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Newsby StaffNovember 17, 2009

<font color=red>Web Extra:</font> Project Action roundtable talks transportation for disabled youth

Group brought together youth with disabilities, parents and other family members, and representatives from the disability, transportation and youth communities.

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Newsby StaffNovember 17, 2009

MV-1 accessible vehicle production set for 2010

Volume production will begin in October at the AM General plant in Mishawaka, Ind., which designs and produces the military HUMVEE and assembles the HUMMER H2.

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Newsby StaffOctober 20, 2009

SF Muni and BART launch accessibility pilot

The 18-month pilot project will allow senior and disabled customers unlimited access to BART in San Francisco and all Muni transit services with the purchase of a single pass.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 29, 2009

Long Island adds sedans to paratransit fleet

Switch could possibly save LI Bus millions of dollars, with the cost of a Crown Victoria coming in at approximately $22,000 compared to about $100,000 for a paratransit bus.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 29, 2009

D.C. Metro honors individual for accessibility efforts

Richard Pelkey worked tirelessly to make the Metrorail system more accessible after moving to Arlington in the late 1980s after becoming a quadriplegic as a result of a motor vehicle accident.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 15, 2009

MCI delivers J4500 to Pa.

The delivery will mark the eighth J4500 for Hagey Coach and Tours, bringing its fleet to a total of 20 MCI motorcoaches, 150 school buses and 20 vans.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 2, 2009

METRO Briefs

Audit: more efficient transit scheduling could save millions. N.Y. bus to replace paratransit vehicles with sedans. Bill targets riders with odor.

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Newsby StaffJuly 24, 2009

Ariz. agencies to be honored for ADA efforts

The ADA Liberty Progress Award is granted to a community organization or advocate whose intent and actions embrace the accessibility, inclusion and advancement of Arizonans with disabilities.

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Newsby StaffJuly 9, 2009

Sec. LaHood awards $6.7 Million in training grants

The OJT/SS grants were included in ARRA to supplement federal training programs and to support the training programs of state departments of transportation for highway construction contractors, apprentices and trainees.

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Newsby StaffMay 13, 2009

Conference for transit trainers set for St. Louis

Association of Travel Instruction, whose members teach persons with disabilities of all ages and seniors how to use public transportation systems safely and independently, will hold its Ninth Annual Continuing Education Conference from July 31 to August 2, 2009, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel–Downtown, St. Louis.

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