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GRTC is a member of the Virginia Clean Cities (VCC) coalition, which over the years has hosted a variety of workshops, webinars and other training opportunities for fleets interested in transitioning to CNG. Another coalition member — the City of Richmond — inaugurated its fleet of CNG refuse haulers in 2011, which set the stage for GRTC’s transition. View the YouTube video to see how VCC helped the city implement its CNG fleet.
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The free ride program, which will cost the city some $16 million annually in lost ticket sales, has surpassed expectations, with ridership up 10%.
Read More →Company is looking to fill void left by Apple's Maps feature that does not include public transportation directions.
Read More →While many have found success expanding mobility options for its paratransit clients, many agencies are now looking to provide that same level of service to those that need wheelchairs and other ambulatory devices.
Read More →Throughout the country this year, voters in 17 states and communities of all sizes voted for increased investment in public transportation, bringing the success rate to nearly 90% (87.5%), according to the American Public Transportation Association
Read More →The center itself will have two new shelters each for Superloop and campus loop shuttles, and will also feature bus turnout areas to allow traffic flow while passengers are loading, larger waiting areas and several other open-space improvements, according to the report.
Read More →Managers who dread coming into the office because they have to deal with under-performing staff members are not alone. Their lament is common. Managers of all stripes are being challenged daily by the need to inspire and rehabilitate employees, who often seem like they’d prefer to be somewhere, almost anywhere else.
Read More →A recent initiative signed by Sec. Ray LaHood at the Women's Transportation Seminar aims to encourage more women to pursue math and science degrees for careers in transportation. This year's annual seminar, was titled, "The Right Place at the Right Time." This may be exactly the right place and time for this initiative — with the recession as an unfortunate guide — to turn the tide in employment numbers for women in transportation.
Read More →If regular gas prices reach $4 a gallon across the nation, many experts have forecast an additional 670 million passenger trips could be expected, resulting in more than 10.8 billion trips per year.
Read More →The announcements are part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Building a Better America Tour that Secretary Pete Buttigieg kicked off in Tampa, Fla.
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