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All city and university buses have recently been equipped with GPS tracking units, which transmit the location of all vehicles at any point in time, enabling customers to text and find out when their next bus will arrive.
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The order includes three of the company’s 30-foot buses and one 35-foot Vicinity bus. The buses are expected to be delivered in the first half of 2022.
Read More →A public hearing held to discuss a plan to add rapid buses to Chicago’s city streets brought out concerns about plans for bus-only lanes.
Read More →First Transit, the university’s shuttle bus contractor, purchased the standard diesel buses — 40- and 60-foot Van Hools — while the university purchased the hybrid bus, which was manufactured by Gillig Corp.
Read More →Agency and drivers’ union are calling for special legal protection for transit workers after a bus driver was shot and wounded. The recent incident was the 46th assault on a SEPTA employee this year.
Read More →The two Cummins-powered buses, which are owned by the City and County of Honolulu and operated by Oahu Transit Services Inc., are the first transit bus applications to be inducted into the club.
Read More →Received a $2.1 million contract to build a new CNG fueling station at the Montebello Bus Lines facility. ARRA funds will cover the entire cost of the station’s construction, and the first year’s preventive maintenance costs and 24-hour emergency response services.
Read More →An event, to be held on Dec. 6, will promote the $4.5M station to nearby residents. Since ridership will not meet Metro Transit’s 2010 goal of 80 million riders, transit officials hope the new station draws more passengers.
Read More →Funding did run a close second, at 23 percent. Several survey respondents cited difficulties of complying with regulations across multiple municipalities and jurisdictions, including traffic signal priority agreements.
Read More →Architect advocates grid-style bus system. Turban-wearing workers protest logo rule. Co. may build hydrogen-powered rail prototype.
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