From the category archives:

Safety and security

Chicago suburb tracks students with technology

September 3, 2010

A school district outside Chicago became the second system in Illinois to use technology to track the location of students on school buses.

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Railroad uses Twitter to reunite lost cat with owner

September 2, 2010

It isn’t often that The Transit Wire gets to post a story about technology coming to the aid of a lost cat; this one comes from the Los Angeles Times.

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New MTA subway cars to have onboard cameras

September 1, 2010

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (NY) is purchasing 340 new cars that will be equipped with surveillance cameras.

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Stick to it: MBTA clears up cell phone confusion

August 27, 2010

The MBTA adopted a no-cell-phone policy over a year ago, but some customers are reporting drivers for talking on authorized radios. To clear up the confusion, the agency is adding bright orange reflective tape to radio handsets.

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Metro installs cameras on buses to improve safety

August 27, 2010

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (DC) is installing cameras on its buses to help document incidents and encourage safer driving habits.

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Jamaica encourages students to use smart card

August 24, 2010

As the school year starts up, the Jamaica Urban Transit Company is encouraging students to use its Smart Card.

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LA Metro adds video surveillance for bike racks

August 23, 2010

LA Metro (CA) installed video surveillance at Union Station’s underground bicycle parking area.

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India adds real-time tracking to trains

August 23, 2010

After a successful trial, Indian Railways plans introduce GPS technology to enhance customer information and improve safety.

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Exploring FRA’s technology testing center

August 19, 2010

In his blog, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood recounts his visit to the Transportation Technology Center (CO).

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Keeping an eye on transit

August 18, 2010

After a series of robberies at a suburban Red Line station, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority set up a surveillance trailer in the parking lot.

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