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Newsby StaffDecember 13, 2010

U. of Iowa unveils bus real-time arrival info system

The system, Bus on the Go, or BONGO, provides information about bus routes, schedules and the exact location of buses. The initial project cost nearly $300,000, with annual operating costs of about $100,000.

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Newsby StaffNovember 17, 2010

NJ Transit launches state’s first ‘My Bus’ sign

My Bus, which launched in October, gives travelers the ability to find out when the next bus is arriving at more than 19,000 bus stops all over the state. Thousands of special bus stop signs will be installed throughout New Jersey, giving riders access to bus schedule information while on the go.

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Newsby StaffAugust 30, 2010

Web Extra: Virginia Tech teams with transit to launch VT Bus Tracker

Blacksburg, Va.-based Blacksburg Transit worked with a team of students at the Virginia Tech Computer Science Department to unveil the system, which provides smartphone apps and text versions that deliver bus locations, speeds and the number of passengers on each bus.

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Newsby StaffAugust 19, 2010

TriMet debuts TransitTracker by text

Provides riders with arrival times for any of TriMet's 7,000 bus stops or 84 MAX stations. Designed for mobile phone users who have text message service plans but not more expensive mobile Web service plans.

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Newsby StaffMarch 11, 2010

WebTech to supply Northern Calif. with NextBus

The NextBus contract outfits Amador Transit’s entire fleet with NextBus GPS location devices and real-time bus arrival information. NextBus will also install roadside LED digital bus stop displays and a large LCD transit center sign.

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Newsby StaffOctober 20, 2009

ACS to equip SamTrans with real-time arrival info

Specific signs will be equipped with an ADA-compliant audio component, allowing passengers with disabilities to hear what is being displayed on the sign intermittingly.

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Newsby StaffOctober 2, 2009

METRO Briefs

Class action lawsuit for Katrina transit workers to proceed. L.A. mayor touts planned light rail car plant. More N.Y. subway lines to receive digital displays.

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Newsby StaffAugust 12, 2009

N.Y. MTA, Clever Devices demo SmartBus technology

Thirty MTA buses servicing 34th Street in Manhattan will feature next stop announcements. Real-time arrival information will be provided at eight bus shelters.

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Newsby StaffMarch 10, 2009

MBTA to provide real-time arrival info

New Passenger and Train Information System (PTIS) includes the ability to precisely locate each train and calculate minute-accurate train arrival times to LED signs at all stations.

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