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Newsby StaffJanuary 8, 2018

KC Streetcar extension gets Fed green light to enter project development phase

The KC Streetcar Main Street Extension project will build upon the downtown streetcar service and will support work required to further develop and advance the southern extension towards the University of Missouri, Kansas City.

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Newsby StaffDecember 27, 2017

Calif.'s OC Streetcar releases invitation for construction bids

Bids are due in March 2018, and the OCTA board is expected to award the construction contract in April.

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ArticlesDecember 6, 2017

Kansas City's Starter Streetcar Line is Sustainable, 'Smart' Endeavor

Since voters green-lit the project by approving its major funding source in 2012, some $1.7 billion in economic development has initiated around the 2.2-mile streetcar line.

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Newsby StaffNovember 29, 2017

Busy New Orleans corridor to re-open in advance of streetcar expansion

The timing roughly aligns with Transdev's original Nov. 27 estimated completion date for the $9.8 million project, which aims to stretch the Canal streetcar line across the Canal Boulevard-City Park Avenue intersection before linking with new bus and streetcar shelters near Rosedale Drive.

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Newsby StaffOctober 11, 2017

TTC plan puts ‘customer at center of all it does’

The Toronto Transit Commission developed a five-year plan that put the customer at the center of all that it does, from service planning to service delivery, including a new station management model, customer charter, fleet and infrastructure renewal, and how it manages its people.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 20, 2017

City Council approves transfer of Atlanta Streetcar to MARTA

The $99 million streetcar opened in December 2014 amid sky-high expectations, but ridership failed to meet expectations in its first year and plummeted nearly 60% after the city began charging $1 to ride.

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Newsby StaffAugust 23, 2017

INIT adds open payments system to Portland-Vancouver fare system

The plan offers riders greater social equity, and provides more cost-effective transport options for travel throughout the Portland-Vancouver Metropolitan Area.

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Transit Dispatchesby Rhonda BellAugust 2, 2017

Understanding Streetcar Costs, Funding, Operations and Partnerships

On a per-mile, capital cost basis, streetcar systems typically cost more than bus systems, but less than light rail (LRT). One of the biggest contributors to this difference is right-of-way: streetcars and buses typically run within an existing roadway and thus require minimal property acquisition...

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Newsby StaffJuly 18, 2017

INIT modernizes Portland-Vancouver area electronic fare payment system

Hop Fastpass is a fully integrated open payments e-fare system that can accept regular contactless fare media (Hop cards) and will accept contactless credit or debit card payments.

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Newsby StaffJuly 11, 2017

RideKC introduces new mobile app

Now customers can pay their fare, plan a trip, and track their bus or streetcar, all in one easy-to-use app.

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