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ArticlesJanuary 31, 2022

Jefferson Lines Keeps Rolling Through the Pandemic

The company has endured over 100 years of world events and now has faced the COVID‐19 crisis head‐on.

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NewsJanuary 13, 2022

NJ TRANSIT, N.Y. MTA, L.A. Metro Receive Grant Awards for COVID-19 Response

This funding is part of more than $30 billion for public transportation in the American Rescue Plan Actwhich was signed into law by President Biden last March. 

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NewsJanuary 12, 2022

State of MARTA 2022 Showcases New Railcar Design

The annual event, hosted by Council for Quality Growth, and with support from major sponsors VHB and WSP, was held virtually due to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases in the region.

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Transit Dispatchesby Scott Shepard January 12, 2022

Moonshot or Earthbound: Rethinking Shared Mobility for a Post-COVID Recovery

The past 16 months have left our heads spinning. From complete lockdown and isolation, to phased reopenings, to two summers now that have encouraged (and promoted) holiday travel to destinations throughout Europe, the mobility landscape we have learned to navigate in and around has been ever changing.

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NewsJanuary 11, 2022

Pittsburgh's Port Authority to Require Employees to be Vaccinated Against COVID

The new policy will go into effect on February 1, and is being implemented to promote the health, wellness, and safety of Port Authority's workforce and to protect members of the riding public with whom they interact daily.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 10, 2022

Intercity Bus Lines Bounce Back in Autumn, Even as Omicron Loom

Even as carriers grapple with the latest COVID-19 variant, which has chilled demand, the fundamentals of the industry’s consumer market still appear strong.

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NewsJanuary 7, 2022

Surge in COVID-19 Cases, Worker Shortage Affecting Denver RTD Service

RTD said it is being challenged to provide service because of employees testing positive for COVID-19.

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NewsJanuary 5, 2022

D.C. Metro Announces Service Adjustments to Combat Omicron Variant

Due to growing absenteeism rates across service areas related to COVID illness and exposures, Metro is reducing service schedules and implementing new workforce actions effective Monday, Jan. 10. 

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NewsDecember 17, 2021

New Orleans RTA Announces New Permanent Fare Structure

The new fare structure aims to simply the fare offerings, incentivize pass sales for riders who use multiple transit modes for their daily commutes, and offer financial relief to RTA passengers as the economy recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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NewsDecember 14, 2021

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Announces ARP Grant Awards to King County Metro, TriMet, MARTA

These funds are intended to help transit agencies maintain service and jobs as communities continue to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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