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The agency’s Route 15 service linking Barstow to Victorville has gone from being a three-day-a-week “lifeline” providing access to medical services to a six-day-a-week intercity route, which recently began using 40-foot, ENC-branded CNG buses to accommodate demand.
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I wrote last time that, once again, everyone agrees that funding for infrastructure must be increased but disagree on how to pay for it. Since then, both major U.S. political parties’ platforms have been voted on in this presidential election year, and they were true to the previous pattern, but could not be more different this time.
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The final rule formally adopts the Safety Management System approach to safety as the basis of the FTA safety program.
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All bus benches will be replaced by Tolar Manufacturing within the next 12 months and will cost $1.5 million. Tolar shelter installation will take five years and cost $6.4 million.
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Conducted at an independent, EPA-certified chassis dynamometer testing lab, the Ford Transit test results mirror earlier EPA UDDS chassis dyno performance for Chevrolet and GMC 2500 Express and Savana vans equipped with XL Hybrids’ technology.
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Ten CNG pumps will be added to VIA’s current private fueling facility on North Flores Street. The VIA board of trustees recently voted to replace the agency’s fleet with CNG-fueled vehicles.
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One of Kiley’s most enduring legacies was the removal of graffiti — a potent symbol of disorder — throughout New York City’s subway system.
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If we encourage our operators to treat operating a bus as a shift-long Zen moment, we may be able to reduce preventable crashes by a significant amount. The “Zen Operator,” who drives precisely at all times, is also less stressed. The Zen Operator flows through difficult, tight situations easily and their body language and vibe give passengers a sense of confidence. The operator whose passengers have a white-knuckle death grip on the back of the seat in front of them is not practicing “Zen Bus Operation.”
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Funding through the federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program was awarded to 13 projects that promote mobility options by increasing safety, provide regional linkages to key destinations, close bikeway corridor gaps and improve air quality across the county.
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Tangee Mobley will be responsible for managing all aspects of bus operations, including fixed-route service, Special Transportation Service (paratransit), bus maintenance and vanpool.
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