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Newsby StaffMarch 28, 2011

U. of New Hampshire to get real-time info

School also has approval to launch year-round, weekday service to Rochester with stops in Barrington and Lee. The bulk of the money for both projects will come from the federal transportation department.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 23, 2011

Edmonton Transit approves disabled transit pilot

Will equip 50 buses with GPS technology and automated stop announcements by September 2012 to take pressure off its paratransit service.

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Newsby StaffNovember 23, 2010

MVTA launches 'Driver Assist System'

The system provides a high-accuracy GPS-based position of the bus within the authorized shoulders and gives feedback to drivers through physical and visual enhancements.

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Newsby StaffOctober 26, 2010

NextBus wins Triad Transit System contract

Automatic Vehicle Locator units will be deployed on 164 buses across 72 routes. Per a five-year contract, the company will receive approximately $770,000 in revenue in the first year, which includes hardware, setup and service, and approximately $221,000, primarily as service revenue, for each of the remaining four years.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 10, 2009

MBTA announces bus service improvements

With GPS technology, the T's 1,040 buses are tracked in real-time, allowing bus dispatchers to know the exact location of each bus, and the ability to immediately detect delays in service.

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Newsby StaffApril 17, 2009

REI wins award for unique software

BUS-TRACKER software records the speed, location and route taken of the bus and keeps track of passengers through mapping technology.

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Newsby StaffApril 6, 2009

Apollo to equip Everett Transit buses with GPS

By using GPS features to address on-time performance, transit officials can compare weeks of data to better ensure that buses arrive on time and meet ADA requirements.

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Newsby StaffMarch 25, 2009

METRO Briefs

IBM seeks share of high-speed rail. Seattle transit debuts talking buses. MBTA proposes rail hikes, service cuts.

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