projects represent several modes of transport, including bus rapid transit, streetcar, and light rail in 13 states.
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Overall deliveries of transit buses in the U.S. and Canada declined in 2020, shrinking from 6,320 units in 2019 to 4,833 units in 2020, according to numbers provided to METRO Magazine from participating suppliers.
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More than 350 transit systems are providing free transportation to vaccination sites or using their transit stations and facilities as vaccination sites, and some have even converted buses and other transit vehicles into mobile clinics.
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