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NewsOctober 9, 2020

MTI Research Identifies Transit Success in Metropolitan Areas

The study explores public transportation in ten international metropolitan cities, identifying key factors that make transit an effective competitor to the private motor vehicle.

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NewsOctober 8, 2020

FTA Awards $9M to 10 Projects to Advance Transit Innovation, Safety

The Safety Research and Demonstration Program is part of a larger safety research effort at the U.S. Department of Transportation that provides technical and financial support for transit agencies to pursue innovative approaches to eliminate or mitigate safety hazards.

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NewsOctober 7, 2020

MTI Research Program Asks if Transit is Ready for a Cyber Attack

The report found most transit agencies, which fall within this sector, do not have many of the basic policies or personnel in place to respond to a cyber incident.

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NewsSeptember 21, 2020

PERC Resource Highlights Maintenance Benefits of Propane

The new resource from the Propane Education and Research Council shows how propane autogas can improve vehicle maintenance logistics and lower costs.

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NewsSeptember 15, 2020

Jacksonville Transportation Authority Introduces Olli 2.0 AV Shuttle

The Olli 2.0 was delivered to Jacksonville in late August through a partnership with Beep, a Florida-based autonomous MaaS provider, digital vehicle manufacturer Local Motors by LM Industries, and Robotic Research LLC.

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NewsSeptember 11, 2020

LA Metro Lands FTA Grant for Travel Rewards Program

The $700,000 grant will be used to develop a $1.3 million Travel Rewards Research Pilot Project.

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NewsJuly 28, 2020

ViriCiti Report Focuses on Electric Bus Performance

The research is the first of its kind to analyze the performance of such a large sample of buses (+100) consistently over several seasons and months, and to look separately at how much 40- and 60 foot-buses consume in cold, normal, and high temperatures.

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NewsJuly 27, 2020

DART Rail Generates $10.27B Near Rail Stations

Researchers from the Economics Research Group at the University of North Texas (UNT) reviewed 81 development projects completed within a quarter mile of DART stations with a total property value of $5.138 billion between 2016 and 2018.

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NewsJuly 21, 2020

Panel Predicts Slow Recovery for Many Engineering Markets after COVID-19

“Funding in the New Normal” is the third of a virtual roundtable series sponsored by the ACEC Research Institute.

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NewsJuly 1, 2020

CTDOT, Partners to Launch 3 Automated Buses

CTE will serve as the project manager and provide technical assistance, including route energy modeling. Additional project partners include New Flyer of America and Robotic Research.

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