When the AVL system is fully integrated, riders will be able to look online to see where buses are located, see if there are delays, and see the exact times for pick-up and delivery to their destinations. New phone applications are also being developed to streamline the information.
Read More →Riders can use the new site to plan trips across the region on Sound Transit and partner agency buses and trains; look up bus and Sounder schedules; locate Sound Transit parking facilities and use GPS technology to enter start and end points in the trip planner.
Read More →Cat Tracker lets students download an app or check online to see when and where the next bus nearest to them will arrive. The tracking program was accessed by over 8,000 users in August.
Read More →The 6.75-mile “JAZZ” service will introduce new technologies that include queue jump lanes, transit signal priority, and increased stop spacing to streamline bus traffic along the corridor and reduce travel times by up to 25 percent.
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Installation should be complete by January 2012, however, passengers can begin using the system now by going to the website and using the stop ID locator on the NextRide page or on the Valley Metro trip planner page, according to the agency.
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Networkfleet’s AT-1400 Asset Tracker is a rugged battery-powered tracking device for fixed and movable assets without a constant source of power.
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Radio Engineering Industries Inc. (REI) adds the SD40, a compact, lightweight, solid-state DVR to its family of BUS-WATCH digital video surveillance systems for mass transit systems and school buses.
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The cost of the new system is approximately $2.8 million and is being funded through $2.25 million in SAFETEA-LU grant monies from Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), along with 10 percent matches provided by both Syracuse University and the New York State DOT.
Read More →The school is now able to afford the project, after receiving $1.3 million to buy four new buses.
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Allows students to track bus locations in real-time online via their computer or mobile devices such as cell phones, iPods or iPads.
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