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Safety Cornerby James GoochMarch 16, 2021

How Fare Payment Innovations are Helping Bring Riders Back to Transit

Alongside discussions around safety measures, such as limiting or staggering ridership to better enable physical distancing, mandatory mask wearing, and the introduction of rules and changes enabling safe increases in system capacity, agencies have been accelerating operational changes that were already being examined pre-pandemic.

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NewsMarch 16, 2021

Big Blue Bus, Transit Team for Predictive Crowding Tech Pilot

The feature uses recent passenger count data to share crowding predictions for buses, which will help riders make informed decisions about trip planning and physical distancing.

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NewsMarch 11, 2021

Metro Phoenix Transit Workers Prioritized to Get COVID-19 Vaccine

The Maricopa County Department of Public Health will give the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine during an event that occurs March 12 to 14.

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Safety Cornerby Kayla LairdMarch 11, 2021

Inside Look: DCTA’s Historical Winter Weather Response

In typical Texas fashion, our weather unleashed a historical winter storm one week and blessed us with 70-degree weather the next week. We decided to document what went down and how we dealt with it.

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NewsMarch 4, 2021

TransLink Expands Pilot to Test Copper Coating on Transit

The first phase of the pilot project found the copper killed up to 99.9% of all bacteria on transit surfaces within one hour.

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ArticlesMarch 4, 2021

Leveraging Digital Signage for Public Safety

During emergencies, digital displays can deliver real-time information, directions, and announcements directly to passengers to enable and enhance transit safety and security.

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Safety Cornerby Julie PeelMarch 3, 2021

Prioritizing Health and Safety to Rebuild Passenger Trust

Going the extra mile to ensure our passengers feel at ease, are confident, and trust that their health and safety needs are met remain our top priority — before, during, and after this pandemic.

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ArticlesFebruary 18, 2021

The Case for HEPA-14 Air Filtration to Reduce Pathogens in the Transit Environment

Air sanitizing methods are many and varied. Therefore, it may be helpful to examine the primary candidate technologies and how they work or could work together to achieve the best results.

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NewsFebruary 5, 2021

Secretary Buttigieg Meets with Transit Employees, Stresses President’s Support

One of President Biden’s first actions to protect the health and safety of Americans was to sign an Executive Order on January 21 promoting safety during the COVID-19 public health emergency in domestic and international travel.

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NewsFebruary 5, 2021

Trailways Set to Celebrate 85 Years

With that same attitude of teamwork, fierce independence, and focus on the future, today’s Trailways Transportation System Inc., has selected the theme “This Is Moving Forward” for its 85th Annual Meeting and Conference on February 17.

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