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While APTA EXPO attendees discussed financial challenges and an uncertain funding future, thousands of Americans took to the streets to protest what they see as “corporate greed and corrupt politics” ruling U.S. policies and the economy. One transit workers union joined them.
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The new Plauderville Station is fully accessible to customers with disabilities, provides more convenient access to the station from the parking area and features platforms constructed with Armor Deck, a material with a structural polymer composite system used in place of concrete that resists corrosion and is maintenance-free.
Read More →Profiles of influential people in the public transportation industry on both the public and private sides, from small businesses to large municipal agencies.
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Transit systems in Atlanta, Dallas, Houston do poorest job of reaching no-car households.
Read More →Chose not to disrupt cell phone service as it did during last week’s protests over an agency police officer’s shooting of a homeless man. Blocking cellphone service sparked cyber attacks from an activist group and a legal challenge from the FCC.
Read More →Two data devices failed to work together, causing all 28 trains to be halted for more than two hours. Officials have said that the system needs $15 billion in upgrades over the next 25 years, but only about half of the funding is lined up.
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Dialight’s LED 4-in. x 6-in. Low Beam Headlamp is the latest addition to its growing line of SAE/DOT-approved LED lighting products for transit buses and commercial vehicles.
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Marathon Brake Systems published a new series of brake lining sales sheets as well as a new application guide, designed to improve and simplify the brake lining selection process.
Read More →Students will find information about dining, recycling, alternative transportation, and other aspects of green living. GoPass allows for unlimited rides on DATA, Triangle Transit, Capital Area Transit and C-Tran, the town of Cary, N.C.'s transit service, at no charge.
Read More →Villaraigosa, who has not yet targeted corridors that would receive the bus lanes, said the lanes would help give Los Angeles a "world-class transportation system."
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