The existing automated system has been in service for over 20 years and replacement was necessary due to costly repairs, as well as parts and components becoming obsolete.
CDTA celebrates New Flyer battery-electric buses, digital signage coming to TriMet, and Icomera expands R&D facilities.
The project includes either a rebuilt Cummins ISC 8.3 engine or a Detroit Series 50 EGR engine.
A look at this week's supplier/operator partnerships.
Installing a new systems and/or retrofitting older LCD displays with new capabilities helps provide riders with improved travel info.
State-of-the-art amenities include real-time information in oversized LED digital displays, closed-circuit 24/7 security cameras, enhanced security lighting, and light poles equipped with LED next bus arrival readers.
The approval list covers all transit-related lighting, such as solar LEDs for pathways, roadways, parking lots, and general lighting.
Under the contract extension, Cubic will greatly enhance UMD’s smart bus offering by providing university transit staff with features such as automatic passenger counting, automatic voice annunciation, and “turn-by-turn” directions.
The five-level, 216,000-sq ft, 620-car parking structure is Foothill Transit’s first-ever agency-owned park and ride facility. The design embraces the materials and themes of the neighborhood, while promoting Foothill Transit’s goals of a dynamic visual experience for those entering the city by public transit.
The improvements covered by the grant will save more than an estimated $80,000 a year in utility and operations costs and allow the agency to leverage an additional $175,000 in utility rebates.