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Lumichron Clocks is partnering with MOBATIME of Switzerland to provide the clocks, which are exactly synchronized and accurate to the second.
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M.J. Maynard, vice chair of APTA and CEO of the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, testified before the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit on behalf of APTA.
Read More →David M. Stackrow Sr. was elected chair of APTA's board of directors last fall.
Read More →In the study, “The Hidden Traffic Safety Solution: Public Transportation,” authors reveal that transit-oriented communities are five times safer because they have about one-fifth the per capita traffic casualty rate (fatalities and injuries) as automobile-oriented communities.
Read More →METRO Managing Editor Alex Roman spoke to Ford about his APTA initiatives and federal funding, as well as the JTA’s autonomous vehicle test track, which launched in December.
Read More →FTA Acting Administrator Therese McMillan highlighted a few programs that have been created to help fill the needs of the industry, including the FTA’s Ladders of Opportunity initiative, which made available $100 million in grants for transit agencies to modernize and expand transit bus service specifically for the purpose of connecting disadvantaged and low-income individuals, veterans, seniors, youths, and others with local workforce training, employment centers, healthcare and other vital services.
Read More →The Rail Transit Team Achievement Award is given to the system with the highest rail operator and maintainer team combined score. The winning team members from St. Louis-based Bi-State Development Agency were Robert Yawn, Christina Hicks, Chris Lynch, Kevin Moore and Matt Fisher.
Read More →The company's next-generation Commuter Coach debut won top honors in the category, “Best Marketing and Communications to Increase Sales Special Event.”
Read More →The recently released “Better Connected” report finds U.S. citizens overwhelmingly support increased public transit funding at a ratio of three to one.
Read More →Other factors ranked as important in choosing the mode: Shorter travel times compared to flying to destination (80 percent); the experience traveling by train (79 percent); opportunities during leisure or business trip to visit another city that is linked to destination by high-speed rail (78 percent); and environmental concerns (75 percent).
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