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Newsby StaffFebruary 25, 2020

MBTA equips high-ridership bus stops with real-time info tech

The solar-powered electronic ink (E Ink) signs, located at 18 bus stops in several Boston neighborhoods, provides stop-specific info.

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Transit Dispatchesby Steven HigashideNovember 26, 2019

Agencies must step up to achieve transportation equity

In the course of researching my book Better Buses, Better Cities, I was proud to see agencies taking the challenge head on.

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Newsby StaffMay 2, 2019

New York City bans alcohol advertising on city property

Under the order, the advertisements will be banned from bus shelters, newsstands, phone booths, and Wi-Fi LinkNYC kiosks.

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Newsby StaffMarch 6, 2019

California's NCTD implements bus stop optimization program

Approximately 90 bus stops were identified for removal or consolidation based on the review.

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Safety Cornerby Louie MaielloSeptember 13, 2018

Tips for Improving the Bus Boarding, Alighting Process

The servicing of several types of bus stops, in particular their locations, presents unique challenges involving the safe boarding and alighting process of customers.

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Newsby StaffMarch 27, 2018

Austin’s Capital Metro awards wayfinding contract to CHK America

This newly designed system will deliver information to passengers in a clear and concise format accentuating the agency's extensive public transportation options.

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Newsby StaffMarch 15, 2018

San Antonio's VIA unveils zoo-themed bus stop shelters

The stop serves VIA’s VIVA culture route and is part of VIA’s ongoing Passenger Amenities Improvement Program, which includes the improvement of 1,000 existing bus stops throughout the VIA service area.

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Newsby StaffDecember 14, 2017

San Antonio's VIA celebrates 1,000th bus stop improvement

In keeping with VIA’s ongoing commitment to support local, small, and minority-owned businesses, nearly all of the contracts awarded for VIA’s Passenger Amenities Program went to locally-owned businesses and/or certified DBEs/SBEs.

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NewsJuly 7, 2017

Profile: Christine Viña, Project Manager for Urban Design, VIA Metropolitan Transit

She is an ambassador for VIA and San Antonio, where she moved twenty years ago from Washington, D.C. to become executive director of the Southtown Urban Main Street Project. She started working for VIA almost nine years ago, when she accepted the position in project management and urban design.

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Transit Dispatchesby Hayley RichardsonDecember 28, 2016

Why 'Tactical Transit' is the Next Big Thing

The raffish, worldwide movement known as tactical urbanism appears poised to take on a meatier role in improving transit in bus corridors. By providing low-cost, agile alternatives to lengthy street improvement processes, “tactical transit” has the ability to jumpstart virtuous cycles of increasing bus ridership by speeding up travel times, improving passenger experience, and enhancing overall perceptions of riding the bus.

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