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Newsby StaffMay 15, 2017

[Exclusive] After several months, is London Night Tube service working?

In many ways the results of this overnight Tube service is not remarkable to the casual visitor, or new resident in London. This is a large and busy city, and many people depend on public transport as the only logical means of travelling around.

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Newsby StaffApril 25, 2017

KCATA set to launch new ridehailing service May 1

The one-year RideKC Freedom On-Demand pilot enables customers to call on taxis any day, at any hour, to enjoy everything Kansas City has to offer.

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Newsby StaffApril 10, 2017

Rising cost of Minn. paratransit could threaten other transit services

The Metropolitan Council, which operates the service, expects the number of rides will climb to 2.9 million by 2020, about double what it was in 2010.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 23, 2017

Fla.'s Broward County considering taxis, Uber, Lyft for paratransit

The county would pick up $15 of the tab. With most paratransit rides five miles or fewer, county officials believe $15 likely would cover the entire bill.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 24, 2017

PSTA expands partnership with Uber, taxi companies

The agency is subsidizing the first $5 of a trip from a bus stop to their final destination, with the customer paying the rest, which with the zone setup will usually be around $1.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 19, 2017

PSTA brings together Uber and Taxi to get people on the bus

New program uses Uber and United Taxi to pick up bus-stop-bound riders within eight specific zones throughout the county.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 17, 2017

Phoenix Transit enhances Dial-a-Ride with 'overflow' service

The approved partnership between Dial-a-Ride contractor MV Transportation and their subcontractor Discount Cab provides overflow service during the regular service day.

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Newsby StaffDecember 19, 2016

N.Y. paratransit costs skyrocketing, lack of subway elevators cited: study

Access-A-Ride cost $85.2 million and carried 1.7 million rides in 2000, increasing to an estimated $506 million this year for more than 6.3 million trips.

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Newsby StaffDecember 15, 2016

Uber, taxicabs vying for New York MTA paratransit contracts

Several months ago, the state agency quietly began a “proof of concept” study in which Access-a-Ride users request a ride and the MTA dispatches one through an e-hail app such as Uber, Arro or Curb, the latter two used by cabs.

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Newsby Giles BaileyNovember 15, 2016

EXCLUSIVE: Europe's Air Pollution Issues and Some Cities' Solutions

Much of the impact of pollution has been as a result of waves of industry and resource extraction and processing, but much is also as a result of our lifestyle choices and, in particular, the choices that we have made in terms of mobility.

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