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Newsby StaffDecember 21, 2012

Pa. transit to receive electric paratransit vehicles

Berks Area Regional Transportation Authority is running a pilot project with fully electric vehicles and wireless charging pads from AMP Electric Vehicles and Momentum Dynamics Corp. The agency is the first in the U.S. to deploy electric paratransit vehicles, according to AMP Electric Vehicles.

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Newsby StaffDecember 10, 2012

Wash. transit opens mobility training center

Between 6,500 and 6,800 area residents qualify for paratransit. The center consolidates services into a space that had once been a Burger King restaurant.

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Newsby StaffDecember 4, 2012

Northwest Ind. RDA seeks to manage bus authority funds

Regional development authority officials want to oversee the remaining $579,881 in the Northwest Indiana Regional Bus Authority's treasury and use it to advance the regionalization of Northwest Indiana's public transit systems.

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Newsby StaffDecember 3, 2012

PATH to provide transit to U. of Pittsburgh

Will provide pre-paid transit access for approximately 40,000 students, faculty and staff for the next five years.

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Newsby StaffNovember 29, 2012

FTA awards $135M grant for Calif. light rail expansion

Sacramento Regional Transit’s South Line Light Rail Expansion project includes four stations and will extend the Blue Line an additional 4.3 miles. It is expected to generate 2,210 new transit trips and nearly 2,000 hours of user benefit on an average weekday.

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Newsby StaffNovember 28, 2012

PATH’s Hoboken station weeks from reopening

Officials reviewed infrastructure for flood mitigation, but more preventive measures may not have helped because of the age and location of the station.

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Newsby StaffNovember 19, 2012

Mass. college, transit partner for expansion

Williams College is paying for the Berkshire Regional Transit Authority’s pilot expansion of weekday bus service. The project includes a pilot texting option that lets riders notify the bus company of their presence at one of the new "On Demand" bus stops.

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Newsby StaffNovember 15, 2012

Texas' Corpus Christi introduces CNG buses

Preparations for the new fleet, including modifications to existing maintenance facilities and construction of a new fueling station, have been under way for months. Once completed, the new CNG fueling station, the largest in South Texas, will support three 500-horsepower compressors capable of fueling 12 buses in six minutes.

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Newsby StaffNovember 9, 2012

N.C.'s PART board approves National Express contract

Services are scheduled to begin in December and will include management and operation of 42 vehicles, operating six days a week, as well as running 13 express and shuttle routes all across the Piedmont Triad.

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Newsby StaffNovember 8, 2012

Antelope Valley Transit wins Transit Excellence Award

Was selected by California Transit Association from among a host of small operators state-wide who were nominated for a variety of accomplishments ranging from innovative programs and services to effective problem solving techniques as well as successful marketing campaigns.

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