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Newsby StaffJanuary 30, 2025

Ohio’s COTA to Waive All Transit Fares During Extreme Temperatures

Fares will be waived for the remainder of each day in which the heat or cold advisory or warning is declared. This applies to COTA’s fixed-route bus service, Mainstream services, and COTA//Plus.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseApril 26, 2023

BCT Helps Community Through Storm

Broward County Transit (BCT) employees showed up to keep Broward County moving during a recent storm.

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Photo GalleriesAugust 9, 2022

MTA Captures Lightning at the Verrazzano Narrows Bridge During Storm

New York State is considered to have a “moderate” occurrence of lightning, with 3.8 strikes occurring per square mile each year, according to the National Weather Service. 

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Articlesby Alex RomanNovember 16, 2020

Houston’s METRO Focuses on Providing Greater Safety, Accessibility

The agency has won APTA's award for agencies providing 20 million or more passenger trips annually twice in the last five years.

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Transit Dispatchesby Simon O'ByrneOctober 21, 2020

Winter City Design: 3 Ways to Save Small Businesses this COVID-19 Winter

Our public space needs to work for us 365 days a year — now more than ever.

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NewsMay 14, 2019

Income affects bus ridership in bad weather, study finds

Findings may help midsized communities consider how they might need to adjust their bus services in the face of climate forecasts.

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Newsby StaffMarch 21, 2019

UMA offers support for operators in flooded midwestern communities

Heavy rains have led to declarations of emergencies in South Dakota, Nebraska, and Wisconsin and a disaster proclamation in Iowa.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 26, 2019

Amtrak train stuck in snow since Sunday is back on the move

The Coast Starlight train left Seattle for Los Angeles early Sunday and struck a tree that had fallen on the tracks that evening.

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Transit Dispatchesby Heather RedfernApril 17, 2018

Transit Facility Center Gives Help, Hope to Those 'With Nowhere to Go'

Transit facilities — train stations, bus depots and transportation centers — are often the shelter of choice for people experiencing homelessness, especially when weather conditions make it too dangerous to stay outside.

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Newsby StaffMarch 1, 2018

First Transit supports Minn. autonomous vehicle roadshow

The company is supporting the SAV roadshow with onsite personnel, operations, and maintenance with several stops across Minnesota, including the Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis, the Minnesota Statehouse, and at 3M Global Headquarters.

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