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Newsby StaffMay 25, 2018

Voith introduces a new electric-drive system for buses

The innovative and reliable drive offers impressive features such as intelligent energy management that maximizes efficiency.

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Newsby StaffMay 24, 2018

DART's 'Go' services reimagining public transit

Powered by technology, these new services include app based trip-planning and ticketing, microtransit, and dynamic carpooling.

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Newsby StaffMay 23, 2018

Report calls for new, expanded rail systems in Dallas-Fort Worth area

The projected cost of two of the new rail lines suggested would be about $3 billion, according to the Mobility 2045 report.

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Newsby StaffMay 18, 2018

Via launches on-demand service in West Sacramento, Calif.

Provides efficient, cost-effective on-demand transit solutions that are far more flexible and dynamic than traditional fixed-route systems.

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Newsby StaffMay 14, 2018

Routematch, Calif. resort shuttle partner on mobile app

Passengers will be able to plan their trips, schedule on-demand ride services and purchase tickets for local attractions.  

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Newsby StaffMay 9, 2018

Masabi report finds riders combining private, public transit options

It also shows that their primary driver for using public transit is convenience and, as such, technologies including mobile ticketing and vehicle location tracking are having a positive effect on ridership numbers.

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Newsby StaffApril 26, 2018

RIPTA selects next CEO

Scott Avedisian, who has served as Mayor of Warwick since 2000, was chair of the RIPTA board from 2012 to 2016.

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Transit Dispatchesby Amos HaggiagApril 11, 2018

Mass Transit Must Integrate Data, Tech to Be Part of Mobility Landscape

Startups and legacy industries are harnessing big data to transform and revolutionize the ways their services are offered. Among the sectors sitting on the richest mines of data is public transportation, with municipalities and service providers boasting decades of data on urban transportation and mobility.

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Public Transit Needs a Voice in Automated/Autonomous Vehicle Regulatory Talks

This technology will forever change transportation on a local level and national scale; the time is ripe for public transit agencies and OEMs to be more visible in shaping the outcome of these discussions, regulations, and laws.

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Lyft and Uber Can Save Transit — if Transit Gets on Board

Bad news for transit keeps rolling in. Transit ridership declined in 34 of the 40 largest metropolitan areas over the past three years. While ridership routinely fluctuates in response to economic upturns and downturns and other trends, this decline seems more profound.

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