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Share Now Is the Latest Car-Share Service to Fold
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Why Electric Buses Haven't Taken Over the World—Yet
In lots of ways, the electric bus feels like a technology whose time has come. Transportation is responsible for about a quarter of global...
LA Metro to test safety features for autonomous buses
The Los Angeles Metro is participating in an 18-month demonstration project to test collision-avoidance technology for autonomous buses.
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MTA Launches Electric Bus Pilot
Last week, New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) launched a 10-vehicle battery-electric bus pilot program that includes five New Flyer Xcelsior CHARGE buses and...
Austin’s Capital Metro Selects New President and CEO
The board of directors of Austin, Texas’s Capital Metro has named Randy Clarke, who previously served as the vice president of operations and member...
California state legislators seek to boost transit-oriented housing
A bill introduced by California State Senators Scott Wiener, Nancy Skinner, and Assemblyman Phil Ting aims to promote housing developments located near major transit...
Extreme winter weather highlights importance of resilient transit infrastructure
Frigid temperatures and extreme weather, particularly the “bomb cyclone” that pummeled the east coast last week, highlight the need for significant investment in resilient...
Transportation projects, issues to watch in 2018
Now that 2017 has come to a close, it is time to look forward and focus on the promising projects and issues that will...
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