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The Bus-on-Shoulder program has reduced travel times and improved on-time performance. The new wheelchair lift-equipped vehicles include Wi-Fi, security cameras, special graphics, luggage racks and plush seats.
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The pilots will include a combination of dedicated bus-only lanes that take bus riders out of car congestion, technology to time traffic signals so that buses get more green lights, and platforms that allow riders to “level-board” the bus quickly as they would a subway.
Read More →New program to allow buses to travel on the shoulders of selected highways in times of heavy traffic congestion to help maintain transit schedules and bypass problem areas. They would only be allowed to use the shoulders when travel speed in the highway lanes fell below 35 miles per hour.
Read More →Will unveil new logo, slogan, fleet graphics, bike racks and mascot.
Read More →The facility will become a light rail station within the FasTracks Program and has been designed and integrated within a larger overall TOD project.
Read More →The new identity, EMBARK, will represent all services — bus transit, parking and ferry.
Read More →The Route Optimization Initiative allows the JTA to overhaul the fixed-bus route system in Jacksonville, a part of a five-year strategic plan to enhance the economic viability of greater Jacksonville.
Read More →Investigators said the thieves climbed aboard by pushing open the bus doors, then pried open the fare boxes.
Read More →The Vine system will use 10 new, 60-foot buses, which will nearly double the passenger capacity of current bus routes. In addition, the buses will be served by new stations designed to make boarding quicker and easier, especially for the elderly and those with disabilities.
Read More →The conversion is funded through a $3.3 million grant from the Illinois Department of Transportation.
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