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Saddled with budget issues, many maintenance departments are asked to find ways to be more efficient. Agencies around the nation are stepping up to the challenge through reorganization, training, preventive maintenance and using new software systems.
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PARTA officials said the cost-saving idea sprung from a weekly meeting between the downtown redevelopment partners where KSU and city officials related that they needed dirt to raise the university’s Esplanade walkway extension.
Read More →Key achievements in 2017 that helped secure this award include, beginning a total fleet conversion to replace diesel buses with CNG.
Read More →The goal of the new system is to reduce barriers to transit access through fare affordability, increased access via retail options for purchasing and adding funds, and a seamless payment experience with the Transit app and COTA smart cards.
Read More →Doran Barnes, who is also the Executive Director of Foothill Transit in West Covina, Calif., will serve as the board’s Chairman for the next fiscal year.
Read More →Mesa and Tempe will be under a single contract with Valley Metro directly managing bus operations in the East Valley. Awarded an initial three-year base term at a cost of $150,885,082 with options available for years four through ten at a cost of $407,764,469. The contract takes effect July 1, 2013.
Read More →As part of TransLink’s Reconnect Campaign, the new feature will help customers feel confident knowing if there will be room on their vehicle before leaving home.
Read More →With funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, FTA’s Pilot Program for TOD Planning is helping communities develop local plans to encourage ridership by developing housing and businesses near transit corridors.
Read More →He views the delivery of services as a business model and has overseen improvements such as Select Bus Service, security cameras on buses and the rollout of real-time bus location technology.
Read More →New posters urge riders to keep a close watch over personal electronic devices, particularly when seated or standing near doors.
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