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Newsby StaffSeptember 1, 2015

Mich.'s CATA wins small bus roadeo

The Roadeo reinforces safe-driving habits and operator professionalism behind the wheel. In total, 18 public transit agencies and 48 drivers competed for points on a written exam, an obstacle course, assisting a passenger with wheelchair securements and a pre-trip vehicle inspection.

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ArticlesSeptember 1, 2015

Calif. Agencies Raise Drought Awareness, Employ Water-Saving Measures

OCTA launched the “Every Drop Counts, Join Us in Saving Water” campaign and trans-formed two of its buses into moving water-conservation billboards.

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Newsby StaffAugust 26, 2015

Bike repair kiosks coming to select MARTA stations

MARTA partnered with the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition, a bike advocacy and rider education organization, to initiate the campaign and identify locations for the repair kiosks.

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Newsby StaffAugust 25, 2015

Sacramento RT's Blue Line extension begins service

The expansion offers local commuters an alternative to congested Highway 99 and brings new transit service to the area’s major employers. It will also encourage new retail and residential development in specially zoned areas along the light rail line.

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Newsby StaffAugust 25, 2015

Clean Energy to build CNG stations for multiple agencies, school district

Will construct new CNG stations for Arlington Transit (ART) in Arlington County, Va.; Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE) in Long Island, N.Y.; and North Kansas City (Mo.) School District, which is set to become the largest school district in the U.S. to transition its school bus fleet to CNG.

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Newsby StaffAugust 21, 2015

Calif. transit agencies say fed grants blocked over pension reform law

The agencies thought they had won a federal court victory late last year, when a judge ruled that the state law did not violate a federal prohibition against interfering with public employees' collective bargaining rights, but the Labor Department is still enforcing the rule.

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Newsby StaffAugust 20, 2015

AC Transit appoints new GM

Hursh, a nine-year veteran of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), has served as that agency’s Chief Operating Officer since 2012 and prior to that as deputy director, operations for maintenance and security.

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Newsby StaffAugust 19, 2015

Sacramento sports teams launch campaign to push transit improvements

Sacramento Republic FC and Sacramento Kings officials say the campaign on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter will give riders and non-riders a forum to post comments, questions, gripes, ideas, photos and videos — and a chance for RT to respond.

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Newsby StaffAugust 18, 2015

Lawmaker wants to dissolve Fla. transportation commission

The lawmaker says he's fed up with the Hillsborough County's Public Transportation Commission after learning officials continued to fine and ticket Uber and Lyft drivers, even after a judge gave a temporary OK for the companies to operate in town.

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Newsby StaffAugust 13, 2015

Antelope Valley Transit names Len Engel as its new executive director

Engel has been actively overseeing the day-to-day operations at AVTA, and is looking forward to leading the organization as its new head. He is also scheduled to speak at BusCon’s "Feature Panel: Practical Experiences with Electric Buses" session in Indianapolis Sept. 28 to 30.

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